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

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Mediations <strong>of</strong><strong>of</strong>tneft utcd in Scripture to cxpreflc <strong>the</strong>joyes <strong>of</strong> Heavcn,l?/J?: <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> Bridegroome <strong>and</strong>thcBride. U ihe Bridegroome apipcsixeneverfo lovely in comelinefle <strong>of</strong> body <strong>and</strong> condition. never fo amiable in <strong>the</strong> endowijients<strong>of</strong>minde^ y et if<strong>the</strong> aflFedions <strong>of</strong> flie Bride benot inflamed with a love <strong>of</strong> thcm.if (he prize<strong>the</strong>m not above all,it her heart be not thcre^by tied to him with a condant <strong>and</strong> perpetualltycj by how much (he is deprived <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>fe, by fo much is fliee difpoylcd <strong>of</strong> herchiefeft comfort. But here is <strong>the</strong> excellency<strong>of</strong> our ftate in Heaven, that wefhall beholdfrom <strong>the</strong> face <strong>of</strong> God m<strong>of</strong>t (ingular beautiesbeyond w hat we are able to fpeake or think.And which is morcjour foules fhall be continuallyravilht with adelight <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>nijnothing(hallbee able to make our joyes ei<strong>the</strong>r t<strong>of</strong>aint or to failcjfor that nothing can feparatcbetwixt God <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> glorified foulcjei<strong>the</strong>rto darken th<strong>of</strong>e beames <strong>of</strong> glory fhiningupon It, or to diminifii its joyes in <strong>the</strong> fruition<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m. For/w«^ which made all<strong>the</strong>batebetweene God <strong>and</strong> us we left behinduswithourfleih, for it could not follow usinto

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