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A04159	An helpe to the best bargaine a sermon on Mat. 13-16. Preached on Sunday, the 20. of Octob. 1623. in the Cathedrall Church of Christ, Canterbury. By Thomas Iackson, doctor of divinitie, and one of the prebends, and lecturer there.	Jackson, Thomas, d. 1646.	1624 (1624)	STC 14300; ESTC S101360	15,596	66

to rob thee of it But if thou bearest a faire face makest profession of much loue to the Gospell in times of peace and so long as it may stand with thine honor and wealth but God knoweth thou mindest earthly things thou louest this world if times of tryall should come thou wilt shew thy selfe to be but an Huckster a Broker a Mounte banke and Quack-saluer Oh then see there bee truth and sincerity in the heart reunite your languishing drooping and dying zeal to the Gospell let your neuer contenting preferments your neuer satisfying pleasures your neuer filling profits your momentany and euer dying liues bee esteemed as dung in comparison of the euerlasting truth of God for the saluation of your soules Oh that men knew how inualuable the truth of God is one iot thereof more worth then heauen earth Oh that men knew how happie they are that haue it and how rich though neuer so poore in the world Reuel 2.9 Happie is the man that findeth wisdome and getteth vnderstanding Prou. 3.13 And how poore and miserable wretched they are that want it though knowing no end of their worldly wealth and so decked with Pearles that they glister like the Sunne and dazle mens eies to looke vpon them Oh that yee knew this acceptable time and that God may offer this Pearle to others Oh then would you become franke Chapmen and sell all yee haue to buy it And will you not doe so before Market be done and Shop-windowes shut vp Looke vpon the Idolater he is a franke Chapman he will not sticke to sell all hee hath to satisfie his fleshly minde for so S. Paul saith Idolatrie is a worke of the flesh When the Childrē of Israel were so earnest with Aaron to make them a God to coole their desire and preuent it as some of the Fathers construe it hee bad them bring not ordinary gold in wedge or coyne but Rings yea their golden Eare-rings that were in the eares of their wiues and children but did they stick at that No saith the Text They did breake them off and bring them An Idolater thinketh nothing too deare for his Idol Looke vpon the Epicure he will spend all hee hath for his belly Look vpon the proud person he or shee will spend all they haue for their backes to bee clothed gorgeously and phantastically These are frank chapmen indeed and neuer sticke at the price What shall the Idolater sell all he hath for his Diuells dunghill gods as the Scriptures disgracefully call Idols Shall the Epicure sell all he hath for the fat and sweat to sacrifice to his belly his god which remaineth there but a while and is purged into the draught Shall the proud person sell all hee hath for glorious colours lost sometimes with shining of the Sunne or a shower of raine or for fine apparell which vsed is quickly worne to rags or layde vp is eaten of Moths and shall we pinch to sell all wee haue to buy the truth of God for the eternall saluation of our soules Shall prodigall sinners for vanity errour falshood sell themselues their states bodyes soules and all and vvee pinch at the least price for the eternall verity of God God forbid then most vnhappie we that euer it vvas offred vnto vs. Oh England novv this pearle is offred vnto thee take heed thou foreslowest not the Market it is more worth then mountaines of Indian gold if God in iustice take it away if euery showre of raine were a shower of gold and euery stone in the Land as precious as the Rubie Margarite Topaz or Carbuncle or any other by Gods appointment set in the high Priests Brest-plate thou wilt be poore beggerly herein lyeth thy true wealth for which thou art so renowned through the Christian heathen world Oh buy this Pearle and weare it vveare it in thine eare heare the Word diligently and reuerently vveare it in thy forehead be zealous in the profession of the truth weare it in thy bosom sincerely beleeue and loue the truth weare it on thy fingers obey and practise it in life and conuersation be thou a righteous Nation keeping the truth and the GOD of truth will keep thee AMEN FINIS a Rom. 12.10 b Prou. 3.15 Genus mulierum natura ornamentorum amans et 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Po●n in Iob. 5.24 c 2 Cor. 5.20 d Ioh. 1.12 e Act. 17.11 f 2 Cor. 6.8 g Rom. 8 2● h Reu. 19.8 i Reu. 2.17 k Ezech. 16.11 12. l Mat. 25.34 m 1 Pet. 5.4 n Reu. 3.17 “ Numquid in honore sine dolore Bern. d● quinque negot Coll. 1718. o Heb. 11.24 * V●rtutis premium Arist Ethic. 