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A87092	Divinity in mortality, or The Gospels excellency and the preachers frailty, represented in a sermon preached at the funerals of Mr Richard Goddard late minister of the parish of St Gregories by Pauls; who died on Thursday the 12th of May 1653. and was buried on Moonday [sic] the 16th day of the same moneth. By Nath. Hardy Master of Arts, and preacher to the parish of St Dyonis Back-Church.	Hardy, Nathaniel, 1618-1670.	1653 (1653)	Wing H718; Thomason E708_1; ESTC R202533	26,963	35

appear take notice of the Antithesis in these several particulars 1. Other Treasures are from below this is from above those are dig'd out of the Bowels of the Earth this is sent from Heaven what are gold and silver but white and yellow earth the sands and the rocks are the habitation of pearls and jewels but the things of the Gospel are and therefore so fitly called by our Saviour heavenly things 2. Other Treasures are transient and perishing St Peters epithete is corruptible gold and silver Solomons observation is that riches take them wings and flee away and therefore as they are got with care and kept with fear so many times lost with grief but this Treasure is lasting and permanent the truth of it inalterable the goodnesse of it unchangeable hence it is called the good part which cannot be taken away the meat which perisheth not and the word of the Lord that endureth for ever 3. Other Treasures are only of corporal use for the profit comfort and support of the Body and therefore it is they cannot make the possessour either wise or holy or happy But this Treasure enricheth the soul with wisdom and knowledge grace and holinesse whereby it becometh a means of happinesse to him that enjoyeth it by this it is the minde is enlightened the will inclined the affections composed the conscience quieted and the inward man renewed 4. Other Treasures though virtually they procure severall comforts yet formally and in their own nature they are but a remedy against poverty Gold and silver in themselves have no feeding or cloathing or defending vertue nor do they certainly and constantly procure those necessaries Sometimes food is not to be had for money nor is silver alwaies a defence And yet further though it may get the things yet it cannot give an efficacy to them it may buy food but not a stomack Physick but not health Clothes but not warmth Armour but not safety Lights but not eyes Whereas this Treasure is in its own nature all these and assuredly bringeth strength wealth ease safety and all spiritual blessings to them that enjoy it it is such a Treasure as is withall an oracle in doubts a shield against assaults a Counsellor in prosperity a Comforter in adversity a light in darknesse and a refuge in danger 5. Other Treasures oft times become destructive to the possessors it was a sore evil Solomon saw under the Sun namely riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt indeed both temporall and spirituall hurt accrueth frequently to men by their treasure the golden Ring hath sometimes lost the finger and the bag of money exposed the traveller to danger yet more often do treasures become nurses of vice panders to lust incentives of wickedness and the mammon of unrighteousness whereby they ruin the soul and take away the life of the owners in this respect it is that Salvian saith excellently of covetous men perituris simul atque perdentibus student nundinis they eagerly busie themselves in those merchandizes which are not only perishing in their own nature but destroy the possessors whereas this Treasure is altogether beneficiall to them that enjoy it indeed accidentally it proveth pernicious becoming to some a savour of death but this is only to the rejecters and contemners not to the receivers and possessors of it If our Gospel be hid saith the Apostle in this Chapter it is hid to them that are lost and if any be lost to whom the Gospel cometh it s they from whom its hid by the devil and their own corruption blinding their eyes that they see not its worth and thereby perverting their wils that they refuse its embraces but to them that beleeve and do it it is a savour of life a wellspring of comfort a means of their eternall wellfare Finally Other Treasures may have the image of a King stamped upon them such that coyn which had Caesars superscription but this hath the image of God and Christ imprinted on it being therefore called the Gospel of God and the Word of Christ other Treasures are the blessings of Gods left hand so it is said of riches and honours but this is a blessing of Gods right hand so it is said of the fiery Law and much more is it true of the Gospel How much the right hand excelleth the left so much this surpasseth all riches In a word other Treasures make the poor rich but this {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} maketh of mortall immortall of men in some sense Gods And now upon all these considerations the surpassing worth of this Treasure cannot but appear So as we may truly say Not all the Silks of Persia Linnen of Egypt Spices of Arabia Silver of the West Gold of the East Pretious stones of both the Indies are severally nay joyntly able to equalize it Well may this note of difference be annexed This treasure What therefore remaineth but that every one of us labour to have the same esteem of the Gospel which St Paul had and which indeed it deserveth 1. Let us account it our Treasure and let that appear by doing in reference to the Gospel as men do by Treasure How vehement and active are covetous mens desires after Treasure they spare no pains to get nor have they ever enough of it in their longings they are unsatiable in their labours indefatigable Such let our desires be after the knowledge of and acquaintance with Evangelicall truths Let us not be satisfied without no nor yet with the Gospel but as we have it let us strive to have it more abundantly according to that Apostolicall precept Let the Word of Christ dwel in you richly in all knowledge and wisdom Besides what care have men to lay up their Treasure when they have got it The Greek word in its Etimology signifieth as much {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} quasi {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} and in the Hebrew {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} à {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} abscondit the nown for Treasure cometh from a verb that signifieth to hide there being nothing men more secretly and carefully lay up then their Treasures yea what content do they take in viewing and recounting their bags Populus me sibilat at mihi plaudo ipse domi said he in the Poet The covetous wretch whilest scorned abroad pleaseth himself at home in his heaps of wealth So let us lay up the Gospel in the Cabinet of our souls and take delight in meditating upon the divine Truths contained in it yea whilest we meet with reproach and persecution from the world let us solace our selves in the fruition of this Treasure Herein let Davids practice towards the Law of the Lord be our pattern in that excellent Psalm wherein he expresseth a singular regard to Gods testimonies The words of thy mouth are better to