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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.
4. He will not pollute so far, and defile the glory and nobleness of his Christian resolution, as to be moved and disquieted with the rage of any dogged Doeg or railing Shimei, by procuring temporal punishments to the spiritual afflictions: and outward vexations to the inward woeful misery of the soul of his profane malicious opposite: except he see it probable, that by suffering justice to have its course, the party may be humbled, and others terrified.
4. He will not pollute so farre, and defile the glory and noblenesse of his Christian resolution, as to be mov'd and disquieted with the rage of any dogged Doeg or railing Shimei, by procuring temporall punishments to the spirituall afflictions: and outward vexations to the inward wofull misery of the soule of his prophane malicious opposite: except he see it probable, that by suffering justice to have its course, the party may be humbled, and others terrified.
5. He knows out of his Christian policy, that a courageous and undaunted insensibility in suffering injuries, is the way to tame and stop the rage and fury of the wrongers, and to make them to return and rebound wholly like heavy blows upon their own pates. For, a profane malicious man cannot be possibly more vexed, than to see ⟨p. 238⟩himself direct particularly his hate and contempt against his supposed adversary a good Christian, and yet he is able to bear it away without wound or passion; nay with reputation and comfort.
5. He knowes out of his Christian policy, that a couragious and undaunted insensibility in suffering injuries, is the way to tame and stop the rage and fury of the wrongers, and to make them to returne and rebound wholly like heavy blowes upon their owne pates. For, a prophane malicious man cannot be possibly more vext, than to see ⟨p. 238⟩himselfe direct particularly his hate and contempt against his supposed adversary a good Christian, and yet he is able to beare it away without wound or passion; nay with reputation and comfort.