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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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Eighthly, and lastly, Judge of the riches of Christ, by the Multiplicity and variety of temporal and spiritual Gifts 1and Rewards that he scatters among the children of men.
Eighthly, and lastly, Judge of the riches of Christ, by the Multiplicity and variety of temporall and spirituall Gifts 1and Rewards that he scatters among the children of men.
- 1Christ saith to the believe•, as the King of Israel said▪ to the King of Syria, I am thine, and all that I have, 1 Kings 20 4. This is a•vearium div•ni mellis, an hive fu•l of Divin• comfort.
He gives honours to thousands, and riches to thousands, and Peace to thousands, and Pardons to thousands, and the joys and comforts of the Holy Ghost to thousands; there's not a moment that passes over his head, but he is a scattering of Jewels up and down the world; he throws some into one bosom, and others into others, but the best into the bosom of his Saints. Oh the abundance of peace, the abundance of joy and comfort! Oh the fear, the faith, the love, the kindness, the goodness and sweetness, that the Lord Jesus Christ scatters up and down among the precious Sons and Daughters of Zion, besides all temporal favours. There's ⟨p. 213⟩not a Saint that receives so much as a cup of cold water, but