Thomas Brooks (1608-1680) was an English non-conformist Puritan preacher and author. Here are some brief sayings of his to think about :
- The two poles could sooner meet, than the love of Christ and the love of the world.
- An idle life and a holy heart is a contradiction.
- Let those be thy choicest companions who have made Christ their chief companion.
- Take more pains to keep yourselves from sin than from suffering,
- If you love Christ much, surely you will trust Him much.
- Christ dwells in that heart most that has emptied itself of itself.
- Surely they do not truly love Christ who love anything more than Christ.
- It was the saying of an old Christian, that he was more afraid of his duties than his sins; for the one made him proud, the other always made him humble.
- He that turns not from every sin, turns not aright from any one sin.
