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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.
Fifthly, When you look upon your Graces, be sure that you look more at the truth of your Graces, then at the measure of your Graces.
Fifthly, When you looke upon your Graces, be sure that you looke more at the truth of your Graces, then at the measure of your Graces.
You must rather bring your Graces to the Touch-stone, to try their truth; then to the balance to weigh their measure. Many weak Christians are weighing their graces, when they should be a trying the truth of their graces, as if the quantity and measure of grace were more considerable, then the Essence and nature of grace; and this is that that keeps many weak Saints in a dark, doubting, questioning, and despairing condition; yea, this makes their lives a very hell. Weak Saints, if you will not observe this rule, this Caution, when you look upon your graces, you will go sighing and mourning to your Graves. Ah poor hearts! you should not be more cruel to your own souls, then God is. When God comes to make a judgement of your spiritual estates, he doth not bring a pair of scales to weigh your graces, but a Touchstone to try the truth of your graces; and so should you deal by your own souls: If you deal otherwise, you are more cruel to your souls, then God would have you. And if you ⟨p. 114⟩are resolved, That in this you will not imitate the Lord, then I dare prophesy, that joy and peace shall be none of your 1Guests, and he that should comfort you, will stand a far off. 'Tis good to own and acknowledge a little grace, though it be mingled with very much corruption; as that poor soul did, Mark 9. 24. And straightway the father of the Child 2cried out, and said with tears, Lord I believe, help thou mine unbelief. He had but a little little faith, and this was mixed with abundance of unbelief, and yet notwithstanding he acknowledges that little faith he had. Lord I believe, help my unbelief. His faith was so weak, that he accounts it little better then unbelief: Yet says he, Lord I believe, help my unbelief. The least measure of faith will make thee blessed here, and happy hereafter.