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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.
Christ by his own example labours to provoke his Disciples to keep humble, and to walk lowly, in John 13. 4, 5, 12, 13, 14, 15 verses compared: He rises and washes his Disciples feet, &c. and mark what he aims at in that carriage of his, vers. 12, 13, 14. Know ye what I have done unto you (saith he) Ye call me Master, and Lord, and ye say well, for so I am; if I then your Lord and Master, have washed your feet, ye also ought to wash one another's feet; for I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you. I have given you an example, saith Christ, and I would have you to imitate my example. Example is the most powerful Rhetoric; the highest and noblest example should be very quickening, and provoking. Oh here you have the greatest, the noblest example of humility, that was ever read or heard of: Upon consideration of this great and eminent example of Christs humility, Guericus, a good man, cried out, Thou hast overcome me, O Lord, thou hast overcome my pride, this example of thine hath mastered me. Oh that we could say with this good man, Thou hast overcome, O Lord, thou hast overcome our proud hearts, by this example thou hast over-mastered our lofty spirits.
Christ by his owne example labours to provoke his Disciples to keep humble, and to walk lowly, in John 13. 4, 5, 12, 13, 14, 15 verses compared: He rifes and washes his Disciples feet, &c. and mark what he aimes at in that carriage of his, vers. 12, 13, 14. Know ye what I have done unto you (saith he) Yee call me Master, and Lord, and yee say well, for so I am; if I then your Lord and Master, have washed your feet, yee also ought to wash one anothers feet; for I have given you an example, that you should doe as I have done to you. I have given you an example, saith Christ, and I would have you to imitate my example. Example is the most powerfull Rhetorick; the highest and noblest example should be very quickning, and provoking. Oh here you have the greatest, the noblest example of humility, that was ever read or heard of: Upon consideration of this great and eminent example of Christs humility, Guericus, a good man, cryed out, Thou hast overcome me, O Lord, thou hast overcome my pride, this example of thine hath mastered me. Oh that we could say with this good man, Thou hast overcome, O Lord, thou hast overcome our proud hearts, by this example thou hast over-mastered our lofty spirits.