'The bejl13argaine. A itmaybebought for_any rue.; I~ is the jullice of ~od, that u~nn any race it flwuld not be fold : As buytng and felltng are oppofites m relatiOn; ~o that for which we mull not fell Truth,isoppofite to that for which we may buy it. We mutt buy it with labour, therefore we may not fell it foreafe; If need be, we mull buy it with lorfe, therefore we may not fell itforgaine; We mu{\ buy it With difgrace, We max not fell . it tor honour; we mull buy it with exileor imprilonrnent,we may not f<:ll it forliberty 1 we mull buy it with paine, we may not fell it for pleafure; we mull buy it with death,we may nodellit forlife. Not forany,nm for all ol thefe may we fdl Truth; this were dam••fomm;ati•,as cbry( In every bargaine and foie theremull be • proportion 1 now eafe, gaine, honour,liberty.pleafure,life,yea worlds of all thefeare no way countervailable to Truth;For ,.h.., jhalt it pr~jit aman tu roin ' '" wholt rvorldand lteft hit ownt(o•lt ~ And he cannot fell Truth, but'his foule is Joll: And ifany thing in the world may feemea due priceofTruth, it is P"'ace. Oh fweet and deare m me of Peace, the goodnewes ofAngds, ,he joy of good men ' who can but alfdhhee, who (an but magnifiethee f The God of heaven before •vhom ! l!and, from whom I fpt>l«; kna>vs howoft, how deeply! have mourned for the divilions of his Church, lww amellly I have fct my hand on worke ueon {uch poore thouglus of re-union, as my meannelfeoould reach;but when all is done,! llilllound wemay nO< olf•no fel Ttilrh for peace. It is true that there be (ome Scholallicall and immaceriall Trmhs(dtelinfi- .,;,.-cubdivifionwhereofhaverathercroubledchan informed Chrillendome) wkich C iortbe purchafe ofpeace might be kept in, and re<urnep into fuch f•fe gener~!;_oits <lS mi.nds'llotunreafon~blc migllt<el! in; bUtfold ollttbey·m•y nor be; If fome f'md1s : m:IJI be contradted iA<o a narrower roome, none may ·be contraded for; !f.!!_i divi-is innutriJt:lfonuioq,.iil, as that Fa.d!er faid;"Thof-. chat """ .trained u;>in divine T..-ut\)s may noc:ch•nge'A.fyll~~lefor a word: Tt?"'f'"d h.dz4!,HlJid tllatthou hill is-ag-?oll¥ute . m~ltbmgs; wluch tf.tn teffi)'oralattes ~t..Vere well oMorred, we l'hoold not ha~~·fo · manygall&nls f1uandernway th-eir inheriW!Gc!s to.l~ve :CameliGnJ!ilreupon the :lyre offiwour, But how ever this be toowel!.obfer.vod itt' lhefe earth!y{hings:by frngal h:mals,wilidh ta¥~\is ihheywere.quiek)Mld1as if<bey were dead,y., 'in ('!il:titu•J1igraces'it can never be obfervedeoougb;'!'tgetTruth,webuy iras lacdb Hi~ hl&hlrtht,g<ht, ! D to keep, to on joy ,not IG ftll ~&~~ine: Ifiherefure rhe w~IdJif Sarih lhall olfer•to g.reafe l!Sj!Ube fi~ for.trum,lrt us anfwer him at SJtmm Ptttr did >Sim1n ~!Sorcerer, TAy THai(J ptrifh rPitMhu, bmlllfo.tf.o• haft tf.otlgbt tht trul'hgf'G81imay be pu;~bd(td .WIIIm,ny. ·· :wlhat1ltlll wef•ythen to<hli)fe pedling petty-chapmen which we meet withallln evey market, chat -will bemnerlng awa.y the tn>!OI> of God fortriA<s? Surelyt~ fom1e.lllfour fpi~ituall market:iscomrary to the civil~ in our civill market5 th<re ore more buyo!ISthal)~eUer&~ there' would be> but poore >t<~kings, if mony dld I)Qt b11yof ono;:burinthe fpiricuall, thote-are moreSellers of Trurhthan Buyers. ;.. ~M;my-.o.one feiS•!hlche never had,tlm.tae fhonld have had the Trmh ofGod1 Here 'One•Ohopsawaychel<rtuth for ·Feare or A,mbition1 Thore<tnmher lets it goc f<>r-the · -E old.fho-<>fu Giht~nitip, pretence ofAntiquity; Here ~ne pans with it for ap1lnred, gilded hobby-horfe<>fan outw.ard\y pompmls•magnificence ofthe Church; rhn<-anotlle• fur the hables of Qhlldilh fupeclHtt;,n; 0 ne for the fancy ofhope,anoobe~: . for tbt.bt.:ath ofa c<>lloguinl; ImpoO.or; Amongll them ·•11, v!mim#.e f•m veri tAW~ ftliis '!!i»tjnum,Pf~ '.Truth ;s faileH ft'Om <~e-cl\'ildren ofmen;Yea as E{•y compla.ihe<l 4n hls•ime, C•mlitin pl•tta 11<ritas, E{"Y )91 r4, TrUth is fallen in the llteets. W~lltaOltnle·itJisto f<e;tlminthe clear!& glorio~Sun Oiint<o~the Gof~ll. under the p1ous gove.-nment of th~ true Th!fender of the'FO'tth, cliere fhould not want fomef01!!~ tnot<lhlltlld truck fot the rruthofGod, as tfitwerc fome 'Cheap-fide, ~r fome Smith' /idld><Cutlimodi•ietrc•mm'•t·•vt#Uql vcriw~i..Dti; They have changed the Tru:th of Gt>d>i'fil<> a lie; lli<»>n t.l ). l\nllal!theircare1!,that they rmy be deceived good cheap. WM~ll<!art cannli~llleed to (ae'fo'many well r1gg'd and ~lOpe full Borks ofour young Gen;ty, laden ol'i!lfthe moll precious mer<:hanal~es of N uure and Grace, ha!'d !ne- ~er!"il~ to theft dit\!eltfull Poroscof P.rrot-, the o..,ners j»rtl y ch:ared, putly rcl!>bed ofTrllt~.defpolll:dbfth!Or ridhJlfraiaht, and at lall~~rn'd over lioaro into a,;,aof Ddperat ion?O fo•lifbG•I•tiArJ)'/toh•.hith bt!WiuhtJ 1'*;1h•t!ji fhauld mu~., ,th•lyt foi•llld 'I _____ • . . __ not
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