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,…

So doth Sin ⟨image 11⟩quench the very cinders of natural affection, after it hath put out the flames of Religion, that the children of Esau ceased not till they had extinguished their own kindred: the respect of blood must give way to Rapine and Malice: too weak is Nature to restrain the fury of Sin, when it is stung by that fiery Serpent, the Devil. The Romish Mountain doth claim some kin of this Mount Seir, (at least in the opinion of the Jews:) There is one place in Edom, called Magdiell; this the Rabbins take for Rome, and say, that of the Idumeans came the Romans: it is not so locally; it may be well spiritually; For, for persecution of the Saints, there is no such Edom in the world, as Rome: But Magdiell signifies, Praising God: Oh blessed were Rome, if in this, she could be called Magdiell. This Seir was a Mountain of great strength, not infertile; and as great probability gives it, graced with either one or many goodly Cities: Who will bring me into Edom,¹ who will lead me into the strong City? Neither may we think, that the offspring of Edom, when once made Dukes, nay Kings, contented themselves to dwell in Tents.

So doth Sinne ⟨image 11⟩quench the very cinders of naturall affection, after it hath put out the flames of Religion, that the children of Esau ceased not till they had extinguished their owne kindred: the respect of blood must giue way to Rapine and Malice: too weake is Nature to restraine the furie of Sinne, when it is stung by that fiery Serpent, the Deuill. The Romish Mountaine doth claime some kin of this Mount Seir, (at least in the opinion of the Iewes:) There is one place in Edom, called Magdiell; this the Rabbines take for Rome, and say, that of the Idumeans came the Romans: it is not so locally; it may be well spiritually; For, for persecution of the Saintes, there is no such Edome in the world, as Rome: But Magdiell signifies, Praysing God: Oh blessed were Rome, if in this, she could be called Magdiell. This Seir was a Mountaine of great strength, not infertile; and as great probabilitie giues it, graced with either one or many goodly Cities: Who will bring me into Edom,¹ who will lead me into the strong Citie? Neither may we thinke, that the offspring of Edom, when once made Dukes, nay Kinges, contented themselues to dwell in Tentes.