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

7 A wise merchant doth provide for losses, and yet though he venture much, will assure the main; so should we resolve before hand upon many troubles in the way to heaven, sit down and consider the cost of our holy profession, Luke 14.26, 28. the ship wherein Christ is, is not secured from a storm. His crown of thorns, went before his crown of glory, and so must ours; there is a sea and a wilderness between Egypt and Canaan, through many ⟨p. 34⟩tribulations we must enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. But this is our comfort, That there is an assurance-office, wherein all our losses will be repaired an hundred fold, and that upon Gods own security, whereof we have a record, Mark 10.29, 30. Verily, I say unto you, there is no man that hath left house, or brethren or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the Gospels; but he shall receive an hundred fold now in this life, house, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecution, (as comforts, supports, encouragements in the midst of his persecutions) and in the world to come eternal life. There is no aged Christian but will love us in such a case with the love of a father, no young Christian but will reverence us with the love of a son, no fellow Christian but will tender us with the love of a brother, every good mans house, and heart shall be open unto us. Who so ever doth the will of God, will be our brother, and sister and mother, as our Saviour speaks, Mat. 12.50.

7 A wise merchant doth provide for losses, and yet though he venture much, will assure the main; so should we resolve before hand upon many troubles in the way to heaven, sit down and consider the cost of our holy profession, Luke 14.26, 28. the ship wherein Christ is, is not secured from a storm. His crown of thorns, went before his crown of glory, and so must ours; there is a sea and a wilderness between Egypt and Canaan, through many ⟨p. 34⟩tribulations we must enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. But this is our comfort, That there is an assurance-office, wherein all our losses will be repaired an hundred fold, and that upon Gods own security, whereof we have a record, Marck 10.29, 30. Verily, I say unto you, there is no man that hath left house, or brethren or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the Gospels; but he shall receive an hundred fold now in this life, house, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecution, (as comforts, supports, incouragements in the midst of his persecutions) and in the world to come eternal life. There is no aged Christian but will love us in such a case with the love of a father, no young Christian but will reverence us with the love of a son, no fellow Christian but will tender us with the love of a brother, every good mans house, and heart shall be open unto us. Who so ever doth the will of God, will be our brother, and sister and mother, as our Saviour speaks,