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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. As worldly wisdom is devilish, as Saint James calls it, and ever mixed with a spice of Hellish malice and virulency against the Kingdom of CHRIST: so it is also earthly, for it minds only earthly things, and though that casts beyond the Moon for matters of the world, yet it hath not an inch of forecast for the world to come: But though a man be to pass, perhaps the next day, nay the next hour, nay the next moment, to that dreadful Tribunal of GOD, and to an unavoidable everlasting estate in another world, either in the joys of heaven, or in the pains of hell, yet it so glues and nails his hopes, desires, projects, and resolutions to transitory pelf, and ⟨p. 204⟩things of this life, as though both body and soul at their dissolution, should be wholly and everlastingly resolved, and turned into earth, dust, or nothing.
2. As worldly wisdome is divelish, as Saint Iames calls it, and ever mixed with a spice of Hellish malice and virulency against the Kingdome of CHRIST: so it is also earthly, for it mindes onely earthly things, and though that casts beyond the Moone for matters of the world, yet it hath not an inch of forecast for the world to come: But though a man be to passe, perhaps the next day, nay the next houre, nay the next moment, to that dreadfull Tribunall of GOD, and to an unavoideable everlasting estate in another world, either in the joyes of heaven, or in the paines of hell, yet it so glues and nailes his hopes, desires, projects, and resolutions to transitory pelfe, and ⟨p. 204⟩things of this life, as though both body and soule at their dissolution, should be wholly and everlastingly resolved, and turned into earth, dust, or nothing.
To give you a taste of this earthliness of worldly wisdom, give me a worldly-wise man, and,
To give you a taste of this earthlinesse of worldly wisdome, give me a worldly-wise man, and,