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,…

It was happy for Mordecai that his name stood in the Persian Chronicles, that Ahashverosh might read him: his service shall be found out with rewards, array him with the Kings Robe, set him on the Kings Chariot, and proclaim his name through the popular streets, This is the man,¹ whom the King will honour. It is more blessed to stand in the Chronicles of Heaven, registered by the Pen of that eternal Spirit; we shall one sit with the King in his Throne (Unicenti dabitur sedere,² &c.) and ⟨image 6⟩put on his robe of Glory;³ (Be fashioned like his glorious body,⁴) Such honour have all his Saints. It is the decree and promise of him, whose word is more stable then the foundations of the Earth: Those that hon••r me, I will honour. Revolve then his sacred Name in your sanctified mouths: sing Hosanna's to it here, that you may •ing Hallelujah's hereafter: & having drunk hearty draughts of his Waters of Mercy, bless with David his great and glorious Name: the honour of your own names is attained, nay consists in this: maintain the glory of it with your strengths, sound it with your praises, and (if need be) seal it with your bloods; and God shall write your Names (not shortened like Dumah's,) but at full length, in a Book never to be blotted out.

It was happy for Mordecaj that his name stood in the Persian Chronicles, that Ahashverosh might read him: his seruice shalbe found out with rewardes, array him with the Kinges Robe, set him on the Kinges Chariot, and proclaime his name through the popular streetes, This is the man,¹ whom the King will honour. It is more blessed to stand in the Chronicles of Heauen, registred by the Penne of that eternall Spirit; wee shall one sit with the King in his Throne (Vnicenti dabitur sedere,²