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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.
Secondly, Sin is dead or slain civilly, as well as judicially. 'Tis civilly dead, because the power of it is much abated; and 1its Dominion and Tyranny over-poured; as when a King or a Tyrant is whipped and stripped of all power to domineer, reign, 2and play the Tyrant, is civilly dead, even whiles he lives: So is sin in this sense dead, even while it lives. That Text is suitable to our purpose, Hos. 13. 1. When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he dyed.
Secondly, Sin is dead or slaine civilly, as well as judicially. 'Tis civilly dead, because the power of it is much abated; and 1its Dominion and Tyranny over-powred; as when a King or a Tyrant is whipt and stript of all power to domineere, reigne, 2and play the Tyrant, is civilly dead, even whiles he lives: So is sin in this sense dead, even while it lives. That Text is sutable to our purpose, Hos. 13. 1. When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himselfe in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he dyed.
- 1Rom. 6. 14.
- 2'Tis with sin in the Saints, as 'twas with those Beasts, Dan. 7. 12. who had their Dominions taken away, though their lives were prolonged for a season, and a time.