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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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This stripped Adam of his Crown, of his Jewels, and of all his rich Ornaments in a moment; and of the richest and 1greatest Prince that ever breathed, made him the miserablest Beggar that ever lived. O take heed of tasting of poison, of eating of poison. A person that hath eat poison, will not thrive, let him take never such wholesome food; the choicest Cordials will not increase blood, and spirits, and strength, but the man will throw up all. Poor souls that have been tasting of poison, are apt to find fault with the Minister, and sometimes with this and that as the cause of their not growing rich in spirituals: When alas, the only cause is their eating of poison. These are like him in Seneca, that having a thorn in his foot, complained of the roughness of the way, as the cause of his limping. Sirs, 'tis not the Minister, nor this, nor that, but your eating of forbidden fruit, that is the cause of your non-thriving in spirituals. Sin is the souls sickness, and nothing more prejudices growth, then sickness. Christians, if ever you would be trees, not only having the leaves of honour, but the fruits of righteousness, then take heed of sin, abhor it more then hell, and fly from it as from your deadliest enemy, &c.
This stript Adam of his Crowne, of his Jewels, and of all his rich Ornaments in a moment; and of the richest and 1greatest Prince that ever breathed, made him the miserablest Beggar that ever liv'd. O take heed of tasting of poyson, of eating of poyson. A person that hath eate poyson, will not thrive, let him take never such wholsome food; the choycest Cordials will not increase blood, and spirits, and strength, but the man will throw up all. Poore soules that have been tasting of poyson, are apt to find fault with the Minister, and sometimes with this and that as the cause of their not growing rich in spiritualls: When alasse, the onely cause is their eating of poyson. These are like him in Seneca, that having a thorne in his foot, complained of the roughnesse of the way, as the cause of his limping. Sirs, 'tis not the Minister, nor this, nor that, but your eating of forbidden fruit, that is the cause of your non-thriving in spiritualls. Sin is the souls sicknesse, and nothing more prejudices growth, then sicknesse. Christians, if ever you would be trees, not onely having the leaves of honour, but the fruites of righteousnesse, then take heed of sin, abhor it more then hell, and fly from it as from your deadliest enemy, &c.