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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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Secondly, As they must Preach Christ plainly, so they must 1Preach Christ Faithfully. Ministers are Stewards, 1 Cor. 4. 2. ⟨p. 299⟩and you know it is the duty of a Steward to be faithful in his Stewardship, to give to every man the portion that is due to him, cheering up those hearts that God would have cheered, and weakening those wicked hands that God would have weakened, and strengthening those feeble knees that God would have strengthened. Ministers are Ambassadors, and you know it is the great concernment of▪ Ambassadors to be very faithful▪ in their Masters Messages; God looks more, and is affected and taken more with a Ministers faithfulness, then with any thing else. A great voice, an affected tone, studied notions, and silken expressions, may affect and take poor weak souls, but 'tis only the faithfulness of a Minister in his Ministerial work, that takes God, that wins upon God, Mat. 25. 21, 23. Well done good and faithful servant, 2enter thou into the joy of the Lord. A joy too big to enter into thee, and therefore thou must enter into it. This was Paul's glory, Acts 20. 27. that he had not shunned to declare unto them the whole counsel of God; neither fear nor favour swayed him one way or another, but he was faithful in his Masters work; and usually God crowns him and his labours most, and sends most Fish into his Net that is most faithful, though he be less skilful, that hath more of the heart in the work, though he hath less of the brain.
Secondly, As they must Preach Christ plainly, so they must 1Preach Christ Faithfully. Ministers are Stewards,