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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.
Pauls eye was upon his grace, Rom. 7. 22. 25. I delight in the Law of God, after the inward man. And with my mind I serve the Law of God. And yet at that very same time, his heart was set upon Christ, and taken up with Christ, vers. 25. I thank God, through our Lord Jesus Christ. So in Col. 2. 2, 3. you have one eye sixth upon grace, and at the same time the heart sixth upon Christ. That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the father, and of Christ; in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. His eye is upon grace, his heart is upon Christ. So in Phil. 3. 8. the Apostle hath his eye upon the excellent knowledge of Christ, but vers. 9. his heart is set upon the righteousness of Christ. That I might be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, ⟨p. 111⟩which is of the Law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith. Here you have his eye upon grace, and his heart upon Christ, in the very presence of his grace. This is your glory, Christians, in the presence and sight of all your graces, to see the free grace of Christ and his infinite, spotless, matchless, and glorious righteousness, to be your surest, sweetest, highest, and choicest comfort, and refuge.
Pauls eye was upon his grace, Rom. 7. 22. 25. I delight in the Law of God, after the inward man. And with my mind I serve the Law of God. And yet at that very same time, his heart was set upon Christ, and taken up with Christ, vers. 25. I thanke God, through our Lord Jesus Christ. So in Col. 2. 2, 3. you have one eye fixt upon grace, and at the same time the heart fixt upon Christ. That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the father, and of Christ; in whom are hid all the treasures of wisedome and knowledge. His eye is upon grace, his heart is upon Christ. So in