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A13560	Two treatises: the pearle of the Gospell, and the pilgrims profession to which is added a glasse for gentlewomen to dresse themselues by. By Thomas Taylor preacher of Gods Word to the towne of Reding.	Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632.; Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632. Pilgrims profession. aut; Gunter, H.	1625 (1625)	STC 23855; ESTC S105335	69,884	472

with them In which Parable consider foure things Foure parts of the Text. 1. What is this kingdome of heauen 2. What is this pearle and the goodnesse of it 3. Who is this Merchant man 4. What are his actions namely three 1. He seeketh good pearles 2. Hee findeth a pearle of great price 3. Hee sold all to buy it For the first By the kingdome of heauen What the kingdome of heauen is not is not meant the blessed estate of the Church triumphant in heauen as in Matth. 5.10 Yours is the kingdome of heauen Nor the Church militant and visible as in Matth. 13.47 which is like a net cast into the Sea Nor the time of grace vnder Christ exhibited to preach in his owne person Mat. 3.3 For the kingdome of God is at hand Nor the estate of grace wherin the elect be iustified by faith and are lead forward by grace toward the kingdome of heauen as Matth. 13.51 The kingdome of heauen is like a graine of mustard seed Nor the kingdome of power by which God in heauen as a King gouerneth all the world and euery particular creature in it What it is But by it is meant the preaching publishing of the Gospell called here 1. A Kingdome 2. A Kingdome of Heauen A Kingdome 1. Why a kingdome 3. Reasons for three reasons 1. Because the doctrine of the Gospell bringeth vs to Christ that he as a King may reigne in vs hence it is called the Gospell of the kingdome Matt. 4.23 2. Because it is a powerfull meanes ordained by God to pull vs out of the kingdome of darknesse and translate vs to the kingdome of his deare Sonne Coloss 1.13 and the Apostle calleth it the power of God to saluation Rom. 1.16 3. Because God hath set it apart not only to erect vp the kingdome of God within vs which standeth in inward righteousnesse peace of conscience the ioy of the Holy Ghost Rom. 14.17 but also to leade vs thorow to the participation of that kingdome of glory reserued in heauen for vs. Secondly of heauen Why of heauen 1. Because of distinction from earthly kingdomes it preacheth Christ a King but withall that his kingdome is not of this world hee ruleth not after a temporall manner but sitteth as King in the spirits of his subiects and ruleth the conscience and holdeth vp this scepter of his kingdome in the hearts of men so as this kingdome is heauenly and spirituall 2. For exaltation and aduancement lifting it vp aboue al that earthly kingdomes can afford for worth and excellencie and so to stirre vp our affections and pull our eyes toward it the very name of it should rauish vs and commend the priuileges of the Gospell vnto vs. 3. For admonition and caution that the subiects of this kingdome should receiue their lawes from heauen and contemning earth earthly things should aspire meditate and frame themselues to heauenly conuersation this very title of the Gospell should be of power to lift vs aboue the earth Now what is meant by this pearle What is meant by the Pearle By the pearle is meant 1. The happy estate of grace here 2. The happy estate of glory hereafter Of which latter see Reuel 21.21 the foundations of the new Ierusalem were garnished with all manner of pretious stones Iasper Saphir Chalcedon and the twelue gates were twelue pearles c. But here it signifieth the happy estate of grace in which wee are still seeking and purchasing the pearle and the good things of the Gospell as namely the glad tidings of it the offer of Christ with his merits the gift of faith iustification sanctification Good things of the Gospell resemble a Pearle in fiue things sanctification and these are called a pearle for sundry reasons 1. For the value and worth of them 1. In value and worth which passe all other treasures in excellencie and estimation As siluer is beyond brasse and gold beyond siluer so pearls are beyond gold and the good things of the Gospell beyond the most precious pearles so saith Salomon Pro. 3.14 15. The merchandise of wisdome is better than the merchandise of siluer the reuenue of it is better than that of gold it is more pretiou than pearles and all thou canst desire are not comparable to it What a world of wealth both spirituall and heauenly is manifested by the Gospell which exhibiteth Christ in whom are al treasures of grace and glory What a rich store-house is Christ himselfe the least drop of whose bloud was more precious than al the world How precious are all his merits and plentifull for redemption What a good thing and precious grace is faith which storeth a man with all the good things of heauen How precious is the doctrine of saluation which must not be cast to swine as Matt. 7.6 Well doth our Sauiour therefore call this a pearl of great price for the most precious pearles in regard o● these good things o● the Gospell are but dust and clay 2. 