Were ever riches true to them that trusted them? As the bird hops from twig to twig, so do riches hop from man to man, etc. Worldly Christians, cease complaining of the want of assurance, and sincerely humble and abase your souls before the Lord; for that you have so eagerly pursued after lying vanities; for that you have in so great a measure forsaken the fountain of living water... Get this world, this moon, under your feet; take no rest till you have broken through this silken net, till you have got off these golden fetters. A heart that is full of the world, is a heart of wants. Ah! the joy, the peace, the comfort, the confidence, the assurance, that such hearts lack! The starts which have least circuit, are nearest the pole; and men whose hearts are least entangled with the world, are always nearest to God...
- Thomas Brooks
