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Thomas Brooks (1608 - 1680). English Puritan preacher and author born in Glastonbury, Somerset. Likely educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, he entered ministry during the English Civil War, possibly serving as a chaplain in the Parliamentary navy. By 1648, he preached in London, becoming rector of St. Margaret’s, New Fish Street, in 1652, where he ministered through the Great Plague and Great Fire of 1666. A nonconformist, he was ejected in 1662 under the Act of Uniformity but continued preaching privately. Brooks wrote over a dozen works, including Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices (1652) and The Mute Christian Under the Rod, blending practical theology with vivid illustrations. Known for his warm, accessible style, he influenced Puritan spirituality, emphasizing repentance and divine sovereignty. Married twice—first to Martha Burgess in 1640, with whom he had four sons, then to Patience Cartwright—he faced personal loss but remained steadfast. His sermons drew crowds, and his books, reprinted centuries later, shaped Reformed thought. Brooks’ legacy endures through digital archives and reprints for modern readers.
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Thomas Brooks emphasizes the power of faith in the life of a believer, illustrating how it empowers us to walk in God's ways despite discouragements. He highlights that faith allows us to claim God as our eternal guide and to embrace the promises and treasures found in Christ. By affirming that these blessings are personally ours, faith strengthens our perseverance and hope. Brooks encourages believers to recognize the sweetness and joy that come from a relationship with Christ, asserting that all these treasures belong to us through faith.
Those Treasures Are Mine!
("God's Delight in the Progress of the Upright") Faith enables us to walk in the ways of God, against all the discouragements which may befall us. Faith looks on God, and says with the psalmist, "This God is my God forever and ever! He shall be my guide unto death!" Faith looks on Christ, and says with Thomas, "My Lord and my God!" Faith looks on the promises, and says, "These precious promises are mine!" Faith casts an eye upon the crown of righteousness, and says with Paul, "Henceforth is laid up for me a crown of righteousness!" It looks upon all treasures, pleasures, and sweetnesses which are in Christ, and which are by Christ prepared for the soul, and says faith, "Those treasures are mine! Those pleasures are mine! All that sweetness which is in Christ, is mine!" Thus faith enables the soul to persevere against all discouragements which it meets with.
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Thomas Brooks (1608 - 1680). English Puritan preacher and author born in Glastonbury, Somerset. Likely educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, he entered ministry during the English Civil War, possibly serving as a chaplain in the Parliamentary navy. By 1648, he preached in London, becoming rector of St. Margaret’s, New Fish Street, in 1652, where he ministered through the Great Plague and Great Fire of 1666. A nonconformist, he was ejected in 1662 under the Act of Uniformity but continued preaching privately. Brooks wrote over a dozen works, including Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices (1652) and The Mute Christian Under the Rod, blending practical theology with vivid illustrations. Known for his warm, accessible style, he influenced Puritan spirituality, emphasizing repentance and divine sovereignty. Married twice—first to Martha Burgess in 1640, with whom he had four sons, then to Patience Cartwright—he faced personal loss but remained steadfast. His sermons drew crowds, and his books, reprinted centuries later, shaped Reformed thought. Brooks’ legacy endures through digital archives and reprints for modern readers.