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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.
Poverty hinders many a match. The Lord did foresee from eternity, That fallen man would never look after Christ, if there were not something to be gotten by Christ; the Lord hath therefore in his wisdom and goodness to fallen man, thus presEnted him, as one exceeding rich, that so poor sinners might fall in love with him, and be willing to give up themselves to him. Prov. 8. 34, 35. Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my Gates, waiting at the posts of my doors (As Princes Guards do at Princes Gates and doors.) Now the Arguments to draw out the soul thus to wait upon the Lord, lies in the next words, For whoso findeth me, findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord. The Hebrew runs thus, For finding me he shall find lives, and shall draw forth the favour of the Lord. Divine favour is as it were a Jewel locked up, I, but by finding Christ, by getting Christ, the soul gets this Jewel that is more worth then a ⟨p. 214⟩world; yea, by gaining him, the soul gains lives; to wit, a life of grace, and a life of glory; and what would the soul have more?
Poverty hinders many a match. The Lord did foresee from eternity, That fallen man would never look after Christ, if there were not something to be gotten by Christ; the Lord hath therefore in his wisedome and goodnesse to fallen man, thus presEnted him, as one exceeding rich, that so poore sinners might fall in love with him, and be willing to give up themselves to him. Prov. 8. 34, 35. Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my Gates, waiting at the posts of my doores (As Princes Guards doe at Princes Gates and doores.) Now the Arguments to draw out the soule thus to waite upon the Lord, lyes in the next words, For whoso findeth me, findeth life, and shall obtaine favour of the Lord. The Hebrew runs thus, For finding me he shall find lives, and shall draw forth the favour of the Lord. Divine favour is as it were a Jewel lockt up, I, but by finding Christ, by getting Christ, the soule gets this Jewel that is more worth then a ⟨p. 214⟩world; yea, by gaining him, the soule gaines lives; to wit, a life of grace, and a life of glory; and what would the soule have more?