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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.
The old Italians were wont in time of thunder, to shoot 1off their greatest Ordnance, and to ring their greatest Bells, to drown the noise of the Heavens: So let God thunder from Heaven, yet wicked men will so improve their wicked principles, that their consciences may not hear the noise of the Thunder-claps of Divine displeasure. The covetous man will improve his earthly Principles; and the ambitious man, his ambitious Principles; and the voluptuous man, his voluptuous principles; and the unchaste man, his unclean principles; and the erroneous man, his erroneous Principles; and the blasphemous man, his blasphemous Principles, &c. Ah Sirs! shall wicked men thus improve their wicked Principles to the uttermost, against God, Christ, and Religion, and against the prosperity, peace, joy, and happiness of the Saints? And shall not Saints improve their graces to the uttermost, for the honour of the Lord, the advancement of Religion, and the mutual profit and benefit of each other?
The old Italians were wont in time of thunder, to shoot 1off their greatest Ordnance, and to ring their greatest Bells, to drowne the noyse of the Heavens: So let God thunder from Heaven, yet wicked men will so improve their wicked principles, that their consciences may not hear the noyse of the Thunder-claps of Divine displeasure. The covetous man will improve his earthly Principles; and the ambtious man, his ambitious Principles; and the voluptuous man, his voluptuous principles; and the unchast man, his unclean principles; and the erroneous man, his erroneous Principles; and the blasphemous man, his blasphemous Principles, &c. Ah Sirs! shall wicked men thus improve their wicked Principles to the uttermost, against God, Christ, and Religion, and against the prosperity, peace, joy, and happinesse of the Saints? And shall not Saints improve their graces to the uttermost, for the honour of the Lord, the advancement of Religion, and the mutuall profit and benefit of each other?