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

, rprkvcr""d-S6 O F PEAT H^and^^mw which who ever tried ^cither fecrctly, private!^n^any tiio,.' ot puWikely 5 either by him felfe alone, with hisc^'nds of cha- yoke-fellow, in his family or congregation, andihings ; Ofpublikc thusfpeakcs a learned Dodor. To Gods gUiy^ mdtotht/lopping of our adverfaries mouthes,the Papifls (whoy^noTv nor rvhat the trueexercife offafting ineanethjit is to be achjierelcdgcd. that hetvfueverive have not bcenefo frequent tathU exercife, aiwere to be ivifhed, yet notnpith/andifig, upon diverfe fublihj occajionsthere have beene publi\e Tafts ohferved and lo'.emni\ed among tu with good and happyjuccejj'e: ^ifir example i/tt tie time of the f^reatFlaguct Anno 156J. After theenat£arth-qua\e, i\nno I'i 7^. After intelligence bad of the Spanijh /nvaJioH, Anno i^SS./n.the time of the great Famine, Anno 1 5 9 6. & 1 5 9 7- ^nd notv oflate in thU time ofthe'Fefiilence Anno 1603 Befidet he private and fecretjaftingofthefaithfuHi ti it bathfleafed Gov to move them^either by private, or publil^e occafiom. D.Downam nowBifliop in Ireland, The Chr;Hians banduary.Scfl. 54,032.54,^^^^^^^^ ^° ^ extraordinary, according to themirabie, gioii- extraordinarinefTe of the exercifc :'ouSjind extraordinaryNay^Hcare King Charles Hlmfclfe giacioufly acknowledging G o d « extraordinarygoodneflcin hearing ourprayeis in publikc Fafts blcflcdly appointed byHis owne royall Command :^ni whereai thegreite/l confidence men have in Godarifeth, not onelyfrem HiiTromifey hut from their experience Uf^eivife ofHisGoodnefTeyou mu/i notfaile often to re-call tc the memoiy ofthe people tvith thanl^efuffneffe, the lateffreat experience ree have hadoj Hugoodnejfe towards ta: For, the three great and u/uagjudgements which Me darts downs upon difobcdientondunthanf^efuU people,are Pt/lilenct*Famine and the Swtrd.The Fe/lilenee did never rage more in thii l^ingdme then oflateAnd God »asgraciou/7y pleafedin mercy to beare tieprayers, which rvere made tmtlaim 5 and the ceafingofthe /udgement nvtn little lejfe than a miracle The famine threatnednt thiiprefentyeareyand it mufi have foUotvedy had God rained detpneHii anger Ilittle Itnger upon the fruits ofthe earth. But upon our prayersibejfayedthatjudgementandfent utablejfedfeaf»n,and a mofl plentifuU Harvefi^^c, luftruftr^nj dueafd from8he Kings moft. excellent Ma)eftie,^c.pag penult.About