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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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Calvin observes, That Servetus in Geneva, in the year 1555. gave all his Goods to the poor, and his body to be burned, and all for a name, for a little glory among men. But these poor Creatures have all mist the mark. There's no way, Christians, to have your names immortal, like this, of growing rich in grace. Satan nor the world shall never be able to bury such mens names, who are rich in grace; their names shall rise in glory here, as well as their bodies hereafter.
Calvin observes, That Servetus in Geneva, in the yeare 1555. gave all his Goods to the poore, and his body to be burned, and all for a name, for a little glory among men. But these poore Creatures have all mist the mark. There's no way, Christians, to have your names immortall, like this, of growing rich in grace. Satan nor the world shall never be able to bury such mens names, who are rich in grace; their names shall rise in glory here, as well as their bodies hereafter.
But then fourthly, and mainly, Consider, That spiritual riches will enable you to live up to your Principles.
But then fourthly, and mainly, Consider, That spirituall riches will inable you to live up to your Principles.
That man that hath but so much grace as will keep hell and his soul asunder, will never live up to his Principles. Souls weak in grace are too apt to deny, and in their practices to contradict their own Principles; and oh that this age could not furnish us with too many instances of this nature! Oh! what's that that is the reproach of Religion, and the dishonour of God, and the Gospel, but this, that Professors live below their Principles, that they live not up to their Principles? And, let me tell you, Christians, there is nothing but a rich measure of grace that will enable a soul to live up to his Principles. A man that is not rich in grace, will never be able to live up to his own Principles, but will upon every occasion and temptation, be ready to wound two at once, the honour of God, and his own soul. Yea, men that are not rich in grace, will be ready to deny their own Principles, as many weak Christians did in persecuting times.