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

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A SERMON 215This naturall <strong>and</strong> fenfuall wifedome being thushood-winked from all heavenly light by G o d sjuft judgement, <strong>and</strong> by <strong>the</strong> pride,piejudice,wilftilncffe,felfenefTe<strong>of</strong>chc owner doth proporrion <strong>and</strong>meafure all its conceipts,<strong>and</strong> confiderations <strong>of</strong> Religion<strong>and</strong> religious men by <strong>the</strong> unfound <strong>and</strong> fenfuallprinciples <strong>of</strong> our corrupt nature, <strong>and</strong> by <strong>the</strong>falfe fcantling <strong>of</strong> carnall" reafon.We may fee this carnality <strong>of</strong>worldly wifdomein cenfuring fpirituall <strong>things</strong> in Nicodemus^ loh.'^.See alfo a carnall conceipt <strong>of</strong>worldly wifdome inmy Difcourfe <strong>of</strong>true ^appneJfe^ip2g.$S,s9-Hence it is alfo that wee fiad it to be a con ftantI 1J1 T•^^ridihgi mif-centart true pt'property or a worldly-wile man to conceive or ^ty^cenfure a zealous pr<strong>of</strong>effion <strong>of</strong> G d s truth, <strong>and</strong>found pradlce <strong>of</strong> fincerity, to be nothing but hypocrite<strong>and</strong> humour, anaffedation <strong>of</strong> angularity,precifene{re,<strong>and</strong>akind<strong>of</strong>odnefrefrom o<strong>the</strong>rmen. The reafon is, when he lookes upon himfelfein <strong>the</strong> flattering glaffe <strong>of</strong> felfe-conceipt^ heejudges himfelfe to be a very jolly fellow :thinkeshe within his owne heart; I go for a fufficient man Qu'Tq; in alioin <strong>the</strong> world :<strong>the</strong> beft make good account <strong>of</strong> me :^Z^nT >>&I am well beloved <strong>of</strong>my neighbours : my fuflfici- quod non hacncvfor wifedome, moderation in Religion, civi-i. V••A/r • J f•bet.neccurat:lityforcarnage,jultnelle in dealings With men,are ^^^^^ „^^ ^^^both knowne <strong>and</strong> w ell fpoke <strong>of</strong> by <strong>the</strong> m<strong>of</strong>t : <strong>and</strong> feife , or doth"'^^ e/ietme, keewhat would you have more in a man

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