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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Again, Suppose that the world, the smiling world, or the frowning world, the tempting world, or the persecuting world, 1should lye as a heavy stone or burden upon your hearts, as it doth upon the hearts of thousands in these days (witness their attempting any thing to get the favours, honours, and riches of this world: Ah how many have turned their backs upon God, and Christ, and truth, &c. to gain the world) how will you get off this burden? No way in the world, like to the exercise and actings of grace. Many men hear much, and yet remain worldly; and pray like Angels, and yet live as if there were no heaven nor hell. They will talk much of heaven, and yet those that are spiritual and wise, do smell their breath to stink strong of earth; and all the art, and parts, and gifts in the world, can never cure them of this soul-killing disease, but the exercise of grace, till faith break forth in its glorious actings. A man may hear and pray many years, and yet be as carnal, base, and worldly as ever. There is no way under Heaven to remove this stone, this burden, but the exercise of faith and love, &c. Cant. 8. 6, 7. 1 John▪ 4. 5. For whatsoever is borne of God, overcometh the world; and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith, who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
Againe, Suppose that the world, the smiling world, or the frowning world, the tempting world, or the persecuting world, 1should lye as a heavy stone or burden upon your hearts, as it doth upon the hearts of thousands in these dayes (witnesse their attempting any thing to get the favours, honours, and riches of this world: Ah how many have turn'd their backs upon God, and Christ, and truth, &c. to gaine the world) how will you get off this burden? No way in the world, like to the exercise and actings of grace. Many men heare much, and yet remaine worldly; and pray like Angels, and yet live as if there were no heaven nor hell. They will talk much of heaven, and yet those that are spirituall and wise, doe smell their breath to stink strong of earth; and all the art, and parts, and gifts in the world, can never cure them of this soule-killing disease, but the exercise of grace, till faith break forth in its glorious actings. A man may hear and pray many years, and yet be as carnall, base, and worldly as ever. There is no way under Heaven to remove this stone, this burden, but the exercise of faith and love, &c.