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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

attention and effectuall to moue deuotion A rich Parable rich in the historie but richer in the mistery It proponeth a Pearle of great price for purchase wherof all must be sold but it supponeth a Iewell of inestimable pryce in comparison whereof S. Paul esteemed all goodly things to bee but drosse and dung Parables are truely called sacred vailes giue me leaue to draw away the vaile and let you looke into the holiest of all This Pearle is the Truth in Hebrew Margerah in the Greeke 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in Latine Vnio for there is but one truth in the world and this Pearle is called a goodly Pearle a faire Margarite For euen the naked truth of God without welt or guard or any entising words of mans wisdome is most louely and beautifull yea it is a Pearle of great price Dauid esteemes it dearer then thousands of gold and siluer so did Salomon esteeme it all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared vnto it This goodly precious pearle is hid hid from the wisdome and search of flesh and blood CHRIST told Peter when he had found it Flesh and blood hath not reuealed this vnto thee And againe I thanke thee Lord of heauen and earth because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent and hast reuealed them to babes Yea so hid as there is no finding it without a guid the Eunuch knew he was in the field where the Pearle was wanted not for paines taking yet Philip asking him if hee had found it he answered How can I without a guide And there is but one Field in all the world wherin this Pearle is hid viz. the Word of God which is therefore called the Word of Truth which precious Pearle is hid so deepe in the field of the sacred Scripture that there is no finding of it without much search and diging therefore Christ biddeth vs Search the Scriptures And Solomon biddeth Seeke for wisdome as for siluer and search for her as for hidden treasure but as the wise Merchant that after great search findeth a precious Pearle hid in a field will sell all hee hath to purchase that field pearle in it so a wise Christian by great study and meditation hearing reading and praying hauing found in the field of holy Scriptures the hidden wisdome of God for the saluation of man by IESVS CHRIST it is a knowledge so sweet and deare vnto him as hee will easily part with all earthly things that he may enioy the blessing of the Word and thereby encrease in the sauing knowledge of GOD's Truth So much for the mistery The parts of this Parable are two viz. First the finding of this Pearle Secondly the procuring of it that it may be his owne that findeth it I purpose by GOD's grace to handle the second part it being to no purpose to find it vnlesse wee make it our owne that we may be enriched by it The manner how to compasse it our Sauiour expresseth figuratiuely by a bargain in which bargaine there are two things done First Selling. And secondly Buying He sold all that he had and bought it In this world Kings Princes and great rich men are able to buy goodly precious Pearles and not sell any thing the ouerplus of their great reuenues will compasse them but in the spirituall bargaine for this Pearle there is no buying of it but we must first sell it is sometimes so deare as the richest man must in action sell all and it is neuer cheaper but he that will haue it must in affection sell all that he hath for it CHRIST our Master hath himselfe in writing set the price and we his Seruants cannot a bate an haire If any man come to me and hate not his father and his mother and wife and children and brethren and sisters yea and his owne life also he cannot be my Disciple A great price I confesse yet lest any should either stick at it goe away shucking the shoulders as the rich man that went away sorrowfull for hee had great possessions or repent of their bargaine Christ hath assured of all purchases it is the best bargaine and the onely way to bee rich Euery one that hath forsaken houses or brethren or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands for my names sake and the Gospels he shall receiue an hundred-fold now in this time and in the world to come eternal life Oh suffer me then to prouoke you in this dead time wherein though truth was neuer cheaper it is generally thought to be too deare amongst many cheapners but few buyers GOD's seruants haue but cold takings it is much to bee feared if the market mend not Christ will shut vp his shop-windows and offer his Pearle to such as will more esteem of it Oh buy the truth whilst you may buy it lest it prooue so scanty and deare that it cannot be had at any rate And that you may buy first sell that is the thing I purpose to presse at this time In Parables the letter hath the least part if other haue any this passage needeth none I neede not prouoke men to sell that they haue too many haue done so in these late and deare yeares to buy bread for them their families others in this prodigall and luxurious age sell more then they haue both present and reuersion inheritance and offices and run in debt to buy wine drinke Tobacco spend vpon their lusts we had need to read lectures of good husbandrie to such and pray them to keepe that which they haue let nothing be lost lest they pinch with the Prodigall in the end to sell all is the high-way to misery This sale is to enable a man to buy CHRIST yea and heauen it selfe good husbands may thus sell yea thus to sell is the way to bee rich this is godliness which hath the promise of this life and of that which is to come all good things of this life are in God's will and Testament entituled to such Prodigals Hee that will sell all for Christ shall enioy all with Christ Marke then the words This wise-man proposed for patterne doth not lay vp or lend or morgage retayning propriety but doth Sell not superfluities and such things as he can spare or hath no present vse of but All that hee hath The words being opened hence we learne that whosoeuer will attaine to the sauing knowledge of Christ him crucified must euer part with all hee hath For the Illustration wherof let it be noted that euery godly Christian must sel these three things First himselfe Secondly his sinne Thirdly his substance Hee that maketh this sale selleth all and is able to buy the Pearle For the first Hee must sell himselfe What to become a Bond-slaue No