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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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It was long since determined in the Schools, That penitents had more reason to be thankful, then innocents. Sin giving an advantage to mercy to be doubly free in giving, and in pardoning: And so the greater obligation is left upon us to thankfulness.
It was long since determined in the Schools, That penitents had more reason to be thankefull, then innocents. Sin giving an advantage to mercy to be doubly free in giving, and in pardoning: And so the greater obligation is left upon us to thankfullnesse.
Luther hath a very famous story, in his writing upon the fourth Commandment, in the time of the Council of Constance; he tells you Of two Cardinals, that as they were riding to the Council, they saw a Shepherd in the field weeping, one of them being affected with his weeping, rode to him to comfort him; and coming near to him, he desired to know the reason of his weeping; the Shepherd was unwilling to tell him at first, but at last he told him, saying, I looking upon this Toad considered that I never praised God as I ought, for making me such an excellent Creature as a man comely and reasonable. I have not blessed him that he made me not such a deformed Toad as this. The Cardinal hearing this, and considering that ⟨p. 159⟩God had done far greater things for him, then for this poor Shepherd, he fell down dead from his Mule; his servants lifting him up, and bringing him to the City, he came to life again, and then cried out, Oh Saint Augustine! how truly didst thou say, The unlearned rise and take heaven by force, and we with all our learning wallow in flesh and blood. The application is easy.
Luther hath a very famous story, in his writing upon the fourth Commandement, in the time of the Councel of Constance; he tells you Of two Cardinalls, that as they were riding to the Councel, they saw a Shepheard in the field weeping, one of them being affected with his weeping, rode to him to comfort him; and coming near to him, he desired to know the reason of his weeping; the Shepheard was unwilling to tell him at first, but at last he told him, saying, I looking upon this Toad considered that I never praised God as I ought, for making me such an excellent Creature as a man comely and reasonable. I have not blessed him that he made me not such a deformed Toad as this. The Cardinall hearing this, and considering that