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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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Eleventhly, We must improve our Graces, because decays in Grace are very great losses to us. By decaying in grace, we ⟨p. 182⟩come to loose our strength, our best strength, our spiritual 1strength, our strength to do for God, our strength to wait on God, and walk with God, our strength to bare for God, our strength to suffer for God; by decaying in Grace we come to loose that Joy that's unspeakable and full of Glory, and that comfort and peace that passes understanding, and to loose the sense of that favour that's better then life. Now our faith will be turned into fear, our dancing into mourning, our rejoicing into sighing, and when, O Christian, thou beginnest to fall, and to decay, who knows how far thou mayst fall? how much thy graces may be impaired? and how long it may be before thy Sun rise when once 'tis set? therefore you had need to exercise and improve your Graces.
Eleventhly, We must improve our Graces, because decayes in Grace are very great losses to us. By decaying in grace, wee ⟨p. 182⟩come to loose our strength, our best strength, our spirituall 1strength, our strength to doe for God, our strength to waite on God, and walke with God, our strength to bare for God, our strength to suffer for God; by decaying in Grace we come to loose that Joy that's unspeakeable and full of Glory, and that comfort and peace that passes understanding, and to loose the sence of that favour that's better then life. Now our faith will be turned into feare, our dansing into mourning, our rejoycing into sighing, and when, O Christian, thou beginnest to fall, and to decay, who knowes how farre thou mayst fall? how much thy graces may be impaired? and how long it may be before thy Sunne rise when once 'tis sett? therefore you had need to exercise and improve your Graces.
- 1Spiritual losses are hardly recovered, a man may easily run dow•e the hill, but he cannot so easily get up. Philosophers say, that the way from the habit to the privation, is easier then the way from the privation to the habit. As a man may soon put an instrument out of tue, but not so soon put in again.