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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.
A Doctor cried out upon his dying Bed (Credo languida fide sed tamen fide) Much faith will yield unto us here our Heaven, and any faith (if true) will yield us heaven hereafter. So the Church in Cant. 1. 5. I am black, but comely. She had nothing to say for her beautifulness, yet she acknowledgeth her comeliness, I am black, but comely. Though she could not say she was clear, yet she could say she was comely. As she was free to confess her blackness, so she was ingenuous to acknowledge her comeliness. I am black, but comely. Ah Christians! will you deal worse with your own souls, then you deal with your Children? When you go to make a Judgement of your Child's affections, you look more to the truth of their affections, then you do to the strength of their affections; and will you be less ingenious and favourable to your own souls? If he deserves to be branded, that feasts his Child, and starves his wife, what do you deserve, that can acknowledge the least natural good that is in a Child, and yet will acknowledge none of that spiritual and heavenly good that is in your souls?
A Doctor cryed out upon his dying Bed (Credo languida fide sed tamen fide) Much faith will yeeld unto us here our Heaven, and any faith (if true) will yield us heaven hereafter. So the Church in Cant. 1. 5. I am black, but comely. She had nothing to say for her beautifullnesse, yet she acknowledgeth her comelinesse, I am black, but comely. Though she could not say she was clear, yet she could say she was comely. As she was free to confesse her blacknesse, so she was ingenuous to acknowledge her comelinesse. I am black, but comely. Ah Christians! will you deale worse with your owne soules, then you deale with your Children? When you goe to make a Judgement of your Childs affections, you look more to the truth of their affections, then you doe to the strength of their affections; and will you be lesse ingenious and favourable to your owne soules? If he deserves to be branded, that feasts his Child, and starves his wife, what doe you deserve, that can acknowledge the least naturall good that is in a Child, and yet will acknowledge none of that spirituall and heavenly good that is in your soules?