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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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And then a second thing that speaks out Christ to be most taken with the grace of faith, is this, That he overlooks all other graces in comparison of faith, as you may see in the Canaanite woman, Mat. 15. 21-29. The poor woman shows a great deal of compassion, a great deal of wisdom, a great deal of humility, a great deal of love, and a great deal of self-denial; but in the close saith Christ, O woman great is thy faith, be it unto thee even as thou wilt. He doth not say, O woman great is thy love, nor O woman great is thy wisdom, nor O woman great is thy humility, and self-denial, nor O woman great is thy patience, &c. but O woman great is thy faith. He overlooks, as it were, all other graces, and sets the Crown upon the head of faith, O woman great is thy faith. So in Mark 5. the woman that had a bloody issue twelve years, comes to Christ for cure, and in the close of the story, saith Christ to her, Woman, thy faith hath made thee whole. He doth not say, Woman, thy pressing hard to come to me, hath made thee whole; but Thy faith hath made thee whole. He doth not say, Woman, thy earnest desires and endeavours to be made whole, ha's made thee whole, but Thy faith hath made thee whole. He doth not say, Woman, thy fear and trembling hath made thee whole, but Thy faith hath made thee whole, &c. So in Luke 7. ult. Thy faith hath saved thee, go in peace. Though she wept much, and loved much, yet Christ doth not say, Thy tears have saved thee, thy sorrow hath saved thee. He doth not say, Thy humility, thy charity hath saved thee; but O woman, thy faith hath saved thee. Christ overlooks all other graces, as it were, and casts a lovely eye upon the grace of saith, &c.
And then a second thing that speaks out Christ to be most taken with the grace of faith, is this, That he overlooks all other graces in comparison of faith, as you may see in the Canaanite woman, Mat. 15. 21-29. The poore woman shewes a great deale of compassion, a great deale of wisedome, a great deale of humility, a great deale of love, and a great deale of self-deniall; but in the close saith Christ, O woman greae is thy faith, be it unto thee even as thou wilt. He doth not say, O woman great is thy love, nor O woman great is thy wisedome, nor O woman great is thy humility, and self-deniall, nor O woman great is thy patience, &c. but O woman great is thy faith. He overlooks, as it were, all other graces, and sets the Crowne upon the head of faith, O woman great is thy faith. So in