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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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Eighthly, Ministers must preach Feelingly, experimentally, as well as exemplarily; they must speak from the heart, to the heart; they must feel the worth, the weight, the sweet of those things upon their own souls, that they give out to others. 1 John 1. 1, 2, 3. That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have locked upon, and our hands have handled of the word of life. (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, ⟨p. 306⟩and show unto you that eternal life which was with the father, and was manifested unto us.) That which we have seen and heard, declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. The highest Mystery in the Divine Rhetoric, is to feel what a man speaks, and then speak what a man feels.
Eighthly, Ministers must preach Feelingly, experimentally, as well as exemplarily; they must speak from the heart, to the heart; they must feele the worth, the weight, the sweet of those things upon their owne soules, that they give out to others. 1 John 1. 1, 2, 3. That which was from the begining, which we have heard, which we have seene with our eyes, which we have locked upon, and our hands have handled of the word of life. (For the life was manifested, and we have seene it, and bear witnesse, ⟨p. 306⟩and shew unto you that eternall life which was with the father, and was manifested unto us.) That which we have seene and heard, declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. The highest Mystery in the Divine Rhetorick, is to feele what a man speaks, and then speak what a man feeles.
Praxiteles exquisitely drew love, taking the pattern from that passion which he felt in his own heart.