of
Thomas Brooks
Edited, with Memoir,
By The Rev. Alexander Balloch Grosart,
liverpool
Vol. II
containing:
an ark for all god’s noahs—the privy-key of heaven—heaven on earth; or, well-grounded assurance
Edinburgh: James Nichol
london: james nisbet and co. dublin: g. herbert
m.dccc.lxvi.
(4.) Absolute, needful, and necessary
(6.) Glorious, happy, and blessed
(14.) Permanent, indefinite, never-failing, everlasting
II. Grounds of Title unto God as a Portion
(1.) Free favour and love of God
III. Improvement of the Truth that God is a Portion
(1.) Fret not on account of prosperity of the wicked
(2.) Be content with present condition
(3.) Those mistaken who judge saints to be unhappy
(4.) Set not affections on earthly portions
(5.) Be cheerful under all crosses and troubles
(6.) Away with all expedients and compliances
(7.) Glory in God as a portion
(9.) Away with inordinate cares
(12.) Let the saints think of God as their portion
(14.) Make it fully out that God is your portion; its advantages
Question 1. How shall we know whether God be our portion? Answered
Question 2. How shall we evidence this? Answered
Incitements to see that God is our portion
Epistle Dedicatory, being an Eposition and Application of Mat. vi. 9
Doctrine: That closet prayer or private prayer is an indispensable duty, &c., proved
Twenty Arguments for Closet-Prayer
(1.) The most eminent saints have done it
(3.) A distinction from hypocrites
(4.) Can thus more fully unbosom ourselves
(5.) Secret duties shall have open rewards
(6.) God most manifests himself in private
(7.) Life is the only time for it
(8.) The great prevalency of it
(9.) The most soul-enriching of duties
(10.) Take many things together
(11.) Christ much delighted by
(12.) Believers only get God’s secrets
(13.) The Christian’s meat and drink in difficulties
(15.) Private prayer neglected brings neglect to public prayer
(16.) The times call aloud for it
(17.) The near relations to the Lord call for it
(18.) God hath given special marks of favour in secret prayer
(19.) Satan, a great enemy to it
(20.) Believers, those from whom private prayer may be looked for
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About The Complete Works of Thomas Brooks, Volume 2Brooks discusses several ways of gaining assurance, everlasting happiness and blessedness. Additionally, he also covers salvation and the faith, repentance and obedience that accompanies it. Also covered in Volume 2 is the doctrine of God being our portion as being observed in three ways. First, an assertion of the Lord being our portion; second, the proof being in the words, “says my soul.” Thirdly, the inference of “Therefore will I hope in him.” These three observations that are discussed more in depth in this volume prove that the Lord is the saints’ portion. |
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