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Thomas Brooks was a 17th century English non-conformist Puritan. Brooks' book The Mute Christian Under the Smarting Rod discusses his own experience in dealing with temptation and human weakness.

The book "The Mute Christian under the Smarting Rod", has survived for over 300 years and is considered by many to be one of the most important Christian theological classics today. As with all Thomas Brooks books, he is straightforward about his ideas regarding the scriptures... Read Full Overview

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This book was first published in 1659. In its introduction, Puritan preacher Thomas Brooks said that the purpose for which it was written was that all suffering Christians would find in it a remedy for every sore and a cure for every spiritual disease. He adds then every argument... Read Full Overview

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization... Read Full Overview