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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
O therefore water this root, have an eye to this root. If you have a choice root in any of your Gardens, Oh how careful are you of it? you will mind it, and water it, and look to it, &c. Well, of all graces faith is the root grace, and if this dye, you will find your graces to languish; your hope, love, fear, patience, humility, joy, &c. can never outlive your faith, these live together, and they dye together; therefore above all labour to be rich in faith, for this is a root grace, and if this flourish, all other graces will flourish; but if this decay, all other graces will loose their strength, beauty, and glory, &c.
O therefore water this root, have an eye to this root. If you have a choyce root in any of your Gardens, Oh how carefull are you of it? you will mind it, and water it, and look to it, &c. Well, of all graces faith is the root grace, and if this dye, you will find your graces to languish; your hope, love, fear, patience, humility, joy, &c. can never outlive your faith, these live together, and they dye together; therefore above all labour to be rich in faith, for this is a root grace, and if this flourish, all other graces will flourish; but if this decay, all other graces will loose their strength, beauty, and glory, &c.
And thus much for the fifth Proposition: We come now to the sixth Proposition, and that is this.
That no gracious souls do at all times alike grow and thrive in spiritual riches.
That no gracious soules doe at all times alike grow and thrive in spirituall riches.