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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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A Child sometimes shoots up more in a month, then he doth at other times, in many months; and sometimes more 1in a year, then he does afterwards in many years. So many a Christian thrives more, and gets more spiritual riches in one month, then in many; in one year, then in many. I appeal to your experiences, Christians, don't you find it so? I know you do: To cite Scripture to prove this, would be to cast water into the sea, and to light Candles to see the Sun at noon. Sin and Satan do sometimes work more violently, and more strongly in the souls of Saints, then at other times. Now when sin and Satan work most, and prevail most, then grace thrives least. As the life of grace, is the death of sin, and the growth of grace, the decay of sin, so the increase of sin, is the decay of grace; and the strengthening 2of sin, is the weakening of grace.
A Child sometimes shootes up more in a month, then he doth at other times, in many months; and sometimes more 1in a year, then he does afterwards in many years. So many a Christian thrives more, and gets more spirituall riches in one moneth, then in many; in one year, then in many. I appeale to your experiences, Christians, don't you find it so? I know you doe: To cite Scripture to prove this, would be to cast water into the sea, and to light Candles to see the Sun at noone. Sin and Satan doe sometimes work more violently, and more strongly in the soules of Saints, then at other times. Now when sin and Satan work most, and prevaile most, then grace thrives least. As the life of grace, is the death of sin, and the growth of grace, the decay of sin, so the increase of sin, is the decay of grace; and the strengthning 2of sin, is the weakning of grace.
- 1And don't Plants and Trees sometimes shoot up more in a week, then •n many, &c.
- 2No ships have it all times the same gales of wind, &c.