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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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Every man obeys Christ, as he priseth Christ, and no otherwise. The higher price any soul sets upon Christ, the more noble will that soul be in his obedience to Christ. If Christ were more prized in the world, he would be more obeyed in the world. A soul that highly prizeth Christ, is 1better at obeying, then at disputing any command of Christ: If Christ will command such a soul to step over the worlds Crown to take up his cross, the soul will do it, as you may see in Moses, Heb. 11. 24, 25, 26. he sets a higher price upon Christs cross, then upon Pharaohs Crown. When Christs cross, and the worlds Crown stood in competition, upon a bare command of God Moses steps over the worlds Crown, to take up Christs cross. He chose rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, then to enjoy the pleasures of sin, for a season. And so Abraham upon a bare command of God, leaves his Country, and his near and dear relations; he wholly resigns up himself to God, he puts 2his hand into Gods, and is willing that God should lead him whither he pleases, and do with him what he pleases.
Every man obeyes Christ, as he priseth Christ, and no otherwise. The higher price any soule sets upon Christ, the more noble will that soule be in his obedience to Christ. If Christ were more prized in the world, he would be more obeyed in the world. A soule that highly prizeth Christ, is 1better at obeying, then at disputing any command of Christ: If Christ will command such a soule to step over the worlds Crowne to take up his crosse, the soule will doe it, as you may see in Moses, Heb. 11. 24, 25, 26. he sets a higher price upon Christs crosse, then upon Pharoahs Crowne. When Christs crosse, and the worlds Crowne stood in competition, upon a bare command of God Moses steps over the worlds Crowne, to take up Christs crosse. He chose rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, then to injoy the pleasures of sin, for a season. And so Abraham upon a bare command of God, leaves his Countrey, and his near and dear relations; he wholly resignes up himselfe to God, he puts