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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.
This manner of honouring the Saints is warranted by GODS own example; who (for ought is revealed to us) took order for Moses burial, digged his grave, covered him with moulds, and made for him that excellent Funeral Sermon expressed in the first Chapter of Joshua. And that all-wise GOD who sweetly disposeth all things, thinks it needful thus to grace his own people, that he may hereby uphold their spirits amid those many pressures, scorns, reproaches, cruel mockings, and innumerable ⟨image 9⟩other miseries which they endure of the world, merely for his service; be they otherwise never so wise, just, meek, peaceable, and unrebukeable amongst men: Witness those many terrible persecutions (mentioned1 in Ecclesiastical Stories) against the Christians, though harmless and innocent, though they prayed for their Emperors, and GOD did miracles in their armies by their prayers; yet for this only cause, that they honoured CHRIST, and called themselves Christians, (so odious was that precious name unto their adversaries) they were put to the extremest tortures that the utmost inventions of cruelty and rage could devise against them, as Justine Martyr and Tertullian in their learned and eloquent Apologies for them do amply demonstrate: this caused Adrian the Emperor to ordain,2 that thenceforth none of them should be appeached barely for that name, unless they transgressed the Laws.
This manner of honouring the Saints is warranted by GODS owne example; who (for ought is revealed to us) tooke order for Moses buriall, digged his grave, covered him with molds, and made for him that excellent Funerall Sermon expressed in the first Chapter of Ioshuah. And that all-wise GOD who sweetly disposeth all things, thinkes it needfull thus to grace his owne people, that he may hereby uphold their spirits amid those many pressures, scornes, reproaches, cruell mockings, and innumerable ⟨image 9⟩other miseries which they endure of the world, meerely for his service; be they otherwise never so wise, just, meeke, peaceable, and unrebukeable amongst men: Witnesse those many terrible persecutions (mentioned1