The grand design of God in all the afflictions that befall his people is to bring them nearer and closer to himself.
— Thomas Brooks
God’s Sovereignty
God has in himself all power to defend you, all wisdom to direct you, all mercy to pardon you, all grace to enrich you, all righteousness to clothe you, all goodness to supply you, and all happiness to crown you.
— Thomas Brooks
Afflictions
The humble soul seeks more how to glorify God in afflictions, than how to get out of them.
— Thomas Brooks
God’s Love
The only ground of God’s love is His love. The ground of God’s love is only and wholly in Himself. There is neither portion nor proportion in us to draw His love. There is no love nor loveliness in us that should cause a beam of His love to shine upon us.
— Thomas Brooks
Sweetness of Meditation
It is not hasty reading, but seriously meditating upon holy and heavenly truths, that make them prove sweet and profitable to the soul.
— Thomas Brooks
