Thomas Brooks (Works, Vol. 4, p. 3):
A desire of happiness is planted in all men by the constitution of nature . . . . This desire of happiness is left in man for a stock to graft holiness on. God grafts the plant of grace upon the stock of nature. Indeed happiness, like Rachel, Gen. 29:17, is so fair and so beautiful a thing, that every one is apt to fall in love with it, and earnestly to desire it, yea, many there be that would serve twice seven years to enjoy it. But by the standing law of that heavenly country above, the younger sister must never be bestowed before the elder; you can never enjoy fair Rachel—heaven and happiness—except you are first married to tender-eyed Leah—real holiness, Gen. 29:17–28. He that will have heaven, must have union and communion with Christ: and he that will have union and communion with Christ must be holy.
