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

172 A SERMON.Miniftcry ;and feeing the Scribes, Pharifecs, andgreat ones of the world,n6t onely not entcrtainc,and countenance, but out of their proud and prophanemalice difdaine, and eontemne rhegloriousGofpell, and divine Meilages he brought fromHeaven ; and a company ofpqore fifhcrmen, andfome few other neglcded underlings with an holyviolence lay hold upon his Kingdome : He brakeout into this thankful! acknowledgement and adniiration.Ithmkethee^ Father , Lord of BeA-, vcn andearthy beemfe thou hafi hidthefe thingsfrtmthe wife and rudeJit^arid frevealedthem to babes : Andthen afccnds to the wdl-head, and firft moover ofall his Dealings withj and differences amongft theSons of men j the facredand unfearchable depthof this ivJhidct BerJeplacitum, the goodfleafure ofhismil :Even fo Father, for fo it feemedgoodin thyIn an humble adoration of the infcrutable,fight.and immutable courfes whereofwe muft finally,and fully reft with infinite fatisfadion, filenccdfrom any further fearch,and carnall curiofities, by'that awful I checke, and countermaund of Paul .•Ilom.9.20. Nay but C^ian^ vfho art thou that reflief againflGOD? Flefh and bloud hath in alj ages grumbledand repin'djkickt and cavil'd aboutthis point 5 butever at length by meafuring.this deepcft Myftericby the line ofhumane reafon, and labouring to fa*thomethisbottomeleflcfea by the pride of theirowne wits, they have become wretched oppofersof the grace of G o d , We behold the Sun, andenjoy die light> as long as we look towards it buttenderly, and circumlpcdly : Wee warme ourfclvcs