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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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4. It is the most satisfying Trade. The great Truths of the House of God, are soul contenting ⟨p. 54⟩things, Psal. 36. 8. They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thine house. It is a very joyful thing to frequent this market, Psal. 122. 1. I was glad when they said unto me, let us go into the house of the Lord; and there is abundance of Reason for it for the dealing is in Soul satisfying things: they are things full of marrow and fatness, and may therefore well cheer the heart; Men make a great deal of bustle and do in this world, trading and bartering, but it is all with abundance of disquiet: there is a great deal of noise made, and but a little content taken, Eccl. 1. 8. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, the ear is not satisfied with hearing. When men suffer loss, it vexeth them, and when they get gain, it doth not quiet them, and what is the reason, but because they are occupied about things that have not the matter of satisfaction in them? They spend money for that which is not bread, and labour for that which satisfieth not, Isa. 55. 2. whereas the very discovery of this Pearl of Truth in the Gospel Field, fills the man with joy; how much more raised then must he needs be, when he hath made it his own, though in exchange for all that he had?
4. It is the most satisfying Trade. The great Truths of the House of God, are soulcontenting ⟨p. 54⟩things, Psal. 36. 8. They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thine house. It is a very joyful thing to frequent this market, Psal. 122. 1. I was glad when they said unto me, let us go into the house of the Lord; and there is abundance of Reason for it for the dealing is in Soul satisfying things: they are things full of marrow and fatness, and may therefore well chear the heart; Men make a great deal of bustle and do in this world, trading and bartering, but it is all with abundance of disquiet: there is a great deal of noise made, and but a little content taken,