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,…

At last, when Presumption hath left the Stage, and Desperation begins to knit up all with a direful catastrophe, the Pulses beating slowly, the Head aching vehemently, Body and Soul refusing all proffered comfort, then the Devil castes the whole Load on them, that at once they may despair and die: then that which was lighter then Cork and Feathers, becomes heavier then Lead & Earth: God hath often strove with them by his Word; they would never yield (Avinces) Thou shalt overcome Oh Lord: Now (perhaps with Julian too late) they pant out ([…]) Thou hast overcome: Our cryings in the day, could not wake them; that cry at midnight, shall fetch them up, With the Burden of Envy, Covetousness, Drunkenness, &c. And as it was doomed to Babylon;¹ Look how much her glory and pleasure hath been give be• so much torment and sorrow. Nay, then the Devil gets up too (like a merciless lay our) with the addition of his own weight, to aggravate their woes. Strive then every one to abate the Burden of Judgement, by lessening the Burden of Sin: Every repentant Tear that falls, washeth a ⟨image 10⟩Talent from this Burden: every remorseful sigh, and faithful Prayer,² diminisheth the Load; that which remains, may press, shall not oppress: Christ will put under his shoulder; Come all ye laden (exonerate animas) unload your souls: he bore them on his Cross, and our believing souls shall never feel the weight of them: the Cross only is left heavy to blood and flesh, but to a heart (made) spiritual,³ Thy yoke, Oh Lord, is easy, and thy burden light: our own heavy, but thine light.

At last, when Presumption hath left the Stage, and Desperation begins to knit vp all with a direfull catastrophe, the Pulses beating slowly, the Head akeing vehemently, Body and Soule refusing all proffered comfort, then the Deuill castes the whole Load on them, that at once they may despaire and die: then that which was lighter then Corke and Feathers, becomes heauier then Lead & Earth: God hath often stroue with them by his Word; they would neuer yeeld (Avinces) Thou shalt ouercome Oh Lord: Now (perhaps with Iulian too late) they pant out () Thou hast ouercome: Our cryings in the day, could not wake them; that cry at midnight, shall fetch them vp, With the Burden of Enuie, Couetousnesse, Drunkennesse, &c. And as it was doomed to Babilon;