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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.
THE Unsearchable Riches OF CHRIST.THE Ʋnsearchable Riches OF CHRIST.
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.
Plutarch reports, that 'twas wont to be the way of the Molossians, when they would seek the favour of their Prince, they took up the Kings Son in their arms, and so went and kneeled before the King, and by this means overcame him. So do humble souls, make a conquest upon God, with Christ in 1their arms; the father will not give that soul the repulse, that brings Christ in his arms. The humble soul knows, that God out of Christ is incommunicable, that God out of Christ is incomprehensible, that God out of Christ is very terrible, and that God out of Christ is unaccessible; and therefore he still brings Christ with him, and presents all his requests in his name, and so prevails, &c. O but proud souls deal with God upon the credit of their own worthiness, righteousness, services, prayers, tears, fastings, &c. as the proud Pharisees, and those wrangling Hypocrites in Isa. 58. 1, 2, 3.
Plutarch reports, that 'twas wont to be the way of the Molossians, when they would seek the favour of their Prince, they took up the Kings Son in their armes, and so went and kneeled before the King, and by this means overcame him. So doe humble soules, make a conquest upon God, with Christ in 1their armes; the father will not give that soule the repulse, that brings Christ in his armes. The humble soule knows, that God out of Christ is incommunicable, that God out of Christ is incomprehensible, that God out of Christ is very terrible, and that God out of Christ is unaccessible; and therefore he still brings Christ with him, and presents all his requests in his name, and so prevailes, &c. O but proud soules deal with God upon the credit of their owne worthinesse, righteousnesse, services, prayers, teares, fastings, &c. as the proud Pharisees, and those wrangling Hypocrites in Isa. 58. 1, 2, 3.
- 1The name of a Saviour, saith Bernard, is honey in the mouth, & music in the ear, & a Jubilee in the heart. The boy that was a Monitor, cried aloud to him that rode in Triumph, Memento te esse hominem, Remember thy self to be a man