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,…

The Proverb saith, There is no earthly Gate, but an Ass laden with Gold can enter: and this only lading, hinders our entering the gates of Glory. A wealthy and great man, served up to Gods table in his kingdom, is as rare as Venison at our Boards on earth: there are sometimes such services, not often.

The Prouerbe sayth, There is no earthly Gate, but an Asse laden with Gold can enter: and this onely loding, hinders our entring the gates of Glory. A wealthy and great man, serued vp to Gods table in his kingdome, is as rare as Venison at our Boardes on earth: there are sometimes such seruices, not often.

Is this all? no,¹ (Vidi Ebriosorum sitim, & vomentium ⟨p. 27⟩famem) I have seen Drunkenness reeling from Tavern to Tavern, (and not seldom,) from thence to his Stews. It was the sin, nay the shame of Beggars; it is now the glory, the pride of Gallants: They should daily be transformed to the image of God, they come nearer and nearer to beasts, (let me say) to Devils: For Saint Bernard sayth, (Ebrietas est manifestissimus Daemon) Drunkenness is a most manifest Devil: They that are possessed with Satan, or with drunkenness, fall alike into the fire,² into the water, they gnash alike, alike they foam: And as all the Disciples could not cast out that one sort of Devils; so nor all the Preachers this.

Is this all? no,¹ (Vidi Ebriosorum sitim, & vomentium ⟨p. 27⟩famem) I haue seene Drunkennesse reeling from Tauerne to Tauerne, (and not seldome,) from thence to his Stewes. It was the sinne, nay the shame of Beggars; it is now the glory, the pride of Gallants: They should daily be transformed to the image of God, they come neerer and neerer to beasts, (let me say) to Diuells: For Saint Bernard sayth, (Ebrietas est manifestissimus Daemon) Drunkennesse is a most manifest Diuell: They that are possessed with Satan, or with drunkennesse, fall alike into the fire,