The Complete Works of Thomas Brooks

This is not the interior content of a penny dreadful, but rather a scholarly theological publication. Volume II of Nichol's Series of Standard Divines, comprising works by the seventeenth-century Puritan minister Thomas Brooks. The volume contains "An Ark for All God's Noahs" (originally 1662, this edition 1666) and other theological treatises examining Christian salvation and religious assurance. Brooks addresses merchants and tradesmen of London and England, explicating doctrine through detailed scriptural analysis and spiritual guidance. The work systematizes theological concepts: manifestations of salvation through repentance, obedience, love, prayer, perseverance, and hope; distinctions between true and counterfeit assurance; and answers to practical questions of Christian living. The piece emphasizes God as the believer's ultimate portion and examines how the infinite divine nature transcends human comprehension through elaborate metaphysical argument, drawing on biblical exegesis and patristic authority.