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,…

I have read and observed in the History of Scotland, a certain controversy betwixt that Kingdom and Ireland, for a little Island that lay between them; either claims it as their due, and the strife growing hot, was falling from words to blows: but reason moderated both sides, and they put it to the decision of a Frenchman; who thus judged it: he caused lining Serpents to be put into that Island; if they lived and thrived there, he judged it Scotland's; if they pined and dyed, he gave it for Ireland. You can apply it easily: If the venomous Serpents, poisons, and corruptions of our natures batten and thrive in us, we are Satan's; if they languish and consume, we are Gods: thus is the title ended for the freehold of our Souls, by what sure rule we may know, whether they belong to Hell or Heaven. If our harts be unstabled of these bestial lusts, and ⟨image 35⟩trimmed up with Sanctimony to entertain our holy Guest, there shall be a reciprocal and interchangeable coming of us to Christ, and Christ to us: and we shall as surely sup with him in his Court of glory,¹ as he hath supped with us, in our house of Obedience.

I haue read and obserued in the Historie of Scotland, a certaine controuersie betwixt that Kingdome and Ireland, for a little Iland that lay betweene them; eyther claimes it as theit due, and the strife growing hotte, was falling from wordes to blowes: but reason moderated both sides, and they put it to the decision of a Frenchman; who thus iudged it: he caused lyning Serpents to be put into that Iland; if they liued and thriued there, he iudged it Scotlands; if they pyned and dyed, he gaue it for Ireland. You can apply it easily: If the venemous Serpents, poysons, and corruptions of our natures batten and thriue in vs, wee are Satans; if they languish and consume, wee are Gods: thus is the title ended for the freehold of our Soules, by what sure rule wee may know, whether they belong to Hell or Heauen. If our harts be vnstabled of these beastiall lusts, and ⟨image 35⟩trimmed vp with Sanctimony to entertaine our holy Guest, there shall be a reciprocall and enterchangeable comming of vs to Christ, and Christ to vs: and we shall as surely suppe with him in his Court of glory,¹