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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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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, ⟨p. 247⟩said Socrates to a fair Boy. When the heart is full, it overfloweth in speech; we know Metals by their tinkling, and men by their talking. Happy was that tongue in the Primitive time, that could sound out Aliquid Davidicum, Any thing of Davids doing; but much more happy is he that speaks out Aliquid Christi, Any thing of Christ, from experience.
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 Sabboath-dayes, and other times, and say to us, as to them, What manner of communication had ye, or have yee? Oh! with what palenesse of face, and sadnesse of countenance should we look? The story of Loquere ut videam, is common, Speake that I may see thee, ⟨p. 247⟩said Socrates to a faire Boy. When the heart is full, it overfloweth in speech; we know Mettals by their tinkling, and men by their talking. Happy was that tongue in the Primitive time, that could sound out Aliquid Davidicum, Any thing of Davids doing; but much more happy is he that speaks out Aliquid Christi, Any thing of Christ, from experience.
Seventhly, If ever you would be spiritually rich, Then take heed of eating, or tasting of forbidden fruit.