2. In rarenesse For the rarenesse Pearles are not so common as pibles nor in the hands of common and ordinary men but fit for Princes great personages common men know them not nor the price nor the vse of them Euen so the good things of the Gospell are not known or obuious to euery one but hidden mysteries vnknowne to the most part of the world and a wisdome reuealed to Babes And as Pearles are easily contemned of vnskilfull persons who are ignorant of their price and vse so the mysteries of the Gospell offer them to the Gentiles they esteeme them foolishnesse 1 Cor. 1.23 to the Iewes they are as a scandall Christ crucified is the very scorne of the world onely a few beleeuers aduanced to be Kings and Priests to God Reu. 1.5 know the price of this commoditie and lay out for it 3. 3. For hidden vertue In regard of the hidden vertue and secret excellencie of them The body and quantitie of a Pearle is small but the vertue and power of it great so the Gospell seemeth small and contemptible Rom. 1.16 but it is the power of God to saluation and faith in the Gospell draweth vertue from Christ to open blinde eyes to cure all spirituall diseases to raise from death in sinne to driue away deuils and breake the force of temptation all the Pearles betwixt heauen earth haue not such power onely faith as small as a graine of mustard seed draweth vertue from Christ and grace though it bee neuer so little if sound it is of power to open blinde eyes and to carry the Saints along vnto their saluation 4. In regard of their excellent qualities Foure qualities of a rich Pearle as puritie and cleerenesse 1. Brightnesse 2. Famnesse 3. Greatnesse 4. Roundnesse and orient brightnesse so the law of the Lord is pure Psal 19. The doctrine of grace for the brightnesse and perspicuitie of it is as

minde off them and to lift vp his thoughts to heauen the place of his abode Which dutie the Apostle strongly enforceth Phil. 3.20 Carnall men minde earthly things and forgetting both heauen and the God of heauen Make their belly their God that is drowne themselues in the pond and puddle of sensualitie But farre bee it from vs who professe the teaching of grace so to doe Our conuersation is in heauen from whence wee looke for a Sauiour they haue their portion in this life Psa 17.14 but our portion is in another and contrary courses beseeme men of contrary Countries Secondly In that wee are strangers heere wee learne another Dutic which is the exercise of Christian patience and contentment in all estates be it sicknesse pouerty reproaches abuses or wrongs in any kinde a stranger is contented to endure the wrongs that meet him in his way hee digesteth and putteth vp all patiently he complaineth not and much lesse seeketh reuenge for hee knowes he shall haue little rest or redresse till hee come home Euen so the Christian Pilgrim must learne patiently to endure the afflictions and course and crosse vsages of this strange Country 2 Cor. 4. last verse the blessed Apostle was contented to endure all indignities and wrongs because hee was of another countrey the high priuiledges and excellencies whereof Eie hath neuer seene nor eare hath ever heard nor ever entred into the heart of man Ioh. 14.4 When the Disciples of our SAVIOVR tooke it heauily that Christ sayd hee must leaue them for now what could they expect but to bee exposed and layd open to all the worlds malignitie destitute of their Lords presence and protection hee comforteth them by this same argument That this is not their place of rest but hee goeth to prepare a place for them Moses chused to suffer afflictions with Gods people Heb. 11.26 because hee was a stranger heere and looked for a recompense of reward hereafter A cloude of Martyres as witnesses seale this truth who were slaine hewen a sunder wandred vp and downe in sheepes skins in goats skins being destitute afflicted and tormented and would not bee deliuered Ver. 35 namely vpon vnequall conditions because they saw that God had prepared better things for them A stranger turnes not against euery Dogge that barketh at him let Doeg accuse and Shemei reuile let Currs barke there is no hope to still them the best way is to contemne them and attend and ride on thy way A stranger shrinkes not for euery shower of raine nor is disheartned with the roughnesse Nubecula est transilis and foulnesse of the way but hee will through thicke and thinne through drops and drought and all because hee is going home Neither must thou that art a Christian Pilgrim shrinke for the stormes of the world nor the asperousnesse of the way which is all strewed with crosses but hearten thy selfe as the Passenger who vsually sayth it is neuer an ill day that hath a good night and though many bitter pils of harsh and strange vsages must bee swallowed by these strangers yet the consideration of home is as sugar in their pockets to sweeten them all A stranger measures not his owne worth nor thinketh worse of himselfe for things befalling him in the way but esteemeth and valueth himselfe according to