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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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Fourthly, Humane doctrines cannot cure a wound in the conscience. The diseased woman spent all she had upon Physicians, but was not a penny the better. The remedy is too weak for the disease. Conscience like Prometheus Vulture, will still lye gnawing notwithstanding all that such doctrines can do.
Fourthly, Humane doctrines cannot cure a wound in the conscience. The diseased woman spent all she had upon Physitians, but was not a penny the better. The remedy is too weak for the disease. Conscience like Prometheus Vulture, will still lye gnawing notwithstanding all that such doctrines can doe.
Fifthly, Humane doctrines are so far from enriching the soul, that they usually impoverish the soul. They weaken the soul, they expose the soul to the greatest wants, and to the greatest weaknesses; they play the Harlot with the soul, they impoverish it, and bring it to a morsel of bread. Who so poor in spiritual experiences, and heavenly enjoyments, as such that sit under the droppings of humane doctrines?
Fifthly, Humane doctrines are so far from inriching the soule, that they usually impoverish the soule. They weaken the soule, they expose the soule to the greatest wants, and to the greatest weaknesses; they play the Harlot with the soule, they impoverish it, and bring it to a morsel of bread. Who so poore in spirituall experiences, and heavenly injoyments, as such that sit under the droppings of humane doctrines?
Sixthly, Humane doctrines make men servants to the humours, and corruptions of men. They make men pleasers of men, rather then pleasers of God: Yea, they make men set up themselves and others, sometimes in the room of Christ, and sometimes above Christ. I hope these few short hints may prevail with some to fall in with this counsel, that so they may the better Preach the Lord Jesus to the people.