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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.
It was a Capital Crime in Tiberius days to carry the Image of Augustus upon a ring or coin into any sordid place, and shall not Christians be more mindful and careful, that their Graces which are Christs Image, be no ways obscured, but that they be kept always sparkling and shining? Christs glory and thy comfort, oh Christian, lies much in the sparkling of thy graces. Pearls are not to be thrust in mud walls, or hung in swines snouts, but to be hung on the breasts.
It was a Capitall Crime in Tiberius dayes to carry the Image of Augustus upon a ring or coin into any fordid place, and shall not Christians be more mindfull and carefull, that their Graces which are Christs Image, be no wayes obscured, but that they be kept alwayes sparling and shining? Christs glory and thy comfort, oh Christian, lies much in the sparkling of thy graces. Pearles are not to be thrust in mudd walls, or hung in swines snoutes, but to be hung on the breasts.
Seventhly, Gracious souls must exercise their Grace, because the more Grace is exercised and improved, with the more 1ease and delight will all religious services be performed. When grace is improved and exercised, gracious services are easily performed. As the more natural strength is exercised and improved, ⟨p. 180⟩with the more ease and pleasure are all bodily services performed; so the more grace is acted and improved, with the more ease and delight all Christian services are performed. Such souls find wages in their very work, they find not 2only for keeping, but also in keeping of his commands there is 3great reward; all the ways of the Lord are ways of pleasantness 4