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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

may be kept blamelesse vnto the comming of our Lord Iesus Christ S. Iames also biddeth all Christians Cleanse their hands and purge their hearts Yea euery page in holy writ is ful of such precepts though not such full precepts As Let your light shine before men Let not sin raigne in your mortall bodies Let your conuersation be such as becommeth the Gospell The Grace of God which bringeth saluation to all men hath appeared and teacheth vs to denye all vngodlinesse and worldly Lusts and to liue righteously godly and soberly in this present world Be yee holy in all manner of conuersation Yea what is true Repentance but the conuersion of the whole man from all sinne vnto GOD He felleth all his sinnes Such a sale holy Dauid made who had respect to all God's commandements restrained his feet from euery euill way and vtterly abhorred all false waies And Iosiah turned to the Lord with all his heart all his soule according to all the commandements of God And Zacharie and Elizabeth walked in all the commandements and ordinances of God without rebuke Zacheus hauing found the Pearl sold all his sinnes hee stood and said Lord the halfe of my goods I giue to the poore and if I haue taken anything from any man by false accusation I restore it foure-fold Marie who had beene a notorious and infamous sinner hauing found this Pearle shee sold all her sinnes both for delight and practise vtterly forsooke and detested her former sinful vnchast life her eies which had beene full of adultery became as riuers of teares to wash Christs feete her haire which doubtless had beene plaited and laide abroad an entisement to sin was made a to well to wipe his feete her face which had beene impudent was filled with shamefastnesse and modesty she came behinde Christ The poore Theefe finding this Pearl on the Crosse how did he sell all What a change was there wrought that little time he had to liue how well and godly did hee spend it in rebukes confessions and praiers The Iaylor who doubtlesse had beene the instrument of cruelty in punishing the Apostles hauing found this Pearle hee sold all his sinnes brought them forth of prison washed their stripes set meat before them and reioyced that hee his houshould beleeued in God Yea such as had vsed curious arts finding this pearl sold all their sins and in detestation thereof burnt their bookes though worth fifty thousand peeces of siluer Oh these were Merchants and made an happie market indeede Yea true repentance worketh such shame and confusion such zeale indignation and reuenge such beating on the breast with the Publican such smiting on the thigh with the Prophet such a change that their old companions take notice thereof that they will no longer run into the same excesse of riot with them But no maruell for they haue sold all their sinnes are become new Creatures So must all doe that will buy the Pearle But now alas how fearefull will the condition of many bee found if we make application Many seek for this goodly Pearl seeme very desirous to haue it commend it and the sellers of it but will not sell all they haue They come to the Church heare the word diligently respect the Ministers of the Gospel reuerently cheapen faire and stand at offer and proffer but they would haue the Pearle and their sinnes too they will by no meanes bee drawne to sell all them If you doe remember there were foure things laid downe in the Doctrine First they doe sell Secondly all sinnes Thirdly in regard of inward delight and outward practise Fourthly for euer Against which foure sorts of Chapmen doe offend who if they reforme not shall neuer enioy the Pearle First are such as leaue one sin and take vp another and commonly that they take is worse then that they left so some leaue prodigality and become couetous luke-warme Protestants become Idolatrous Papists some superstitious become prophain and many Atheists turne Heretikes In a word a great many thinke they haue made a faire market when they consider what they haue beene but neuer consider what they are what they haue lost but not what they haue taken vp wheras in truth they haue only made an exchang and that for the worse whereas my Text saith They must sell and deliuer seison Another sort there is that would sell some yea many but not all their sinnes such a Chapman was Herod hee did many things but not all his heart was still on Herodias he had not gone so far as Dauid to haue respect to all Gods commandements Thou shalt not commit adultery was cast behind his backe hee could not abide to heare of that the young man such another hee offer'd faire left but one thing but would not part with that but fell off and mist the happie bargaine Alas this is the wofull condition of many they will part with some sinnes yea not sticke to part with many but retaine some one singular and beloued sinne they will pare fingers and toes to the quicke yea launce some part till the blood gush out but the right eie will not out the right hand will not off Such Customers the Deuill liketh well enough he careth not how many sins we part with so hee hold vs fast but by one hee knoweth well that one raigning sinne ouerthroweth all religion One would thinke it but a smal sinne the sinne of the tongue yet S. Iames saith If any man seeme religious and refraine not his tongue this mans religion is vaine Oh remember this Text hee that will haue this Pearle must make a full sale of all To retaine a part is not to sell but with Ananias to dissemble He that keepeth sinne in any part looseth Grace in whole To loath some sinne and loue other is but halting One Colloquintida spilt the whole messe of pottage Is not a ship suncke by one leake a besiedged Citie lost by one breach a bird caught in the snare by one foot as well as the whole body a man killed by one disease Hee is no good Chapman in God's shop that doth not with Dauid Vtterly abhorre all false waies yea those especially wherein hee hath sometime walked with greatest delight Oh let vs remember the Preface which Moses setteth before the Law God spake All these words and saide Hee spake not the first and second no nor all the commandements of the first Table onely and there left but he spake All gaue as great a charge to keep euery one as any one And S. Iames saith He that breaketh one is guiltie of all He that wittingly and willingly transgresseth any one will if occasion serue breake euery one wee see that in Herod though he did many things yet he made no

AN HELPE TO the best Bargaine A Sermon on Mat. 13.46 Preached on Sunday the 20 of Octob. 1623. in the Cathedrall Church of Christ Canterbury By THOMAS IACKSON Doct. of Divinitie and one of the Prebends and Lecturer there London Printed by NICH. OKES for Mat. Walbanke and are to be sold in Graies-Inne Gate 1624. TO THE RIGHT Honourable and most Worthy Lady Vicountesse MAIDSTONE grace mercy and peace from GOD the Father through IESVS CHRIST by the HOLY-GHOST be multiplied RIGHT NOBLE LADY GReat is their honour in the eies of Gods Saints whom God and the King doe honour and great is your honour in mine eies whom birth wealth education and mariage vertue and pietie God and King haue honoured it behooued me hauing receiued so many comforts and encouragements protection and preferment from your thrice noble husband and your honourable selfe in so iustly occasioned common congratulation to haue gone before others in giuing of honour but being with the throng of important occasions kept backe and cast behinde yet I presume of acceptance being assured that I bring the best present for Solomon hath witnessed there is nothing to be compared to this Pearles and Precious stones are of great esteeme among Princes and Nobles and specially among Women who doe naturally delight in ornaments and in curious and artificiall decoration as the Embassadour of Christ I commend to your honour a goodly and precious Pearle such a Pearle as maketh the wearers of it truly honourable The Disciple whom Iesus loued whose Gospell your soule loueth hath said to as many as receiue it is this priuiledge giuen to become the sons of God And the Apostle witnesseth of the Bereans they were more noble then they of Thessalonica in that they receiued the word with all readinesse of minde and searched the Scriptures daily Well may they be esteemed high-borne noble and happie indeede whose father is God their brother Christ their garments righteousnesse their foode the hidden mannah their rings chaines and iewells the graces and gifts of the holy Ghost their attendants the Angells their inheritance heauen and reward the crowne of Glorie Oh this is indeed the true restoring of blood the best part in Noblemens Scutchions and highest stemme in their Pedegree for be they nere so high and great and want it they are but wretched poore and miserable Alas what are stately houses rich furniture costly apparell delicate fare delightfull musicke all possible reuerence with tongue cap and knee multitude of followers great offices larger euenues and all earthly pleasures that heart can wish in comparison but verie vanity and vexation of spirit So as Moses in nothing shewed more wisdome then refusing to be called the sonne of Pharaoh's Daughter and choosing rather to suffer afflictions with the people of God then to enioy the pleasures of sinne for a season esteeming the reproach for Christ greater riches then the treasures of Egypt I confesse that honour is Gods ordinance the reward of vertue and of externall good things the best to the pure all things are pure yet in holy tongues the same word doth signifie both honour and burthen because according to the height of honour shall be the weight of account at the last day I doubt