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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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First, Rich men have more variety of objects to delight themselves with, then poor men have.
FIrst, Rich men have more variety of objects to delight themselves with, then poore men have.
They have Houses, and Gardens, and Lands, and Cattle, and Silver, and Gold, and Jewels, and Pearls, and what not? to delight themselves with. Oh but poor men have not such variety of objects to delight themselves with, as rich men have. It's just thus in spiritual riches. A man that's rich in grace, hath more variety of spiritual objects, about which his soul is most conversant, then a man that is poor in grace. 1He ha's more objects of love, of joy, of delight of content, to busy and exercise his soul about, then others that are weak in grace. 2 Cor. 6. 10. Enjoying nothing, and yet possessing all things. A soul rich in grace, possesses and enjoys all things in Christ, and Christ in all things. They enjoy all good in him who is the chiefest good, who is the spring and fountain of good.
They have Houses, and Gardens, and Lands, and Cattell, and Silver, and Gold, and Jewels, and Pearls, and what not? to delight themselves with. Oh but poore men have not such variety of objects to delight themselves with, as rich men have. It's just thus in spirituall riches. A man that's rich in grace, hath more variety of spirituall objects, about which his soule is most conversant, then a man that is poor in grace. 1He ha's more objects of love, of joy, of delight of content, to busie and exercise his soule about, then others that are weak in grace. 2 Cor. 6. 10. Injoying nothing, and yet possessing all things. A soule rich in grace, possesses and injoyes all things in Christ, and Christ in all things. They injoy all good in him who is the chiefest good, who is the spring and fountaine of good.