True gain, opened in a sermon preached at Pauls, Nov. 9. 1656

To resist the enemies that withstand this salvation, fleshly lusts, worldly snares, Satanical temptations, which war against the soul, 6. To pity the souls of other men, to promote in our several stations and employments, the interest of mens souls, to save them with violence, to snatch them out of the fire, to disquiet wicked men in their sins, to encourage good men in their ways, to our uttermost power every where to promote the grace of God which bringeth salvation to the souls of men. Lastly, To be wise merchants for for own souls. Our Saviour telleth us, That the Kingdom of heaven is like a merchant man seeking goodly pearls, Matth. 13.45. And as ⟨p. 29⟩else where the Virgins are distinguished into wise, and foolish: So may we distinguish those Merchants who trade heavenward. For as he said, Mala emptio exprobrat stultitiam:¹ It is a note of folly to make an ill bargain.

To resist the enemies that withstand this salvation, fleshly lusts, worldly snares, Satanical temptations, which war against the soul, 6. To pitty the souls of other men, to promote in our several stations and imployments, the interest of mens souls, to save them with violence, to snatch them out of the fire, to disquiet wicked men in their sins, to encourage good men in their wayes, to our uttermost power every where to promote the grace of God which bringeth salvation to the souls of men. Lastly, To be wise merchants for for own souls. Our Saviour telleth us, That the Kingdom of heaven is like a merchant man seeking goodly pearls, Matth. 13.45. And as ⟨p. 29⟩else where the Virgins are distinguished into wise, and foolish: So may we distinguish those Merchants who trade heavenward. For as he said, Mala emptio exprobrat stultitiam:¹ It is a note of folly to make an ill bargain.

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