4. Aquin. 2.2 quest 129. a● 4 p Tit. 1.15 C hubod Heb. Honorare onerare Quae hic honorant ibi onerant August Epist 2●3 Col. 829. q 2 Pet. 3. vlt. * Virtus paucorum paucorum inquam presertim Nobilium Barn Epist 113 r 2 Cor. 11.2 s 2 Pet. 1.13 t 2 Tim. 1.6 u Eph. 6. vlt. Aug. 28. 1623. on 1. Cor. 22. My L. Meluin Coloss 4.7 O. Hall to the Court at The●balds on ●unday Sept. ●● 16●3 b Gal. 2.9 c 2 Cor. 6.1 d Luk. 12.21 e 2 Tim. 3.15 * Aduersis vultibus et coniunctis caudis D King Serm. a● White-Hall Nouemb. 5. 1608. p. 11. f Exod. 25.20 g Prou. 23.23 h Mat. 12.42 i Mar. 4.34 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 * Parabola Heb. Mashal a●●adice Mashul regere cum imperio Buxtorf Plus mouent figurate dicta Aug. Epist 119 ad lanuar “ Nitet in cortice dulcior in medull I●ron Paulin. k Philip. 3.8 “ Sacra velamina Dion Areopag Myster * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Iakar Heb. l Psal 119.72 m Pro. 3.15 n Mat. 16.17 o Mat. 11.25 p Act. 8.31 q 2 Cor. 6.7 r Ioh. 5.39 s Prou. 2.4 Diuision Non minor est virtus quam quaerere Subdiuision The difference betwixt heauenly earthly purchases t Luk. 14.2 v Mat. 19.22 w Mat. 19. penult Mat. 10.30 Conclusion the Preface First part x 1 Tim. 4.8 y 1 Cor. 3. penult 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 vendidit * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ●●nui● quae habuit Doct. Illustration 1. himselfe Confirmation z Mat. 16.24 a 1 Cor. 3.18.19 b Rom. 8.7 c 2 Cor. 10.5 Good Examples d Gen. 12.1 e Gen. 17.17 f Rom. 4.17 g Rom. 4 19. h Gen. 2● 3 Heb. ●1 19 i Rom. 4.3 Euill Examples k Ioh. 20.29 l 2 Cor. 5.7 m 1 Cor. 1.22 n Act. 17.18.32 Aggrauation o Luk. 17.10 Good Example p Phil. 3.8 q Gal. 2.20 r Phil. 1.21 Euill examples s Rom. 10.3 2. His sinnes t Heb. 12.5 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 v Mat. 18.8 w 2 Cor. 6.24 Obiection Solu Sense Doct. Confirma● x Deut. y Rom. 1 z 1 Ioh. 3 a Cor. 6. vlt. b Cor. 7.1 c Thes 5.23 d ●●m 4.8 e ●at 5.16 f ●om 6.12 g ●hilip ● 27 h Tit. 2.1 i 1 Pet. 1. Example k Psal 119 l Psal 119.104 m 2 King 25. n Lu. 1.6 o Luk. 19.8 p Luk. 7. q Luk. 23. r Act. 16 s ●ct 19.19 t Dan. 9 7. r Cor. 7.11 w Luk 18.13 x ●erom 1.19 y Pet. 4.4 z Cor. 5.17 ●●plication Examination Sorte ● Sort. a Mar. 6. 2 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 b Psal 119. ● c Psal 50. ● d Luk. 3.15 e Mat. 19. Applicatio f Mat. 5.29 g Iam. 1. penul Vse ●xhortation h Act. 5.3 i 2 King 4. k Iames 2.10 l Mat. 11.11 3 Sort. m Psal 66.18 Obiect Prou. 20. Solution o Ioh. 8.34 p Rom. 7. nult 4 Sort. q Gen. 19. ●● s 2. Tim. 4.10 t 2 Pet. 2.20 All his sub●●●nce Examples u Heb. 1● w Heb. 11.37 〈◊〉 2.45 x Act. 20 y Act. 21. z Heb 〈…〉 Applicatio● a ●●a 55.1 b Gen. 22. Examinatio● Exhortation Argument● ●rouocation c Gal. 5.20 Difficilia pre cepil vt isto modo ab illa intentione reuocaret Aug quaest 141. ● Exod. d Exod. 32. e Leuit. 17.7 2 Cron. 11.15 Ezech. 22.3 g Philip. 3.19 h Mat. 15.17 Conclusion i Exod. 28.17 Esay 26.2

conscience to breake the seauenth command he hauing occasion made no conscience of the third but sware to a wanton Dancer to giue what shee should aske though to the halfe of his kingdome yea made no conscience of the sixt command but most cruelly for his faithfull dealing persecuted to the death Iohn the Baptist A greater then whom was not borne of women so dangerous a thing it is to liue in any knowne sinne though a man part with neuer so many yet that one remayning sinne will as occasion serueth bring all the rest againe wherfore be sure ye make a thorough sale sell all your sins be faithfull with Moses and leaue not an hoofe behinde Exodus 10.26 A third sort of Chapmen there are that sell and all in regard of outward and customable practise in the meane time there is a secret inward pleasure and delight oh there is still a good wil borne to such and such a sin if ability time and occasions did serue the heart wil not seale and confirme the bargaine and sale but doth rather grudge at it and seeke to picke holes in the euidence but such as will buy the Pearle must be sure the heart sell all for if lust and delight raign in the heart the sale is nought as Dauid saith If I regard iniquitie in my heart God will not heare mee Oh Lord will some say Who can make such a sale Who can say Mine heart is cleane I answer That as the sale of all sinne doth not import a not sinning at all for if none but such then none should buy the Pearle but not an habituall customable sinning which the Scriptures call A committing of sinne so neither doth this cleansing of the heart imports an vtter freedom from sinfull lusts motions and desires but a dislyking resisting and bewailing of them