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A02741	Tvvo treatises I. The purchase of Grace, shewing the excellency of Christ, and the graces of his spirit. II. The soules delight in Gods tabernacles, shewing the excellency of time, spent in duties of God's solemne service. Instances in the chiefe, viz. prayer, word, and sacraments. Motives and directions for right performance. Lastly, the chiefe usurpers of time discovered, with apt remedies against each of them. The contents of the booke are methodically exprest in the margent, which to the diligent reader may serve instead of a table. By William Harrison, Mr. of Arts, and minister of the Gospell at Canwicke neare Lincolne.	Harrison, William, minister at Canwick.	1639 (1639)	STC 12871; ESTC S103879	208,196	400

seales of righteousnesse In what esteeme have we the Word faithfully read and preached which is called The Word of Gods grace Acts 20. 32. And now brethren I commend you to God and to the Word of his grace which is able to build you up farther c. He that is carelesse and disregardfull of this can have little assurance of the worke of true grace being wrought in his heart They are scarce new borne that love not the meanes and instruments of their new birth or regeneration Looke upon all those golden persons recorded in Scripture and you shall finde what a singular affection they have ever borne to the Word read and preached Iob esteemed it more then his necessary foode Iob 23. 12. Ieremiah saith It was to him the very joy and rejoycing of his heart Ier. 15. 16. and David's affection in this case was admirable and extraordinary Oh how I love thy law It is my meditation continually Psalme 119. 97. It was dearer to him then thousands of gold and silver sweeter then honey and the honey combe c. So that hee that despiseth God's holy Ordinances and the meanes which God hath appointed for the begetting and increasing of true grace in the hearts of his people out of doubt he hath not the spirit of David in him hee is rather empty and destitute of the golden graces of Gods Spirit then filled with the fruits of righteousnesse Let us therefore try our selves impartially and faithfully by these signes that wee have heard that we may be assured the gold of grace which we have or seeme to have is true gold and not counterfeit and such as will deceive us You that finde your selves stored with this precious commodity blesse God for it and bee thankefull for true saving grace is like Gold tryed in the fire pure and precious And thus much shall serve for the first point CHAP. V. Containing t●e second generall point ANd so I come to the second point which is to be observed in these words sc. this That the gold of true saving grace is the onely way and meanes to make us truly and spiritually rich Buy of me gold that thou mayest be rich saith our Saviour Loe here the chiefe way and meanes to become truly and spiritually rich this is durable riches and righteousnesse saith the Wise man Proverbs 3. 15. Yea true grace is the meanes to make a man rich towards God it is the speech of our Saviour Luke 12. 21. So is he that gathereth riches for himselfe and is not rich towards God where we see that it is possible for a man to be plentifully furnished with worldly riches and yet bee a poore man in the Lords account 2. That true saving grace is a Iewell of such excellent and precious worth that it is able to make a man rich towards God truly and spiritually rich indeed And there is also great reason for it For 1. Because true saving grace doth entitle a man to the Lord Iesus Christ with all his inestimable wealth and riches 1 Cor. 3. 21 22. where speaking to such as were religious and had true grace he saith All is yours whether it bee Paul or Apollos or Cephas c. All is yours and yee are Christ's and Christ is God's Yea the very unsearchable riches of Christ doe belong to such as have true saving grace Ephes. 3. 8. Oh the unsearchable riches of Christ ô the infinite fulnesse of grace that is in Christ In him dwelleth the fulnesse of the God-head bodily yea there is all fulnesse in Christ for ever in him it dwelleth Colos. 1. 19. Now all this belongeth directly to such as feare God and are truly religious Of his fulnesse wee have all received and grace for grace Iohn 1. 14. Yea the Lord Iesus Christ became poore on purpose to make us truly rich 2 Cor. 8. 