You should follow in His steps (Thomas Brooks, “The Crown and Glory of Christianity; or, HOLINESS, the Only Way to Happiness“, 1662) “He who says he abides in Him, ought himself also to walk even as He walked.” 1 John 2:6 Christians are to set all Christ’s moral actions before them as a pattern for […]

Without holiness (Thomas Brooks, “The Crown and Glory of Christianity; or, HOLINESS, the Only Way to Happiness“, 1662) “Without holiness no one will see the Lord.” Hebrews 12:14 To ‘see’ implies both vision and fruition. Without holiness, no man–be he high or low, noble or ignoble, rich or poor, etc., shall ever come to a

The richest man in the world! (Thomas Brooks, “The Crown and Glory of Christianity, or, HOLINESS, the Only Way to Happiness“, 1662) “Having nothing–and yet possessing all things.” 2 Corinthians 6:10 This is a riddle the world cannot understand. A holy man cannot be a poor man. A holy man is always the richest man.

The beauty and glory of a Christian! (Thomas Brooks, “The Crown and Glory of Christianity, or, HOLINESS, the Only Way to Happiness“, 1662) Holiness will render you most beautiful and amiable. As holiness is the beauty of God, and the beauty of angels–so it is the beauty and glory of a Christian also. Holiness casts

The dregs of old age! (Thomas Brooks, “The Crown and Glory of Christianity, or, HOLINESS, the Only Way to Happiness“, 1662) “Let me die the death of the righteous, and may my end be like theirs!” Numbers 23:10 Many desire to repent when old age comes, when . . .   their wits are cracked,  

Turned into beasts, birds, stones, trees, or air! (Thomas Brooks, “The Crown and Glory of Christianity, or, HOLINESS, the Only Way to Happiness“, 1662) “Our God is a consuming fire.” Hebrews 12:29 Chaff and stubble cannot stand before that God, who is a consuming fire. Oh, how will the ungodly tremble and quake when the

These Gergesites had rather lose Christ, than lose their porkers! (Thomas Brooks, “The Crown and Glory of Christianity, or, HOLINESS, the Only Way to Happiness“, 1662) “When they saw Him, they pleaded with Him to leave their region.” Matthew 8:34 A man bewitched with the world will prefer the most base and contemptible things before

Painted holiness (Thomas Brooks, “The Crown and Glory of Christianity, or, HOLINESS, the Only Way to Happiness“, 1662) “Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees,hypocrites! for you devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers; therefore you shall receive the greater damnation.” Matthew 23:14 Who had a greater name for holiness, and who made

Those who hunt after it are dogs! (Thomas Brooks, “The Crown and Glory of Christianity, or, HOLINESS, the Only Way to Happiness“, 1662) Though of all losses, the loss of the soul is the greatest, the saddest, the sorest, the heaviest, and the most intolerable, inconceivable, and irrecoverable loss–yet a man bewitched with the world

Murder all his hearers at once! (Thomas Brooks, “The Crown and Glory of Christianity, or, HOLINESS, the Only Way to Happiness“, 1662) “The leaders of the people have led them down the path of destruction!” Isaiah 9:16 Take heed of settling yourselves under an unholy minister–of one whose life gives the lie to his doctrine.