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The Complete Works of Thomas Brooks, Vol. 3 (Classic Reprint)
The Complete Works of Thomas Brooks Vol 3 - Classic Reprint Author:Thomas Brooks EPISTLE DEDICATORY. — To all true Israelites, in whom there is no guile, Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, through our Lord Jesus Christ, be multiplied. — Dear Hearts, my design iu appearing ouce more in print is not to please the captious critic, or the sullen cynic, but to heighten your ' fellowship with the Father and the Son,' 1 Jo... more »hn i. 3, 4>, and to further j'ou in a closer walking with God, and to ripen you more and more for reigning with God when you shall be here no more.
' Beloved in our Lord,' there are two sad and great evils-oh that there were no more !-among the saints this day. The strong are very apt, yea, they make little of offending the weak ; and the weak are as apt, and make as little of judging and condemning the strong, Rom. xiv. 1-10. The serious and conscientious perusal of this treatise may, hy the blessing of the Lord, contribute much to the preventing of those sad evils. You that arc weak may, in this treatise, as in a glass, see your weakness
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I-THE UNSEAECHABLB EICHES OF CHBIST; PAGE; Epistle Dedicatoey, 3-6; The words opened, 7-8; Tbe first doctrine-Those that are lowest in tlieir own esteem are; highest in God's esteem, proved, 8-10; Eighteen properties of an humble soul, 10-2C; Five reasons of the point, * 26-29; Uses of it, , 29-30; Eight motives to provoke persons to be humble, 30-36 Nine directions and helps to keep us humble and low in onr own; eyes, 36-41; The dangerous nature of pride held forth in nine propositions :; also, six ways wherein pride shews itself, 41-48; The second doctrine-All saints are not of an equal size and growth; in grace and holiness, 48-40; Twelvo things by which souls weak in grace are discovered and; deciphered, 49-60; Twelve supports and comforts to uphold weak Christians; Wherein also you may see how Christ and they are 6harers, 60-75; Six duties that lie upon weak saints And in tho opening« less