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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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Now a fourth reason of this point why persons are to exercise their Graces, is, Because its the best way to preserve their souls from Apostasy and back sliding from God, 2 Pet. 1. 5-11. Add to your faith virtue, and to virtue knowledge, and to knowledge temperance, and to temperance patience, and to patience Godliness, &c. For if ye do these things ye shall never fall. 1Add to your faith virtue. The Greek word that's here rendered Add, hath a great emphasis in it; 'tis taken from dancing round, link them, saith the Apostle, hand in hand, as in dancing, virgins took hands, so we must join hand to hand in these measures of Graces, lead up the dance of Graces, as in 2the Galliard every one takes his turn. So in Chap. 3. 17, 18. Ye therefore beloved, seeing ye know these things, beware lest ye also being led aside with the error of the wicked, fall from your own steadfastness. There are many turn aside, and shake hands with God and Christ, and truth, and the words of Righteousness: and therefore you had need to take heed that you fall not as others have fallen before you. But how shall we be kept from apostatizing? why, Grow in Grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 'Tis a growth in grace, 'tis the exercise of grace that will make a man stand when others fall, yea when Cedars fall, &c.
Now a fourth reason of this poynt why persons are to exercise their Graces, is, Because its the best way to preserve their soules from Apostasie and back sliding from God, 2 Pet. 1. 5-11. Adde to your faith vertue, and to vertue knowledge, and to knowledge temperance, and to temperance patience, and to patience Godlinesse, &c. For if ye doe these things ye shall never fall. 1Adde to your faith vertue. The Greeke word that's here rendered Adde, hath a great emphasis in it; 'tis taken from dansing round, linke them, saith the Apostle, hand in hand, as in dansing, virgins took hands, so we must joyne hand to hand in these measures of Graces, leade up the dance of Graces, as in 2