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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.
Basil wept when he saw the Rose, because it brought to ⟨p. 46⟩to his mind the first sin from whence it had the prickles, which it had not while man continued in Innocency, as he thought. Oh when he saw the prickles, his soul wept: So when we see, hear, or read, of the blood, misery, wars, and ruins that sin ha's brought upon us, let us weep, and lye humble before the Lord.
Bazill wept when he saw the Rose, because it brought to ⟨p. 46⟩to his mind the first sin from whence it had the prickles, which it had not while man continued in Innocency, as he thought. Oh when he saw the prickles, his soule wept: So when we see, heare, or read, of the blood, misery, warres, and ruines that sin ha's brought upon us, ler us weep, and lye humble before the Lord.
Secondly, Mediate much on this, That many wicked men 1take more pains to damn their souls, and go to Hell, then thou doest to save thy soul, and to get to Heaven.
Secondly, Mediate much on this, That many wicked men 1take more paines to damne their soules, and goe to Hell, then thou doest to save thy soule, and to get to Heaven.