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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
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 4to them, and they find that all his paths drop marrow and fatness. Ah Christians! as ever you would have the services of God to be easy and delightful to your souls, look to the exercise and Improvement of your Graces; and then your work will be a joy.
Seventhly, Gratious soules must exercise their Grace, because the more Grace is exercised and impro•ed, 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 naturall 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 soules finde wages in their very worke, they finde not 2onely for keeping, but also in keeping of his commands there is