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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.
2. That, to die, is but to be once done; and if we err in that one action, we are undone everlastingly. And therefore have thine end ever in thine eye. *Let all our abilities, businesses, and whole being in this life; let all our thoughts, words, actions, refer to this one thing, which (as it shall be well or ill ended) is attended either with endless plagues, or pleasures; with eternity of flames or felicity.
2. That, to die, is but to be once done; and if we erre in that one action, we are undone everlastingly. And therefore have thine end ever in thine eye. *Let all our abilities, businesses, and whole being in this life; let all our thoughts, words, actions, referre to this one thing, which (as it shall be well or ill ended) is attended either with endlesse plagues, or pleasures; with eternity of flames or felicity.
- *In cunctis quidèm rebus necessari• est providentia; in ijs tamen maximè, quae amplius quam semel fieri n• queunt: ubicunq▪ pes lapsus fuerit, actum est: unu• error multa trahit errorum millia. Haec ratio mortis est; unicus in eâ error, infinitos trahet errors: Hic semel errasse, aeternum est peri•sse. Lamachus Centurio, admissi erroris increpabat militem, qui ut culpam dilueret, de•nceps nil tale admissurum see promisit. Cui Centurio: In bello, inquit, Bone vir non licet bis peccare Plutarch. in Lacon. In morte, eheu, nec vel semel quidem peccare licet. Nam hoc tale peccatum est i•evocabile. Semel mortuuses, semper mortuus es: semel malè mortuus es, semper damnatus es. Hanc mortem corrigere, han• damnationem excutere, per omnem aeternitatem non poteris.In cunctis quidèm rebus necessari• est providentia; in ijs tamen maximè, quae amplius quam semel fieri n queunt: ubicunq pes lapsus fuerit, actum est: unu error multa trahit errorum millia. Haec ratio mortis est; unicus in eâ error, infinitos trahet errores: Hic semel errasse, aeternum est perisse. Lamachus Centurio, admissi erroris increpabat militem, qui ut culpam dilueret, denceps nil tale admissurum se promisit. Cui Centurio: In bello, inquit, Bone vir non licet bis peccare Plutarch. in Lacon. In morte, eheu, nec vel semel quidem peccare licet. Nam hoc tale peccatum est ievocabile. Semel mortuuses, semper mortuus es: semel malè mortuus es, semper damnatus es. Hanc mortem corrigere, han damnationem excutere, per omnem aeternitatem non poteris.