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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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Suppose the guilt of sin be upon a mans soul, even as a heavy mountain, there's nothing but the exercise of grace now that can remove this guilt. The man prays, and yet guilt sticks upon him, he hears, and yet guilt as a mountain lies heavy upon him; he mourns, he sighs, he groans, and yet guilt sticks upon him; he runs from Ordinance, to Ordinance, 1and from ordinary services, to extraordinary, and yet guilt follows him; he runs from man to man, Sir was ever any mans case like mine? I have prayed thus long, I have heard thus long, I have mourned thus long, &c. and yet guilt lies as a mountain upon my soul. There's nothing now below the exercise of grace, that will remove this, 'tis only faith in the Promises of remission, that will remove the guilt of sin, that lies so heavy upon the soul. 'Tis only faith's application of the righteousness of Christ, that can take 2off this burden that sinks the soul, even as low as hell. Faith must make a Plaster of the blood of Christ, and apply it to the soul, or the soul will dye under its guilt. There's nothing below this can do it; faith's application of the blood of Christ, takes off the guilt, and turns the storm to a calm. Rom. 5. 1. Being justified by faith, we have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Suppose the guilt of sin be upon a mans soule, even as a heavy mountaine, there's nothing but the exercise of grace now that can remove this guilt. The man prayes, and yet guilt sticks upon him, he heares, and yet guilt as a mountaine lyes heavy upon him; he mournes, he sighes, he groanes, and yet guilt sticks upon him; he runs from Ordinance, to Ordinance, 1and from ordinary services, to extraordinary, and yet guilt followes him; he runs from man to man, Sir was ever any mans case like mine? I have prayed thus long, I have heard thus long, I have mourned thus long, &c. and yet guilt lyes as a mountaine upon my soule. There's nothing now below the exercise of grace, that will remove this, 'tis onely faith in the Promises of remission, that will remove the guilt of sin, that lyes so heavy upon the soule. 'Tis onely faith's application of the righteousnesse of Christ, that can take