A sermon of judgement preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord Major and aldermen…A sermon of iudgement preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord Maior and aldermen…

This will be the witness that many a hundred Ministers of the Gospel must give in against the souls of their people at that day. Alas, that ever you should cast this upon us! For the Lords sake, Sirs, pity your poor Teachers, if you ⟨p. 59⟩pity not your selves. We had rather go a 1000. miles for you; we had rather be scorned and abused for your sakes: we had rather lay our hands under your fe•t, and beseech you on our knees with tears were we able, then be put on such a work as this. It is you that will do it if it be done▪ We had rather follow you from house to house, and teach and exhort you, if you will but hear us, and accept of our exhortation. Your souls a•e precious in our eyes, for we know they were so in the eyes of Christ, and therefore we are loth to see this day; we were once in your case, and therefore know what it is to be blind, and careless▪ and carnal as you are, and therefore would fain obtain your Deliverance. But if you will not hear, but we must accuse you and we must condemn you; The Lord Judge between ⟨p. 60⟩you and us; For he can witness that it was full sore against our wills. We have been▪ faulty indeed in doing no more for you, and not following you with restless Importunity; (the Good Lord forgive us;) but yet we have not betrayed you by silence.

This will be the witness that many a hundred Ministers of the Gospel must give in against the souls of their people at that day. Alas, that ever you should cast this upon us! For the Lords sake, Sirs, pitty your poor Teachers, if you ⟨p. 59⟩pitty not your selves. We had rather go a 1000. miles for you; we had rather be scorned and abused for your sakes: we had rather lay our hands under your fe•t, and beseech you on our knees with tears were we able, then be put on such a work as this. It is you that will do it if it be done▪ We had rather follow you from house to house, and teach and exhort you, if you will but hear us, and accept of our exhortation. Your souls ae precious in our eyes, for we know they were so in the eyes of Christ, and therefore we are loth to see this day; we were once in your case, and therefore know what it is to be blind, and careless and carnal as you are, and therefore would fain obtain your Deliverance. But if you will not hear, but we must accuse you and we must condemn you; The Lord Judge between