Complete Works of Thomas Brooks

This volume contains two theological treatises by Thomas Brooks, a seventeenth-century London preacher, compiled and edited by Alexander Balloch Grosart for the 1866 collected works edition.

The Unsearchable Riches of Christ presents twenty-two sermons on Ephesians 3:8. Brooks develops seven doctrines: that humility before God is paramount (with eighteen properties of humble souls and motives toward humility); that Christian growth in grace varies; that God grants superior gifts to his most beloved; that believers must employ their spiritual gifts; that Christ possesses infinite spiritual riches; that ministers must preach Christ; and that faithful ministry is an honorable office. Each doctrine receives systematic exposition with supporting reasons, directions, and practical applications addressed to both strong and weak Christians.

A Cabinet of Jewels, comprising five chapters, offers maxims for clarifying one's spiritual standing in Christ, evidences of saving grace on which Christians may rest securely, evangelical repentance, the limits of hypocrisy (what hypocrites cannot achieve), and proper use of spiritual assurance while exalting Christ above one's graces.