Mr. Boltons last and learned worke of the foure last things, death ...

BEFORE DEATH.6^Heaven without fomuchacW. Nay, they arc fofarre from being troubled in any of ihefe kinds,ibatifany?.morgft tbtni betroiblcd in mindjSndextraordinarily vifited with fpiritaall diftrcfTej theportion many times of G o p s dearcft children 5they prefently plcale and applaud themfelves,thatthey are free 3 and conceive and pcrenipcorijyconclude that thesffliificd is an hypociitc, hathbeenca rrcrehaincus (inner then others, ormedledtoo much with Scripioire-bufinefTcs and d'with miuchadoe, difhculty and * doubtirgs.^ ^«' -^^He isas care full and covetous (if it kc pcfiibkjtoprc- fTau'^lvcrferveardfave thisPearle, as the worldling his f^row,it is^old. For this purpofc, he paflTcth tborow many *ti"uii'thLcJbieard bitter ccntTds with the fieiceft alTauJts ieiievingcbnandfieritftdartsoftheDivcll^ (for hee knowes /''^"'^^'iff''full well, thst that is the arme and power of Gob fliH^dlw'unto us, for all lound comfort and fpirituall well- trarinife tubeine, ard therefore he is mofl furious to weaken ^^"^f/jf^'^'gUS there) wuhinnnite game- layings and temptati- hehaibafittngonsofcur inbred infidelity, native ignorance, dif- /-*''* J ^^ff^ifidence,wifdomeoftheflefh, ourownc fenfeand 7/nothiig^' wfeeling, and aw^orldofoppofitions continually. Hm,iut/e(- fecftteHe is driven many and many atimc to the Throne C^''""'^'.*".- _ -1 in « Down Chnft.of Grace with prayers, teares, and Arorgeft warfcap4z.wraftlings for auxiliaiy forces, and renewedflrength. O how often doth he refort with extrcmeftthiift, and dcarcfl longings to all the blef^fed Fountaines, that feed his faith 5 the pcrfon ofC H & Is T,His meritorious bloud,thc Promifcs,F 2 Gods