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Two sermons preached at Northampton at two several assizes there The one in the…Two sermons preached at Northampton at two severall assises there The one in the…
Two sermons preached at Northampton at two several assizes there The one in the time of the shrievalty of Sir Erasmus Dryden Baronet. Anno Domini, 1621. The other in the time of the shrievalty of Sir Henry Robinson Knight, anno Domini, 1629. By Robert Bolton ... Published by E.B.Two sermons preached at Northampton at two severall assises there The one in the time of the shrevalty of Sir Erasmus Dryden Baronet. Anno Domini, 1621. The other in the time of the shrevalty of Sir Henry Robinson Knight, anno Domini, 1629. By Robert Bolton ... Published by E.B.
London: printed by George Miller, 1635
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.
First, when they take temporary things from their people, but make no conscience, take no care to give them spiritual. The blood of those souls which perish under the unconscionable, and cruel negligence of an unfaithful Pastor, pierceth the heavens with a more horrible cry, then the loudest thunder, able to pull down plagues, and dreadful judgements upon a whole Land, especially, where such bloody sloth is ⟨p. 76⟩pleaded for, and not punished. O but will some say, when the Sermon is done: these are great words indeed, swelling phrases, &c. Projicit ampullas & sesqui pedalia verba. No, no, that is not it, it is the true, and piercing sense of these honest words meeting with your galled, and guilty consciences, which makes you rage, and stamp, and rail. I assure you if we were able to compose words of thunder and lightnings, they would be too weak to awake a great number out of their cursed cruelty of horrid blood-shed in this kind.
First, when they take temporary things from their people, but make no conscience, take no care to give them spirituall. The blood of those soules which perish under the unconscionable, and cruell negligence of an unfaithfull Pastour, pierceth the heavens with a more horrible crye, then the lowdest thunder, able to pull downe plagues, and dreadfull judgements upon a whole Land, especially, where such bloody sloath is ⟨p. 76⟩pleaded for, and not punished. O but will some say, when the Sermon is done: these are great words indeed, swelling phrases, &c. Projicit ampullas & sesqui pedalia verba. No, no, that is not it, it is the true, and piercing sense of these honest words meeting with your galled, and guilty consciences, which makes you rage, and stampe, and rayle. I assure you if we were able to compose words of thunder and lightnings, they would be too weake to awake a great number out of their cursed cruelty of horred blood-shed in this kind.
Secondly, When Ministers like those daubers with untempered mortar, and pillow-sowers under mens elbows.