not hauing had so many yeares experience of your Ladiships growth in Grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ yea I am perswaded you shall bring forth more fruite in your age yet considering the times and our owne corruption in a godly iealousie I thought it my duty to put you in remembrance and to stir vp Gods graces in you that as you haue loued Christ his Gospel in sincerity so you would do so still yea and to doe it more not letting the Pearle lye in the heart as in a Casket vnder locke and key but make a frontlet of it letting the world see you doe euery way seeke his honour who hath so many waies honoured you It is now full twenty yeares agoe since preaching in your honours house and commending the sauing knowledge of Christ your Ladiship was pleased to testifie your gracious acceptance thereof both by priuate encouragements and by sute in my behalfe vnto an honourable person then present which was the first stone in the foundation of my preferment for as he friendly promised hee faithfully performed so as I am bound thankfully to acknowledg from your Ladiships first motion it came that now for many years I haue enioyed my place in this Metropolitan Church with much comfort in my calling and particular estate The Lord recompence an hundred fold all the kindnesse I haue receiued from you and yours for whose prosperitie I am your daily Orator C.C.C. Nouemb. T. I. AN HELPE TO THE BEST Bargaine MAT. 13.46 Who when hee had found one pearle of good price he went and sold all that he had and bought it AS diuers seruants in the fame Shop intending their Maisters gaine though one as the Fore-man may shewe the Commodity and set the price yet the rest will further the bargaine either by commending the goodnesse of the ware or shewing others that is worse yea naught and counterfeit and perswading the Customer to straine to buy it So is it my desire this day to be a fellow-seruant to helpe to strike vp the best bargaine lately offered in the eminent'st place in this Kingdome by a Reuerend worthy Diuine mine ancient Colleague 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Contemporaneus to whom I ioyfully giue the right-hand of fellowship wee workers together beseech you receiue not the grace of God in vaine In Court and Countrey the true Ministers of Christ sing but one Song aime at one Marke to make their hearers rich in God and wise vnto saluatiō by the purchase of truth We are not like the Priests and Iesuits who are brethren in euill though looking diuers wayes according to their seuerall interests yet like Samsons Foxes tyed by the tayles to carry Firebrands to set Gods Field on fire his vineyard in a general combustion but as the Cherubims looked face to face and both vpon the Arke so one preacheth out of the old Testament another out of the New both looke vpon Christ who is the Creator of the Creed and circumference of all holy Scriptures Solomon biddeth vs buy the truth but at no hand sell it A greater then Solomon biddeth vs buy it though we sell all we haue for it the one biddeth vs buy and not sell the other biddeth vs sell that wee may buy both of them intend mens happinesse by purchasing one the same truth that was a precept this is the practice that wee must obey and this imitate My Text is part of a Parable without which CHRIST spake nothing most powerfull to command

no but his owne natural wisdome reason will affections desires yea confidence in his owne righteousnesse This CHRIST expresseth saying He that will be my Disciple let him denie himselfe And S. Paul If anie man seeme to be wise in this world let him become a foole that he may be wise for the wisdome of this world is foolishnesse with God Yea the carnall mind is enmity against GOD it is not subiect to the Law of GOD neither indeede can bee euery imagination and high thing that exalteth it selfe against the knowledge of GOD must be cast downe euery thought brought into captiuity to the obedience of Christ and then appeareth Faith which bringeth forth most excellent obedience though most ridiculous in the eies of the worldly wise Thus Abraham being called of God out of Caldeah hauing sold himselfe hee followed God he knew not whither Againe when the Lord promised him a Son by Sarah his wife it was much against his naturall reason hee being an hundred yeares old and Sarah ninety but Abraham had sold himselfe and therefore neither considered his owne body nor Sarah's wombe which were both as dead but gaue glory to God being fully perswaded that what the Lord had promised he was also able to perform when also the Lord commanded him to take his beloued and onely Sonne Isaac and sacrifice him how contrary was that to his naturall reason and affection for a Father to lay violent hāds on his son and neither spare him liuing nor dead till hee was burned into ashes Yea what a shake was this to his Faith that hee should