Sin is bad in the eye, worse in the tongue, worse still in the heart, but worst of all in the life. 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 christian heart men Let those be thy choicest companions who have made Christ their chief companion. Thomas Brooks chiefs made christ Get Christ and get all; miss Christ and miss all. Thomas Brooks missing christ Every man obeys Christ as he prizes Christ, and no otherwise. Thomas Brooks prize men christ Solomon got more hurt by his wealth, than he got good by his wisdom. Thomas Brooks solomon wealth hurt Satan often paints sin with virtue's colors. Thomas Brooks satan sin color As the body lives by breathing, so the soul lives by believing. Thomas Brooks breathing christian believe There is no little sin, because no little God to sin against. Thomas Brooks sin littles Sin in a wicked man is like poison in a serpent; it is in its natural place. Thomas Brooks wicked poison men The first step toward heaven, is to see ourselves near hell. Thomas Brooks steps heaven firsts Whatever sin the heart of man is most prone to, that the devil will help forward. Thomas Brooks devil heart men Hope can see heaven through the thickest clouds. Thomas Brooks clouds heaven 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 christian sweet peace 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 soul prayer names 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 vanity father years A gracious soul may look through the darkest cloud and see God smiling on him. Thomas Brooks soul clouds looks 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 christian believe art Faith is the champion of Grace, and Love the nurse; but Humility is the beauty of Grace. Thomas Brooks humility grace nurse 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 lasts action men 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 affliction grace hands
