The Secret Key to Heaven

Thomas Brooks’ Secret Key to Heaven is a manifesto for private prayer. Brooks outlines its necessity, benefits, common objections and distractions which hinder our progress in it, and encouragement and guidance for it. In a treatmeant of private prayer, Brooks enables us to see the essential character of the Christian life itself: God-centred, God-dependent, focused, and fruitful.

Publisher: Banner of Truth
Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9781848719996

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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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‘Life changing book, truly showed me the power and sweet obligation of private prayer. Prayer is the fuel of the church and the oxygen of the believer, and it is something that has gone missing in the western Church. Beautifully and poetically written while being saturated in scripture and the supremacy of God. Brooks is potentially the easiest puritan to read (in my opinion) and I can’t recommend this book enough. It is a personal treasure and has meant a lot to me since i read it. Highly recommended.’ will.bassett