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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.
Mans heart can imagine miraculous admirabilities, rarest pieces, worlds of comforts and strange felicities. In conceit it can convert all the stones upon earth into pearls, every grass pile into an unvaluable jewel, the dust into silver, ⟨p. 113⟩the sea into liquid gold, the air into crystal. It can clothe the earth with far more beauty and sweetness, than ever the Sun saw it. It can make every Star a Sun, and all those Suns ten thousand times bigger and brighter than it is, &c.
Mans heart can imagine miraculous admirabilities, rarest peeces, worlds of comforts and strange felicities. In conceipt it can convert all the stones upon earth into pearles, every grasse pile into an unvaluable jewell, the dust into silver, ⟨p. 113⟩the sea into liquid gold, the aire into crystall. It can clothe the earth with farre more beauty and sweetnesse, than ever the Sun saw it. It can make every Starre a Sun, and all those Suns ten thousand times bigger and brighter than it is, &c.
And yet the height and happiness of Evangelical wisdom doth far surpass the utmost which the ear, eye, or heart of man hath heard, seen, or can possibly apprehend. And this so excellent light upon earth discovering the inestimable treasures of hidden wisdom in CHRIST, is but as a grain, to the richest golden mine, a drop to the Ocean, a little glimpse to the glory of the Sun; in respect of that fullness of joy hereafter, and everlasting pleasures above: with what a vast disproportion then doth the inimaginable excellency of heavenly bliss surpass and transcend the most enlarged created capacity? Infinitely, infinitely.
And yet the height and happinesse of Evangelicall wisdome doth farre surpasse the utmost which the eare, eye, or heart of man hath heard, seene, or can possibly apprehend. And this so excellent light upon earth discovering the inestimable treasures of hidden wisdome in CHRIST, is but as a graine, to the richest golden mine, a drop to the Ocean, a little glimpse to the glory of the Sun; in respect of that fulnesse of joy hereafter, and everlasting pleasures above: with what a vast disproportion then doth the inimaginable excellency of heavenly blisse surpasse and transcend the most enlarged created capacity? Infinitely, infinitely.