Author
Thomas Brooks
1608–1680
London. Precious Remedies is the most reprinted Puritan work. Master of metaphor and illustration.
From Precious Remedies Against Satan's Devices
Deare Friend! SOLOMON bids us buy the [Pro. 23. 23] Truth, but doth not tell us what it must cost, because we must get it, though it be never so deare; wee must love it both [Multi amā • veritatem lucentem, o derunt redarguentem.] shining and scorching; every parcell of Truth is precious, as the filings of gold; wee must either live with it, or dye for it; As Ruth said to Naomi, Whither thou goest, I will goe, and [Ruth 1. 16, 17.] where thou lodgest, I will lodge, and nothing but death shall part thee and mee; So must gracious spirits say, where Truth goes, I will goe, and where Truth lodges, I will [Si veritas est causa discordiae, mori possum tacere con possum. J • rome.] lodge, and nothing but death shall part me and Truth. A man may lawfully sell his House, Lands, and Jewells, but…
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Works in the Library 2
Precious Remedies Against Satan's Devices 1653
A practical devotional work offering spiritual remedies and Christian counsel against demonic temptation and moral corruption.
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Heaven on Earth 1866
A theological meditation on achieving spiritual peace and divine communion through faith, presenting heaven as accessible to believers in earthly life.
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Romans 8:32228×
Matthew 6:6161×
Lamentations 3:24144×
Psalm 30:613×
Hebrews 10:3412×
Psalm 12:112×
Psalm 34:812×
Song of Solomon 2:1611×
Ephesians 1:1310×
John 14:2110×
Zechariah 12:1010×
2 Timothy 4:89×
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