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4. Hence your great business is to satisfy your selves in the infinite worth of the Truth, that so you may be persuaded cheerfully to come up to Gods terms, and drive this happy Bargain. The want of this information and consequent satisfaction is the great reason why there are so many triflers, and so few buyers, among the number of those who come to the Ordinances. There is nothing that makes men to be more irresolute in a Bargain, holding them off, and continuing them in suspense, than a fear of being overreached, and this fear is for the most part occasioned, because they have not gotten an insight into the true worth of the thing: but ⟨p. 123⟩could you feel the Truth in its native colours, and be able to discern its glorious excellencies, you would be discharged of any such fears in this concern, and be satisfied that it never can be bought to dear; that if it should cost you never so much, yet the possession of it would pay for all, and reimburse you again with infinite advantage and usury. Be therefore much and frequent in meditating of those commendations which were given it in the former Use, and in the motives of this, and labour to get so deep impression upon your minds by them, as may put you beyond all hesitancy, and bring you plumply to draw up this Resolve; That Truth you must have upon any terms; that if you put it away from you, when God is pleased to bring to you, you are enemies to your own Souls; but if you accept it on Gods terms, you are made men for ever: And let this conclusion put you upon it to do, as he in the Parable, Mat. 13. 44. The Kingdom of Heaven is like a Treasure hid in a Field, the which when a man hath found he hideth, and for joy thereof, goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that Field.

4. Hence your great business is to satisfie your selves in the infinite worth of the Truth, that so you may be perswaded chearfully to come up to Gods terms, and drive this happy Bargain. The want of this information and consequent satisfaction is the great reason why there are so many triflers, and so few buyers, among the number of those who come to the Ordinances. There is nothing that makes men to be more irresolute in a Bargain, holding them off, and continuing them in suspense, than a fear of being overreached, and this fear is for the most part occasioned, because they have not gotten an insight into the true worth of the thing: but