with the Apostle Oh wretched man that I am So that if thy soule and conscience can truely witnesse there is nothing more grieuous irkesome and displeasing vnto thee then the corruptions of thine heart which as they doe appeare thou dost checke snub and suppresse the sale is good and thou shalt haue the Pearle A fourth and last sort there are who sell all both for outward practise and inward delight but not for euer like Lot's wife they looke backe againe with Demas they returne to the world againe and hauing once escaped the filthinesse of the world yet come to be entangled againe and are like the Dog returning to his vomite and the washen Sowe to wallowing in the mire againe the consideration whereof maketh good what I said before that of many Chapmen few buy this Pearle because few make a perfect All of their sinnes for such an one selleth All both for outward practise and inward delight for euer and yet the bargaine is not made there is a further sale yet to be made viz. He that will buy this Pearle must sell all his substance and all his worldly goods and temporall estate he hath here Sometimes this Pearle is so deare as it will cost all that a man hath his houses lands goods honour peace libertie and life as in the daies of the persecuting Emperors and Princes when goods libertie and all were confiscated and they cried Christianos ad Leones So truth was deare in this Land in the daies of Queene Marie there was a great famine in her daies of corne and they were glad to make breade of Oke cornes saith the History but the word of God was dearer and the Pearle of truth more precious so as many holy Martyrs sold all they had to buy it Such good chapmen were the Christ an Hebrews who suffered with ioy the spoile of their goods and those of whom the same Apostle also speaketh who for the Gospel and a good conscience were tryed with cruell mockings and scornings bonds and imprisonment they were stoned and sawen asunder tempted and slaine with the sword wandred about in Sheepe-skinnes and Goat-skins being destitute afflicted and tormented they wandred in deserts and mountaines in dens c. And such chapmen were the beleuers in the primitiue Church who sold their possessions and goods and pauned them to all men as they had neede Such a Chapman was S. Paul who professed he was not moued to know that bonds and afflictions did abide him yea he did not count his life deare that he might finish his course vvith ioy And thus rebuked such as vvith teares besought him not to goe vp to Ierusalem What mean you to weepe and to breake mine heart for I am readie not to bee bound onely but also to dye at Ierusalem for the name of the Lord Iesus Such a franke Chapman was Moses who refused to bee called the sonne of Pharaoh's Daughter and chose rather to suffer afflictions with the people of God then to enioy the pleasures of sin for a season Thus you see the Pearle hath bin and may bee so deare that a man must indeed sel all that he hath in this world to buy it But blessed be God in these happie daies this Pearle is cheap wee may buy it at an easie rate now if euer wee may say with the Prophet Come buy without money Come take paines to fetch it and haue it you neede not sell all nor any thing you haue for it but keepe it and all you haue yea many by this Pearle haue beene enriched and made happie in the world many a man preferred to great dignity honour office authority wealth in Church Common-wealth for his profession of Religion and godlinesse Oh happy time But let me tell you this Pearle neuer was is nor shall be cheaper but he that will buy it must in his affection sell all that euer he hath And God accepteth of affection for action as God accepted the full purpose and resolution of Abraham to sacrifice his Sonne as if he had done it Oh examine your soules what is it you doe chiefly minde Are your praires that in your beds by night powred out vnto God with sighs and teares when no eye seeth no eare heareth you for the preseruation of the Gospell and truth of God to you and yours Doe you esteeme it as the greatest blessing in this world and so as in comparison of it you esteeme the whole world with all the pleasures profits honor and happinesse thereof as most vile base and contemptible and those many good things which with it you enioy and they are deare vnto you yet for it you would ●ate and become prodigall of Or at least art thou grieued and sorrie in thy soule that thou discernest weakenesse and fearefulnesse and want of such resolution and dost thou vnfainedly pray to God to giue thee such loue zeale and courage Oh then bee of good comfort thou hast made a good market thou hast gotten the Pearle and the Deuill shall not bee able