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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

to a godly man to make vp his bulwarke of godly contentment Vnlesse it bee the consideration of his portion Which yet is not wanting vnto him because God hath in part already bestowed it on him And what is this portion Surely such as may well vphold and support his soule with godly contentment Hee is already possessed df some part of godlinesse it selfe which of it selfe is a goodly portion as beeing a rich treasure of all precious pearles of grace and goodnesse Yea Psal 119 57. Psal 16.5 6 Thou art my portion O Lord saith holy Dauid The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup thou maintainest my lot The lines are fallen vnto mee in pleasant places I haue a goodly heritage My flesh and my heart faileth Psal 73.26 but God is the strength of my heart and my portion for euer The Lord is my portion Lam. 3.24 saith the soule of mourneful Ieremie Ier. 10.16 51.19 in his dolefull lamentations The Lord of hostes is the portion of Iacob and Israel is the rodde of his inheritance If the Lord himselfe bee Aarons portion and his inheritance Num. 18.20 why should not Aaron content himselfe though hee haue no other inheritance among the people And if the Lord bee the portion of Iacob of Israel of euery godly man Gal. 6.16 who is of the Israel of God why should hee not rest well contented although hee want an inheritance in the things of this world Oh happy man that in that his want enioyeth more then the world can either performe or promise Vse The meditation of a godly mans portion The serious view of this goodly portion of a godly man may afford vnto him this holy meditation God himselfe is my portion if I bee godly and God al-sufficient in himselfe is al-sufficient vnto mee Psal 100.3 Hos 2.20 Ioh. 3.16 God gaue mee to my selfe God gaue himselfe to me God the Father gaue his Sonne to mee God the Sonne gaue himselfe to mee God the Holy ghost gaue his seale Ephes 1.11 to assure this gift vnto me and shall I not be content God the Father hath sent the spirit of his Sonne into my heart Gal. 4.6 to make mee call God my Father and Christ my Redeemer and shall I not bee content That which I was Quod homo est esse Christus voluit vt homo possit esse quod Christus est Cypr. de idol vanitate Christ would bee that I might bee that which Christ is The Sonne of God by grace as hee by nature and fellow-heire with him of all things in glory and shall I not bee content What shall I say more God the Sonne receiued all things from the Father for mee that in him and through him and with him I might receiue all things from the Father 1. Cor. 3.21.22 And why should I not content my selfe with him without whom all things are as nothing and with whom no-can bee in stead of all things Surely the man that is indeed godly is infinitly aboue all measure wealthy and therefore I will be content Tell mee now beloued in the Lord can that true godly soule shrink downe through discontentment that is so strongly propt with these so many pillars or can it euer languish and waxe faint while it doth seriously recount and call to minde Gods powerfull prouidence disposing all things for him Gods prudent loue intending all good vnto him Gods gracious promise assuring him of his loue and his plentifull portion as a pawne of Gods gracious promise While hee hath receiued godlinesse as a treasure of goodnesse and holinesse as a pledge of his happinesse and some measure of grace as a forerunner of vnmeasurable glory The raine of afflictions may fall indeed Mat. 7.25 floods of persecution may come the windes of temptations may blow and beate vpon the house of a godly mans contentment and shake and batter it but it shall not fall for it is builded on the foundations of God Euen vpon the rocke Christ Iesus and chiefe corner stone 1. Pet. 2.6 vers 5. vpon whom all godly men as liuing stones are built and whereupon also they build and found their impregnable fortresse of godly contentment On these grounds and foundations doth a godly man when hee is himselfe build a sanctuary to his soule of godly contentment wherein hee doth shelter and solace himselfe in all the changes of this present mortality in this manner The vse of the foure grounds of contentment If God in goodnesse giue aboundantly hee is ioyfull and receiues it thankefully if a competency hee is cheerefull and enioyes it comfortably if but a little he is quieted and accepts it willingly if not any thing at all yet hee is patient and waiteth hopefully For hee wisely considereth that God giues aboundantly that man might bee an instrument of Gods bounty God giues moderately that hee might not bee cumbred with superfluity God giues sparingly that hee might aske both these and better things more earnestlie Yea God somtimes with-holds these outward things and sendeth crosses in stead of them for tryall of some grace exercise of some vertue preuention of some daunger cure of some disease To weane him from the world to direct him toward heauen to draw him to himselfe or some way or other for Gods glory others example and his owne true good He knowes that Gods prouidence disposeth of all Gods loue to him is firme in all Rom. 8.23 Gods promise is passed that all shall turne to his good and his present portion is not only good but a pawne of a greater If more were now behoouefull hee should not want it and seeing more is not giuen he feeles no want without it But finds a supply in his store-house of godlinesse which is euer attended of wel-pleasing Contentment What now is there in al the world that can threaten and cause discontentment vnto a godly man Surely many things threaten it 4. Causes of discontentment as namely these foure First conscience and remembrance of euill committed Secondly strength and violence of temptation enforced Thirdly sense or feare of euill suffered Fourthly want and defect of good desired And these indeed are of great force to worke or threaten discontentment For where guilt of sinne is not remooued where assaults and temptations are not repelled where the bitternesse of crosses is not sweetened and where desire of good is not competently supplied peace and contentment cannot lodge in the heart of any mortall man Here is a large field opened but I may not walke therein at length In one word therefore God be thanked These causes remoued 1. Christ hath suffered and the guilt of sinne is remoued 2. Christ hath conquered and temptation shall bee vanquished 3. The comforter is sent and crosses are sweetned 4. Heauen is prepared and all wants shall bee supplied vnto a godly man and therefore a godly man