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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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There's no grace, I say, no grace in the soul of man that makes him so full of life and action, as the grace of faith. ⟨p. 258⟩Faith is the Primum Mobile, the first pin, the first wheel 1that moves all the golden wheels of obedience. In Heb. 11. you read what those Worthies did, they left their Country, their kindred, upon a bare command of God. Faith hath Rachel's eye, but Leah's womb, it makes souls very fruitful in ways of well-doing. Faith is as the spring in the Watch, that moves the wheels; not a grace stirs, till faith sets it on work. Faith is like Solomons virtuous woman, that sets all her maidens to work. Faith sets joy on work, Abraham desired to see my day, and saw it, and rejoiced. Faith sets love on work, It works by love, Gal. 5. 6. It sets hope on work, Rom. 8. 24, 25. It sets godly sorrow at work, Zech. 12. 10. It sets patience at work, I believe that God is wise and loving, and what he does is out of some noble design to do my soul good, this spins out patience. Faith fits a man to do, to suffer, to wait, to walk, &c. therefore labour above all to be rich in faith.
There's no grace, I say, no grace in the soule of man that makes him so full of life and action, as the grace of faith. ⟨p. 258⟩Faith is the Primum Mobile, the first pin, the first wheele 1that moves all the golden wheeles of obedience. In Heb. 11. you read what those Worthies did, they left their Countrey, their kindred, upon a bare command of God. Faith hath Rachel's eye, but Leah's womb, it makes soules very fruitfull in wayes of well-doing. Faith is as the spring in the Watch, that moves the wheels; not a grace stirs, till faith sets it on work. Faith is like Solomons virtuous woman, that sets all her maidens to work. Faith sets joy on work, Abraham desired to see my day, and saw it, and rejoyced. Faith sets love on work, It workes by love,