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,…

4 Common Profane persons, that will suffer themselves to wear Gods Livery, though they serve the Devil: these are they, that make the profession of the Gospel have an evil name: hence that Proverbe, Pater noster, set up Churches, Our Father, pulls them down. I will not favour (with a partial connivance) these Scorners, though they nuzzle themselves in the Churches bosom: nay, I will speak most plainly; these are the worst Edomites, if not to them selves, to us. Let the Atheist deny, the Epicure remove, the Libertine forget, that there is any other Day of peace or sorrow, besides or beyond the present; what is this to believers? We are reedy to brand and hoot at them (as they did to the Lepers in Israel,) nay to rain them to death with a shower of Stones, (as they served Idolaters and Blasphemers:) But be our own hands undefiled, that take up these weapons of Death against others, as Christ charged the Jews, that charged the adulterous Woman? If we be sick, our sickness is more dangerous then theirs:¹ The other Diseases are without the body, but this comes nearer the heart of the Church: we know what it is, to have a Sickness come near the heart: there is more grief to the Mother of the Family, in the miscarrying of one of the Children, then of many Strangers, Edomites, unbelievers, or misbelievers: ⟨image 21⟩these have learned to speak the language, to scorn the manners of Canaan; for, their lives testify, that they believe not our report.

4 Common Prophane persons, that will suffer themselues to weare Gods Liuery, though they serue the Deuill: these are they, that make the profession of the Gospell haue an euill name: hence that Prouerbe, Pater noster, set vp Churches, Our Father, pulles them downe. I will not fauour (with a partiall conuiuence) these Scorners, though they nussell themselues in the Churches bosome: nay, I will speake most plainely; these are the worst Edomites, if not to them selues, to vs. Let the Atheist deny, the Epicure remoue, the Libertine forget, that there is any other Day of peace or sorrow, besides or beyond the present; what is this to beleeuers? Wee are reedy to brand and howte at them (as they did to the Lepers in Israel,) nay to raine them to death with a showre of Stones, (as they serued Idolaters and Blasphemers:) But be our owne handes vndefiled, that take vp these weapons of Death against others, as Christ charged the Iewes, that charged the adulterous Woman? If we be sicke, our sicknesse is more dangerous then theirs: