Heaven on Earth, a treatise on christian assurance

The subject of assurance is one of the most important elements in Christian experience. There is no higher privilege than to be a child of God and to know it, for assurance brings joy to worship and prayer, and provides strength and boldness to our witness. Correspondingly, failure and weakness in all these areas can often be traced back to a lack of assurance, or even false assurance. This work of Thomas Brooks, first published in 1654, deals with all of these aspects of assurance in a way that is both biblical and pastoral. Brooks ‘scatters stars with both his hands’ wrote C.H. Spurgeon. His teaching is clear, thorough and greatly needed in the present spiritual climate. Brooks both explains what true assurance is and guides the reader in how it may be fully experienced.

Publisher: Banner of Truth
Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9781800402966

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Thomas Brook was born in 1608. He entered Emmanuel College, Cambridge in 1625 and had spent several years at sea, perhaps as chaplain, and was licensed as a preacher by 1640. After England’s Civil War, Brooks served as pastor of London’s Thomas Apostle; in 1648, he preached before the House of Commons. He later became the subject of controversy when he refused baptism and the Lord’s Supper to people that weren’t walking faithfully with the Lord. Thomas Brooks books include a six-volume set titled The Works of Thomas Brooks, with each book also available individually. Other books include Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices (written to help people resist Satan’s seductive power), The Secret Key to Heaven ( which emphasizes the importance of private prayer) and Heaven on Earth, which reminds people there is no greater privilege than to be a child of God.

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‘I heard Iain Murray and John MacArthur on YouTube discussing books. Ian listed his “top 3 Puritan works every Christian should read.”: Westminster Shorter Catechism, Heaven on Earth (Thomas Brooks) and Nature and Causes of Apostasy (John Owen). I believe he then snuck in another, Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices, (Thomas Brooks). The deep, deep truths from these works have been poured into my heart’s well and God has brought circumstance into my life where I have been able to draw from the well and help to guide others with truth and love to further the Gospel. Glory! Thank you, Iain, John and Banner!’ Pete Hogan