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A09255	The godly merchant, or The great gaine A sermon preached at Paules Crosse. Octob. 17. 1613. By William Pemberton, Bachelour of Diuinity, and Minister of Gods Word at high Onger in Essex.	Pemberton, William, d. 1622.	1613 (1613)	STC 19569; ESTC S120795	50,712	146

of the euill and correcting euill in mee by the good euent of this euill accident intended for euill by euill man against mee but turned to good by Gods goodnesse vnto mee Well whatsoeuer it is Gods will appointed it Gods prouidence ordereth it his power ouer-ruleth it his hand limiteth it and when he sees fit hee can as easily remooue it as permit it and turne this great euil to my greater good and therefore I will be content The second ground of godly contentment is Gods prudent loue 2. Gods prudent loue Gods powerfull prouidence able to worke our wel-fare is seconded with his prudent loue which makes him willing Such is Gods loue vnto a godly man that he cannot but wish well to him and doe well for him Your heauenly Father saith our blessed Sauiour Mat. 26.32 our elder brother knoweth that you haue neede of these things God is your Father if you be godly yea your heauenly Father and beares vnto you the affection of a Father and cannot but loue you as being your Father and that prudently as your heauenly Father Mat. 7.11 And if you beeing euill know how to giue good things vnto your children how much more shall your Father which is in heauen giue good things to you that aske him God your Father is heauenly wise and knowes better then you what is best for you The God of heauen is your good and louing Father and will not for his loue suffer you to want what might doe you good And therefore not to rest content with that which your Father giues you were either to make your selues wiser then hee as if you knew better then hee what is best for you or more louing to your selues then your heauenly Father is to you in wishing more good to befall you then your heauenly Father is in loue willing to bestow vpon you If you doubt of God your Fathers prudence it is because you are not wise if of his loue to you it is because you loue not him For God is not ineprudent in any of all his actions nor wanting in loue to any of all his creatures nor in any degree of loue to those that loue him well And if God so cloathe the grasse of the field Mat. 6.30 shall hee not much more cloathe you Oh yee of little fayth to your Father if you beleeue not this word and promise of your Father Oh yee of little loue to your Father if you bee not so well perswaded of your Father that hee loues you well Vse The meditation of Gods prudent loue And this is the second foundation of godly contentment whereupon a godly man not doubting of the prudent loue of God his heauenly Father vnto him must needes in prudence content himselfe with that portion which God his Father hath carued out vnto him 3. Gods gracious promise The third foundation of Godly contentment wherein Gods prudent loue most brightly shineth is Gods gracious promise passed to a godly mā And what is this gracious promise Hee hath said I will not leaue thee nor forsake thee Ios 1.5 Hebr. 13.5 therefore let your conuersation bee without vngodly couetousnesse and bee content with such things as yee haue Question But what if I haue not but want shall I then be content Answ Feare not want but feare the Lord Psal 34.9 for there is no want to them that feare him Obie Yes some that feare the Lord doe sometime want as Elijah Lazarus Paul 1. King 17. Luk. 16. 2 Cor. 1.8 Hebr. 10. Psal 34.10 Psal 84.11 and many godly Christians Sol. The young Lions doe lacke and suffer hunger but they that seeke the Lord shall want nothing that is good Euery thing good in it selfe is not good for thee If good for thee it shall not bee wanting vnto thee Surely the Lord will not faile his people Psal 94.14 Phil. 4.19 Thy God will supply all thy necessities Thou shalt sometimes want indeede as those godly ones did because it is good for thee sometimes to want But thou shalt want nothing that is good for thee to haue vnlesse thou be wanting to thy selfe And therefore thou shalt not sometimes want afflictions because it is not good for thee Psal 119.71 Lam. 3.27 sometimes to want them but good to haue them And when they are vpon thee thou shalt not want due comfort in them for God hath said I will not leaue thee nor forsake thee Ios 1.5 Hebr. 13.5 Esa 43.2 I will bee with thee