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The saints transfiguration, or, The body of vileness changed into a body of glory…The saints transfiguration, or, The body of vilenesse changed into a body of glory…
The saints transfiguration, or, The body of vileness changed into a body of glory a sermon preached at Martins Ludgate, October 19, 1654, at the funeral of that reverend and faithful minister of Jesus Christ, Dr. Samuel Bolton, late master of Christs College in Cambridge : with a short account of his death / by Edmund Calamy ... ; to which are annexed verses upon his death, composed by divers of his friends and acquaintance.The saints transfiguration, or, The body of vilenesse changed into a body of glory a sermon preached at Martins Ludgate, October 19, 1654, at the funerall of that reverend and faithfull minister of Jesus Christ, Dr. Samuel Bolton, late master of Christs College in Cambridg : with a short account of his death / by Edmund Calamy ... ; to which are annexed verses upon his death, composed by divers of his friends and acquaintance.
London: printed for Joseph Cranford, 1655
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Dedication: TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE ROBERT EARL OF WARWICK, BARON OF LEEZE.
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 ensuing Sermon preached at his sad Funerals, I crave leave to dedicate to your Lordship, as a public acknowledgement of the many and great favours I have received from you. ⟨image 3⟩The design of it is, to wean Christians from the overmuch love of their bodies. All men by nature are prone curare cutem magis quàm animam, to take more care and spend more time for their bodies, then for their souls: Hence it is that they think no cost too much that is laid out for the feeding and clothing of their bodies, no gift too great that is given to the Physician to heal them when diseased, but any thing too much which is given to a godly Minister for the good of their souls: Hence it is, that the working days are too few, and too short for their bodily profits and pastimes, but the Lords day which is the Queen of days, because it is the Souls Market-day for Heaven, is burdensome to them, and very tedious. Hence it is also that they are willing to lay out Nine parts of their Estate for their bodies, but unwilling to part with the Tenth for soul-advantages. The scope of this Sermon▪ is to show the vanity and sinfulness of these and such like practises.
The ensuing Sermon preached at his sad Funerals, I crave leave to dedicate to your Lordship, as a publike acknowledgement of the many and great favours I have received from you. ⟨image 3⟩The design of it is, to wean Christians from the overmuch love of their bodies. All men by nature are prone curare cutem magis quàm animam, to take more care and spend more time for their bodies, then for their souls: Hence it is that they think no cost too much that is laid out for the feeding and cloathing of their bodies, no gift too great that is given to the Physitian to heal them when diseased, but any thing too much which is given to a godly Minister for the good of their souls: Hence it is, that the working dayes are too few, and too short for their bodily profits and pastimes, but the Lords day which is the Queen of dayes, because it is the Souls Market-day for Heaven, is burdensome to them, and very tedious. Hence it is also that they are willing to lay out Nine parts of their Estate for their bodies, but unwilling to part with the Tenth for soul-advantages. The scope of this Sermon▪ is to shew the vanity and sinfulness of these and such like practises.