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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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3. We must join earnest prayer to all the rest: & that not only that God would keep us from the danger of being mistaken, and embracing of a Lye for the Truth, (as was hinted under the former direction) but also that we may come to the knowledge of the Truth as it is in Jesus: God is the father of Lights, and from him is every good and perfect gift communicated unto the children of men; it is he alone; by the influences of his Spirit, ⟨p. 131⟩that must open our blind eyes, and enlighten our darkness: all our own endeavours, in reading hearing, conferring, meditating, absolutely depend upon his blessing for good success, and except he come in with his illuminating grace we still remain under our natural blindness; this therefore is the earnest request that Paul puts up in prayer for his Ephesians upon their accounts, chap. 1. 16, &c. That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, &c. may give unto you the Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation in the knowledge of him, &c. and this is the direction given by James, chap. 1. 5. If any among you lack wisdom, let him ask of God.
3. We must joyn earnest prayer to all the rest: & that not only that God would keep us from the danger of being mistaken, and embracing of a Lye for the Truth, (as was hinted under the former direction) but also that we may come to the knowledge of the Truth as it is in Jesus: God is the father of Lights, and from him is every good and perfect gift communicated unto the children of men; it is he alone; by the influences of his Spirit, ⟨p. 131⟩that must open our blind eyes, and enlighten our darkness: all our own endeavours, in reading hearing, conferring, meditating, absolutely depend upon his blessing for good success, and except he come in with his illuminating grace we still remain under our natural blindness; this therefore is the earnest request that Paul puts up in prayer for his Ephesians upon their accounts, chap. 1. 16, &c. That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, &c. may give unto you the Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation in the knowledge of him, &c. and this is the direction given by James, chap. 1. 5. If any among you lack wisdom, let him ask of God.