A77593:1352
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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Tenthly, They must Preach the word Acceptably, as well as rightly, Eccles. 12. 10. The Preacher sought to find out 1acceptable words (or words of delight, as the Hebrew ha's it) and that which was written, was upright, even words of truth. Ministers words should be Divinely delectable, and desirable, ⟨p. 308⟩they should Divinely please, and Divinely profit, they should 2Divinely tickle, and Divinely take both ear and heart. A Minister should be a weighty speaker, he should clothe his Doctrine in such a comely, lovely dress, as that he may by it slide insensibly into his hearers hearts; Ministers should clothe their matter with decent words: The leaves give some beauty to the Tree. Good matter in an unseemly language, is like a bright Taper in a sluttish Candlestick, or like a fair body in unhandsome clothes, or like a gold-ring on a Leprous hand. Truth (saith one) loves to be plain, but not sluttish; as she loves not to be clad in gay colours, like a wanton strumpet, so not in lousy rags, like a nasty Creature. Aaron's bells were golden bells (Dulce sonantes) sounding pleasantly, and not as sounding brass, or tinkling Cymbals. Holy Eloquence is a gift of the Holy Ghost, and may (doubtless) as 3well as other gifts of the spirit, be made prudently useful to the setting forth of Divine truth, and the catching of souls 4by craft, as the Apostle speaks; surely where it is, it may be made use of as an Egyptian Jewel to adorn the Tabernacle.
Tenthly, They must Preach the word Acceptably, as well as rightly, Eccles. 12. 10. The Preacher sought to find out 1acceptable words (or words of delight, as the Hebrew ha's it) and that which was written, was upright, even words of truth. Ministers words should be Divinely delectable, and desirable,