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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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In Psal. 16. My goodness extends not to thee, says David (now David speaks in the person of Christ) but to the Saints that are in the earth, in whom is all my delight. There are Saints, and there are excellent Saints; now those are the excellent ones, that are most rich in Heavenly Treasures; and these you should make your bosom friends, your choicest Companions. Prov. 13. 20. He that walketh with wise men shall be wise. That is, he shall be more wise, more humble, more holy, and more abounding in all spiritual riches. The word Rolech that is rendered walk, is an Hebrew Participle, and signifies walking; to note to us, that 'tis not he that talks with the wise, nor he that commends the wise, nor he that takes a step, or two, or three with the wise, that shall ⟨p. 246⟩be wise, but he that gives up himself to the society and company of the wise, that shall be more and more wise, more and more gracious, more and more holy. He that cometh where sweet Spices and Ointments are stirring, doth carry away some of the sweet savour, though himself think not of it. The Spouses lips drop as the Honey-comb, Cant. 4. 10. the tongue of the just is as choice silver, he scatters pearls, he throws abroad treasures where he comes. Prov. 15. 7. The lips of the wise disperse knowledge. (The Hebrew word is a Metaphor from 1scattering abroad with a Fan; or from Seeds-men scattering abroad of their seed in the furrows of the field.) They scatter their light, their love, their Experiences, among those with whom they converse, as Seeds-men scatter their seed in the field. Christ says his Spouses lips are like a thread of 2scarlet, with talking of nothing but a crucified Christ; and thin like a thread, not swelled with other vain and wicked discourses.