kill him in whom he had receiued the promise that hee and his should be blessed But hauing sold himselfe hee rose vp early to doe it for he knew that GOD was able to raise him vp from the dead wherefore being thus prepared he made an happy market he beleeued it was imputed to him for righteousnesse he became the friēd of God father of all thē that beleeue But the Philosophers are no good Chapmen for whereas Christ hath pronounced Blessed are they that see not and beleeue And S. Paul saith We liue by faith not by fight They seek after wisdom and will beleeue no more thē they can see or comprehēd by reason therefore the misteries of the Gospel are foolish ridiculous vnto thē when S. Paul offered this Pearl to the wise Philosophers at Athens preaching Christ and his resurrection they called him babler and mocked him neither are the Philosophying Schoolmen good Chapmen because they haue not sold themselues but turn Theology into witty questions and bring the hidden Mysteries of God within the compasse of reason by their subtle quiddities and distinctions Yea we must not onely sell our naturall and vnregenerate wills and reason but also all confidence in our own works and righteousnesse so our Sauiour hath taught vs when we haue done all wee can to say Wee are vnprofitable Seruants thus S. Paul became a blessed Merchant who hauing so much to be proud of and to glory in and concerning the righteousnesse of the Law being vnrebukeable yet for this Pearl's sake euen the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Iesus he accounted it losse and dung therfore made a good market saying I liue by faith in the Sonne of God who hath loued mee and giuen himselfe for me And againe To me to liue is Christ and to dye is gaine But the Iewes are no Chapmen for this market for they going about to establish their owne righteousnesse haue not submitted themselues to the righteousnes of GOD in which condition were the Pharises and are the Papists who trusting in the merit of their owne Workes and going about to establish their owne inherent home-made righteousnesse cannot submit themselues to the righteousnesse of God no welcome Chapmen to God's shop but such as are humble poore and beggerly that haue sold themselues their reason and righteousnesse workes and wisdome and doe altogether hunger thirst after reioyce and glory in Christ and saluation by him Secondly he that will buy the truth must sell and sell all his sinnes whereas there are many poore and simple people in the world that haue but a small share either in the gifts of nature or good things of fortune all men are exceedingly fraught with sinne nothing may more properly be called a mans owne then his sin a man would thinke he might wel call such lands and inheritance his owne as hee can shew good euidence for and is come vnto him by diuers descents and he hath legal writings to shew for it made in such and such a kings raigne hundreds of yeares agoe But no man can shew such euidence for his lands as a man may for his sins The one can hardly goe so far as William the Conqueror not much aboue 500. yeares but the other hath his sin by inheritance from Adam almost 5550 years since Thirdly there is nothing doth more beset a man or cleaue more fast to a man or man can hardly be drawne to leaue then his sinne the leauing of some sins is as the pulling out of the right eye the cutting off of the right hand But righteousnesse vnrighteousnesse cannot dwell together there is no remedy hee shall neuer haue the Pearle doth not first sell all his sins Alas who can doe so Are we not all sinners Was there euer any so righteous on earth as sinned not I answer It is one thing to haue sin dwelling another to haue it raigning in vs this is meant of raigning sinnes according to which sence I will lay downe the doctrine in plaine tearmes and prooue it for in this the very life of religion and power of godlines doth consist Whosoeuer will enioy the sauing truth with the comforts benefits of the Gospell must haue no raigning sin but for euer renounce and forsake both inward delight and outward practise of euery knowne sinne Oh this is a hard taske and as it keepeth a great many from market so others that seeme faire Chapmen either to goe away offended or deceiue themselues with cunning trickes and shifts Verie few but faile in one point or other of this lesson but let vs hearken to God's owne precept Thou shalt loue the Lord thy God with all thy soule strength and might Hee that doth so cannot loue any sin for the loue of God is the fulfilling of the law whereof sin is the transgression S. Paul biddeth all Christians to glorifie God in their souls and in their bodies to clense themselues from all filthinesse of the flesh and of the spirit And what hee commandeth hee elsewhere praieth for The very God of peace sanctifie you throughout and I pray God that your soule and spirit and body