Smooth Stones Taken from Ancient Brooks

As a writer, Brooks scatters stars with both his hands: he hath dust of gold; in his storehouse are all manner of precious stones. So wrote C. H. Spurgeon, who counted Thomas Brooks among his favorite Puritan authors. Brooks popularity lies both in his subjectspractical truths central to the Christian lifeand in the manner of his presentation. He is direct, urgent, fervent, full of scripture, and able to choose words which make his sentences stick in ones mind. Smooth Stones Taken from Ancient Brooks is a collection of sentences and quaint sayings from this renowned Puritan. Gathered by Spurgeon from the six-volume set of Brooks Works, it remains an excellent introduction to both the man and his writing.