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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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Again, The more any man improves his Grace, the ⟨p. 201⟩clearer, sweeter, fuller, and richer is his enjoyments of God here: There's no man in all the world that hath such enjoyments of God, as that man hath, that most improves his Graces. 'Tis not he that knows most, nor him that hears most, nor yet he that talks most, but he that exercises Grace most, that hath most communion with God, that hath the clearest visions of God, that hath the sweetest discoveries, and manifestations of God. Now certainly if they that improve their graces most, have most of God here, then without controversy, they shall have most of God hereafter. Doubtless a man may as well plead for equal degrees of Grace in this world, as for equal degrees of glory in the other world.
Againe, The more any man improves his Grace, the ⟨p. 201⟩clearer, sweeter, fuller, and richer is his injoyments of God here: There's no man in all the world that hath such injoyments of God, as that man hath, that most improves his Graces. 'Tis not he that knows most, nor him that hears most, nor yet he that talkes most, but he that exercises Grace most, that hath most communion with God, that hath the clearest visions of God, that hath the sweetest discoveries, and manifestations of God. Now certainly if they that improve their graces most, have most of God here, then without controversie, they shall have most of God hereafter. Doubtlesse a man may as well plead for equall degrees of Grace in this world, as for equall degrees of glory in the other world.
Again, If those who are most graceless and wicked, shall be most tormented, then certainly they that are most gracious, shall be most exalted in the day of Christ: But the more wicked any man is, the more shall he be tormented in the 1day of vengeance. Woe to you Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye shall receive the greater damnation. The darkest, the lowest, the hottest place in hell, is provided for you; therefore it roundly follows, That those that are most gracious, shall at last be most glorious.