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,…

I must not forget my Edomite, the Gallant: If you would see an Impostume conflate and swollen up with all these rank corruptions, all the former mischiefs, reconciling themselves to a wretched unity in one soul, a pack and bundle of sins, snatched from their several owners, (Envy from the Malicious, Haughtiness from the Proud, Derision from the Scorner, &c. and engrossed to one heart, an Emblem, a Pageant, a short Commentary of all the Devils proceedings, a Map of his walks, plots, and actions; behold the Gallant: I tax not the generous Spirit, whose birth and accoutrements are worthy and high, his mind humble. Oh how comely are good Clothes to a good Soul, when the Grace within, shall beautify the Attire without; and not gay Rags, impudently bear out Wicked actions: Far be it from me to think these Edomites, or any other thing, then the Diamonds, that grace our Ring, no, they are the gallant Esavites, the profane Roisters, to whom I speak, and that from a text of Repentance, desiring from my soul, that they may scape the Burden of Dumah, by rejecting the manners, and make more account of their Birth-right, then sell it for messes of Pottage, Lusts, and Vanities: But if they will note themselves with the Cole and Brand of Profaneness, they must not look to escape our Censures: we cannot hear their Oaths, beating the unvulnerable breast of Heaven, not see their Pride, testifying to their face, if they should plead innocence; nor be unwillingly conscious of their Atheistical Jests,¹ Libertine Feasts, worse then Pagan Adulteries, and charm our tongues with silence; when the glory of our God, the price of their Redemption, and the danger of their own souls ⟨p. 28⟩lye at the stake.

I must not forget my Edomite, the Gallant: If you would see an Impostume conflate and swolne vp with all these rancke corruptions, all the former mischiefes, reconciling themselues to a wretched vnitie in one soule, a packe and bundle of sinnes, snatched from their seuerall owners, (Enuy from the Malitious, Haughtines from the Proude, Derision from the Scorner, &c. and engrossed to one heart, an Embleme, a Pageant, a short Commentarie of all the Deuilles proceedings, a Mappe of his walkes, plottes, and actions; behold the Gallant: I taxe not the generous Spirit, whose birth and accoutrementes are worthy and high, his minde humble. Oh how comely are good Cloathes to a good Soule, when the Grace within, shall beautifie the Attire without; and not gay Ragges, impudently beare out Wicked actions: Farre be it from me to thinke these Edomites, or any other thing, then the Diamondes, that grace our Ring, no, they are the gallant Esauites, the profane Roysters, to whom I speake, and that from a text of Repentance, desiring from my soule, that they may scape the Burden of Dumah, by reiecting the manners, and make more account of their Birth-right, then sell it for messes of Pottage, Lustes, and Vanities: But if they will note themselues with the Cole and Brand of Prophanesse, they must not looke to escape our Censures: wee cannot heare their Oathes, beating the vnvulnerable breast of Heauen, not see their Pride, testifying to their face, if they should plead innocence; nor be vnwillingly conscious of their Atheisticall Iestes,