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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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Fourthly, The riches of Christ are Harmless riches; they are riches that will not hurt the soul, that will not harm the soul. Where is there a soul to be found in all the world, 1that was ever made worse by spiritual riches? O but earthly riches have cast down many, they have slain many: If poverty with Saul, ha's killed her thousands, riches with David, ha's killed her ten thousands. Eccles. 5. 13. There is a sore evil, which I have seen under the Sun, namely, riches kept from the owners thereof, to their hurt. Earthly riches are called Thorns, and well they may; for, as Thorns, they pierce 2both head and heart; the head with cares in getting them, and the heart with grief in parting with them. O the souls that riches have pierced through and through with many sorrows! O the minds that riches have blinded! O the hearts that riches have hardened! O the consciences that riches have benumbed! O the wills that riches have perverted! O the affections that riches have disordered and destroyed! Earthly riches are very vexing, very defiling, very dividing, and to multitudes prove very ruining.
Fourthly, The riches of Christ are Harmlesse riches; they are riches that will not hurt the soule, that will not harme the soule. Where is there a soule to be found in all the world, 1that was ever made worse by spirituall riches? O but earthly riches have cast downe many, they have slaine many: If poverty with Saul, ha's kill'd her thousands, riches with David, ha's kill'd her ten thousands. Eccles. 5. 13. There is a sore evill, which I have seen under the Sun, namely, riches kept from the owners thereof, to their hurt. Earthly riches are called Thornes, and well they may; for, as Thornes, they pierce 2both head and heart; the head with cares in getting them, and the heart with grief in parting with them. O the soules that riches have pierced thorow and thorow with many sorrowes! O the minds that riches have blinded! O the hearts that riches have hardened! O the consciences that riches have benummed! O the wills that riches have perverted! O the affections that riches have disordered and destroyed! Earthly riches are very vexing, very defiling, very dividing, and to multitudes prove very ruining.