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Mr. Bolton's last and learned work of the four last things death, judgement, hell,…Mr. Boltons last and learned worke of the foure last things death, iudgement, hell,…
Mr. Bolton's last and learned work of the four last things death, judgement, hell, and heaven. With an assizes-sermon, and notes on Justice Nicolls his funeral. Together with the life and death of the author. Published by E.B.Mr. Boltons last and learned worke of the foure last things death, iudgement, hell, and heauen. With an assises-sermon, and notes on Iustice Nicolls his funerall. Together with the life and death of the authour. Published by E.B.
London: printed by George Miller, 1632
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.
4. Fourthly, ask them, How they prize the object they apprehend imaginarily; for it is no better: and it is but thus: If you were able to assure them of wallowing in all worldly pleasures with constant health, and immortality upon earth: they would with all their hearts, part with all their hope of heaven hereafter: For they are yet but carnal, though self-confident. But now the divineness and excellency of spiritual delights which justifying Faith doth extract from the Objects about which it is exercised, doth so affect and ⟨p. 70⟩ravish the heart of the true Believer; that well advised, in cold blood, and out of temptation, he holds all the corporal felicities of ten thousand worlds, even world without end, in comparison of them, but as dross, and dung, and dust in the balance. Our part in the person of CHRIST, with the purchases of His dearest blood, and possession of the Deity blessed for ever by His means, do more than infinitely transcend the utmost of all earthly contentments, raised above the highest possibility, by the most inventive and strongest imagination, and to be enjoyed through a thousand eternities.
4. Fourthly, aske them, How they prize the object they apprehend imaginarily; for it is no better: and it is but thus: If you were able to assure them of wallowing in all worldly pleasures with constant health, and immortality upon earth: they would with all their hearts, part with all their hope of heaven hereafter: For they are yet but carnall, though selfe-confident. But now the divinenesse and excellency of spirituall delights which justifying Faith doth extract from the Objects about which it is exercis'd, doth so affect and ⟨p. 70⟩ravish the heart of the true Believer; that well advised, in cold bloud, and out of temptation, he holds all the corporall felicities of ten thousand worlds, even world without end, in comparison of them, but as drosse, and dung, and dust in the ballance. Our part in the person of CHRIST, with the purchases of His dearest bloud, and possession of the Deity blessed for ever by His meanes, do more than infinitely transcend the utmost of all earthly contentments, rais'd above the highest possibility, by the most inventive and strongest imagination, and to be enjoyed thorow a thousand eternities.