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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.
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A man should never look upon his grace, but he should look upon it as a flower of Paradise, as a gift that God hath cast into his bosom, from heaven. 1. Cor. 4. 7. Who maketh thee to differ from another? And what hast thou that thou hast not received? &c. Thou talkest of light, of love, of fear, of faith, &c. but what are all these, but Pearls of glory that are freely given thee by the hand of grace? Every good 1and perfect gift comes down from above. The greatest excellencies in us do as much depend upon God, as the light doth upon the Sun. When thou lookest upon thy wisdom, thou must say, Here's wisdom, I, but 'tis from above. Here is some weak love working towards Christ, but 'tis from above Here's joy, and comfort, and peace, but these are all the flowers ⟨p. 110⟩of Paradise, they never grew in natures Garden. When a soul looks thus upon all those costly Diamonds with which his heart is decked, he keeps low, though his graces are high. Where this rule is neglected, the soul will be endangered, of being swelled and puffed.
A man should never look upon his grace, but he should look upon it as a flower of Paradise, as a gift that God hath cast into his bosome, from heaven. 1. Cor. 4. 7. Who maketh thee to differ from another? And what hast thou that thou hast not received? &c. Thou talkest of light, of love, of fear, of faith, &c. but what are all these, but Pearles of glory that are freely given thee by the hand of grace? Every good 1and perfect gift comes downe from above. The greatest excellencies in us doe as much depend upon God, as the light doth upon the Sun. When thou lookest upon thy wisedome, thou must say, Here's wisedome, I, but 'tis from above. Here is some weak love working towards Christ, but 'tis from above Here's joy, and comfort, and peace, but these are all the flowers ⟨p. 110⟩of Paradise, they never grew in natures Garden. When a soule looks thus upon all those costly Diamonds with which his heart is deckt, he keeps low, though his graces are high. Where this rule is neglected, the soule will be endangered, of being swell'd and pufft.