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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,…
The gallants burden A sermon preached at Pauls Cross, the twenty nine of March, being the fifth Sunday in Lent. 1612. By Tho. Adams ...The gallants burden A sermon preached at Paules Crosse, the twentie nine of March, being the fift Sunday in Lent. 1612. By Tho. Adams ...
London: printed by W. White for Clement Knight, 1612
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The nature of the Prophecy follows, being that other branch of the Inscription;1 A Burden: a matter not easily portable, but will weigh heavy on whom soever imposed: the Burden is in 2. respects: 1. of the Prophet that bear it: 2. of the People that were to suffer it.
The nature of the Prophecie followes, being that other branch of the Inscription;1 A Burden: a matter not easily portable, but will weigh heauie on whom soeuer imposed: the Burden is in 2. respectes: 1. of the Prophet that beare it: 2. of the People that were to suffer it.
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1. The Word of the Lord is to the Prophets a heavy Burden till they are delivered of it: there is no rest in the bones to the surcharged Conscience, no more then to the pregnant Woman till she be eased: I confess, that Security, Vanity, abundance of Wealth, setting their shoulders to this Burden, make many a Prophet forgo all sense of the weight: Jonah laden with his Commission for Nineveh, lay as securely in the sides of the Ship, as if the God of Israel had laid no Burden on him: but himself was a Burden to the Ship, and the fury of the Waves, Winds, and his Anger that moves all, was not appeased, till the Ship was disburdened of Jonah, that had disburdened himself of the Message of God. Let me speak it with grief and fear; We are the sons of those Prophets, (I mean) their successors in Gods Ministerial work: and the ⟨p. 4⟩Word of the eternal God is no lighter a Burden to us then it was to them: nay let me add (that, which is not to be thought of without trembling) there is the Burden of a Curse threatened to them that neglect this Burden; Cursed is he that doth Gods business negligently. Least I should seem bitter in applying this too generally, let me freely speak what Paul applies to his own person, if he slighted this ponderous charge: A necessity (which is no less then a Burden) is laid upon me, and woe unto me, if I preach not the Gospel.