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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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1. It will bring you to the Beatifical Vision. ⟨p. 81⟩All streams do naturally lead down to the Ocean; and all Divine Truths do as certainly carry us home to God himself, who is the Essential Truth. As Truth comes from God, so it leads back to God; and although this vision be not the whole of Eternal Felicity, yet it is both a main and principal part of it, (hence Heavens Glory is so often expressed by it in the Scriptures; as in Mat. 5. 8. They shall see God, i. e. be happy: So 1 John 3. 2. We shall see him as he is: and Heb. 12. 14. Without which no man shall see God;) and also it implies all the rest, whatsoever can be thought of with it; for all joys and pleasures accompany this vision, Psal. 16. 11. In thy presence (or sight) is fullness of Joy. The purchase of Truth gives us an imperfect sight here, and that is in order to perfection: Heaven therefore may be included in that Holy Hill, which David prays that the Truth may bring him into; Psal. 43. 3.
1. It will bring you to the Beatifical Vision. ⟨p. 81⟩All streams do naturally lead down to the Ocean; and all Divine Truths do as certainly carry us home to God himself, who is the Essential Truth. As Truth comes from God, so it leads back to God; and although this vision be not the whole of Eternal Felicity, yet it is both a main and principal part of it, (hence Heavens Glory is so often expressed by it in the Scriptures; as in Mat. 5. 8. They shall see God, i. e. be happy: So 1 John 3. 2. We shall see him as he is: and Heb. 12. 14