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The Unsearchable Riches of Christ
Ton anexichniaston plouton [sic] tou Christou. The unsearchable riches of Christ. Or, Meat for strong men. Milk [for] babes. Held for th in twenty-two sermons from Ephesians 3.8. By Thomas Brooks, preacher of the Word at Margarets New-Fishstreet.Ton anexichniaston plouton [sic] tou Christou. The unsearchable riches of Christ. Or, Meat for strong men. Milke [for] babes. Held for th in twenty-two sermons from Ephesians 3.8. By Thomas Brookes, preacher of the Word at Margarets New-Fishstreet.
London: printed by Mary Simmons for John Hancock, 1655
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'Tis your Principle rather to undergo the greatest Calamity, 1then willingly to commit the least iniquity. Now pray tell me, what will enable a Christian to live up to this Principle, will a little grace, a little knowledge of God a little faith in God, a little love to God, a little zeal for God, a little communion with God? will this do it? Surely no. It must be much grace that must enable the soul to live up to this Principle. When sin and suffering have stood in competition, many weak Christians have chosen rather to sin, then ⟨p. 227⟩to suffer, which ha's opened many a mouth, and sadded many a heart, and wounded many a conscience: Yea, such by their not suffering, have suffered more then ever they could have suffered from the wrath and rage of man. Oh! but now spiritual riches will enable a man to live up to this Principle, as you may see in Daniel, who had an excellent spirit in him, 2who was rich in grace, and filled with the Holy Ghost, he lives up to his Principles, he lives out his Principles, when he was put hard to it, when he must either neglect the worship of his God, and make a God of his King, or to the Lyons 3Den. Now Daniel chooses rather to be cast into the Lyons Den, then not to do homage to his God: He had rather suffer much, then that God should loose a dram of his glory. Of the same spirit and mettle were those Worthies, Heb. 11. who when they were put to it, did rather choose to suffer the very worst of miseries, then they would in the least dishonour the Lord, wound their own consciences, and make work for repentance, &c. And so did Jovinian, Eusebius, Galiatius, Basil, Vincentius, Balilas, &c. By all which you see, That Christians that are spiritually rich, live up to this Principle, viz. To suffer rather then sin, when sin and suffering stand in competition, which Babes in grace cannot do.
'Tis your Principle rather to undergo the greatest Calamity, 1