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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.
I find the same Conflict in my soul, that Paul found in 1his soul, after he was converted near upon 14 years, after he was taken up into as clear and choice enjoyments of God, ⟨p. 104⟩as any soul that ever I read of. The Conflict that is mentioned, Rom. 7. I find in my soul, the whole frame of my soul, understanding, will, and affections, are set against sin. I find that I hate the evil that I do; and I find That the good that I would do, I do not, and the evil that I would not do, that do I. I find a Law in my Members, rebelling against the Law of my mind, and leading of me Captive to the Law of sin. And this makes me often to cry out with Paul, O wretched man that I am, who shall deliver me from this body of death? Therefore I sometime hope, that those sins that are now my burden, shall never hereafter be my bane.
I find the same Conflict in my soule, that Paul found in 1his soule, after he was converted neere upon 14 years, after he was taken up into as clear and choyce injoyments of God, ⟨p. 104⟩as any soule that ever I read of. The Conflict that is mentioned, Rom. 7. I find in my soule, the whole frame of my soule, understanding, will, and affections, are set against sin. I find that I hate the evill that I doe; and I find That the good that I would doe, I doe not, and the evill that I would not doe, that doe I. I find a Law in my Members, rebelling against the Law of my mind, and leading of me Captive to the Law of sin. And this makes me often to cry out with Paul, O wretched man that I am, who shall deliver me from this body of death? Therefore I sometime hope, that those sins that are now my burden, shall never hereafter be my bane.
- 1IX. The best Saints in this world are l•ke the Tribe of Manasseh, half on this side Jordan, in the Land of the Amorites, and half on that side, in the holyland. And tho to be kept from sin, brings most comfort to a poor soul, yet for a poor soue to oppose sin and God to pardon sin, that brings most glory to God.