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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.
If ever you would keep humble, no knowledge humbles ⟨p. 47⟩and abases, like that which is inward and experimental. We live in days wherein there is abundance of notional light; many Professors know much of God notionally, but know nothing of God experimentally: They know God in the History, but know nothing of God in the Mystery. They know 1much of God in the letter, but little or nothing of God in the spirit; and therefore 'tis that they are so proud and high in their own conceits, when as he that experimentally knows the Lord, is a Worm, and no man in his own eyes. As the Sun is necessary to the world, the eye to the body, the Pilate to the Ship, the General to the Army: So is experimental knowledge to the humbling of the soul. Who more experimental in their knowledge, then David, Job, Isaiah, and Paul? And who more humble then these Worthies?
If ever you would keep humble, no knowledge humbles ⟨p. 47⟩and abases, like that which is inward and experimentall. We live in dayes wherein there is abundance of notionall light; many Professors know much of God notionally, but know nothing of God experimentally: They know God in the History, but know nothing of God in the Mystery. They know