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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
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Rom. 15. 1. We then that are strong (saith the Apostle) ought to bear with the infirmities of the weak, and not to please our selves. The word that's rendered to bear (Bastazein) signifies to bear, as Pillars do bear the weight and burden of the house: To bear, as Porters do bear their burdens; or as the bones do bear the flesh; or rather as Parents bear their Babes in their arms.
Rom. 15. 1. We then that are strong (saith the Apostle) ought to bear with the infirmities of the weak, and not to please our selves. The word that's rendred to bear (Bastazein) signifies to bear, as Pillars doe bear the weight and burden of the house: To bear, as Porters doe bear their burdens; or as the bones doe bear the flesh; or rather as Parents bear their Babes in their armes.
Bear the infirmities: Mark, he doth not say the Enormities, but the infirmities,; he doth not say the wickedness, but the weakness. The strong ought to bear with the infirmities of the weak. The Lord bears with the weakness of his Children. Peter is weak, and sinful through weakness, he will not let the Lord Jesus wash his feet, John 13. but the Lord Jesus knowing that this was from weakness, and not from wickedness, he passes it over, and notwithstanding his unkind refusal, he washes his feet. Thomas is very weak, I 1will not believe (says he) except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side. Now ⟨p. 125⟩this Christ bears with much tenderness, and sweetness; as you may see in vers. 27. Then said he to Thomas, reach hither thy fingers, and behold my hands, and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side, and be not faithless, but believing. The Lord Jesus doth as it were open his wounds afresh; he overlooks his weakness. Well, saith he, seeing it is so, that thou wilt not believe, I will rather bleed afresh, then thou shalt dye in thy unbelief. So the three Disciples that Christ had singled out to watch with him one hour,