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6. The next head of Motives, I might take from these words, Thereby good shall come unto you. Acquaint your self with him, and be at peace, and thereby good shall come unto you. But I shall here be but brief. Think of what you will that is good for you, and if you are acquainted with God, you shall have it for asking for; or that which is far better than that which you desire: For the Lord God is a Sun, & a Shield, he will give Grace and Glory, and no good thing will he with-hold from them which walk uprightly; that is, from those that are acquainted with him. All his ways are mercy and truth, to such as be in covenant with him, and all shall work together for good, to them that love him. Enlarge thy desires as wide as the Heavens, request what you will, ask never so much, and you shall have it; And what would you have more? If it be the good of profit that you desire; What greater gain than Godliness? Who can give such rewards to his servants as God? Who will give greater portions to his children than this Father? Who is like to thrive better than he, who hath such a vast stock, such a great Trade, such quick and great returns, and above all such a Partner? O that those that are all for profit and gain, that cry out, what advantage shall it be to me, if I serve God? and what profit to me, if I am acquainted with him? O that such would ⟨p. 258⟩but do that which will be most for their profit, I would desire no more of them than this. O that they would but try what a gainful Trade Religion in it's power is […] The greatest Merchants that ever walked the Exchange, if they be not acquainted with God, and have not Christ for their Factor, are but Pedlars to the Saint. One that is acquainted with God, gets more in one Hour, in one Prayer, at one Sermon, in one Meditation, then all the rich men of the world are worth, put all their estates together: One receives his peace, the other his pounds; the one hath by way of return a great deal of troublesome Lumber, the other his Box of precious Pearls, and a Jewel of an infinite value. O little doth the laborious worldling think what poor and small gains his are, when he gets most, to what this Spiritual Merchant gets; he would not fell what he gets sometimes in one morning, for all the riches of both the Indies. He trades in such Commodities which will not suffer damage upon the Sea;

6. The next head of Motives, I might take from these words, Thereby good shall come unto you. Acquaint your self with him, and be at peace, and thereby good shall come unto you. But I shall here be but brief. Think of what you will that is good for you, and if you are acquainted with God, you shall have it for asking for; or that which is far better than that which you desire: For the Lord God is a Sun, & a Shield, he will give Grace and Glory, and no good thing will he with-hold from them which walk uprightly; that is, from those that are acquainted with him. All his ways are mercy and truth, to such as be in covenant with him, and all shall work together for good, to them that love him. Inlarge thy desires as wide as the Heavens, request what you will, ask never so much, and you shall have it; And what would you have more? If it be the good of prosit that you desire; What greater gain than Godliness? Who can give such rewards to his servants as God? Who will give greater portions to his children than this Father? Who is like to thrive better than he, who hath such a vast stock, such a great Trade, such quick and great returns, and above all such a Partner? O that those that are all for profit and gain, that cry out, what advantage shall it be to me, if I serve God? and what profit to me, if I am acquainted with him? O that such would