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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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Lord, at whose door doest thou stand knocking? Is it at the rich mans door? Or at the righteous mans door? Or at the humbled mans door? Or at the weary and heavy laden mans door? Or at the mourners door? Or at the qualified or prepared mans door? No, says Christ, 'tis at none of these doors. At whose then, O blessed Lord? At the Luke-warm Laodiceans door. At their door that are neither hot, nor cold, that are wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked. These, says Christ, are the worst of the worst; and yet if any of these wretches, these Monsters of mankind, will open the door, I will come in, and will sup with them, and they with me, &c.
Lord, at whose doore doest thou stand knocking? Is it at the rich mans doore? Or at the righteous mans doore? Or at the humbled mans doore? Or at the weary and heavy laden mans doore? Or at the mourners doore? Or at the qualified or prepared mans doore? No, sayes Christ, 'tis at none of these doores. At whose then, O blessed Lord? At the Luke-warm Laodiceans doore. At their doore that are neither hot, nor cold, that are wretched, and miserable, and poore, and blind, and naked. These, sayes Christ, are the worst of the worst; and yet if any of these wretches, these Monsters of mankind, will open the doore, I will come in, and will sup with them, and they with me, &c.
I have read a remarkable story of a great Rebel, that had 1raised a mighty party against a Roman Emperor: The Emperor upon this being much provoked and stirred in spirit, made a Proclamation, That whosoever brought in the Rebel dead or alive, should have a great sum of money. The Rebel hearing of this, comes and presents himself unto the Emperor, and demanded of him the sum of money. Whereupon the Emperor reasons thus, If I should now cut him off, the world would say, I did it to save my money; and so he pardoned him, and gave him the great sum of money, notwithstanding all his former Rebellion.
I have read a remarkeable story of a great Rebell, that had