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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.
Mr. Fox, that wrote the Book of Martyrs, would be sure to do him a kindness, that had done him an injury: So that it used to be a Proverb, If a man would have Mr. Fox do him a kindness, let him do him an injury. An humble soul, is often in looking over the wrongs and injuries that he ha's done to God, and the sweet and tender carriage of God towards him, notwithstanding those wrongs and injuries; and this wins him, and works him to be more willing and ready to bear ⟨p. 23⟩wrongs, and forgive wrongs, then to revenge any offered wrongs.
Mr. Fox, that wrote the Book of Martyrs, would be sure to doe him a kindnesse, that had done him an injury: So that it used to be a Proverb, If a man would have Mr. Fox doe him a kindnesse, let him doe him an injury. An humble soule, is often in looking over the wrongs and injuries that he ha's done to God, and the sweet and tender carraiage of God towards him, notwithstanding those wrongs and injuries; and this wins him, and works him to be more willing and ready to beare ⟨p. 23⟩wrongs, and forgive wrongs, then to revenge any offered wrongs.
The sixteenth Property of an humble soul is this, An humble soul, though he be of never so rare abilities; yet he will not 1disdain to be taught what he knows not, by the meanest persons. A Child shall lead the humble soul in the way that is good, he cares not how mean and contemptible the person is, if a guide, or an instructor to him.
The sixteenth Property of an humble soule is this, An humble soule, though he be of never so rare abilities; yet he will not 1disdaine to be taught what he knowes not, by the meanest persons. A Child shall lead the humble soule in the way that is good, he cares not how mean and contemptible the person is, if a guide, or an instructer to him.