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

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Afife Sermon. 85Eightly, Not <strong>the</strong> giddy Separift.Ninthly>Nor <strong>the</strong> unwarrantable Opinionift^^«*talisy as ungroundedly difopinionated 5 I fpcakethus,becaufe I am perfwaded,good men may dififerin <strong>things</strong> indifferent without prejudice <strong>of</strong> falvation,or juft caufe <strong>of</strong>breach <strong>of</strong> charity, or Difunion<strong>of</strong> affedions. If I fee <strong>the</strong> power <strong>of</strong> grace founclyappeare in a mans whole carriage <strong>and</strong> aconftantpartaking with God, good caufcs, <strong>and</strong> goodmen, hefhall for my part^ be ever right deare untomy heart, though he differ from meein fome indifferent<strong>things</strong>.By Puritanes,<strong>the</strong>n I meanc onely fuch,as J e s v sChrist his own mouth ftileth iojohn 1^.10 .<strong>and</strong>1 5.5J^^^^^^^'J*',^l°ll^v iT. The fame word is ufed here, but in a more f^;-^f^nKctblclTcd fence.that Eufcbiu^ hathto defcribe equivo-cally,<strong>the</strong>curfed Sect<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>Novarians. You arc allpure^or cleane, faith Ch r i s t, by <strong>the</strong> word whichI have fpoken unto you 5 I meane <strong>the</strong>n onclyG H R I s T s ;t«t9rtjc/, whom <strong>the</strong> powerfull <strong>worke</strong><strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> Word hath regenerated, <strong>and</strong> p<strong>of</strong>TefTed withpurity <strong>of</strong> heaitjholinefTc <strong>of</strong> affcdions, <strong>and</strong> unfpot-tednefTe <strong>of</strong> life,to whom he promifcth blefredneffe,A/4f . 5.8. Blejjedare <strong>the</strong> pure in heart : And towhom alone his beloved Ap<strong>of</strong>lle promifeth <strong>the</strong>bleffed vifion <strong>of</strong> God inglory,i lohft^,-;.Now that <strong>the</strong> name <strong>of</strong> Puritanes (which is, as*'-^"'*"^^^^^^i^^KA^ia,,^cyou may conceive by that which hath bcene faid,a see Difcourfcvery equivocall terme) is put upon (uchas thcfe <strong>of</strong>TrueHapincontempt, <strong>and</strong> reproach 5 is more <strong>the</strong>n manifefl P^^^-f^'P^-^^iby a thouf<strong>and</strong> experienccs,<strong>and</strong> by <strong>the</strong> teftimony <strong>of</strong>a great Dovlor at Saint Pauls CrolTe. And yet I dareMfay.'

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