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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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2. The unsuitable behaviour of many under them, who do come to the Ordinances, proves them not to be in earnest: not to say, but that there may be reason sufficient to think that there are many who outwardly profess, and make shows of much reverence and attention, who may yet be such as the Lord complains of to the Prophet, Ezekiel 33. 31. Come as the people cometh, &c: and with their mouth, they show much love, but their heart goeth after their Covetousness. What shall we judg of those who come to the house of God to sleep out the time wherein they ⟨p. 37⟩should be hearing the Oracles of God, or stand gazing up and down to observe persons and garbs, or are whispering and laughing together, when they should be yielding attendance to the things that are spoken? All of which are too notoriously common and observable, to be charged as fancies and surmises. Or,
2. The unsuitable behaviour of many under them, who do come to the Ordinances, proves them not to be in earnest: not to say, but that there may be reason sufficient to think that there are many who outwardly profess, and make shews of much reverence and attention, who may yet be such as the Lord complains of to the Prophet, Ezekiel 33. 31. Come as the people cometh, &c: and with their mouth, they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their Covetousness. What shall we judg of those who come to the house of God to sleep out the time wherein they ⟨p. 37⟩should be hearing the Oracles of God, or stand gazing up and down to observe persons and garbs, or are whispering and laughing together, when they should be yeilding attendance to the things that are spoken? All of which are too notoriously common and observable, to be charged as fansies and surmises. Or,