Prayer crowns God with the honor and glory due to His name, and God crowns prayer with assurance and comfort. The most praying souls are the most assured souls.
Thomas BrooksTrue repentance includes sorrow for sin and contrition of heart. It breaks the heart with sighs and sobs and groans.
Thomas BrooksSaints spring and thrive most internally, when they are most externally afflicted. Afflictions are the mother of virtue.
Thomas Brooks