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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.
Weak Christians are usually carried much out after the poor low things of this world.
Weak Christians are usually carried much out after the poore low things of this world.
They are much in carking and caring for them, and in pursuing and hunting greedily after them. That's a clear Text for this, Mat. 6. 24. to the end. Christ labours by several weighty Arguments to fence and fortify his Disciples against those dissident, doubtful, carking cares, that divide, distract, distemper, torture, and tear the heart in a thousand pieces. And yet neither these Arguments, nor yet the presence of him who was the great Land-lord of Heaven and Earth (and whose love and bowels were still yearning towards them, and whose special eye of providence was still over them) could rid their heads and hearts of these worldly cares (that do but vex and perplex the souls of men.) And 'tis very observable, that after this smart Lecture that Christ had read them, they did strive three several times, who should be greatest and highest in worldly Enjoyments. Their hearts should have been only in Heaven, and yet they strive for Earth, as if there were no Heaven, or as if Earth were better then Heaven. All which do's clearly evidence, that their Graces were very ⟨p. 60⟩weak, and their corruptions very strong. Men that have little of the upper springs within, are carried out much after the springs below. Baruch was good, but weak in Grace, he had but some sips and tastes of the glory of that other world, and 1that made him (when God was a pulling down all worldly glory) to seek for Earth, as if there were no Heaven. Certainly there is but little of Christ and Grace within, where the heart is so strongly carried out after these things without. Where there is such strong love, and workings of heart after these poor things, it speaks out souls enjoyment of God, to be but poor and low.