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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Let me open it thus to you.
You know at Court there are some that have the honour to attend always at the Princes elbow; and there are others that appertain to the same Prince, but are more remote in their employments for him, &c. So in the soul, there are some graces that are more remote, and not so conversant about the person of Christ, as now Humility, Self-denial, Patience, Meekness, Temperance, Sobriety, and the like. Now though these graces do appertain to the same Prince, though they are all servants of the Lord Jesus, yet notwithstanding they are more remote, and busied about other objects, and things. O but now faith and love are choice favourites that always stand at the elbow of Christ, faith and love, are Christs greatest favourites in Heaven. Now I say, a Christian may grow rich in those graces that are more remote from Christ, that are less conversant about the person of Christ, when he doth not grow rich in those particular graces that are most active about the person of Christ. He may grow rich in Humility, in Self-denial, in Meekness, in Temperance, &c. when he doth not grow up in joy and delight, 1and comfort, &c. The Tree grows downward, when it doth not grow upward; so a soul may grow rich in some particular graces, when he doth not grow rich in other graces; he may grow rich in those graces that are more remote from Christ, when he doth not grow rich in those graces that are more conversant about the person of Christ.
You know at Court there are some that have the honour to attend alwayes at the Princes elbow; and there are others that appertaine to the same Prince, but are more remote in their imployments for him, &c. So in the soule, there are some graces that are more remote, and not so conversant about the person of Christ, as now Humility, Self-denyall, Patierce, Meeknesse, Temporance, Sobriety, and the like. Now though these graces doe appertaine to the same Prince, though they are all servants of the Lord Jesus, yet notwithstanding they are more remote, and busied about other objects, and things. O but now faith and love are choyce favourites that alwayes stand at the elbow of Christ, faith and love, are Christs greatest favourites in Heaven. Now I say, a Christian may grow rich in those graces that are more remote from Christ, that are lesse conversant about the person of Christ, when he doth not grow rich in those particular graces that are most active about the person of Christ. He may grow rich in Humility, in Self-deniall, in Meeknesse, in Temperance, &c. when he doth not grow up in joy and delight,