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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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Sermon › That the Office of a Minister, or Preacher, is honourable.
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.
That the Office of a Minister, or Preacher, §Observationis honourable.
For the understanding of this Point, Premise with me, two things.
First, That by a Minister, I understand one that is qualified according to Gospel Rules, and that is internally called by God, and externally called by the people of God, to the Ministerial Office.
First, That by a Minister, I understand one that is qualified according to Gospel Rules, and that is internally called by God, and externally called by the people of God, to the Ministeriall Office.
The second thing that I would have you Premise with me ⟨p. 315⟩for the understanding of the Point, is this, That the common Appellation of those that are set apart for the Preaching of the Gospel, in the New Testament, is (DIAKONOI.) Ministers. So in