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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.
Sermon › The Reasons why God gives his b•st Gifts to his Dearest ones.
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, He doth it upon this account, That he may the more endear the hearts of his people to him.
Thirdly, He doth it upon this account, That he may the more indeere the hearts of his people to him.
The greatest design of Christ in this world, is mightily to endear the hearts of his people; and indeed it was that which was in his eye, and upon his heart from all eternity. It was this design that caused him to lay down his Crown, and to take up our Cross; to put off his Robes, and to put on our Rags; to be condemned, that we might be justified; to undergo the wrath of the Almighty, that we might for ever be in the arms of his mercy. He gives his Spirit, his Grace, yea, and his very self and all, to endear the hearts of his people to himself. When Isaac would endear the heart of Rebeckah, then the Bracelets, the Jewels, and the Earrings are cast into her bosom: So the Lord Jesus casts his ⟨p. 153⟩1heavenly Bracelets, Jewels, and Ear-rings, into the bosoms, into the laps of his people, out of a design to endear himself unto them. Prov. 17. 8. A Gift is a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it, whither soever it turneth, it prospereth. In the Hebrew 'tis thus, A Gift is as a stone of grace: 2That is, it makes a man very acceptable and gracious, in the eyes of others. A Gift is like that precious stone Pantarbe, that hath a marvellous conciliating property in it: Or like the wonder-working Load-stone, that as some Writers observe, hath among other Properties this, That it makes those that have it, well-spoken men, and well accepted of Princes. Certainly the Gifts that Jesus Christ gives to his, do render him very acceptable and precious in their eyes. Christ to them is the Crown of Crowns; the Heaven of Heaven; the Glory of Glories; he is the most sparkling Diamond in the Ring of Glory,