Thirdly, The riches of Christ are Soul-satisfying riches. O those riches of grace and goodness that be in Christ, how do they satisfy the souls of sinners? A Pardon doth not more satisfy a condemned man, nor bread the hungry man, nor drink the thirsty man, nor clothes the naked man, nor health the sick man, then the riches of Christ do satisfy the gracious man. John 4. 13, 14. Whosoever drinketh of this water, shall thirst again, but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him, shall never thirst, but the water that I shall give him, shall be in him a well of living water, springing up to everlasting life. Grace is a perpetual flowing fountain: Grace is compared to water, water serves to cool men when they are in a burning heat, so Grace cools the soul when it ⟨p. 218⟩hath been even scorched and burnt up under the sense of Divine wrath and displeasure. Water is cleansing, so is Grace. Water is fructifying, so is Grace. And water is satisfying, it satisfies the thirsty, and so doth Grace. Show us the father, 1and it sufficeth us, John 14. 8. But now earthly riches can never satisfy the soul, but as they said once of Alexander, That had he a body suitable to his mind, he would set one foot upon sea, and the other upon land, he would reach the East with one hand, and the West with the other. And doubtless the same frame of spirit is to be found in all the Sons of Adam. In Eccles. 5. 10. He that loves silver, shall not be satisfied with silver, nor he that loveth abundance, with increase: This is also vanity. If a man be hungry, silver cannot feed him; if naked, it cannot clothe him; if cold, it cannot warm him; if sick, it cannot recover him, much less then is it able to satisfy him. Oh! but the riches of Christ are Soul-satisfying riches. A soul rich in spirituals, rich in eternals, says, I have enough, though I have not this and that temporal good, &c.
Thirdly, The riches of Christ are Soule-satisfying riches. O those riches of grace and goodnesse that be in Christ, how doe they satisfie the soules of sinners? A Pardon doth not more satisfie a condemned man, nor bread the hungry man, nor drink the thirsty man, nor cloaths the naked man, nor health the sick man, then the riches of Christ doe satisfie the gracious man. John 4. 13, 14. Whosoever drinketh of this water, shall thirst againe, but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him, shall never thirst, but the water that I shall give him, shall be in him a well of living water, springing up to everlasting life. Grace is a perpetuall flowing fountaine: Grace is compared to water, water serves to coole men when they are in a burning heat, so Grace cooles the soule when it ⟨p. 218⟩hath been even scorcht and burnt up under the sence of Divine wrath and displeasure. Water is cleansing, so is Grace. Water is fructifying, so is Grace. And water is satisfying, it satisfies the thirsty, and so doth Grace. Shew us the father, 1and it sufficeth us, John 14. 8. But now earthly riches can never satisfie the soule, but as they said once of Alexander, That had he a body sutable to his minde, he would set one foot upon sea, and the other upon land, he would reach the East with one hand, and the West with the other. And doubtlesse the same frame of spirit is to be found in all the Sons of Adam. In Eccles. 5. 10. He that loves silver, shall not be satisfied with silver, nor he that loveth abundance, with increase: This is also vanity. If a man be hungry, silver cannot feed him; if naked, it cannot cloath him; if cold, it cannot warm him; if sick, it cannot recover him, much lesse then is it able to satisfie him. Oh! but the riches of Christ are Soule-satisfying riches. A soule rich in spiritualls, rich in eternalls, sayes, I have enough, though I have not this and that temporall good, &c.
- 1Anima ratinalis caeteris omnibus occupari po•est, impleri non potest. Bern. The reasonable soul may be busied about other things, but it cannot be filled with them &c.Anima ratinalis caeteris o•nibus occupari po•est, impleri non potest. Bern. The reasonable soule may be busied about other things, but it cannot be filled with them &c.
