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,…

Christ meddled with neither Herod, nor Emperor, King nor Cesar; no Emperors held his Stirrup, no Kings kissed his blessed feet; he only fought with the weapons of the Spirit against Sin and Satan. This is a Watch-man indeed; but he watcheth to invade, besiege, enter and spoil the City of God: he liath other Watch-men under him, Unclean birds, fluttering from that Vulture of Babylon, and flying like Bats and Owls under the eves of night, to vomit the poisons of Heresy and ⟨p. 13⟩Treasons from their swollen gorges: Watch-men like the Chaplains of Mars at Rome in the days of Idolatry, that practised to toss Fire-brands from Camp to Camp, to inflame evil affections; that care not whose blood they sacrifice to their Roman God, without distinction of Trojan, of Tyrian: nor out of whose Sepulchres they dig themselves an estate: They watch indeed, for they keep a Register of all our proceedings against them, in these ltaleyon days of ours; and if ever the S•nne of Alteration shine on their faces, they will repay us ten blows for one upon our Burgonets: mean time (our Praises to Heaven) they watch their own bane: and (as one writes of Parry,) so I may of the end of them all (Itala gens sceleri te dedit, Angla cru••) Italy gives them their villainy, England their Gallows; this is (their malus, but meritus sinis) the evil, but deserved end of them all: England is sinful enough, but she professeth not her self a School-mistress of Sin,¹ as Rome doth of Treason: there it is professed, taught, learned, and (as on the sandy Theatre) exercised before it come to the fatal execution.

Christ medled with neither Herod, nor Emperour, King nor Cesar; no Emperours held his Stirrop, no Kings kissed his blessed feete; hee onely fought with the weapons of the Spirit against Sinne and Satan. This is a Watch-man indeed; but he watcheth to inuade, beseidge, enter and spoyle the Citie of God: hee liath other Watch-men vnder him, Vncleane birdes, fluttring from that Vulture of Babilon, and flying like Battes and Owles vnder the eues of night, to vomite the poysons of Heresie and ⟨p. 13⟩Treasons from their swolne gorges: Watch-men like the Chaplens of Mars at Rome in the dayes of Idolatry, that practised to tosse Fire-brandes from Campe to Campe, to inflame euill affections; that care not whose blood they sacrifice to their Romane God, without distinction of Troian, of Tyrian: nor out of whose Sepulchers they digge themselues an estate: They watch indeed, for they keepe a Register of all our proceedinges against them, in these ltaleyon dayes of ours; and if euer the Snne of Alteration shine on their faces, they will repay vs tenne blowes for one vpon our Burgonets: meane time (our Prayses to Heauen) they watch their owne bane: and (as one writes of Parry,) so I may of the end of them all (Itala gens sceleri te dedit, Angla cru) Italy giues them their villanie, England their Gallowes; this is (their malus, but meritus sinis) the euill, but deserued end of them all: England is sinfull enough, but she professeth not her selfe a Schoole-mistris of Sinne,