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Heavenly merchandiseHeavenly merchandize
Heavenly merchandise; or The purchasing of truth recommended and the selling of it dissuaded; as it was delivered in several sermons upon Prov. 23. 23. / By Samuel Willard, teacher of a church in Boston. ; [Three lines of Scripture text]Heavenly merchandize; or The purchasing of truth recommended and the selling of it disswaded; as it was delivered in several sermons upon Prov. 23. 23. / By Samuel Willard, teacher of a church in Boston. ; [Three lines of Scripture text]
printed by Samuel Green, 1686
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5. It will be a Cordial to you in all your spiritual faintings; David therefore prays for this in his deepest dejection, Psal. 119 25. my soul cleaveth to the dust, quicken me according to thy word. This will give you songs in the night, when all creature comfort is withdrawn, it will derive secret and solid refreshment to your spirits, when they are under never so great pressures: There are wonderful Consolations are wrapped up in this Truth, ⟨p. 79⟩such as are able to fetch a dying soul to life again, and restore it to vigour: it will hold your heads, cheer up your hearts, and bind up your wounds; David sound all this by plentiful experience, Psal. 94: 19. In the multitude of my thoughts within me, thy comforts delight my soul.
5. It will be a Cordial to you in all your spiritual faintings; David therefore prays for this in his deepest dejection, Psal. 119 25. my soul cleaveth to the dust, quicken me according to thy word. This will give you songs in the night, when all creature comfort is withdrawn, it will derive secret and solid refreshment to your spirits, when they are under never so great pressures: There are wonderful Consolations are wrapt up in this Truth, ⟨p. 79⟩such as are able to fetch a dying soul to life again, aud restore it to vigour: it will hold your heads, chear up your hearts, and bind up your wounds; David sound all this by plentiful experience, Psal. 94: 19. In the multitude of my thoughts within me, thy comforts delight my soul.
6. It will advance you to the highest communion in this life; even to Communion with God himself. God hath declared himself to be a God of Truth, and therefore if Truth dwells with us, God also dwells with us: if we have Truth for our Possession, then we have God for our portion, and if we abide by the Truth, he also will abide by us. The Truth will lead us, and bring us to the Holy Hill and Tabernacle where God dwells, as Psal: 43. 3. nay, it is that which will make us to abide in God,