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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.
It is clear and evident by ordinary experience, and observation in the world, with what insatisfiable desire and greediness, corrupt affection doth feed upon that sensual object, and earthly pleasure, upon which with special apprehension, and delightful taste, it seizes and sets it self.
It is cleare and evident by ordinary experience, and observation in the world, with what insatisfiable desire and greedinesse, corrupt affection doth feed upō that sensuall object, and earthly pleasure, upon which with speciall apprehension, and delightfull taste, it seazes and sets it selfe.
1. If it fall in love with honour and high ⟨p. 228⟩rooms; it begets ambition, which is an unsatiable thirst after glory, and a gluttonous excessive desire after greatness. Of all other vicious passions which do possess the heart of man, it is the most powerful and unconquerable. As it is superlative and transcendent in it object and aspirations; and seated in the highest, and haughtiest spirits; so is it resolute and desperate in it undertakings furious and head-strong in it pursuits and persecutions. It is venturous to remove any let, and hardened for all means; many times without remorse or tears, it takes out of the way by some cruel contrivance, their dearest friends, and tramples the nearest blood, as we see ordinarily in the Turkish Emperors, to get up into an high place, and grasp an Imperial Crown. It is victorious over all other affections, and masters even the sensuality of lustful pleasures, as we may see in many great men of the Heathens, Alexander, Scipio, Pompey, and many others; who being tempted with the exquisiteness and varieties of choicest beauties, yet forbore that villainy, not for conscience sake, or for fear of GOD, whom they knew not; but least thereby they should stop the current of their victorious achievements, and obscure the glory of their remarkable valour. It prefers a high room in the world before a temporal life; yea, and eternal life too. How many great mens hearts have burst, at the displeased and frowning countenance of a King? how many either by desperate practices or their own violent hands have brought themselves to untimely ends, because they were