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glory_n	door_n	head_n	lift_v	2,371	5	9.6688	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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 godlinesse Surely we can say no lesse of godlinesse but that it deserues the name and title of true gaine 2. Godlinesse is great gaine and how As godlinesse is true and as I might haue said Great gaine as it is in it selfe a diuine habite of grace in it selfe considered so is it great gaine indeede as it intiteleth and interesteth into further aduantage in that it hath the promises of the life that now is and of that which is to come 1. Tim. 4 8. Of life naturall and life spirituall 1. The spirituall returne of godlinesse The first and chiefest part and parcell of that rich returne which godlinesse by Gods promise is interessed in is that heauenly reuenue of rich holinesse and happinesse which belong to a life spirituall both this of grace and that other of glory And here wee must know that this promise is made and made good in Christ from whom as our Head wee deriue our Godlinesse and in whom we finde all our treasures of goodnesse Christ our treasury emptied as it were himselfe to replenish vs became poore to make vs rich Poore in outward estate to make vs rich in our inward condition poore in our nature that we might be rich in his grace poore temporally to make vs rich eternally In Christ we gaine sufficient treasures of righteousnesse to discharge our debt of disobedience 1. Cor. 1.30 2. Cor. 5.21 Hebr. 9.14 10.14 The al-sufficient sacrifice of his death to ransome vs from the death of sinne Esa 53.5 6. 1. Pet. 2.24 Col. 2 3. 2. Cor. 5.18 19. The treasures of wisdome and holinesse to remoue our folly and deformities Wee gaine reconciliation with God Eph. 3.12 Hebr. 10.20.22 in sted of emnity accesse to God in stead of alienation from God Rom. 5.1 Rom. 15.13 Peace of conscience in stead of terrors Ioy in the holy Ghost in sted of sorrow in our soule Rom. 14.17 1. Ioh. 1.4 comfortable hope in sted of dreadfull despaire In Christ wee gaine priuiledge of Son-ship and spirituall adoption Rom. 5.2 Ehpes 1.5 Apoc. 1.6 title to a crowne and fellowship in a Kingdome Blessed communion with God our Father 1. Ioh. 1.3 the sonne himselfe our redeemer and the holy spirit our blessed guide and strong supporter sweet comforter perfect sanctifier In Christ we gaine the prayers of the Saints yet liuing with vs the loue of the Saints glorified before vs Hebr. 1.14 the Ministery of Angels working for vs grace in earth and glory in heauen In Christ our gaine is such as that we shall haue all losses recompensed all wants supplied al curses remoued al crosses sanctified all graces increased all hopes confirmed all promises accomplished all blessednesse procured Satan conquered death destroyed Ose 13.14 1. Cor. 15.54.55 the graue sweetened corruption abolished sanctification perfected heauen opened for our happy entrance Lift vp your heads Oh yee heauenly gates Psal 24.7 and bee yee lifted vp yee euerlasting doores that the King of glory may bring vs in Now when Heauen shall be our gaine what can be our losse Vnlesse we loose our teares wiped from our eyes Vnlesse wee loose our sorrowes expelled from our hearts Vnlesse we loose our daungers remoued from our persons Vnlesse we loose our infirmities our deformities our transitory estate our temporall condition which we account for precious to change them for permanent and eternall happinesse And what is or rather is not the gaine of godlinesse when it hath brought man to happinesse That indeed which no mortall eye hath euer seene Esa 64 4. 1. Cor. 2.9 no eare heard no tongue vttered no heart conceiued What hand can measure the boundes of infinitie What minde can number the yeeres of eternitie What hand what minde can measure can number the vnmeasurable measure and innumerable number of the wealth and treasures of piety and godlinesse Oh that I had the tongues of the glorious Angels in some sort for your sakes to vtter Oh rather that you had the hearts of the glorified Saints in some little small measure to conceiue of some part and parcell of this spirituall gaine of godlinesse But this glorious Sunne doth so dazle my weake eyes this bottomlesse depth doth so ouerwhelme my shallow heart and the surpassing greatnesse of these rich treasures doth so euery way ouercharge mee that I must needes stand silent amazed and astonished at the serious consideration of the exceeding aboundant excellencie of these reuenues of godlinesse 2. The temporall returne of godlinesse As those who finde their tender eye-sight dazeled by gazing directly vpon the body of the Sunne doe learne to behold it in some oblique reflexion as we obserue the ecclipse in a basen of water euen so let vs perceiuing the eye of our mind now dimmed and dazeled with the exceeding brightnesse of the gaine of godlinesse in the chiefest glory therof looke vpon it more indirectly in the secondary reflexions of earthly blessings which as you may remember were entayled on godlinesse by the gracious promise of God 1. Tim. 4.8 Godlinesse hath the promise of the life that now is Whatsoeuer true gaine can bee found in this life it is annexed to godlinesse as an auctarie or appendant and is as an ouerplus or ouer-measure cast vnto him Mat. 6.33 who shall first haue sought the kingdome of God and his righteousnesse Hebr. 1.2 conueighed by Christ the heire of all vnto him that is truly godly or truly beleuing A godly man hath two treasuries without him of gainefull reuenues Heauen aboue a replenished treasurie of blessings spirituall Mat. 19.21 and Earth below a wel-furnished store-house of benefits temporall As those aboue are bestowed onely vpon a godly man so these below are by most iust title to descend to him who is fellow heire with Christ Rom. 8.17 the heire of al things Strangers may haue some portion of them but the right of inheritance belongs to the sons of God Riches and honour delights and pleasures life and length of daies Prou 3.16.17 8.18 Deut. 28. Ps 1 12.2.3 seed and posteritie are entailed to such as are truly beleeuing and feare the Lord. And howsoeuer the vngodly man may lay some claime vnto them and that by some kinde of right from God as a preseruer of nature How a godles man may lay claime to temporall blessings a sustainer of his creature a maintainer of callings a rewarder of industry as a god of mercy alluring by benefits and a god of iustice to make men refusing his mercy excuselesse And howsoeuer no man can despoil him of them without great sinne yet can he not enioy them with any great comfort as wanting the best title through the want of Christ Now then if any man bee possessed with an ouerweening conceit of the exceeding woorth of worldly gaine be it knowen vnto him that whatsoeuer it is rightly to waigh it and properly to speake of it it