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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 Reasons why God gives his b•st Gifts to his Dearest ones.
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When Tamerlane had taken Bajazet, among other Questions, he asked him If ever he had given God thanks for making him so great an Emperor? He confessed immediately, That he never thought of that: To whom Tamerlane replied, 1'Tis no wonder so ungrateful a man should be made a spectacle of misery. Oh! what do they then deserve, that are unthankful for spiritual favours? Tell me, O Christians! are not the Gifts that Christ ha's conferred upon you, peculiar Gifts? And will you not be thankful for them? Were they 2but common Gifts, you ought to be thankful for them, how much more then for peculiar Gifts, for right-handed favours? Tell me, are not the Gifts that Christ ha's given thee, rare Gifts? What hadst thou been if Christ had not made a difference between thee, and others, by those glorious Gifts that he ha's conferred upon thee? Thou lookest upon some, and seest they are very ignorant; Oh! what hadst thou been, if God had not bestowed the Grace of knowledge upon thee? Thou lookest upon other persons that are unclean, profane, and filthy, why, such a wretch wouldst thou have been, if the Lord had not made a difference between thee and them, by bestowing himself, his grace, and spirit upon thee.
When Tamerlin had taken Bajazet, among other Questions, he askt him If ever he had given God thanks for making him so great an Emperour? He confest immediately, That he never thought of that: To whom Tamerlin replied, 1'Tis no wonder so ungratefull a man should be made a spectacle of misery. Oh! what doe they then deserve, that are unthankfull for spirituall favours? Tell me, O Christians! are not the Gifts that Christ ha's confer'd upon you, peculiar Gifts? And will you not be thankfull for them? Were they 2but common Gifts, you ought to be thankfull for them, how much more then for peculiar Gifts, for right-handed favours? Tell me, are not the Gifts that Christ ha's given thee, rare Gifts? What hadst thou been if Christ had not made a difference between thee, and others, by those glorious Gifts that he ha's confer'd upon thee? Thou lookest upon some, and seest they are very ignorant; Oh! what hadst thou been, if God had not bestowed the Grace of knowledge upon thee? Thou lookest upon other persons that are unclean, prophane, and filthy, why, such a wretch wouldst thou have been, if the Lord had not made a difference between thee and them, by bestowing himselfe, his grace, and spirit upon thee.