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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 as faith brings down blessings upon our own heads, 1and the heads of our friends, so it often brings down wrath upon our enemies. There's nothing contributes so much to our enemies ruin, as faith doth. I am confident, it hath neither been Armies, nor Navies, nor Parliaments, that have had the chief hand in bringing howne the proud and stout enemies of Christ, and Zion, in this and other Nations, but the faith of his despised people. One Enemy may stand before 2the face of another, but what enemy can stand before the face and power of faith? That's a remarkable Scripture, Heb. 11. 33. Who through faith subdued Kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained Promises, stopped the mouths of Lyons, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the Armies of Aliens. Other means were used, but that which did the work, and struck all dead, was faith; faith engages God in every encounter, and who can stand before a consuming fire?
And as faith brings downe blessings upon our owne heads, 1and the heads of our friends, so it often brings downe wrath upon our enemies. There's nothing contributes so much to our enemies ruine, as faith doth. I am confident, it hath neither been Armies, nor Navies, nor Parliaments, that have had the chief hand in bringing howne the proud and stout enemies of Christ, and Zion, in this and other Nations, but the faith of his despised people. One Enemy may stand before 2the face of another, but what enemy can stand before the face and power of faith? That's a remarkable Scripture, Heb. 11. 33. Who through faith subdued Kingdomes, wrought righteousnesse, obtained Promises, stopped the mouths of Lyons, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weaknesse were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the Armies of Alians. Other means were used, but that which did the work, and struck all dead, was faith; faith ingages God in every incounter, and who can stand before a consuming fire?