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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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Again, Suppose that the power and prevalency of sin hinders the souls sweet communion with God, so that the 1soul cannot sport it self, and joy and delight it self in God, as in the days of old; it cannot see God smiling, stroking, and speaking kindly, as in former days. Now there's nothing in all the world that can ease the soul of this burden of sin, below the exercise of grace. Oh saith such a poor soul, I pray, Sir, and yet I sin; I resolve against sin, and yet I sin; I combat against sin, and yet I am carried Captive by sin; I have left no outward means unattempted, and yet after all, my sins are too hard for me; after all my sweating, striving and weeping, I am carried down the stream: There's nothing now but the actings of faith upon a crucified Christ, that will take off this burden from the soul of man: Now you must make use of your graces, to draw virtue from Christ; now faith must touch the hem of Christs garment, or thou wilt never be healed. 'Tis just with a soul in this case, as it was with the poor widow, Luke 8. 43. to 49. that had a bloody issue, she leaves no means unattempted, whereby she might be cured; she runs from one Physician to another, till she had spent all that she was worth, till she had brought a noble to nine-pence; and now says she, If I could but touch the hem of his Garment, I should be whole. Hereupon she crowds through the crowd to come to Christ, and being got behind him, she touches the hem of his garment, and immediately she was made whole. The cure being thus wrought, Christ uncrowns himself, to crown her faith. And he said unto her, daughter be of good comfort, thy faith hath made thee whole, go in peace. He doth not say, woman thy trembling hath made thee whole; or woman thy sweating and struggling in a crowd to come to me, hath made thee whole; or woman thy falling down and abasing thy self, (though she did all this) but, woman thy faith hath made thee whole. Ah Christians, 'tis not your trembling, or your falling down, or your sweating in this and that service, that will stop the bloody issue of your sins, but believing in Christ. 'Tis sad to consider how few Professors in these days, have attained the right way of mortifying of sin; they usually go out against ⟨p. 174⟩their sins, in the strength of their own purposes, prayers, and resolutions, &c.