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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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He gave glory to God. But how did he give glory to God? was it a dead habit of faith that set the Crown of honour upon the head of God? no, it was the lively actings of his faith upon the promise and the promiser, that gave glory to God. All the honour and glory that God hath from believers in this life, is from the actings of their grace. 'Twas Abraham's acting of faith that was his high honouring of God. Christians, I would entreat this favour of you, that you would be often in the meditation of this truth, viz. That all the honour that God hath from believers in this life, is from the actings and the exercise of their Graces. When thou goest to prayer, then think thus with thy self, is it so, that all the honour that God 1shall have from my soul in prayer, will be from the actings of grace in prayer? oh then what cause have I to stir up my self to lay hold on God, and to blow up all those sparks of grace that be in me; As a body without a soul, much wood without fire, a bullet in a Gun without powder, so are words in prayer without the Spirit, without the exercise of the graces of the Spirit. Jonah acted his faith when he was in the belly ⟨p. 181⟩of hell, and Daniel acted faith when he was in the Lyons den, 2and the Thief acted faith when he was on the Cross, and Jeremiah acted faith when he was in the Dungeon, and Job 3acted faith when he was on the dunghill, and David acted faith when he was in his greatest distress, and so did Moses in Exod. 14. And you know the issue of all was, much glory to God, and much good to them; his heart will never be long a stranger to joy and peace, who is much in the exercise and actings of grace.
He gave glory to God. But how did he give glory to God? was it a dead habit of faith that set the Crowne of honour upon the head of God? no, it was the lively actings of his faith upon the promise and the promiser, that gave glory to God. All the honour and glory that God hath from beleevers in this life, is from the actings of their grace. 'Twas Abrahams acting of faith that was his high honouring of God. Christians, I would intreat this favour of you, that you would be often in the meditation of this truth, viz. That all the honour that God hath from beleevers in this life, is from the actings and the exercise of their Graces. When thou goest to prayer, then thinke thus with thy selfe, is it so, that all the honour that God