Heavenly merchandiseHeavenly merchandize

1. They drive the richest trade; they are poor and paltry things that other men are dealing in, compared with what these men deal for: hear the wisemans judgment in this case, Prov. 3. 14. The merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof then fine gold, and chap. 8. 19. my fruit is better than gold, yea than fine gold, and any revenue than choice silver. One Saving Truth really purchased, makes the man more ⟨p. 51⟩than if he had engrossed the treasure of both the Indies; he hath gotten a Pearl which hath more of intrinsical worth in it than the whole world besides; that which will stand him more in stead, and do him a far greater kindness, than if he had a whole house full of gold: these be the men who are in the right way to inherit substance, whereas all other men are but in the pursuit after mere shadows. There are some men here that can make their brags how they have gotten some hundreds in a bargain, that hath not been many hours in driving▪ but he that receives one beam of Divine Truth irradiating his Soul in an Ordinance, hath gained more than many Millions in that hour; and let him who hath been so vain as to spend the time of an Ordinance in his Shop or Ware-house with the best advantage that can be thought of, compare with him who hath been the same time in the House of God, and well improved his time there, and he shall find upon a true account, that this man hath made incomparably the best bargain, for the one hath been trading for the things of time, while the other hath been dealing for those of eternity.

1. They drive the richest trade; they are poor and paltry things that other men are dealing in, compared with what these men deal for: hear the wisemans judgment in this case, Prov. 3. 14. The merchandize of it is better than the merchandize of silver, and the gain thereof then fine gold, and chap. 8. 19. my fruit is better than gold, yea than fine gold, and any revenue than choice silver. One Saving Truth really purchased, makes the man more ⟨p. 51⟩than if he had engrost the treasure of both the Indies; he hath gotten a Pearl which hath more of intrinsecal worth in it than the whole world besides; that which will stand him more in stead, and do him a far greater kindness, than if he had a whole house full of gold: these be the men who are in the right way to inherit substance, whereas all other men are but in the pursuit after meer shadows. There are some men here that can make their brags how they have gotten some hundreds in a bargain, that hath not been many hours in driving but he that receives one beam of Divine Truth irradiating his Soul in an Ordinance, hath gained more than many Millions in that hour; and let him who hath been so vain as to spend the time of an Ordinance in his Shop or Ware-house with the best advantage that can be thought of, compare with him who hath been the same time in the House of God, and well improved his time there, and he shall find upon a true account, that this man hath made incomparably the best bargain, for the one hath been trading for the things of time, while the other hath been dealing for those of eternity.