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The doctrine of the bodies fragility
The doctrine of the bodies fragility: with a divine project, discovering how to make these vile bodies of ours glorious by getting gracious souls. Represented in a sermon preached at Martins Ludgate at the funeral of that worthy and reverend minister of Jesus Christ, Dr. Samuel Bolton, Master of Christ College in Cambridge, who died the 15 of Octob. 1654. and was buried the 19 day of the same month. / By that painful and pious minister of Gods Word Mr. Edmund Calamy, B.D.The doctrine of the bodies fragility: with a divine project, discovering how to make these vile bodies of ours glorious by getting gracious souls. Represented in a sermon preached at Martins Ludgate at the funerall of that worthy and reverend minister of Jesus Christ, Dr. Samuel Bolton, Master of Christ College in Cambridge, who died the 15 of Octob. 1654. and was buried the 19 day of the same month. / By that painfull and pious minister of Gods Word Mr. Edmund Calamy, B.D.
London: printed for Joseph Moore over against the Pump, 1654London: printed for Joseph Moore over aginst the Pump, 1654
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A Sermon preached At Dr. Samuel Bolton's Funeral.A Sermon preached At Dr. Samuel Bolton's Funerall.
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3.1 Let this epithet teach us a Lesson of heavenly courage and fortitude, let us not fear what man can do unto us. Let us not fear what the worst of men can do, for they can but kill this vile body; and therefore says Christ, Fear not him that can but kill the body, and after that can do no more, they cannot reach the soul of a Saint, they can but hurt the body, and that is a vile body too, subject to a thousand diseases and abominations, and therefore why should we fear what vile man can do against us, seeing they can only hurt this vile body, and when they have done all they can, this body in spite of them will rise again, and this vile body will become a most glorious body? Oh let us not make shipwreck of a good conscience, to save this vile body, Oh let us not destroy our souls to save this vile carcass in a good cause.
3.1 Let this epithet teach us a Lesson of heavenly courage and fortitude, let us not fear what man can do unto us. Let us not fear what the worst of men can do, for they can but kill this vile body; and therefore saies Christ, Fear not him that can but kill the body, and after that can do no more, they cannot reach the soul of a Saint, they can but hurt the body, and that is a vile body too, subject to a thousand diseases and abominations, and therfore why should we fearwhat vile man can do against us, seeing they can only hurt this vile body, and when they have done all they can, this body in spite of them will rise again, and this vile body will become a most glorious body? Oh let us not make shipwrack of a good conscience, to save this vile body, Oh let us not destroy our souls to save this vile carkase in a good cause.
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