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

Apfe Sermon^Lake which burneth with fire and brimftone,which is the fccond death.Judges may be acceflary to blood-fhed twowaics, efpecially if they doe it knowingly, andfwftyedaway by by-rerpc(f^s.i.By condcmningthcinnocent,which is cleare,and 2,By letting the guil.ty efcape,which appearcs by Gods owne words,I Kmgs 20.42, Becaufe thou haft faved him whomI appointed to die,thy life (ball be for his life^cJ*^,And by that Advocates fpeech to a Judge in Germany,aggravating the fault of a muithercr, thathad killed fixe men. No my Lord, faith he,hc hathkilled but one, you are guilty of the blood oftheother five,becaufeyou lethim efcape upon the firftmurthcr. Now in this cafe let them take a curbe,and reftraint from confideration, that the very heathens,tofhadow out their torment, didfaine hellifhfuries to follow fuch hainous offenders with burningfirebrands,c^r. Butefpccially let the Book ofGod bcate them off, from any tainture that way.Amongft many others,that place, Numh. 35.33. isable to pierce an heart ofadamant, where the Spiritof God tells us, that befides perfonall guilt,blood involves, even the whole Kingdomeinthcftaineandmifchicfe: for blood, faith he> defileththe Land,andthe Land cannot becleanfed of theblood that is fhed therein, but by the blood of himthat filed it. I intend nothing in thefc laftpaflages,to the prejudice,or offence ofanyJFor my part I honourthe reverend Judges, and worthy Lawyers ofthis Land, at this day, as one ofthenobleft limbcsof the State. And I cannot but lookcupon theN 3Lords^f