The Complete Works of Thomas Brooks (6 vols.)

by Thomas Brooks; Alexander Balloch Grosart

Publishers:

James Nichol; J. Nisbet & Co.; G. Herbert

, 1866–1867

Overview

The Complete Works of Thomas Brooks covers such topics as how Satan tries to trap us and the remedies we can use as a way to counteract his attacks. Brooks also mentions how prayer is an important part of a Christian’s life and the different ways that God is our portion.

The Complete Works of Thomas Brooks is an important addition to your library because it discusses many topics that are relevant to the daily life of a Christian, such as counteracting Satan’s attacks and that God is enough to supply all our needs. Also covered is the importance of prayer, the power it can have in our lives and the riches Christ has to bestow on us.

Key Features

• Contains an Epistle Dedicatory
• Includes an analysis of texts and topics

Product Details

• Title: The Complete Works of Thomas Brooks (6 vols.)
• Author: Thomas Brooks
• Publisher: Edinburgh
• Volumes: 6
• Pages: 3,512

The Complete Works of Thomas Brooks, Vol. 1

• Author: Thomas Brooks
• Publisher: Edinburgh
• Publication Date: 1866
• Pages: 552

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In Volume 1, Thomas Brooks uncovers different ways that Satan tries to attack us and then gives us ways to counteract these attacks. Brooks also talks about the ways that Satan tries to draw people to sin by keeping them from their religious duties and the ways we can prevent that from happening. He treats the seductive influence and terrible power of Satan in a fuller and more suggestive way than in the literature of the present day.

The Complete Works of Thomas Brooks, Vol. 2

• Author: Thomas Brooks
• Publisher: Edinburgh
• Publication Date: 1866
• Pages: 552

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Brooks discusses several ways of gaining assurance, everlasting happiness and blessedness. Additionally, he also covers salvation and the faith, repentance and obedience that accompanies it. Also covered in Volume 2 is the doctrine of God being our portion as being observed in three ways. First, an assertion of the Lord being our portion; second, the proof being in the words, "says my soul.” Thirdly, the inference of "Therefore will I hope in him." These three observations that are discussed more in depth in this volume prove that the Lord is the saints’ portion.

The Complete Works of Thomas Brooks, Vol. 3

• Author: Thomas Brooks
• Publisher: Edinburgh
• Publication Date: 1866
• Pages: 518

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Volume 3 includes the investigations that Brooks has done on the 7 doctrines of the riches of Christ. He shows how it is the duty of preachers and ministers to preach Jesus Christ to the people and that the office of a faithful minister is an honorable one. Brooks also raises the question “How must Christians honor their faithful ministers?” His response is that honor is shown in five ways which are covered in depth in Volume 3.

The Complete Works of Thomas Brooks, Vol. 4

• Author: Thomas Brooks
• Publisher: Edinburgh
• Publication Date: 1866
• Pages: 514

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Volume 4 delves into Hebrews 12:14, including the necessity, excellency, rarity, beauty and the glory of holiness. In addition, Brooks also provides seven positions concerning holiness, which “may be of singular use for the preventing of some objections and mistakes, and for the giving of satisfaction, especially to such in whom the streams of holiness runs low, and who are still a-lamenting and mourning under the imperfections of their holiness”.

The Complete Works of Thomas Brooks, Vol. 5

• Author: Thomas Brooks
• Publisher: Edinburgh
• Publication Date: 1866
• Pages: 544

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Dealing with suffering and knowing for certain whether or not God’s presence is with us is a part of any Christian’s life. Thomas Brooks gives practical advice for dealing with suffering as well as sensing God’s presence in our lives. Also included are points, which refer to the saints' present blessedness, and their future happiness.

The Complete Works of Thomas Brooks, Vol. 6

• Author: Thomas Brooks
• Publisher: Edinburgh
• Publication Date: 1866
• Pages: 472

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In the final volume of Brooks’ work, the rapture and events surrounding it are discussed in detail. This work came from the Great Fire of London which took place from September 2–5, 1666. This fire also inspired Brooks to discuss the occurrences of judgment in our lives.

About Thomas Brooks

Thomas Brooks was born in 1608 and was an English non-conformist Puritan preacher and author. In 1625, he started his college studies at Emmanuel College and by 1640 he was licensed as a preacher. At Emmanuel College he was preceded by religious and colonial leader Thomas Hooker, John Cotton who was a principal among the New England Puritan ministers, and Thomas Shepard, an American Puritan minister and a significant figure in early colonial New England. The topics he covers and the way in which they are presented make his books ones to remember and are given in a thorough and passionate way. An associate of Brooks said: “He had a body of divinity in his head and the power of it in his heart.” From 1648-1651, Brooks ministered at the church of St. Thomas the Apostle in London and frequently preached in Parliament. Thomas Brooks died in 1680 and was buried in Bunhill Fields, which is London’s famous nonconformist cemetery.