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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Thirdly, The Gifts that Christ gives, are Soul-satisfying Gifts: They are such as are suitable to the soul, and therefore they satisfy the soul. Things satisfy as they suite; there is a Good, and there is a suitable Good, now 'tis only the suitable Good that satisfies the soul of man. A Pardon is most suitable to a condemned man, and therefore it best satisfies him. Health is most suitable to the sick, and therefore it satisfies when 'tis attained, &c. As bread satisfies the hungry soul, and drink the thirsty soul, and clothing the naked soul: So does the Precious Gifts that Christ bestows upon the soul, satisfy the soul: The light, the love, the 1joy, the peace, the fellowship, &c. that Christ gives, does abundantly satisfy the soul. Oh! but Gifts that this world gives, can never satisfy the soul. Eccl. 5. 10. He that loveth silver, shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth 2abundance, with increase. A man may as soon fill a Chest with Grace, or a quart-pot with virtue, as a heart with wealth. If Alexander Conquer one World, he will wish for another to Conquer.
Thirdly, The Gifts that Christ gives, are Soule-satisfying Gifts: They are such as are sutable to the soule, and therefore they satisfie the soule. Things satisfie as they suite; there is a Good, and there is a sutable Good, now 'tis onely the sutable Good that satisfies the soule of man. A Pardon is most sutable to a condemned man, and therefore it best satisfies him. Health is most sutable to the sick, and therefore it satisfies when 'tis attain'd, &c. As bread satisfies the hungry soule, and drink the thirsty soule, and cloathing the naked soule: So does the Precious Gifts that Christ bestowes upon the soule, satisfie the soule: The light, the love, the 1joy, the peace, the fellowship, &c. that Christ gives, does abundantly satisfie the soule. Oh! but Gifts that this world gives, can never satisfie the soule. Eccl. 5. 10. He that loveth silver, shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth 2