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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
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THE Unsearchable Riches OF CHRIST.THE Ʋnsearchable Riches OF CHRIST.
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Seneca observed of the Philosophers, That when they grew more learned, they were less moral: So a growth in notions will bring a great decay in humility and zeal, as it's too evident in these days. Well, remember this, a drop of experimental knowledge will more humble a man, then a sea of notional knowledge.
Seneca observed of the Philosophers, That when they grew more learned, they were lesse morall: So a growth in notions will bring a great decay in humility and zeale, as it's too evident in these dayes. Well, remember this, a drop of experimentall knowledge will more humble a man, then a sea of notionall knowledge.
Ninthly, Look up to a crucified Christ for special power 1and strength, against the pride of your hearts. 'Tis sad in these knowing times to think how few there are that know the right way of bringing under the power of any sin. Most men scarce look so high as a crucified Christ, for power against their powerful sins. One soul sits down and complains, Such a 2lust haunts me, I'll pray it down. Another saith, such a sin follows me, and I'll hear it down, or watch it down, or resolve it down; and so a crucified Christ is not in all their thoughts. Not but that you are to hear, pray, watch, and resolve against your sins; but above all, you should look to the acting of Faith upon a crucified Christ. As he said of the sword of Goliath, None like to that: So I say, none like to this, for the bringing under the pride of mens hearts. The weaker the House of Saul grew, the stronger the House of David grew. The weakening of your pride, will be the increase and strengthening of your Humility; and therefore what the King of Syria said unto his fifty Captains, Fight ⟨p. 48⟩neither with small, nor great, but with the King of Israel: So say I, if you would keep humble, if you would lye low, draw forth your Artillery, place your greatest strength against the pride of your souls. (The death of Pride, will be the resurrection of Humility.) And that this may stick upon you, I shall lay down several Propositions concerning Pride; and I am so much the more willing to fall upon this work, and to make it the subject of our discourse at this time, because this horrid sin doth appear so boldly, and impudently; and that not only among profane persons, but Professors also. There are ten Propositions that I shall lay down concerning Pride.