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TO THE Right Honourable, and Right Religious Lord, Robert Earle of Warwick, Baron of Leez, and to the truly Noble, and truly virtuous, the Lady Elianor, Countess of Warwick, his most pious Consort. E. B. wisheth to your present prosperities, the addition of many days, increase of Grace in this life, and the full fruition of Glory in the life to come.
TO THE Right Honourable, and Right Religious Lord, Robert Earle of Warwick, Baron of Leez, and to the truly Noble, and truly vertuous, the Lady Elianor, Countess of Warwick, his most pious Consort. E. B. wisheth to your present prosperities, the addition of many dayes, increase of Grace in this life, and the full fruition of Glory in the life to come.
IT was the purpose of my dear Husband deceased, to have presented these his Works unto you Both, by an Epistle Dedicatory, wherein he would have spoken his gratitude for your manifold favours. And when his wasting weaknesses had rendered him unfit for that intended service, he desired, if these manuscripts should be esteemed worthy of public view, they might come abroad under your Honours Patronage, to be living evidences of his high respect and unfeigned thankfulness. This Narrative will, I humbly hope, make a satisfying Apology for my presumption, in prefixing your noble Names before these his Sermons, which ⟨image 3⟩are likely to find the same good acceptance from the Press (as some eminently pious and learned, upon the perusal of them judge) which they received from the Pulpit.
IT was the purpose of my dear Husband deceased, to have presented these his Works unto you Both, by an Epistle Dedicatory, wherein hee would have spoken his gratitude for your manifold favours. And when his wasting weaknesses had rendred him unfit for that intended service, hee desired, if these manuscripts should bee esteemed worthy of publick view, they might come abroad under your Honours Patronage, to bee living evidences of his high respect and unfeigned thankfulness. This Narrative will, I humbly hope, make a satisfying Apologie for my presumption, in prefixing your noble Names before these his Sermons, which
TREATISES.
VIZ.
TheSinfulness and greatest evill that is in Sin, On 2 Sam. 24.10.Loves of Christ to his Spouse, On Cant. 4.9.Nature and Royalties of Faith, On John 3.15.Slowness of Heart to Beleeve, On John 1.50.Cause, Signes and Cure of Hypocrisie, withMotivesHelpsto Sincerity, On Isaiah 58.2.Wonderfull Workings of God for his Church and People, On Exod. 15.11.
Never before Published.
BY SAMƲEL BOLTON, D. D. Late Mr. of Christ Colledge in Cambridge. Prepared for the Presse •• himself, during Life.
Oh wretched man that I am, who shall deliver mee from the body of this Death! Rom. 7.24.
But God commended his love towards us, in that whilst wee were yet Enemies, Christ dyed for us. Rom. 5.8.
LONDON: Printed by Robert Ibbitson, for Thomas Parkhurst, and are to be sold at his Shop at the three Crowns, over against the Great Conduit in Cheapside, 1657.
Title page of The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in several treatises, London, 1657
The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in several treatisesThe dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in severall treatisesSamuel Bolton, 1657
TO THE Right Honourable, and Right Religious Lord, Robert Earle of Warwick, Baron of Leez, and to the truly Noble, and truly virtuous, the Lady Elianor, Countess of Warwick, his most pious Consort. E. B. wisheth to your present prosperities, the addition of many days, increase of Grace in this life, and the full fruition of Glory in the life to come.TO THE Right Honourable, and Right Religious Lord, Robert Earle of Warwick, Baron of Leez, and to the truly Noble, and truly vertuous, the Lady Elianor, Countess of Warwick, his most pious Consort. E. B. wisheth to your present prosperities, the addition of many dayes, increase of Grace in this life, and the full fruition of Glory in the life to come.
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are likely to find the same good acceptance from the Presse (as some eminently pious and learned, upon the perusall of them judge) which they received from the Pulpit.
My prayers are, that Your Selves and Your Family, may both here and hereafter reap the fruit of all those encouragements, which many famous Ministers (some dead, and others surviving to do service) have received from Your Honours favour.
I humbly crave your acceptance of this Widows mite of Gratitude, for all the expressions of Your respect, both to my reverend Husband and worthless self.
I humbly crave your acceptance of this Widdows mite of Gratitude, for all the expressions of Your respect, both to my reverend Husband and worthlesse self.
