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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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Weak Saints are as much united to Christ, as much justified by Christ, as much reconciled by Christ, and as much pardoned by Christ, as the strongest Saints. 'Tis true, weak Christians cannot make so much improvement and advantage of their interest in Christ, as strong Saints can; they have not that power, that wisdom, that spiritual skill to make that advantage of their interest and propriety in Christ, as strong Saints have: Yet have they as much interest and propriety in the Lord Jesus, and all the fundamental good that comes by him, as the strongest Saint that breaths. The sucking Child hath as much interest and propriety in the father, and in what ⟨p. 76⟩is the fathers, as the Child that's grown up to age: Though the young Child ha's not that skill, nor that power, nor wisdom, to improve that interest to his advantage, as he that's grown up in years hath. It's just so here, A soul weak in grace, hath as much interest in the Lord, as the strongest Saint hath; though he hath not that skill to improve that interest. And is not this a singular comfort and support? Verily were there no more to bear up a poor weak Saint from fainting under all his sins, and sorrows, and sufferings, yet this alone might do it, &c.
Weak Saints are as much united to Christ, as much justified by Christ, as much reconciled by Christ, and as much pardoned by Christ, as the strongest Saints. 'Tis true, weak Christians cannot make so much improvement and advantage of their interest in Christ, as strong Saints can; they have not that power, that wisedome, that spirituall skill to make that advantage of their interest and propriety in Christ, as strong Saints have: Yet have they as much interest and propriety in the Lord Jesus, and all the fundamentall good that comes by him, as the strongest Saint that breaths. The sucking Child hath as much interest and propriety in the father, and in what ⟨p. 76⟩is the fathers, as the Child that's growne up to age: Though the young Child ha's not that skill, nor that power, nor wisedome, to improve that interest to his advantage, as he that's growne up in years hath. It's just so here, A soule weak in grace, hath as much interest in the Lord, as the strongest Saint hath; though he hath not that skill to improve that interest. And is not this a singular comfort and support? Verily were there no more to bear up a poor weak Saint from fainting under all his sins, and sorrowes, and sufferings, yet this alone might doe it, &c.