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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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It was the honour of Vespasian, That he was more ready to conceal the Vices of his friends, then their virtues. Surely there is much of God in that soul, that is upon a Gospel account more careful and skilful to conceal the vices of weak Saints, then their virtues. Many in these days do justly incur the censure which that sour Philosopher past 1upon Grammarians, That they were better acquainted with the evil of Ulysses, then with their own.
It was the honour of Vespatian, That he was more ready to conceale the Vices of his friends, then their virtues. Surely there is much of God in that soule, that is upon a Gospel account more carefull and skillfull to conceale the vices of weak Saints, then their virtues. Many in these dayes doe justly incur the censure which that sowre Philosopher past 1upon Gramarians, That they were beteer acquainted with the evill of Ulysses, then with their owne.
- 1Diogenes apud laertium. l. 6.
Fourthly,
It is the duty of strong Saints, in things indifferent to §4 Duty.deny themselves to please the weak.
It is the duty of strong Saints, in things indifferent to §4 Duty.