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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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To take heed of making weak Saints halt and go lame §6 Duty.in a way of holiness, or of keeping them off from the ways of God, or of turning them out of the ways of God.
To take heed of making weake Saints halt and goe lame §6 Duty.in a way of holinesse, or of keeping them off from the ways of God, or of turning them out of the wayes of God.
That's the meaning of that Scripture (as I conceive) Luke 17. 2. And of that, Mat. 18. 10 Take heed that ye offend not one of these little ones, for their Angels do always behold the face of my father. You are apt to slight them because they are weak in grace and holiness, and so you are apt to cause them to halt, but take heed of this; they have glorious glistering Courtiers that do attend them; therefore take heed ⟨p. 131⟩that you don't offend them, for their Angels as so many Champions, stand ready to right them, and fight for them. A man were better offend and anger all the Devils in hell, and all the Witches in the world, then to anger and offend the least of Christs little ones. If Cain do but lower upon Abel, 1God will arraign him for it, Why is thy countenance cast down? If Miriam do but mutter against Moses, God 2will spit in her face for it. That is a very dreadful word, Mat. 18. 6. Take heed how you offend one of these little ones, (you make nothing of it, but saith Christ, take heed) for it were better that a Mill-stone (A huge Mill-stone, as the Greek word signifies, such a one as an Ass can but turn about: This kind of punishment the greatest Malefactors among the Jews were put to in those days, saith Jerome) and he cast into the middle of the sea; so it is word for word in the Greek, the middle being deepest, and furthest off from the shore; rendering his estate most miserable and irrecoverable.