Assurance: It Is - Thomas Brooks

Assurance is glory in the bud, it is the suburbs of paradise, it is a cluster of the land of promise, it is a spark of God, it is the joy and crown of Christianity.

Taken from the book Heaven on Earth: A Treatise on Christian Assurance

by Thomas Brooks 1654

The Child of Many Prayers - JC Ryle

Great is the power of prayer and intercession! The child of many prayers shall seldom be cast away. God's time of conversion may not be ours. He may think fit to prove our faith by keeping us long waiting. But so long as a child lives, and a parent prays, we have no right to despair about that child's soul.

Taken from the book Expository Thoughts on the Gospels by J.C. Ryle 1856

A Grand Hindrance to Holiness – John Wesley

The neglect of prayer is a grand hindrance to holiness.

John Wesley 1703-1791

Taken from the book 1001 Unforgettable Quotes about God, Faith and the Bible

Humble But Never Discourage – Thomas Brooks

The least sin should humble the soul, but certainly the greatest sin should never discourage the soul, much less should it work the soul to despair. Despairing Judas perished, whereas the murderers of Christ, believing on him, were saved.

Thomas Brooks 1608-1680

Taken from the book Smooth Stones taken from Ancient Brooks: Selections from the Writings of Thomas Brooks

 

Good Deeds - Thomas Adams

Good deeds are such things that no man is saved for them, nor without them.

Thomas Adams 1583-1652

Taken from the book A Puritan Golden Treasury

The Snail – Charles Spurgeon

By perseverance the snail reached the ark.

Charles Spurgeon 1834-1892

Idleness - Thomas Brooks

Idleness is the very source of sin. Standing pools gather mud, and nourish and breed venomous creatures; and so do the idle and slothful Christians.

Taken from the book Smooth Stones taken from Ancient Brooks: Selections from the Writings of Thomas Brooks - Thomas Brooks 1608-1680