9. Yee know the grace of our Lord Iesus Christ who though he was rich yet for your sakes hee became poore that wee through his poverty might become rich saith the Apostle He that hath speciall interest in Christ with all his riches must needs be most truly and spiritually rich but he that hath true saving grace hath this speciall interest in the unsearchable riches of Christ and therefore such an one must needs be most truly and spiritually rich 2. He that hath true saving grace hath the God of heaven for his portion Now how can he be poore that hath such a portion This is the very case of every man that hath true saving grace sc. that hee hath the God of heaven for his portion Lament 3. 24. The Lord is my portion saith my soule therefore will I hope in him So Psalme 16. 5. The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup where we see that such as have true grace have the Lord himselfe for their portion yea they may be assured that he is so Psal. 142. 5. I cryed unto the Lord and said thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living He that is assured in his soule that he hath the God of heaven and earth for his portion is most truely and spiritually rich even towards God But he that hath true saving grace may be assured that hee hath the God of heaven and earth for this portion and such a man is most truly and spiritually rich Thirdly this precious gold of true saving grace doth entitle a man to heaven for his inheritance Hee that hath true grace may be sure when he dyeth he shall goe to heaven 2 Cor. 5. 1. We know that when this earthly house of this tabernacle shall bee dissolved we have a building of God not made with hands eternall in the heavens Hence is that speech of the Apostle 1 Pet. 1. 3 4. Blessed be God and the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ c. which hath begotten us againe to an inheritance immortall and undefiled that fadeth not away c. To the same purpose is that speech of our Saviour Matth. 25. 34. Come yee blessed children of my Father inherit the kingdome prepared for you from the beginning of the world This is the very case of every man that truly feareth God and hath true saving grace they are the members of Christ the children of God and inheritors of the kingdome of heaven observe it Psalm 24. 3 4. Who shall ascend into the Hill of the Lord and who shall dwell in his holy place who shall bee a member of the Church militant on earth and also a member of the Church Triumphant in heaven He that hath cleane hands and a pure heart c. See here the description of that man that hath interest in heaven for his inheritance So also Revel 22. 14. Blessed are they that doe his Commandements for they shall enter in through the gates into the City sc. of the New Jerusalem c. Yea how poore or despicable soever their condition and outward estate may

TVVO TREATISES I. The Purchase of Grace shewing the Excellency of Christ and the Graces of His Spirit II. The Soules Delight in Gods Tabernacles shewing the Excellency of Time spent in Duties of GOD'S Solemne Service Instances in the chiefe viz. Prayer Word and Sacraments Motives and directions for right performance Lastly The chiefe Vsurpers of time discovered with apt remedies against each of them The Contents of the Booke are Methodically exprest in the Margent which to the diligent Reader may serve instead of a TABLE By William Harrison Mr. of Arts and Minister of the Gospell at Canwicke neare Lincolne LONDON Printed by the Assigne of T. P. for Philemon Stephens and Christopher Meredith at the Golden Lion in Paul's Church-Yard 1639. THE PVRCHASE OF GRACE A Treatise Shevving the excellency of Christ and the Graces of his Spirit the true Gold Rules to discover the Gold of true Grace from counterfeit The Christians true riches in the enjoyment of this Gold With Directions how and of whom to purchase this wealth PROV 3. 13. Happy is the man that findeth Wisedome VER 15. She is more precious then Rubies and all the things thou canst desire are not to bee compared with her MAT. 25. 9. Goe to them that sell and buy for your selves By William Harrison Mr. of Arts and Minister of the Gospell at Canwicke neare Lincolne LONDON Printed by the Assigne of T. P. for Philemon Stephens and Christopher Meredith and are to bee sold at their Shop at the Golden Lion in Paul's Church-Yard 1639. TO The Right VVorshipfull the Master Wardens Assistants and Communalty of the Mystery of the Mercers in London my right worthy friends and Patrons c. Right Worshipfull c. MOst lamentable it is to see mens eager pursuit of earthly vanities and their wofull neglect and contempt of true saving grace which is durable riches To which two may be fitly applyed that which was said of Saul and David the two first Kings of Israel sc. that the one hath slaine thousands and the other tenne thousands both which arise chiefely as I conceive from mens ignorance or the want of the knowledge of the worth and excellency of piety and true feare of God or saving grace For as our Saviour said to the woman of Samaria Ioh. 4. 