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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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But then sixthly, and lastly, Souls rich in Grace are the honour of Christ, and the glory of Christianity.
But then sixthly, and lastly, Soules rich in Grace are the honour of Christ, and the glory of Christianity.
As 'tis the glory of the stock, when the Grafts grow and thrive in it, even so it is the glory of Christ when those that are ingrafted into him, thrive, and grow: This declares to all the world, that Christ keeps a good house, and that he doth not feed his Children with trash, but with the choicest delicates, that he is open-handed, and free-hearted. 'Tis the glory of the father, when the Child grows rich under him; and the glory of the Master, when the Servant grows rich under him; and so 'tis the glory of Christ, when poor souls grow rich under him. The name of Christ, and the honour of Christ is kept up in this world, by souls that are rich in grace; they are the persons that make others think well, and speak well of Christ. You may at your leisure read the first and second Epistles to the Thessalonians, and there you shall see what an honour they were to the Lord Jesus, and the Gospel, ⟨p. 239⟩who abounded in spiritual riches. Such Christians that are like to Pharaoh's lean Kine, reproach three at once, God, the Gospel, and their Teachers: And this Age is full of such Christians. 'Tis your greatest work in this world, to keep up the honour and the glory of the Lord, and this you can never, you will never do, except you labour to be rich in Grace: Let others labour for the meat that perisheth, do you labour for that which endureth to everlasting life. When you come to dye, and when you come to make up your Accounts, 'twill never be a grief (but a joy) unto you, that you have made it your greatest business and work in this world, to be rich in Grace.
As 'tis the glory of the stock, when the Grafts grow and thrive in it, even so it is the glory of Christ when those that are ingrafted into him, thrive, and grow: This declares to all the world, that Christ keeps a good house, and that he doth not feed his Children with trash, but with the choisest delicates, that he is open-handed, and free-hearted. 'Tis the glory of the father, when the Child growes rich under him; and the glory of the Master, when the Servant growes rich under him; and so 'tis the glory of Christ, when poore soules grow rich under him. The name of Christ, and the honour of Christ is kept up in this world, by souls that are rich in grace; they are the persons that make others think well, and speak well of Christ. You may at your leisure read the first and second Epistles to the Thessalonians, and there you shall see what an honour they were to the Lord Jesus, and the Gospel,