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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.
Sixthly,
The zeal of weak Christians, usually out-strips their wisdom and knowledge.
The zeale of weake Christians, usually out-strips their wisedome and knowledge.
Weak Christians are very Zealous, but not according to knowledge, Rom. 10. 2. For I bear them record, that they 1have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. They are very peevish, and pettish, and censorious; but they want wisdom and knowledge to manage their zeal, to Gods glory, and their brethren's good. Such zeal had those two Rabbins that set upon Charles the Fifth, to persuade him to 2turn Jew, as judging their Religion to be the only Religion in the world, and for which they were put to a cruel death, in the year 1530. A great zeal they had to the winning over of him to Judaism, but this zeal was their ruin. Zeal without knowledge, is as wild-fire in a fools hand; 'tis like the Devil in the Demoniac, that sometimes cast him into the fire, and sometimes into the water. So the Disciples of Christ 3were weak in their light, and furious in their zeal, Luke 9. 54. Let fire come down from Heaven, and consume them, say they: But mark what Christ saith, vers. 55. Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. That is, you know not what spirit acts you; you think that you are acted by such a spirit as Elijah of old was acted by, but you err, saith Christ, You have a zeal, but not according to knowledge; therefore 'tis a human affection, and not a Divine motion. Zeal is like fire, in the Chimney, 'tis one of the best servants, but out of the Chimney, 'tis one of the worst Masters. Zeal kept by knowledge and wisdom, in its proper place, is a choice servant to Christ, and Saints: But zeal not bounded by wisdom and knowledge, is the high-way to undo all, and to make a hell for many at once.