10. If thou knewest the gift of God c. So if they knew these gifts of God in the true resplendent nature of them if men were but acquainted with the worth and excellency of this precious and golden commodity of true saving grace they would not labour so immoderately for the meat that perisheth but for the meate that endureth to everlasting life as our Saviour himselfe speaketh Ioh. 6. 29. yea they would not be so cumbred with Martha about many things whilest in the meane time the one thing needfull is neglected but rather with Mary choose the better part which should never be taken from them Luk. 10. 42. To this end I at first fastened my meditation upon this portion of Scripture and tooke into my serious consideration this clause of holy Writ yea and have still fixed my saddest thoughts upon this golden Counsell of our blessed Saviour wherein the great Counsellor of heaven and earth doth give his blessed advise to the sonnes of men whom hee generally findeth like the Church of Laodicea sc. wretched and miserable and poore and blinde and naked now unto all such whom he findeth in this wofull and wretched condition He propoundeth this sweete and heavenly counsell and direction which is the ground of this ensuing discourse contained in the words of this Text Rev. 3. 18. I counsell thee to buy of mee gold tryed in the fire that thou mayest be rich Wherein our Saviour directeth us unto the true riches indeed and commendeth unto us the worth and excellency of Himselfe his merits and graces of his Spirit that they are all of a right precious nature and of great worth and value even gold tryed in the fire and such as will truely enrich us unto life eternall In prosecuting of which Text I have runne this course and endeavoured to shew the great worth and transcendent excellency of true saving grace that it is most fitly resembled to Gold tryed in the fire yea indeed to be farre preferred before it and that in sundry respects yea not only the worth and excellency of grace it selfe but also the admirable worth of such as do enjoy this precious Iewell that all such are most excellent and golden persons indeed as comming of golden parentage having a golden portion and inheritance and also golden attendants having the holy Angels of God daily to pitch their Tents round about them for their safety Farther by way of application I have earnestly pressed and perswaded unto the duty of examination that wee should all try what metall our graces are made of whether they be of a right golden nature yea or no. And because herein we are all of us naturally backward I have therefore endeavoured to enforce the duty by sundry Motives drawne from the consideration of the difficulty of the duty the danger of being mistaken as also the possibility of performance and comfort that will hereby redound unto us when the worke is once throughly performed And that we may not bee deceived about it nor gul'd with Sathans devices in a businesse of such importance I have therefore also endeavoured to manifest and discover the true markes and characters of this golden metall together with the comfortable and happy estate and condition of all such as doe enjoy this precious commodity 2. I have endeavoured to prove that all such as have true grace are absolutely and incomparably the richest persons in the world and that piety is the best and surest way to make us truly and spiritually rich So that if there be any that are ready to say Who will shew us any good Let such come and see the shortest and yet the surest way to get wealth yea durable riches and righteousnesse Lastly if any be so farre wrought upon as to cry out with those in the Gospell Lord evermore give us this bread this wealth this precious treasure I have therefore in the last place endeavoured to discover the direct meanes to obtaine it and that is Buying And the rather to encourage us to the making of this happie bargaine for our soules I have here described the excellency of the Chapman that is readie to sell us this rare commoditie of saving grace Here you shall also finde a description of all the particulars requisite to the making up of this bargaine with Christ. Here you shall finde the price of true grace and the great varietie of such customers as are readie in appearance to bargaine with this spirituall and heavenly Chapman Here have you the summe and substance of this TREATISE Whereunto I have adjoyned another of like argument shewing the worth and excellency of the time that is spent in Gods service or in the use