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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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Sermon › The Difference between Christs giving, and the Worlds giving.
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Fourthly, The world gives, but they give more rarely; but Christ gives, and he gives frequently; he is every day, every hour, yea, every moment a giving of Royal favours to his people. Here is Peace for you that are in trouble, says Christ; and here is Pardon for you that groan under guilt, says Christ; and here is Comfort for you that are Mourners in Zion, says Christ, &c. His hand is ever in his purse, he is still a scattering Pearls of glory, I, the very Jewels of his Crown, among the beloved of his soul.
Fourthly, The world gives, but they give more rarely; but Christ gives, and he gives frequently; he is every day, every houre, yea, every moment a giving of Royall favours to his people. Here is Peace for you that are in trouble, sayes Christ; and here is Pardon for you that groan under guilt, sayes Christ; and here is Comfort for you that are Mourners in Zion, sayes Christ, &c. His hand is ever in his purse, he is still a scattering Pearles of glory, I, the very Jewels of his Crowne, among the beloved of his soule.
Fifthly, The world gives, but they give the worst, and keep the best: I, but Christ gives the best, he gives the best of ⟨p. 149⟩the best; he gives the best joy, the best comfort, the best 1peace, the best love, the best assistance, &c. he gives Adoption, Remission, Justification, Sanctification, Acceptation, Reconciliation, and Glorification, &c. He gives the best: As that King in Plutarch said of a Groat, It is no Kingly Gift: And of a Talent, 'Tis no base Bribe. The world gives Groats, I, but Christ gives Talents.
Fifthly, The world gives, but they give the worst, and keepe the best: I, but Christ gives the best, he gives the best of ⟨p. 149⟩the best; he gives the best joy, the best comfort, the best