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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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The old zealous Primitive Christians did so frequently, and so effectually mind and talk of the Kingdom of Heaven, and of the riches and glory of that State, that the Ethnics begun to be a little jealous that they affected the Roman Empire: when alas their ambition was of another and a nobler nature. Psal. 37. 30. The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh judgement; for the Law of the Lord is in his heart. Prov. 12. 18. The tongue of the wise is health, his tongue is a Tree of life, whose leaves are medicinable. No way to be rich in spirituals, like being much in with such precious souls, whose tongues drop marrow and fatness.
The old zealous Primitive Christians did so frequently, and so effectually mind and talke of the Kingdome of Heaven, and of the riches and glory of that State, that the Ethnicks begun to be a little jealous that they affected the Roman Empire: when alasse their ambition was of another and a nobler nature. Psal. 37. 30. The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisedome, and his tongue talketh judgement; for the Law of the Lord is in his heart. Prov. 12. 18. The tongue of the wise is health, his tongue is a Tree of life, whose leaves are medicinable. No way to be rich in spiritualls, like being much in with such precious soules, whose tongues drop marrow and fatnesse.
Utterance is a gift, and dumb Christians are blame-worthy, as well as dumb Ministers. We should all strive to a holy ability and dexterity of savoury discourse. If Christ should come to many of us, as he did to his two Disciples (in that last of Luke) on Sabbath-days, and other times, and say to us, as to them, What manner of communication had ye, or have ye? Oh! with what paleness of face, and sadness of countenance should we look? The story of Loquere ut videam, is common, Speak that I may see thee,