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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.
6. Add another out of Luke 12. 39, 40.
Thus you see worldly wisdom in all that consultation and carriages inclines unto the earth, provides ever with greatest care for the world, and savours rankly of flesh and blood.
Thus you see worldly wisdome in all that consultation and cariages inclines unto the earth, provides ever with greatest care for the world, and savours rankly of flesh and bloud.
3. It is also sensual: for, it doth senslesly prefer the pleasures of sense and pleasing the appetite, before the peace of conscience and sense of GODS favour. It provides a thousand times better for a body of earth, which must shortly upon an unavoidable necessity, feed the worms, and turn to dust; than for a precious immortal foul, the immediate issue of GODS almightiness, and which can never possibly die: It doth with greater sweetness and hold-fast, relish, apprehend and enjoy the furious delights of some bosom-sin, which it hath in present pursuit, taste and possession, than spiritual graces, GODS favour, joy in that blessed Spirit, and a crown of life hereafter; for which it hath GODS Word and Promise, if it would be wise to salvation. In a word: it doth so highly prefer a few bitter-sweet pleasures for an inch of time in this vale of tears, before unmixed and immeasurable joys through all eternity in the glorious mansions of heaven: Is not this wisdom strangely nailed and glued unto sense, and stupidly senseless in spiritual things, that though many times fore-told and fore-warned by the Ministry of the Word, yet will needs for the ⟨p. 209⟩temporary satisfaction of its carnal, covetous, or ambitious humour, with filthy vexing, transitory pelf, with vanity, dung, nothing, run wilfully and headlong upon easeless, endless, and remediless torments in the world to come? And that which is the just curse and plague of worldly wisdom, (this spiritual madness commonly called) it is confident that it doth wisely, and takes the best way, and thereupon becomes incorrigible and obstinate: For there is more hope of a fool, than of him that is wise in his own conceit,