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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 certainty and severity of hell for the wicked, describing it as a place of eternal torment where divine justice holds them captive. He vividly illustrates the horrors of hell, likening it to a bottomless pit and a fiery furnace, and questions why anyone would choose to dwell there even for a moment. Brooks highlights the contrast of this dreadful fate with the salvation offered through Jesus Christ, who rescues believers from impending wrath. He calls for gratitude and exaltation of Christ, who endured hellish sorrows to free us from sin and its consequences. The sermon serves as a stark reminder of the eternal stakes involved in our choices regarding faith and righteousness.
The Very Place in Which the Wicked Shall Lodge
"The wicked shall be turned into hell." Psalm 9:17 That is, "The wicked shall certainly be turned into the nethermost hell!" Yes, they shall forcibly be turned into the lowest and darkest place in hell. God will, as it were, with both hands thrust them into hell—into that prison of torment where divine justice eternally detains them. Certainly, the very place in which the wicked shall lodge and be tormented to all eternity, namely—hell, the bottomless pit, the dungeon of darkness, the lake of fire and brimstone, the fiery furnace—will extremely aggravate the dolefulness of their condition. O sirs, were all the water in the sea ink, and every blade of grass a pen—all would be too short to delineate the nature of this dungeon, where all lost souls must lodge forever! Where is the man who, to gain a world, would lodge one night in a room that is haunted with devils? Is it nothing to dwell in hell with them forever? "Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath!" 1 Thessalonians 1:10 Oh, what infinite cause have we to exalt our dear Lord Jesus, who by the hellish sorrows which He suffered for us, has freed us from the dreadful bondage of sin, Satan, and wrath that we lay under! Oh, prize that Jesus! Oh, exalt that Christ! Oh, extol that Savior, who has saved you from that eternal wrath! "For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Thessalonians 5:9
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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.