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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. If you neglect to buy the Truth now, shortly it will not be to be bought; not only will the price rise, as there is abundant likelihood that it will, if Truths enemies may obtain their will; and how far God may permit it thus to be, to make those who have thus slighted it, to see and feel their own foolishness, I cannot tell: but the market will in a little time be quite over with you; see Eccl. 9. 10. There is no wisdom in the grave whether thou goest; you may live to see the time when that complaint will again be verified, Psal. 74. 9. We see not our signs, there is no more any Prophet. However, it is certain, that there are no offers made of it to those that are gone down into silence; hell is not privileged with having the proclamations of the Gospel made in it, and the spiritual teachings of the Truth there applied; when the present life ends, there will thenceforth be no advantage to buy, for God will not then sell the Truth to any: and least you should despise ⟨p. 41⟩this motive, and think it no such infelicity to lose the opportunity of purchasing it: Consider,
2. If you neglect to buy the Truth now, shortly it will not be to be bought; not only will the price rise, as there is abundant likelihood that it will, if Truths enemies may obtain their will; and how far God may permit it thus to be, to make those who have thus slighted it, to see and feel their own foolishness, I cannot tell: but the market will in a little time be quite over with you; see Eccl. 9. 10. There is no wisdom in the grave whether thou goest; you may live to see the time when that complaint will again be verified, Psal. 74. 9. We see not our signs, there is no more any Prophet. However, it is certain, that there are no offers made of it to those that are gone down into silence; hell is not priviledged with having the proclamations of the Gospel made in it, and the spiritual teachings of the Truth there applied; when the present life ends, there will thenceforth be no advantage to buy, for God will not then sell the Truth to any: and least you should despise