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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.
If the ravished Virgin in the time of the Law cried out, she was guiltless: So when a poor soul, ravished by the power of corruption, and strength of Satan's temptations, cries out, Lord I would not for all the world, sin against thee; I would not distrust thee; I would not be impatient under thy afflicting hand; I would not be proud, under thy merciful hand; but Lord, these Sons of Zerviah, these corruptions, 1are too hard for me; they commit a Rape upon me, they ravish me of my Jesus, and of my joy, and of my peace; Lord help me, Lord deliver me. Now these weaknesses shall not be charged upon the soul. The ravished Virgin under the Law, if she cried out, was guiltless: And certainly, God is not, nor will not be less merciful and gracious to his people under the Gospel, who are still a crying out against their sins, and Satan's assaults. Surely those sins shall never be a Christians ⟨p. 122⟩bane, that are now his greatest burden. 'Tis not falling into the water, but lying in the water, that drowns. 'Tis not falling into sin, but lying in sin, that damns. If sin and thy heart be two, Christ and thy heart are one. If thy heart be Christ-ward, thou art so happy that nothing can make thee miserable.
If the ravished Virgin in the time of the Law cryed out, she was guiltlesse: So when a poore soule, ravished by the power of corruption, and strength of Satans temptations, cryes out, Lord I would not for all the world, sin against thee; I would not distrust thee; I would not be impatient under thy afflicting hand; I would not be proud, under thy mercifull hand; but Lord, these Sons of Zerviah, these corruptions, 1are too hard for me; they commit a Rape upon me, they ravish me of my Jesus, and of my joy, and of my peace; Lord help me, Lord deliver me. Now these weaknesses shall not be charged upon the soule. The ravished Virgin under the Law, if she cryed out, was guiltlesse: And certainly, God is not, nor will not be lesse mercifull and gracious to his people under the Gospel, who are still a crying out against their sins, and Satans assaults. Surely those sins shall never be a Christians ⟨p. 122⟩