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

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

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jgOt SermM frucMour foilc though now well watered, yet except It bewell refrefhed and often comforted with drops ofrainc from heaven, will parch and wither.7* Laftly,to name n« more, they are notable meaneswtlfigrlu.flature^and as a ftrong gale ofwind to carry their vefnku.ai7)6'^mationsoftheby.ftanders, fois itwith you5 wheffwe pray, exhort, befecch that that which you dodwell,youdp it continually, more fincercly and zealoufly.What good foale by experience frndeth rroijgraces excited, good motions kindled, hol^ refolutionsfurthered and gracious operations intended byffcprofitable Minifter r -hr ^ T^niiT/i.'/;- on ,-»]if.'i be :i :r rliRidfo^ 5 ' The third Reafon why thrcilifb ofagodly Minllfe^MiJfleriuufe ^^ morc profitable, is in regard of all both good and'bieiings, bad, astouching the continuance of blcflings. Forhe is as Slifha faid of Eltasy and King Toafh of Blijba,"I Kinos '^^ chariots andthehorfemen oflfrael ^ he fights while°1 he lives, and bends his forces againft all manner ofixod.jLiy.fins,which make a people naked and expofethemto"^' '^'^'the wratlvofG o d , hefiands in the hreach hetwixt thiUvinz^andthe dead, to avert the plartie,af%d to rndke aftjUtonement for the people, ascx/4W»did: and doiibtlefTethemanof God muftbe agood part ofthoferighteous ones for whofc fake the Sun isdarkened,and

and than the Mboncgivcshcr light, that the frame ofheaven apd carrh continues as we fee this day, as /«-fimC^anyr (hewcih'^ they are a good partofthofeimpregnable bulwarkcsagainft ail enemies, as Theo- '^^rmJk.doret (hcwes in a memorable example when Confiantinethe great was dead. Saperes the King oFFerfitdidftrongly befiege Niftl?is 5 there was a holy man ofGo D, UcohHs by name in that City, the Citizens be*feech him that he would flicwhimfelfupon the wallsofthe City, and pray againft the enemies, which hedid, and the L o r d fent a cloud of flics and gnats aimongftthe bcfiegers, which difpeifed them. Beholda whole City favedby themeane&of oncrcligiouiman, and hence alfo it is afigneof Gods wrathandheavy difpleafure, and a forerunner of fanher judge*ments, to have excellent inftruments of God taken^uflin Martyr^^^'''^ saniter./I'S.*'^"''*away,and therefore the Lor d purpofing to vifit the ^^^y ^'*Jewesfortheiriniquitiesjthreatens to take away from EDy 57.1.them the Judge and the Prophet 5 and the Lordufethashimfelfefpcaketh, Totakeavjkftk'erighteoftf:,that their ejes ma.y not heboid the evil to ri?;«v*,though thisbe little laidto heart as; there is faid,cum attquhc'iT''er%mtkWhetiwefeea revsrsmiw)

jgOt SermM frucMour foilc though now well watered, yet except It bewell refrefhed <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong>ten comforted with drops <strong>of</strong>rainc from heaven, will parch <strong>and</strong> wi<strong>the</strong>r.7* Laftly,to name n« more, <strong>the</strong>y are notable meaneswtlfigrlu.flature^<strong>and</strong> as a ftrong gale <strong>of</strong>wind to carry <strong>the</strong>ir vefnku.ai7)6'^mations<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>by.ft<strong>and</strong>ers, fois itwith you5 wheffwe pray, exhort, befecch that that which you dodwell,youdp it continually, more fincercly <strong>and</strong> zealoufly.What good foale by experience frndeth rroijgraces excited, good motions kindled, hol^ refolutionsfur<strong>the</strong>red <strong>and</strong> gracious operations intended byffcpr<strong>of</strong>itable Minifter r -hr ^ T^niiT/i.'/;- on ,-»]if.'i be :i :r rliRidfo^ 5 ' The third Reafon why thrcilifb <strong>of</strong>agodly Minllfe^MiJfleriuufe ^^ morc pr<strong>of</strong>itable, is in regard <strong>of</strong> all both good <strong>and</strong>'bieiings, bad, astouching <strong>the</strong> continuance <strong>of</strong> blcflings. Forhe is as Slifha faid <strong>of</strong> Eltasy <strong>and</strong> King Toafh <strong>of</strong> Blijba,"I Kinos '^^ chariots <strong>and</strong><strong>the</strong>horfemen <strong>of</strong>lfrael ^ he fights while°1 he lives, <strong>and</strong> bends his forces againft all manner <strong>of</strong>ixod.jLiy.fins,which make a people naked <strong>and</strong> exp<strong>of</strong>e<strong>the</strong>mto"^' '^'^'<strong>the</strong> wratlv<strong>of</strong>G o d , hefi<strong>and</strong>s in <strong>the</strong> hreach hetwixt thiUvinz^<strong>and</strong><strong>the</strong> dead, to avert <strong>the</strong> plartie,af%d to rndke aftjUtonement for <strong>the</strong> people, ascx/4W»did: <strong>and</strong> doiibtlefTe<strong>the</strong>man<strong>of</strong> God muftbe agood part <strong>of</strong>th<strong>of</strong>erighteous ones for wh<strong>of</strong>c fake <strong>the</strong> Sun isdarkened,<strong>and</strong>

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