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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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Then in the first place, this looks very sourly and wishly upon all lazy, idle, negligent Christians, that do not stir up §Ʋse.themselves to lay hold on God, that do not stir up the grace of the Lord in them. 'Tis sad to consider, how many Christians 1can stir up themselves to lay hold on all opportunities to make themselves great and rich in the world, and yet suffer their golden gifts and graces even to grow rusty for want of exercise. 'Tis sad to see how busy many men are, to exercise and improve a Talent of riches, who yet bind up their Talents of gifts and grace in a Napkin: By these God looses much honour and praise, and themselves loose much comfort and content, and others loose much profit and benefit, and the Gospel looses much credit and glory.
Then in the first place, this looks very sowrely and wishly upon all lazie, idle, negligent Christians, that doe not stir up §Ʋse.themselves to lay hold on God, that doe not stir up the grace of the Lord in them. 'Tis sad to consider, how many Christians 1can stir up themselves to lay hold on all opportunities to make themselves great and rich in the world, and yet suffer their golden gifts and graces even to grow rustie for want of exercise. 'Tis sad to see how busie many men are, to exercise and improve a Talent of riches, who yet bind up their Talents of gifts and grace in a Napkin: By these God looses much honour and praise, and themselves loose much comfort and content, and others loose much profit and benefit, and the Gospel looses much credit and glory.
- 1Cupid complained, He could never •asten upon the Muses, because he could never find them idle. No Christians so f•ee from Satans assaults as active Christians are; nor none so temp•ed, as idle Christians.