in the fire and in the water The Lord will not forsake for euer but though hee cause griefe Lament 3.31 32. yet will hee haue compassion according to the multitude of his mercies 2. Cor. 12.9 His grace is sufficient for thee Hee will lay no more vpon thee then he will make thee able to beare 1. Cor. 10.13 Vse The meditation of Gods gracious promise On this foundation may a godly man thus frame his sanctuary of godly comtentment God will lay no more vpon mee then hee will make mee able to beare c. Either my crosse shall bee moderated or my ability to beare increased Either my burden shall be made lighter or my faith stronger as God doth presse me downe with one hand so will he raise mee vp with the other God can drawe mee to himselfe with the cordes of loue vnder the roddes of men And if my crosses shall proue great Gods loue therein shall proue as great In greatest crosses God vseth to wrappe vp the greatest mercies and turnes the deadly poyson of afflictions into wholesome and soueraigne medicines That which in my apprehension may seeme the greatest euill Gods gracious dispensation shall turne to greatest good All things shall worke together for the good of the Godly that loue God Rom. 8.28 greatest euils to greatest good The heauiest crosse shall finde the happiest issue 1. Cor. 10.13 Death it selfe shall proue a rich reuenue Phil. 1.21 bringing the happy returne of an eternall life Oh how sweete a song of triumph may a godly man sing in the greatest threats or assaults of his most dreadfull foes A godly mans song of triumph Whence my enemies intend mee greatest daunger thence shall I purchase greatest honour My enemies may behead me but cannot hurt me Slay mee but cannot conquer mee Rom. 8. v. 37. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 we more then conquer My enemies may take away my life but not my hope My head but not my crowne Whether I bee wounded or slaine I shall not loose the victory if I die in the battaile I shall triumph after the fight and if I fight till death 2. Tim. 4.8 I shall receiue a crowne of life Act. 14.22 I may goe and if God see fit I must goe yea I shall goe by the crosse to a crowne and through cruel martyredome vnto a glorious Kingdome 4. A godly mans present portion What yet is wanting

ecclesiae magis quam in terris regnare Aug. de ciuit Dei lib. 1. c. 26. then a Monarch in the world to be truly stiled constant Defender of one true faith then to be rightfull Ruler of three larg Kingdomes Let him make choice with King Dauid rather to bee a doore-keeper in the House of God Psal 84.10 then to rule raigne in the tabernacles of vngodlinesse Much more to bee keeper of both the Tables of Gods law a Prince and feeder of the people of God and by lawes and authoritie by learning and industry in heart by hand Pietas est verus Imperatoris ornatus Euagr. hist praefat 2d Theodosium iuniorem imperaetorem a resolute Patrone and bright shining patterne of this chiefe ornament of an Emperour religion and godlinesse Let the Queene his happy yoke-fellow ioyne heart and hand in this and become a blessed helpe to promote their mutuall blessednesse Let her make it appeare with the Queene of Sheba 1 King 10. that her chiefe end of comming from farre was to heare this true wisdome from the mouth of her Salomon Let her try him with questions and receiue his answers and account her selfe happy to be partner with him in this wisdome and prosperity of pietie and godlinesse Let the most hopefull Prince in the morning of his state lay the ground foundation of his princely greatnesse in the desired returne of these rich reuenues Let him esteeme this gaine of Godlinesse the chiefe part of his patrimonie and his hopes in heauen his happiest inheritance Let the Ho. Lords and Counsellors of state who aduise for the weale and wel-fare of this land consult for the enriching of this renowmed Kingdome with a blessed increase in this gaine of godlinesse Let the noble Lords and Peeres of the land innoble their bloud in the bloud of Christ enrich their estates with his treasures of grace and place their felicity in the fauour of God Let goodnesse be their greatnesse and religion their renowne and this gaine of godlinesse their desired Happinesse And you right Honourable the Lord Maior with other the Gouernours and all the inhabitants of this famous City giue me leaue to speake vnto you You trade by your callings you gaine by your trading and you rise by your gaine vnto honour and