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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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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.
'Tis a sad thing when they shall borrow Spectacles to behold their weak brethren's weaknesses, and refuse Looking glasses wherein they may see their weak brethren's graces. Saints that are strong, ought to look more upon the virtues of weak Saints, then upon their miscarriages. When Christ saw but a little moral good in the young man, the Text saith, that he looked upon him, and loved him: And shall not ⟨p. 128⟩1we look upon a weak Saint, and love him, when we see the love of God, and the Image of God upon him? Shall moral 2virtue take the eye, and draw the love of Christ? And shall not supernatural grace in a weak Christian take our eyes, and draw our hearts? Shall we eye a little gold in much earth? And shall we not eye a little grace where there is much corruption.
'Tis a sad thing when they shall borrow Spectacles to behold their weak brethrens weaknesses, and refuse Lookingglasses wherein they may see their weak brethrens graces. Saints that are strong, ought to look more upon the virtues of weak Saints, then upon their miscarriages. When Christ saw but a little morall good in the young man, the Text saith, that he lookt upon him, and loved him: And shall not ⟨p. 128⟩1we look upon a weak Saint, and love him, when we see the love of God, and the Image of God upon him? Shall morall 2virtue take the eye, and draw the love of Christ? And shall not supernaturall grace in a weak Christian take our eyes, and draw our hearts? Shall we eye a little gold in much earth? And shall we not eye a little grace where there is much corruption.
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