A70932:64
True gain, opened in a sermon preached at Pauls, Nov. 9. 1656
True gain, opened in a sermon preached at Pauls, Nov. 9. 1656 by Edward Reynolds, D.D.
London: printed by Tho. Ratcliffe for George Thomason, 1659
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.
6. A wise merchant hath constant intelligence and returns to and from the Country where his trade lies, is not without a factor there to manage his affairs; so should the christian merchant; his trade is in heaven, phil. 3.20. thither should he continually send, and return the commodities of that kingdom. The Lord Jesus is the Agent of his Church there, to transact their affairs for them; we should keep constant intelligence with him, pour out our desires into his bosom, and wait for the answer which he will send. Prayer and praises are the Vessels in which we send to heaven: faith, meditation, study of the Scriptures, attendance of the Ministry, vessels by which we hear from heaven, He shall receive of mine, saith our Saviour of the holy Spirit, and shall show it unto you, Joh. 16, 14. This intercourse we must keep continually open and unobstructed, that Christ may daily hear from us, and we daily receive from him, that so we may be filled with all the fullness of God, and may have all the storehouses of the soul replenished from heaven with all abundance of necessary graces & comforts.
6. A wise merchant hath constant intelligence and returns to and from the Country where his trade lies, is not without a factor there to manage his affairs; so should the christian marchant; his trade is in heaven, phil. 3.20. thither should he continually send, and return the commodities of that kingdome. The Lord Iesus is the Agent of his Church there, to transact their affairs for them; we should keep constant intelligence with him, pour out our desires into his bosome, and wait for the answer which he will send. Prayer and praises are the Vessels in which we send to heaven: faith, meditation, study of the Scriptures, attendance of the Ministry, vessels by which we hear from heaven, He shall receive of mine, saith our Saviour of the holy Spirit, and shall shew it unto you, Joh. 16, 14. This intercourse we must keep continually open and unobstructed, that Christ may daily hear from us, and we daily receive from him, that so we may be filled with all the fulness of God, and may have all the storehouses of the soul replenished from heaven with all abundance of necessary graces & comforts.