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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 gallants burden A sermon preached at Pauls Cross, the twenty nine of March, being the fifth Sunday in Lent. 1612. By Tho. Adams ...The gallants burden A sermon preached at Paules Crosse, the twentie nine of March, being the fift Sunday in Lent. 1612. By Tho. Adams ...
London: printed by W. White for Clement Knight, 1612
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The Prodigal does not only turn from his Harlots and vices, but comes home to his Fathers house: There was no stint in that sinful Woman's penitence, till she had poured •loods of tears on the feet of our Saviour: The conscience of Zacheus was not disburdened, by ceasing his extortion, but by restitution to the wronged, commiseration to the distressed, even to one half of his goods, and these are the commended penitents.
The Prodigall does not onely turne from his Harlottes and vices, but comes home to his Fathers house: There was no stinte in that sinfull Womans penitence, till she had powred •loods of teares on the feete of our Sauiour: The conscience of Zacheus was not disburdened, by ceasing his extortion, but by restitution to the wronged, commiseration to the distressed, euen to one halfe of his goods, and these are the commended penitents.
How sorts our practise with this Doctrine? show me a sacrilegious Patron, a Pirate of the Church, that (if his hand cease from spoiling God of his Tithes, yet) will repair the breaches, his rapine hath made: show me a Bribe-guilty Officer, seek out with wet eyes, and reward with a full hand, the wronged Suitors: how many are more cruel-hearted then Judas, that neither on repentance nor despair will bring back the price of the Poor's Blood, which they have sucked? Behold the earthly Churl, to make his son a Gentleman, prostituting his honesty, conscience, soul, and forsaking his own mercy: (as the Proverb is vile, if ever true, Happy is that Son, whose Father goes to the Devil:) After he hath mowed Corn, or fatted his Ox, on the very place, ([…] Trotafuit) where the Town stood; nay, kennelled his Dogs within the walls of the Sanctuary;1 and turned the Hall of Charity into the Parlour of Pride; his Body sinks to the Grave, and (it is to be feared) his Soul to Hell, being rung thither with the peals of Belles and curses. The better instructed Heir, (to omit those that exceed the tyranny of their Fathers) seeing and detesting his dead Fathers deader courses,