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,…

As this Courage ought to be in all that fear God: so specially in those that are Magistrates, and sit in the seats of Justice, the very Tribunals of God himself: For them to be dastardly and fearful, is to shame their Master. Give me therefore leave, by some warrant from the Author, in your person (whom I cannot but commend in this particular) to press this virtue upon all that bear rule in their Country. It is part of the Essence of a Justice of Peace, to be a man of Courage. The counsel of Jethro to Moses, was, to make only such to be¹ Magistrates, as were men of ^*courage, fearing God, &c. Wherein the Spirit of God prefers the daughter before the mother, and Fortitude before the Fear of God, of which it is the effect, because it is more conspicuous in the eyes of men: For the fear of God is a thing hidden i• the heart, but that which draws it forth and makes it illustrious, is that valour and high resolution of spirit by which it worketh. Almighty God makes this good by an example of his own choice. For when he had appointed Joshua to succeed Moses, and had mightily supported his mind with arguments of his own assistance and presence with him, he requires nothing else of him, but to be strong and of a good courage, with many iterations of the same thing in such phrases as these, Be ³strong and of a good courage, be very courageous, be not afraid, be not dismayed: And, as if there were no other virtue desirable in a Magistrate, the people (in accepting him for their Captain) require of him no other condition but this, Only be strong, and of a good courage. And the Law of this Land, which in this, as in most other things, is parallel with the Law of God, (as I could show) would only have those Justices of Peace, which are the most ^*valiant men of the County.

As this Courage ought to be in all that feare God: so specially in those that are Magistrates, and sit in the seats of Iustice, the very Tribunals of God himselfe: For them to be dastardly and fearefull, is to shame their Master. Give me therefore leave, by some warrant from the Author, in your person (whom I cannot but commend in this particular) to presse this virtue upon all that beare rule in their Country. It is part of the Essence of a Iustice of Peace, to be a man of Courage. The counsell of Ithro to Moses, was, to make onely such to be