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

28 K^ StrfHon Treachedration of the glorie of departed fervants of G o d,checrc up our droopingfand fad hearts for them, andForefigbtofbfingivitbCbrijtmaizes n>iUin^t9 die.thefe do little IcfTcfomcdmesthen^^/J^T^r ther$cks t§fall ufon them t that they might end their wretchedJob.j.iijij. daies as lob faith, they long fir death^and digfor it morethenfor hidtreafure^ which rejoycc exceedingly, andare glad when they can finde the grave, this motiveis againft the Law of G o d and the law of nature,death is our enemie^and is not from Go d creationcihy2ie$th jimptjf creation, though it be truly from him ultione t6 revengenot defired.the fins ofman, faith Florm de pr^deft: or asFhrut cited byBrjherinhifi.GotefoLp i^z.others fay, itis ^xom him ordin atione, becaufe inju-fin at all, viewing death as it is in it {c\(c confidered,excite us to dcfirc tne fruition ofthe fame glorie.And this is my next point to be handled, / deftrc^^faith S. Pattljto be dijiohedandto be with Christ.It's the fire-fight of heavenly glory and being withChrist ythat makes a man dcfire to die : Some menindeed would die, becaufe there is nothing in thisworld for them to cxpe6t but mifcrie and (hame, andfwaicd not Saint Pady but onely this that he might beWithCH R I s T.I grant to defire death {imply,as death,ftice he ordained death corporal las one part of thepunifhment which was due for the finne ofman, andhenceourSayiour Christ himfclfe who knew nodeclined it, let this cuppafe^tind fo did Saint Paul too,we ivill»ot{(^izh he)beuncbathed, the parting ofthefegood friends body and foule without fome furthercnd^ is a grievous fepararion ; this harmelefle innocentnature teachcth; and as death is further a meanesto cut ofFall polTibility to profit others,and to helpcthe poore Church ofCm r i s t with our laboursrthuspiety