A25250:114
Ultima, = the last things in reference to the first and middle things
Ultima, = the last things in reference to the first and middle things: or certain meditations on life, death, judgement, hell, right purgatory, and heaven: delivered by Isaac Ambrose, minister of the Gospel at Preston in Amoundernes in Lancashire.
London: printed for J.A., 1650
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
The Patriarchs salute thee, the Prophets welcome thee, the Apostles hug thee, all hands clap for joy, all harps warble, all hearts are merry and glad. O thou Creator of men and Angels, help us all to Heaven, that when our days have been] we may all meet together in thy blessed Kingdom.
The Patriarchs salute thee, the Prophets welcome thee, the Apostles hug thee, all hands clap for joy, all harps warble, all hearts are merry and glad. O thou Creatour of men and Angels, help us all to Heaven, that when our dayes have been] we may all meet together in thy blessed Kingdome.
I have done: turn back by the same thread that led you through this labyrinth, and you shall have in two words the sum of this whole Text.
I have done: turn back by the same thread that led you through this labyrinth, and you shall have in two words the summe of this whole Text.
The time of our Lease what is it but our Life? what is this Life, but a number of few days? what are these days, but a world full of evil? But a life, but days, but few, but evil; can we add any more? Yes, Life is life howsoever we live, and better you think to have a bad lease in being, then our life to be quite extinguished; nay, be not deceived, this life is but death, the days that we spend, they are past and done, few and evil they have been. Thus ends the Text with the expiration of our Lease: yet is not all done, when we loose this life we have another free-hold prepared in Heaven, and this is not leased, but purchased; not for a life, but inheritance; not for days but for ever: Cross but the words of my Text, and many and happy shall the ages of thy life be in Heaven, for ever and ever. Amen.
The time of our Lease what is it but our Life? what is this Life, but a number of few dayes? what are these dayes, but a world full of evil? But a life, but dayes, but few, but evil; can we adde any more? Yes, Life is life howsoever we live, and better you think to have a bad lease in being, then our life to be quite extinguished; nay, be not deceived, this life is but death, the dayes that we spend, they are past and done, few and evill they have been. Thus ends the Text with the exspiration of our Lease: yet is not all done, when we loose this life we have another free-hold prepared in Heaven, and this is not leased, but purchased; not for a life, but inheritance; not for dayes but for ever: Crosse but the words of my Text, and many and happy shall the ages of thy life be in Heaven, for ever and ever. Amen.