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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.
In the Old Testament, the Jews being Babes and Infants in grace and holiness, had a world of Temporal Promises, and very few Spiritual Promises: But now in the days of the Gospel, the Lord is pleased to double and treble his spirit upon his people, and now you meet with very few temporal Promises in the Gospel, but the Gospel is filled with spiritual Promises; the Gospel drops nothing but marrow and fatness, love and sweetness; and therefore God looks in these days that men should grow up to a greater height of holiness, heavenliness, and spiritualness, then what they attained to in those dark days, wherein the Sun shined but dimly. Men rich and strong in Grace, look upon the world with a holy scorn, and disdain, as Themistocles, when he saw in the dark a thing like a Pearl, he scorned to stoop for it himself, saying to another, Stoop thee, for thou art not Themistocles. Abraham, a man strong in Grace, looked with a holy scorn, and with an eye of disdain upon these poor things. When Melchizedek from God had made him Heir of all things, he refused the Riches that the King of Sodom offered 1him, because God was his Shield, and his exceeding great Reward. The greatest bargain that a soul rich in Grace will make with God for himself, is this, Give me but bread to eat, and clothes to wear, and thou shalt be my God; so it was with that brave soul, Gen. 28. 21. he desires but Food and Raiment. Mark, he asks food, not junkets; Raiment, not Ornaments. A little will serve a man that is strong in grace; much will not serve a man that is weak in grace; nothing will ⟨p. 61⟩serve a man that is void of grace. Souls weak in grace, have their hearts much working after these poor low things, as you may see, Mat. 18. 1. Who shall be greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven? The Question is stated by the Disciples, that one would have thought should have had their hearts and thoughts in Heaven; but they dreamed of an earthly Kingdom, where honours and Offices should be distributed, as in the days of David, and Solomon. And 'tis observable in Mark 9. 33, 34. they are at it again, And he came to Capernaum, and being in the house, he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among your selves by the way? But they