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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.
If Christ be so rich, then sit down and wonder at his condescending §Ʋse 5.love.
If Christ be so rich, then sit downe and wonder at his condiscending §Ʋse 5.love.
That one so rich, should fall in love with such that are 1poor, wretched, miserable, blind, and naked; that one so high, should look so low as poor we; that one so great, that one who is the Lord and Heir of all, should match with us 2that have nothing at all. O the breadth, the length, the depth, the height of Christs love to unlovely souls! to such that had neither portion, nor proportion, that had neither external, nor internal worth, that might in the least draw his love towards them. You were indebted to God for the clothes you wear, for the bread you eat, for the houses you live in, the air you breath in, the beds you lye on, the ground you tread on, &c. Now for Christ to love such, and to be willing to bestow himself upon such nothings, Oh! how should this work them to spend their days in admiring and contemplating upon his kindness, and goodness?
That one so rich, should fall in love with such that are 1poore, wretched, miserable, blind, and naked; that one so high, should look so low as poore we; that one so great, that one who is the Lord and Heire of all, should match with us 2that have nothing at all. O the breadth, the length, the depth, the highth of Christs love to unlovely soules! to such that had neither portion, nor proportion, that had neither externall, nor internall worth, that might in the least draw his love towards them. You were indebted to God for the cloaths you weare, for the bread you eat, for the houses you live in, the aire you breath in, the beds you lye on, the ground you tread on, &c. Now for Christ to love such, and to be willing to bestow himselfe upon such nothings, Oh! how should this work them to spend their dayes in admiring and contemplating upon his kindnesse, and goodnesse?