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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.
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Let him know: That is, let him take notice that an honourable and glorious work is done by him. The soul is the immediate work of God, the soul is the Image of God, the soul is capable of union and communion with God, the soul is more worth then a world, yea, then a thousand worlds. Christ prayed for souls, and wrought Miracles for souls, and wept for souls, and left his fathers bosom for souls, and bled out his heart blood for souls, and is gone to heaven, to make provision for souls, yea, he is now a making intercession for souls. All which speaks out the excellency of their Office, whose whole work is about souls.
Let him know: That is, let him take notice that an honourable and glorious work is done by him. The soule is the immediate work of God, the soule is the Image of God, the soule is capable of union and communion with God, the soule is more worth then a world, yea, then a thousand worlds. Christ prayed for soules, and wrought Miracles for soules, and wept for soules, and left his fathers bosome for soules, and bled out his heart blood for soules, and is gone to heaven, to make provision for soules, yea, he is now a making intercession for soules. All which speaks out the excellency of their Office, whose whole work is about soules.
The Jews say of Moses his soul, That it was sucked out of his mouth with a kiss. Souls are dear, and sweet to God.
The Jewes say of Moses his soule, That it was sucked out of his mouth with a kisse. Soules are deare, and sweet to God.
A third thing that speaks out this truth, is this▪ They are fellow-labourers with God. They are Co-workers with God in the salvation of sinners. And this is a mighty honour, to be a fellow-labourer with God, to be a co-worker with God,