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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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From the Premises we may gather this Conclusion, viz. That when we are bidden not to sell the Truth, we are thereby enjoined ⟨p. 30⟩to maintain the belief, and answerable profession of it, and by no means to be prevailed upon to renounce, or so much as dissemble it: neither to be tempted with the menaces on the one hand, nor wound in with the flatteries of the world on the other, to part with the Truth in exchange either for life, or liberty or favour, or grandeur, or any Flesh pleasing error whatsoever.
From the Premises we may gather this Conclusion, viz. That when we are bidden not to sell the Truth, we are thereby enjoyned ⟨p. 30⟩to maintain the belief, and answerable profession of it, and by no means to be prevailed upon to renounce, or so much as dissemble it: neither to be tempted with the menaces on the one hand, nor wound in with the flatteries of the world on the other, to part with the Truth in exchange either for life, or liberty or favour, or grandure, or any Flesh pleasing error whatsoever.
5. Why it is not to be sold.
A. There need no other reason be rendered of it, but this; Because, for a man that hath bought the Truth, to sell it again; crosseth all the rules and ends of prudent Merchandise, and this may be exemplified in two or three particulars.
A. There need no other reason be rendred of it, but this; Because, for a man that hath bought the Truth, to sell it again; crosseth all the rules and ends of prudent Merchandize, and this may be exemplified in two or three particulars.