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,…

To leave the incorrigible Watch-men of Rome, since we would have cured Babel, and she would not be cured, let us look home to our selves. The Wolves of Rome have not more honour, then the Watch-men of England scorn: the Edomites of the world can not abide Ministers:¹ the best is, they are but Edemites, heirs of ⟨p. 14⟩Esau, and as profane as their Father; that make Religion their Minstrel, to give them sport and sleep, no jest in such laughter, as that which is broken on a Priest; the proof is plain on every Tavern and Theatre. We serve indeed contrary Masters; we Christ, they Lust and Satan: and (Hinc illae rixae of theirs, hinc illae laechrimae of ours,) hence their flouts, & our tears: we bite them with the salt of Reproof, hence they storm: we cast Ink and Gall on their Tetters, hence they startle: (Veritatem lucentem multi diligunt, arguentem reijciunt: dumb s• ostendit columus, dumb nos ostendit, odio habemus:) The trueth shining▪ many love; reproving, they reject: whiles it shows it self, we embrace it; whiles it shows us, we can not endure it: even in this consists at once, our Happiness, their Damnation: our Happiness, Blessed are ye, when for me persecuted: their Damnation, That Light being in the world, they embrace and are glad of Darkness: though their wrongs done us, be against the Law of Arms and Nature; for an Ambassador should be (Inter hostium tela incolumis) safe among the Weapons of the Enemies:

To leaue the incorrigible Watch-men of Rome, since we would haue cured Babel, and she would not be cured, let vs looke home to our selues. The Wolues of Rome haue not more honour, then the Watch-men of England scorne: the Edomites of the world can not abide Ministers:¹ the best is, they are but Edemites, heires of ⟨p. 14⟩Esau, and as prophane as their Father; that make Religion their Minstrell, to giue them sport and sleepe, no iest in such laughter, as that which is broken on a Priest; the proofe is plaine on euery Tauerne and Theater. We serue indeed contrary Maisters; wee Christ, they Lust and Sathan: and (Hinc illae rixae of theirs, hinc illae laechrimae of ours,) hence their flowts, & our teares: we bite them with the salt of Reproofe, hence they storme: we cast Incke and Gall on their Tetters, hence they startle: (Veritatem lucentem multi diligunt, arguentem reijciunt: dum s ostendit columus, dum nos ostendit, odio habemus:) The trueth shining many loue; reprouing, they reiect: whiles it shewes it selfe, we imbrace it; whiles it shewes vs, we can not endure it: euen in this consistes at once, our Happinesse, their Damnation: our Happinesse, Blessed are yee, when for me porsecuted: their Damnation, That Light being in the world, they imbrace and are gladde of Darknesse: though their wronges done vs, be against the Law of Armes and Nature; for an Ambassadour should be (Inter hostium tela incolumis) safe among the Weapons of the Enemies: