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

fon ntf Patron. 16man, as I know unprefcr'd in this Land 5would come unto him, he would give him thethat if hefirftthat fell; and for no other reafon in theworld, but bccaufe he heard he was a reverend andworthy man. Now lay thefe things to the pra- smonieaS^ra^dice ofthe times, wherein there is fuch finfull and ^^fi^'Simonicall packing together, compacfling, fecretcovenanting with the party or friends for prefencmoney, orafer gratifications: fome part of thetithes, or hisowne muft be referv'd to the Patron,or he muft be the Farmer at his owne price 5 orpin a wife upon the fleeve of the Parfon, as theycontemptuoudy Fpeake, (a bafe alfo and unworthyrefpecf^) or the like fuch wretched combinationsto helpe one another towards Hell : my difacquaintancemuft cxcufe my ignorance in thetcarmes: andthentellme if this was not a noblepart in him worthy the imitation ofthe beft. J amperfwaded in this Poinr,he might be a patterne notonelytoallhereprefcntwhomit might concerne,(though ] look uponthe faces of fome who haved^" alfo very nobly this way) but to all the Pa-Be pleas'd then you that ^^« '«;^'c/«troR inEHGLAND.lov'd him to tread in his fteps herein 5and the ra- "'ther becaufeyour unconfcionablenefle in fo highand important a point forthe glory of G o d, andthe good of the Church, may not only bring uponyour owne heads, your houfesand pofterity, thecurfeof G o n in the mcane time: but alfo acompany of poorc foules caft away by reafon ofyour corruption, againftyou at that laftand greatday : who will then cry o!ic upon yoy before theMface