respect Gods blessing be vpon you in your outward estates and blesse your trafique with comfortable increase and giue you your hearts desire so your hearts be vpright But take heede to your selues I pray you that you goe not downe the winde Leaue of betimes I beseech you from the Lord those hurtfull courses incident to your places Mich. 6.10.11.12 of worthlesse profits too too much vsed by too many of your company Their corrupting of wares ingrossing of commodities inhaunsing of prices falshood and deceit in buying and selling weight measure and the like Lest you finde gaine in the chest but losse in the conscience increase of goods but decrease of goodnesse proue rich in the world Luk. 12.21 but not in God Oh purchase pietie gaine godlinesse grow rich in grace so shall your hearts and liues bee holy your estates wealthy and your persons happy in the day of your great accounts You reuerend Iudges and Ministers of iustice bee louers of iustice and not of reward Mich. 3.9.11 Suffer not your eyes to be blinded with bribes and your hearts to bee corrupted with gifts in your bosome to make you wrest iudgement Prou. 17.23 and peruert the right Oh iudge you right for the fatherlesse and widowes Esa 1.17 though your sentence and pleading should passe both without gift and gaine so shal you waxe rich in this gaine of godlinesse your cause shall goe well at the great assises and you shall escape the dreadfull sentence of the highest Iudge of all You Patrones and bestowers of the reuenewes of the Church consecirated to their vse who serue at Gods Altar no more enrich your selues with the price of blood while by bargaine and sale you passe them ouer Esa 56.10.11 into the hands of vnable and vnconscionable men Who through negligence in teaching or bad example of lewde life doe little lesse then murther the soules of the poore people of God Oh make wise choyce I beseech you of men of desert for learning and life fit to bee pastors of soules so shall you gaine comfort to your selues and good to Gods Church through increase of godlinesse and religion of Christ You Land-lords and letters of houses of tenements and grounds in no wise oppresse and grind the faces of the poore Esa 3.15 by racking and exacting aboue due measure or ouer-charging with burdens too heauy to bee borne Oh deale in loue deale in pittie with your poore Christian brethren that they may not as many distressed ones doe droope and languish with griefe and sorrow but may ioyne with you in cheerefulnesse in the seruice of God so shall you both grow rich in this gaine of godlinesse and find a better increase in this heauenly wealth Let the poore whose estate is weake in the world amend his condition by this gainefull purchase of grace into his heart that this spirituall wealth may supply his wants and the riches of Christ may releeue his misery Mat. 20. Let the poore labourer toile all the day of his painefull life that hee may receiue this peny at the night of his death Let no time seeme long no trauell tedious This peny will bring him true felicity and make vp his want of that golden drosse which worldlings so admire in this present life And whom should I further name Let byting vsurers become free lenders Let blood-sucking extortioners become ready restorers Luk. 19.8 Let poore-murthering oppressors become comfortable helpers Let pinching misers become bountifull benefactors And all of vs good to our brethren in conscience vnto God that all may attaine this gaine of godlinesse Let the high Lords Treasurers 1 Cor. 4.1 Mat. 13.52 the Seruants of Christ the learned scribes and faithfull stewards of God 1. Cor. 4.2 bring out of the Scriptures the Treasuries of the Lord 2. Cor. 4.7 the true treasure to enrich the soules of the people of God Though gold and siluer wee haue none yet such as wee haue let vs giue Act. 3.10 2. Cor. 6.10 so wee being poore shall make many rich and grow rich our selues by enriching our brethren While we are liberall to others God will be bountifull vnto vs and multiply our talents vnder our hands Lastly let all that professe the name of Christ ioyne stocke and become partners in this happy gaine or if the foolish and vnhappy world will needs graspe at the shadowes of transitory gaine and will needes grow wealthy by falshood and forgery bribery and extortion and all kinde of vniustice and vnderhand dealing Eating the bread of deceit taking the wages of iniquity and expecting rewards with vnhappy Felix Act. 24.26 Yet