Grace is given to trade with; it is given to lay out, not lay up. Thomas Brooks More Quotes by Thomas Brooks More Quotes From Thomas Brooks Every thing that a man leans upon but God, will be a dart that will certainly pierce his heart through and through. He who leans only upon Christ, lives the highest, choicest, safest, and sweetest life. Thomas Brooks christianheartmen Let those be thy choicest companions who have made Christ their chief companion. Thomas Brooks chiefsmadechrist Get Christ and get all; miss Christ and miss all. Thomas Brooks missingchrist Every man obeys Christ as he prizes Christ, and no otherwise. Thomas Brooks prizemenchrist Solomon got more hurt by his wealth, than he got good by his wisdom. Thomas Brooks solomonwealthhurt Satan often paints sin with virtue's colors. Thomas Brooks satansincolor As the body lives by breathing, so the soul lives by believing. Thomas Brooks breathingchristianbelieve There is no little sin, because no little God to sin against. Thomas Brooks sinlittles Sin in a wicked man is like poison in a serpent; it is in its natural place. Thomas Brooks wickedpoisonmen The first step toward heaven, is to see ourselves near hell. Thomas Brooks stepsheavenfirsts Whatever sin the heart of man is most prone to, that the devil will help forward. Thomas Brooks devilheartmen Hope can see heaven through the thickest clouds. Thomas Brooks cloudsheaven It is not the bee's touching of the flower that gathers honey, but her abiding for a time upon the flower that draws out the sweet. It is not he that reads most, but he that meditates most, that will prove the choicest, sweetest, wisest and strongest Christian. Thomas Brooks christiansweetpeace Prayer crowns God with the honor and glory due to His name, and God crowns prayer with assurance and comfort. The most praying souls are the most assured souls. Thomas Brooks soulprayernames Those years, months, weeks, days, and hours, that are not filled up with God, with Christ, with grace, and with duty, will certainly be filled up with vanity and folly. The neglect of one day, of one duty, of one hour, would undo us, if we had not an Advocate with the Father. Thomas Brooks vanityfatheryears A gracious soul may look through the darkest cloud and see God smiling on him. Thomas Brooks soulcloudslooks Carnal reason is an enemy to faith: it is ever crossing and contradicting it. It will never be well with thee, Christian, so long as thou art swayed by carnal reason, and you rely more upon thy five senses, than upon the four Evangelists. As the body lives by breathing, so the soul lives by believing. Thomas Brooks christianbelieveart Faith is the champion of Grace, and Love the nurse; but Humility is the beauty of Grace. Thomas Brooks humilitygracenurse A man's most glorious actions will at last be found to be but glorious sins, if he hath made himself, and not the glory of God, the end of those actions. Thomas Brooks lastsactionmen When God's hand is on thy back, let thy hand be on thy mouth, for though the affliction be sharp it shall be but short. Thomas Brooks afflictiongracehands
