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Name: A cabinet of choice jewels, or, A box of precious ointment being a plain…
Author: Thomas Brooks

A cabinet of choice jewels, or, A box of precious ointment being a plain discovery of, or, what men are worth for eternity, and how 'tis like to go with them in another world ... / by Thomas Brooks ...A cabinet of choice jevvels, or, A box of precious ointment being a plain discovery of, or, what men are worth for eternity, and how 'tis like to go with them in another world ... / by Thomas Brooks ...

Thomas Brooks 1608–1680London : Printed and are to be sold by John Hancock ..., 1669

[40], 390, [4] p. · 168k words · Wing B4937 · ESTC R1926

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Chapter 5

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Grace is a ring of gold, and Christ is the sparkling diamond in that ring. Now, what's the ring to the sparkling diamond? 'Tis not safe to pore more upon inherent righteousness than upon imputed righteousness. 'Tis not wisdom to have our thoughts and hearts more taken up with our gracious dispositions and gracious actings, than with the person of Christ, ⟨p. 385⟩the righteousness of Christ, the life of Christ, the death of Christ, the satisfaction of Christ, &c. Dear Christians, was it Christ, or was it your graces, or your gracious evidences, or your gracious dispositions, or your gracious actings, that trod the wine-press of your Fathers wrath, that satisfied divine justice, that pacified divine anger, that did bear the curse, that fulfilled the Law, that brought in an everlasting righteousness, that discharged your debts, that procured you pardon, that made your peace, and that brought you into a state of favour and friendship with God? If you answer (as you must) none but Christ, none but Christ; O then, let your thoughts and hearts be firstly, mostly, chiefly and lastly taken up with the Lord Jesus. Though inherent grace be a glorious creature, yet 'tis but a creature. Now, when your thoughts and hearts are more taken up with inherent grace, than they are with Christ the spring and fountain of all grace; you make an idol of inherent grace,¹ and reflect dishonour upon the Lord Jesus. A Christian may lawfully look upon his graces and his gracious evidences, and a Christian ought to be much in blessing and praising of God for his graces and gracious evidences, and a Christian may safely take comfort in his graces and gracious evidences as they are the fruits of God's eternal and unchangeable love,² but still his work should be to live upon Christ, and to lift up Christ above all. 'Tis Christ, 'tis his Mediatory righteousness, 'tis free-grace that a Christian ought to make the chief and only ground and bottom of his hope and comforts. Though good old Jacob did really rejoice in the chariots and wagons that Joseph had sent to bring him down to Egypt, ³yet he did more abundantly rejoice in this, that Joseph was alive, and that shortly he should see and enjoy Joseph himself.

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A cabinet of choice jewels, or, A box of precious ointment being a plain…A cabinet of choice jevvels, or, A box of precious ointment being a plain…

Books Printed and are to be sold by John Hankock, at his Shop over against Gresham College, in Bishopsgate-street, next to the White Lyon at Great St. Hellins Gate, and at the first Shop in Popes-head-Alley next to Cornhill, at the Sign of the Three Bibles.

Books Printed and are to be sold by John Hankock, at his Shop over against Gresham Colledge, in Bishopsgate-street, next to the White Lyon at Great St. Hellins Gate, and at the first Shop in Popes-head-Alley next to Cornhil, at the Sign of the Three Bibles.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Books Printed and are to be sold by John Hankock, at his Shop over against Gresham College, in Bishopsgate-street, next to the White Lyon at Great St. Hellins Gate, and at the first Shop in Popes-head-Alley next to Cornhill, at the Sign of the Three Bibles.

Books Printed and are to be sold by John Hankock, at his Shop over against Gresham Colledge, in Bishopsgate-street, next to the White Lyon at Great St. Hellins Gate, and at the first Shop in Popes-head-Alley next to Cornhil, at the Sign of the Three Bibles.

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