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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Fifthly, The riches of Christ are Unsearchable riches. This 1is plain in the Text, Unto me who am less then the least of all Saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles, the Unsearchable riches of Christ. There are riches of Justification, riches of Sanctification, riches of Consolation, and riches of Glorification in Christ: All the riches of Christ, are Unsearchable riches. A Saint with all the light that he hath from the spirit of Christ, is not able to search to the bottom of these riches. Nay, suppose that all the perfections of Angels and Saints in a glorified estate, should meet in one noble breast, yet all those perfections could not enable that glorious glorified Creature for to search to the bottom of Christs unsearchable riches. Doubtless when believers come to Heaven, when they shall see God face to face, when they shall know as they are known, when they shall be filled with the fullness of God, even then they will sweetly sing this Song, O the height, the depth, the length, the breadth of the unsearchable riches of Christ! As there is no Christ to this Christ, so there are no riches to his riches, &c. O but such are not the riches of this world, they may be reckoned, they may be fathomed, &c.2
Fifthly, The riches of Christ are Ʋnsearchable riches. This 1is plaine in the Text, Ʋnto me who am lesse then the least of all Saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles, the Ʋnsearchable riches of Christ. There are riches of Justification, riches of Sanctification, riches of Consolation, and riches of Glorification in Christ: All the riches of Christ, are Ʋnsearchable riches. A Saint with all the light that he hath from the spirit of Christ, is not able to search to the bottome of these riches. Nay, suppose that all the perfections of Angels and Saints in a glorified estate, should meet in one noble breast, yet all those perfections could not inable that glorious glorified Creature for to search to the bottome of Christs unsearchable riches. Doubtlesse when believers come to Heaven, when they shall see God face to face, when they shall know as they are knowne, when they shall be filled with the fullnesse of God, even then they will sweetly sing this Song, O the height, the depth, the length, the breadth of the unsearchable riches of Christ! As there is no Christ to this Christ, so there are no riches to his rihes, &c. O but such are not the riches of this world, they may be reckoned, they may be fathomed, &c.