his estate at home So must the Christian stranger liue by faith looke vpon things not seene Let the world vnder-value thee content thy selfe that thou hast credit and reputation at home where thou art knowne and thy worth is knowne which by no disparagement in the way can be obscured or diminished Thirdly a third dutie hence that wee are strangers heere is to learne to estrange our selues from the world and courses of worldly men A stranger when euer hee trauailes reteineth the manners fashions and customes of his owne countrey a Christian stranger although hee bee in the world yet hee is not of the world hee is of another corporation and therefore though hee walke in the flesh 2 Cor. 10.3 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 yet hee must not warre according to the flesh Hee carrieth this body of flesh about him as others doe but hee must fight against flesh and the lusts of it contrary to the Patrons and defenders of the corruptions that are in the worlde through lust The worlde may and must enioy our presence for a time but must at no time gaine our conformity to it Rom. 12.2 Fashion not your selues according to this world that is the customes and guizes of it because it lieth in wickednesse and the Christian is cast into another forme of doctrine and conuersation Art thou now sollicited to follow the lusts and fashions of this world thinke with thy selfe that thou art a stranger heere and of another Countrey thou liuest vnder other lawes thou maist not cast in thy lot with the wicked of the world nor giue voice or suffrage in their meetings but bee as Lot who though hee were in Sodome was not of Sodome but was perpetually vexed with the vncleane conuersation of those wicked men Art thou prouoked to sweare to drinke excessiuely to lie for aduantage to breake the Sabbath for gaine to vncleannesse or any other foule lust Now say to thy selfe I am of the kingdome of light but this is a worke of darkenesse this is an vnlawfull act in my Countrey and why should I practise it heere seeing my Lord and King must needs know it if I commit treason heere against my King and Countrey my King hath informers enough and I shall loose my whole estate there and bee banished out of my countrey for euer Shall I saith Ioseph commit this sinne against my God against my Master Seeing my Master hath kept nothing from mee but sinne I will not doe this thing I will not sinne and commit this high wickednesse Fourthly A fourth dutie is that seeing we are strangers heere to learne to affect our owne countrey and highly to esteeme it Euery man by nature loueth his natiue Countrey best neither thinketh himselfe so well in any forreine land and strangers especially hauing parents kindred and great reuenues in their natiue soyle and being hardly entreated where they soiourne would be glad to returne home and enioy the sight of those whom they haue long longed to see Euen so the Christian Pilgrim Neuer did Israel more affect and extoll their owne Countrey in their banishment from it and captiuitie in Babylon than the Christian stranger doth affectedly desire and preferre his heauenly Countrey aboue this strange land the Countrey of his captiuitie For hee discerneth that this is not his Countrey first That is a mans Country where he was borne and brought vp but whence taketh a Christian his spirituall birth or where is hee brought vp but in the Church and kingdome of Christ Earth giueth him a birth and being as hee is man but as a Christian hee is borne of God Secondly againe that is a mans

and my brethren and my sisters What is thy wealth and honor Answer Gods Kingdome is mine yea God himselfe he is all things to mee here and hereafter Men cast vp their heads and looke aloft if they be Lords of some small Manour or possession but to be a King or Prince of a peece of earth lifteth them in their conceits aboue the tops of the clouds But a poore Christian is better contented with poore and naked Christ than with all such high and stately vanitie Vse 3 Wee must also doe for the Gospell as men will doe for pearles and treasures Doe for the Gospell as men doe for Pearles take paines to purchase and obtaine it 1. 1. Painfulnes to procure it What a deale of paines and trauell doe men take to Faires and Markets in hope of a little profit of which yet they may be disappointed but refuse all cost and trauell for the Gospell Oh that men would heare the call of the Gospell and seeke for faith aboue siluer and for grace aboue fine gold happy is the man that findeth the merchandise of grace and the commoditie of faith which is aboue all commodities alas that such precious wares should lie neglected and neuer asked after nay refused and thrust off when God maketh offer to thrust the same vpon vs while for euery trifle wee want for euery shooe-string we can inquire aske and pray for but content our selues with goods wanting goodnesse and with a full chest of siluer or gold and a heart emptie of God and his grace woe to so rich a begger and vnhappy is that man that hath only not purchased what was only worth purchasing 2. 