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,…

Lo, now cast a sober and intelligent eye on this strange opposition, and let the very enemy of Heaven and Grace, judge, whether the vain shadows of Joy, and those for a Day, liable to true and substantial torments, and those for ever, be comparable with, or desirable ⟨image 25⟩before, a momentany Affliction (and that not without the best of comforts) followed with an excellent and eternal weight of glory. It's confessed; I speak for you, I think your Consciences are convinced: but (Ubi signa?) Where are the signs of it? If this be so, and you so acknowledge it, why lead you so dissonant lives? shall the voice of your own tongues, censure of your own hearts, witness against you? Tacitus reports, that in the civill Wars betwixt Vitellius and Vespasian, a Soldier had killed his own Father, which was of the enemies Army; no sooner was this published, but every man begins to abhor, condemn, execrate that War, the cause of such an unnatural fact; yet how little effect this wrought in their proceedings, that Author describes; for their rage, rapine, cruelty, was not lessened, in spoiling Neighbour, Friend, Kinsman, Brother, Father, when they had slain them. We abhor the miseries and sins incident to this life; we love it still, nay prefer it to Heaven: our condemnation will be easy and just, what need is there of more Witnesses (Ex ore tuo) thy own lips have spoken against thee. For shame let our hearts and tongues be cut out of one piece, that what we allow in opinion, we may prosecute in practise.

Loe, now cast a sober and intelligent eye on this strange opposition, and let the very enemie of Heauen and Grace, iudge, whether the vaine shadowes of Ioy, and those for a Day, liable to true and substantiall tormentes, and those for euer, be comparable with, or desirable ⟨image 25⟩before, a momentany Affliction (and that not without the best of comfortes) followed with an excellent and eternall weight of glory. It's confest; I speake for you, I thinke your Consciences are conuinced: but (Vbi signa?) Where are the signes of it? If this be so, and you so acknowledge it, why lead you so dissonant liues? shall the voyce of your owne tongues, censure of your owne heartes, witnesse against you? Tacitus reportes, that in the ciuill Warres betwixt Vitellius and Vespasian, a Souldier had killed his owne Father, which was of the enemies Armie; no sooner was this published, but euery man begins to abhorre, condemne, execrate that Warre, the cause of such an vnnaturall fact; yet how little effect this wrought in their proceedings, that Author describes; for their rage, rapine, crueltie, was not lessened, in spoyling Neighbour, Friend, Kinsman, Brother, Father, when they had slaine them. Wee abhorre the miseries and sinnes incident to this life; we loue it still, nay preferre it to Heauen: our condemnation will be easie and iust, what need is there of more Witnesses (Ex ore tuo) thy owne lippes haue spoken against thee. For shame let our heartes and tongues be cut out of one peece, that what we allow in opinion, we may prosecute in practise.