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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.
I would rather interpret those words of Austin; [Certè ubi volet spiritus, ibi protinus •rit corpus; the body will presently be there where the soul would have it] of extraordinary speed, and incredibly short time; Aquinas calls it *imperceptible. So that I doubt not, but that a glorified Saint desiring to be in such or such a place a thousand miles off, after the very first bent of his will that way, would be there in an *incredibly less time, than thou wouldest imagine.
I would rather interpret those words of Austin; [Certè ubi volet spiritus, ibi protinus •rit corpus; the body will presently be there where the soule would have it] of extraordinary speed, and incredibly short time; Aquinas cals it *imperceptible. So that I doubt not, but that a glorified Saint desiring to be in such or such a place a thousand miles off, after the very first bent of his will that way, would be there in an *incredibly lesse time, than thou wouldest imagine.
- *Corpus gloriosum movetur in tempore, sed imperceptibili propter brevitatem Supplem. 3. pag. 84. Ar•. 3.
- *But not in an• •stant, as A quinas his argument demonstrates unanswerably thus: In motu locally spatium & motus & tempus simul dividuntur, ut demonstrativè probatur in 6 Physic. Sed spatium quod transit corpus gloriosum pe• suum motum, est divisibile: Ergo & motus divisibilis est, & tempus divisibile, instans autem non dividitur. Ergo & motus ille non crit in instanti. Ibid. Sed contra] Bellarmine then errs in his Art of We•-dying translated into English by O. E. pag 215. saying: The Saints having the gift of agility ca in a moment pass from place to place—from East to West, &c. ( f he speak properly.)