2. Carefully locke it vp in thy surest thest Locke vp the doctrine and promises of the Gospell in faith full hearts and memories A man that hath a Iewell of inestimable price will bee sure to locke it vp in the surest chest hee hath How careful then should we be of safe keeping the instructions of Gods word which wee can lightly reiect and will bee more carefull to keepe the least peece of siluer that euer we saw coined than the most inualuable treasures of Gods word that euer we heard preached But Mary pondred Christs words and laid them vp in the closet of her heart Vse 4 Againe Comfort to poore Christians this tends to comfort poore Christians Thou art poore and despised in the world but God hath honoured thee with a Pearle worth all the Kings ransomes in the world Thou art a loser in the world the profits of it flie from thee into other mens hands But 2 Cor. 6.10 as poore and yet making many rich as hauing nothing and yet possessing all things Thou losest thy name goods and libertie but this Pearle remaineth with thee in all estates thou art neuer so poore as thou seemest nor such a loser as the world takes thee for Dauid found the word his comfort in trouble and that kept him from perishing yea the statutes were his songs in the time of his pilgrimage Psal 119.50.54 This of the second thing 3. Who is the Merchant Who the Merchant is Answ Euery Christian man and woman who are in the way to heauen and in respect of their trade of Christianitie are compared to the Merchant Prou. 3.14 for the merchandise of wisdome is better than the merchandise of siluer and the gaine thereof is better than gold Luke 19.13 And hee called his ten seruants and deliuered them ten pecces of money and said vnto them Occupie this till I come Christianitie is a spirituall merchandising I say spirituall to distinguish it from ciuill neither is it altogether so like but that there is much difference and dissimilitude betweene them Seuen differences betweene ciuill and spirituall merchandising and the difference is in seuen things 1. In respect of persons 1. Persons in ciuill societie all must not bee Merchants The Polititians call Merchants Pedes corpor is politici that is the feet of the body politicke both to carry out needlesse commodities into forraine parts and by exchange to bring in more and other necessaries for them Now all the body must not be a foot nor all the members of a naturall body haue the same function But in this mysticall body it is farre otherwayes For here euery Christian ought to bee a Merchant Luk. 19.13 seeing euery Christian man hath receiued some talents of his Lord to trafficke with charge also to trade and occupie with them till hee come And whereas in ciuill dealings Ministers are excepted and prohibited that they must neither make merchandise of the word nor intangle themselues with the affaires of this life 2 Tim. 2.4 No man that warreth intangleth himselfe with the affaires of this life because hee should please him that hath chosen him to be a souldier These are in this supernaturall trading the chiefe Merchants of whom men must expect inquire of these chiefe and heauenly commodities Secondly 2. Commodities in respect of the commodities Ciuill Merchants doe only deale in profits from earth and for earth in earth are they gotten and in the earth are they left but these spirituall Merchants deale in commodities farther fetcht namely from heauen and for heauen not left by vs nor leauing vs till wee get into heauen the Apostle calleth them heauenly things in Christ Thirdly in regard of the manner of obtaining them they doe much differ these are often gotten by indirect meanes as by false weights measures counterfet money lies and oathes and this ciuill merchandising is one of the Arts or Trades that may bee well or ill vsed But in spirituall supernaturall trading the Merchant aduanceth his estate by true and iust meanes onely euery thing is weighed out and taken in by the weights of the Sanctuarie sealed by God himselfe for true and iust they are people of a pure language casting deceit out of their mouthes here they are not craftie Merchants to deceiue their brethren Iohn 1. but true Nathaniels in whom there is no guile Fourthly Fourthly effects in regard of the effects Ciuill trading oft times calleth men from the worship of God and hindreth it Luk. 14.18.19 wee may read of three sorts that refused to come to the supper two of them were Merchants the one had bought a farme and the other fiue yoake of oxen and these must be excused But this euer furthereth it for no man can attaine to the meanes of saluation which is this supernaturall merchandising but by such parts of Gods worship mans duty as the Lord hath appointed in his word Fiftly Fiftly meanes in respect of necessary meanes to vphold and driue the trade withall In ciuill trading money is necessarium subsidium for when men needed not the commodities exchangeable mony was inuented to preserue contracts without which the Merchant cannot compasse his commodities But in supernaturall trafficke the Merchant buyeth without money or money worth Esa 55.1 Hoe euery