The gallants burden A sermon preached at Pauls Cross, the twenty nine of March,…The gallants burden A sermon preached at Paules Crosse, the twentie nine of March,…

Let us reason & discuss this matter a little. To Enquire, is hearing, or rather harkning to the word to Return, is repenting: to Come, is believing, or rather looking more toward perfection, proceeding into the ripeness of Faith. This latter is so necessary, that we can not come to God with his acceptance; our comfort, if we leave our Faith behind us; without this, impossible to please him, to be rewarded of him: This our Charter whereby we hold all our Privileges, our Title in Capi•e to Earth and Heaven: But (Sub •udice Lis est) the great Judge of Heaven shall one day censure it: mean time, give me leave to help thee, peruse this evidence of thy Faith, whereon thou so presumest. Christ dying, made a Will, sealed it with his own Blood, wherein he bequeathed a certain Inheritance to his brethren: the Conveyance is the Gospel, (this his Testament:) the executor of this Will, is the Holy ghost: our Tenure and Evidence, is our Faith. Now, thou layest title to Jerusalem for a child's part: What's thy title? in Christs name and right: what conveyance did Christ ever make thee of such a portion? Yes, he conveyed it to me by Will: What, by a special name? no, but by a general title to all believers: That I am one of these heirs, my evidence; my Faith. Let God alone to try thy Faith: If thou ⟨image 34⟩comest to me for counsel, saith S. James, thou must show me another evidence: Show me thy faith by thy works.

Let vs reason & discusse this matter a litle. To Enquire, is hearing, or rather harkning to the word to Returne, is repenting: to Come, is beleeuing, or rather looking more toward perfection, proceeding into the ripenesse of Fayth. This latter is so necessarie, that we can not come to God with his acceptance; our comfort, if wee leaue our Fayth behind vs; without this, impossible to please him, to be rewarded of him: This our Charter wherby we hold all our Priuiledges, our Title in Capi•e to Earth and Heauen: But (Sub •udice Lis est) the great Iudge of Heauen shall one day censure it: meane time, giue me leaue to helpe thee, peruse this euidence of thy Fayth, whereon thou so presumest. Christ dying, made a Will, sealed it with his owne Blood, wherein he bequeathed a certaine Inheritaunce to his breathren: the Conueyance is the Gospell, (this his Testament:) the executor of this Will, is the Holy ghost: our Tenure and Euidence, is our Fayth. Now, thou layest title to Ierusalem for a childs part: What's thy title? in Christes name and right: what conueyance did Christ euer make thee of such a portion? Yees, he conueyed it to mee by Will: What, by a speciall name? no, but by a generall title to all beleeuers: That I am one of these heires, my euidence; my Fayth. Let God alone to try thy Fayth: If thou