Spirituality Quotes by Thomas Brooks

9 Spirituality quotes by Thomas Brooks

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Thomas Brooks’ reflective tone appears in this nine‑quote collection. Though concise, each statement carries his earnest call to deeper spiritual awareness.

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Repentance is the vomit of the soul.

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As the body lives by breathing, so the soul lives by believing.

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An humble soul looks upon Christ's righteousness as his only crown.

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A gracious soul may look through the darkest cloud and see God smiling on him.

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There are no souls in the world that are so fearful to judge others as those that do most judge themselves, nor…

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Several devices he has to draw souls to sin, and several plots he has to keep souls from all holy and heavenly…

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Christ choosing solitude for private prayer, doth not only hint to us the danger of distraction and deviation of thoughts in prayer,…

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Carnal reason is an enemy to faith: it is ever crossing and contradicting it. It will never be well with thee, Christian,…

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“[I]t is not hasty reading--but serious meditating upon holy and heavenly truths, that make them prove sweet and profitable to the soul.…

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Remember this-all the sighing, mourning, sobbing, and complaining in the world, does not so undeniably evidence a man to be humble, as his overlooking…

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It is not he who knows most, nor he who hears most, nor yet he who talks most, but he who exercises grace most,…

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If it is not strong upon your heart to practice what you read, to what end do you read? To increase your own condemnation?…

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An idle life and a holy heart is a contradiction.

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The two poles could sooner meet, than the love of Christ and the love of the world.

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Grace and glory differ very little; the one is the seed, the other is the flower; grace is glory militant, glory is grace triumphant.

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It is our wisest and our safest course to stand at the farthest distance from sin; not to go near the house of the…

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Saints spring and thrive most internally, when they are most externally afflicted. Afflictions are the mother of virtue.

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Grace is given to trade with; it is given to lay out, not lay up.

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A preacher's life should be a commentary upon his doctrine... Heavenly doctrines should always be adorned with a heavenly life.

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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…

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“Meditate on the unique relationship between Christians. Psalm 133:1 proclaims the goodness and pleasantness of dwelling together in unity; there are some things in…

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God hears no more than the heart speaks; and if the heart be dumb, God will certainly be deaf.

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Truth is mighty and will prevail

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