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

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at <strong>the</strong> FmeraU «/ M. Bolton. 4ding we renuedaily our Endeavouring againft <strong>the</strong>m,yet cannot we get that full conqucft over <strong>the</strong>m. IfWecould afTemble all <strong>the</strong> Saints toge<strong>the</strong>r, <strong>and</strong> askc <strong>the</strong>m .\vbc<strong>the</strong>r'tbey were without fin, what do we thinke ^fratilTs6.would <strong>the</strong>y anrwer^whi<strong>the</strong>r that which Pf/4f//^ faith,orthat which T<strong>of</strong>m <strong>the</strong> Ap<strong>of</strong>tle faiths How great foe-.vcr <strong>the</strong>ir excellency was,if <strong>the</strong>y could be asked, <strong>the</strong>ywould cry out with one voice, Jfwe fay m have no fin ^' * "^^ "^'^we deceive ourfelves^dvd <strong>the</strong>re ts ne truth in usy <strong>and</strong>would <strong>the</strong>y perhaps fay fo more humbly <strong>the</strong>n truly ^God placeth not <strong>the</strong> commendation <strong>of</strong> humility inany part <strong>of</strong> falfity : <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>refore if <strong>the</strong>y fpoke thistruly, <strong>the</strong>y had {in,becaufe <strong>the</strong>y humbly confelTed it,<strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> truth was in <strong>the</strong>m^ & it <strong>the</strong>y faid <strong>the</strong>y had finwhen<strong>the</strong>yhadnoneatall, <strong>the</strong>y did lie.<strong>and</strong>fo did finin lying, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> truth was not in<strong>the</strong>m, but when wcarein Chr i st all our fins are quiteaboliilied^<strong>and</strong> not .till<strong>the</strong>n^<strong>and</strong><strong>the</strong>rforetobewithC H r i « t isfarbetter»^\Secondly, isitnotfarbettertobeinfuchacondi- 2.tioDj where we fliall be freed from all troubles, raife- 'Dzaxh frectiries5difeafes<strong>and</strong>difcontents,<strong>the</strong>nto live in poverty, f^omaHaefef,debts, difeafes, difgraces, difconrents <strong>and</strong> infinitecr<strong>of</strong>Tes^ even th<strong>of</strong>c <strong>things</strong> <strong>of</strong>ten which we love <strong>the</strong>beft> <strong>and</strong> cxpeded <strong>the</strong> greateft comforts from <strong>the</strong>mm ay p):oove our greateft cr<strong>of</strong>fes, or at leaft we live infeare <strong>and</strong> cxpcdation <strong>of</strong> changes <strong>and</strong> evils to come;now <strong>the</strong>y that are with Ch r i s t are <strong>the</strong>n <strong>and</strong> not till<strong>the</strong>n, freed from all th<strong>of</strong>e evils which fhould makeour life not over-plcafing to us, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>y are notonely freed from th<strong>of</strong>e evils, but fet in high placesout <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> gunne-lliot <strong>and</strong> danger <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m, <strong>and</strong>F 2<strong>the</strong>re-*

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