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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.
Lay now these two points together: and count all the snares from which poorer and private men by reason of their meaner condition are happily exempted: And no marvel though not many mighty, either in heaps of wealth, or height of places, be converted, or go to heaven.
Lay now these two points together: and count all the snares from which poorer and private men by reason of their meaner condition are happily exempted: And no marvell though not many mighty, either in heapes of wealth, or height of places, be converted, or go to heaven.
In the fourth place: what a strong hold for the powers of hell, and mighty bar to keep out grace, worldly wisdom is; may appear by taking notice of the nature of it, and so of its notoriously pestilent properties. This wisdom of the flesh springing from the principles of carnal reason, and precepts of humane policy, and receiving continual influence and instigation from that old wily serpent to go on still in his and the worlds ways, doth with a proud disdainfulness and imperious contempt scorn the great mysteries of godliness, foolishness of preaching, simplicity of the Saints, and society of the brotherhood: crosseth directly, and contradicts the counsel and commands of GODS Spirit, in all motions to good, and matters of salvation: accounts in good earnest holiness hypocrisy, sanctification singularity, profession and practice of sincerity preciseness, the great things of GODS Law as a strange ⟨p. 191⟩thing: In all its consultations concludes ever things pleasing to flesh and blood; and ends at last with extremest folly and utter confusion. Witness Ahithophel, who was wise enough to set his house in order, and yet wanted wit to rescue his own life out of his own hands: he was curious to provide for his family after his death, and had no care at all to preserve himself from eternal death: was not this a madness even to miracle, 1as Divines speak? He got him home to his house, put his household in order, and hanged