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The last visitation
The last visitation: conflicts and death of Mr. Thomas Peacock bachelor of divinity, and fellow of Brazen-nose-College in Oxford. Published by E B from the copy of that famous divine, Mr. Robert Bolton, late minister of Broughton in Northampton-shire.The last visitation: conflicts and death of Mr. Thomas Peacock batchellor of divinity, and fellow of Brasen-nose-Colledge in Oxford. Published by E B from the copie of that famous divine, Mr. Robert Bolton, late minister of Broughton in Northhampton-shire.
London: printed for William Miller, 1660
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.
Secondly, for confutation of sundry sor•s in Religion, in these unhappy days of Civill war, as naturally producing them as mud and filth do toads and vermin. Some there are that quite abrogate the Law, which Christ came to fulfil, and so make the gate of Heaven wider then ever our Saviour made it, by admitting lawless persons into it. Holy Bradford was of another mind, who was wont to say, that the gate of Heaven was so strait, that he which halted ⟨image 6⟩could not enter into it; and the way […] narrow, that he which reeled ••uld not walk in it. Others there •re, who though they do not whol• destroy the law, yet they cast it […] to a dead sleep, thinking it unlawful in the children of God to be ••rry, or to mourn for sin, contrary to the Doctrine of the primitive Fathers, teaching this lesson, temper doleat paenitens, & de •olore gaudeat; Let the penitent person always mourn, and rejoice […] that mourning; agreeing with ••e rule of our Saviour, Blessed are •hey that mourn, for they shall •e comforted.
Secondly, for confutation of sundry sor•s in Religion, in these unhappy dayes of Civill warre, as naturally producing them as mud and filth doe toads and vermin. Some there are that quite abrogate the Law, which Christ came to fulfill, and so make the gate of Heaven wider then ever our Saviour made it, by admitting lawlesse persons into it. Holy Bradford was of another minde, who was wont to say, that the gate of Heaven was so strait, that he which halted ⟨image 6⟩could not enter into it; and the way 〈…〉 narrow, that he which reeled ••uld not walk in it. Others there •re, who though they doe not whol destroy the law, yet they cast it to a dead sleep, thinking it unwfull in the children of God to be rry, or to mourn for sinne, conary to the Doctoine of the primive Fathers, teaching this lesson, emper doleat paenitens, & de olore gaudeat; Let the penitent erson alwaies mourn, and rejoyce that mourning; agreeing with e rule of our Saviour, Blessed are hey that mourn, for they shall e comforted.