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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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[…] their own conferences, (which ⟨p. 156⟩would else give them woeful girds, and lead them a disquiet life) with supposing that if they do not openly abjure it, but embrace and lodge it in their hearts, and keep them true to it, such a course as this, is safest for the times; and sufficient for their own security: But let us know that all Truth is practical, and God requires also of us that we let the world know that it is our hope; and therefore the Apostle Peter gives that advice to Gods people in respect of such times as are under consideration, 1 Pet. 3. 15. Be ready always to give an answer unto every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you, with meekness and with fear. He that is ashamed to make a profession of the Truth, is ashamed of the Truth, and he that is ashamed of the Truth, is ashamed of Jesus Christ, who is Truth it self; and if he be thus ashamed of Christ, Christ will be as much ashamed of him in that day wherein it would be his only interest and happiness to be acknowledged by him, Mark. 8. 38. & we may take it for granted, that that man who is ashamed of the Truth, hath at least made half a sale of it.
〈…〉 their own conferences, (which ⟨p. 156⟩would else give them woful girds, and lead them a disquiet life) with supposing that if they do not openly abjure it, but embrace and lodg it in their hearts, and keep them true to it, such a course as this, is safest for the times; and sufficient for their own security: But let us know that all Truth is practical, and God requires also of us that we let the world know that it is our hope; and therefore the Apostle Peter gives that advice to Gods people in respect of such times as are under consideration, 1 Pet. 3. 15. Be ready always to give an answer unto every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you, with meekness and with fear. He that is ashamed to make a profession of the Truth, is ashamed of the Truth, and he that is ashamed of the Truth, is ashamed of Jesus Christ, who is Truth it self; and if he be thus ashamed of Christ, Christ will be as much ashamed of him in that day wherein it would be his only interest and happiness to be acknowledged by him,