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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
For 1 Antiquity. 2 Rarity. 3 Variety. 4 Brevity. 5 Perspicuity. 6 Harmony. 7 Verity.
For 1 Antiquity. 2 Rariety. 3 Variety. 4 Brevity. 5 Perspicuity. 6 Harmony. 7 Verity.
Gregory calls the Scripture (Cor & animam Dei) The heart and soul of God; for in the Scriptures, as in a glass, we may see how the heart and soul of God stands towards his poor creatures. It was the glory of Apollos, that he was mighty in the Scripture, Acts 18. 24. John 5. 39. Search the Scripture, saith Christ. The Greek word signifies to 1search as men search for gold in Mines. You must search the Scripture, not superficially, but narrowly. The Scriptures are a great depth, wherein the choicest treasures are hid, therefore you must dig deep, if you will find, Col. 3. 16. Let the word of Christ dwell richly in you. Or as the Greek hath it, 2Let the word of Christ indwell in you, as an ingrafted word, incorporated into your souls. Let the word be so concocted and digested by you, as that you turn it into a part of your selves. You must be familiarly acquainted with the word, you must not let it pass by you as a stranger, or lodge and sojourn with you as a wayfaring man; it must continually abide with you, and dwell richly in you. 2 Tim. 3. 16, 17. ⟨p. 312⟩All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. All Books and helps are not comparable to the Bible, for the completing and perfecting of a man for the work of the Ministry.