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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 seventhly, Above all labour to be rich in faith, because Satan will labour might and main to weaken your faith.
And then seventhly, Above all labour to be rich in faith, because Satan will labour might and maine to weaken your faith.
Oh! the great design of Satan is not so much to weaken you in externals, as it is to weaken you in internals. Satan can be contented that men should have their heads full of notions, and their mouths full of Religion, and their bags full of gold, and their chests full of silver, and their shops full of wares, so their souls be either void of faith, or but poor and low in faith. Satan's greatest plot is to weaken the faith of Christians, Luke 22. 31, 32. And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift 1you as wheat, but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not. Satan hath an aching tooth at thy faith, his design is upon that, he will labour might and main to weaken that, to frustrate that, and therefore I have prayed that thy faith fail not.
Oh! the great designe of Satan is not so much to weaken you in externalls, as it is to weaken you in internalls. Satan can be contented that men should have their heads full of notions, and their mouths full of Religion, and their baggs full of gold, and their chests full of silver, and their shops full of wares, so their soules be either voyd of faith, or but poor and low in faith. Satans greatest plot is to weaken the faith of Christians, Luke 22. 31, 32. And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift 1you as wheat, but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith faile not. Satan hath an akeing tooth at thy faith, his designe is upon that, he will labour might and maine to weaken that, to frustrate that, and therefore I have prayed that thy faith faile not.