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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.
Nay, I lately heard it not with••t horror; that some men, in outward appearance of great sanctity, •e hold an opinion, that it is a cult in godly men to pray for par•n of sin, (all sins being pardon•• in Christ before they pray) contrary ⟨image 7⟩to the prayer of our Saviour Forgive us our trespasses. Neither Mr Peacock, nor any of those godly Divines that came to comfo•• him, knew this kind of Doctrine neither we, nor the Churches of Go• till within these few late unhappy days.
Nay, I lately heard it not with••t horrour; that some men, in out•ard appearance of great sanctity, •e hold an opinion, that it is a •ult in godly men to pray for par•n of sin, (all sinnes being pardon•• in Christ before they pray) contrary ⟨image 7⟩to the prayer of our Saviour Forgive us our trespasses. Neither Mr Peacock, nor any of thos• godly Divines that came to comfo•• him, knew this kinde of Doctrine neither we, nor the Churches of Go• till within these few late unhapp• dayes.
What will become of our reformed Religion, streaming down to […] in the blood of so many Martyr if God by a miracle of mercy shou not shorten these our miserab days? For whiles some are takin from us the Ten Commandement others, the Lords Prayer, there […] scarce any thing left us of Christ anity but our Creed, and how lo we shall enjoy this the Lord in He ven knows. For so long as t civill sword of war devours […] much Protestants blood from wit out, and a worse civill war sin and separation, destroys