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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g/1.?Ji:/.t-€ura,pamara:totum contmcnsBern.Med!^''Meditations ofpart ofit is in it felfcfarrc brighter thentheSunj and when God whofe ey esare ten ihoufandtimes brighter then theSun there (hinesin perfect glory.A nd iherfore excellentlydoth that beloved Difcipledefcribc thatplace, Km/.ZnF^^23. 1 he City, fairh he,hathuofjeed oftheSmne ( admitting it to bemeant ot Heaven)f7^/f/;^r of the Moon tojhinei» it -JoT thegloY^ ofQod doth illrgbtcn it^and theLambe is the light thereof,Every Saint (hallIhinc ther^ like aStarrCjand (liail contributetheir light tor the beautifying of that moftglorious place. Ojwhat light will there beinHeavenwhcn wefliallfeefomany Suns.Nay,GoDWouldloofe ofthe end of his creationof heavcn,if the Saints did not there beholdand enjoy infinite glory and delight.Forheraade it not for himfelfe, (fith allplaces are alike to him v\ ho fils heaven andearth ^) butthercfore did hee make it withfuch infinite variety and perfection of beauty,that there his Saints might fit with himand fing his praifcs for evermore. Whenthe fbule of Saint Aufiin was carried up intothethirdheaveii; inthofe bis divine Meditations

the Ufe to come*ditationsofthejoyes" thereof,confideringthe unmixed pleafures of that places thatreft was there without Iabour,dignity withoutfcare,riches without loflc, health without(ickocflcj aboundancc without wantjlifcwithout death, felicity without calamity,and eteriiitj without vanity. But when hehad further brought into his ravilhcd mindthofe mod melodious Ditties ofthe Angelss .and delicious Songs ofthe Saints,andiuchother delicate Mudcke that was in heaven^he breakes forth into this celeftiall rapture,Ohoyp happy/houldl he, ifi might but beare^ sed^mmwMfomeoftbofef^eeteSongsthataretberefmgin S^.1J«?2hmouroftbebleffedTrinity, butiflmigk bee ^^^J'j^r^^^,rvouchfafedtobe one ofthoje heayenly ^itiiri^" /lo'ers that mighvfingbut oneJongtothe Lord lejii^ChriU qfthefyeet Songs ofSion^t ytouldbe a fe^licity too highfor me.deduiabM'^'!^!^JZ6.Oh who would then fatten his delights 6.on any pleafurc that can here be offered un-'^he vmtjto us, whenasiheareatcft fclicitie in this , t^tworld, aweihouIdcompafleSeaandLand Wfor the obtaining of it, is but like that of chegraire,whichin the morning flourilbeth andBgrowcth

g/1.?Ji:/.t-€ura,pamara:totum contmcnsBern.Med!^''Meditations <strong>of</strong>part <strong>of</strong>it is in it felfcfarrc brighter <strong>the</strong>n<strong>the</strong>Sunj <strong>and</strong> when God wh<strong>of</strong>e ey esare ten ihouf<strong>and</strong>times brighter <strong>the</strong>n <strong>the</strong>Sun <strong>the</strong>re (hinesin perfect glory.A nd iherfore excellentlydoth that beloved Difcipledefcribc thatplace, Km/.ZnF^^23. 1 he City, fairh he,hathu<strong>of</strong>jeed <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Smne ( admitting it to bemeant ot Heaven)f7^/f/;^r <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Moon tojhinei» it -JoT <strong>the</strong>gloY^ <strong>of</strong>Qod doth illrgbtcn it^<strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>Lambe is <strong>the</strong> light <strong>the</strong>re<strong>of</strong>,Every Saint (hallIhinc <strong>the</strong>r^ like aStarrCj<strong>and</strong> (liail contribute<strong>the</strong>ir light tor <strong>the</strong> beautifying <strong>of</strong> that m<strong>of</strong>tglorious place. Ojwhat light will <strong>the</strong>re beinHeavenwhcn wefliallfeefomany Suns.Nay,GoDWouldlo<strong>of</strong>e <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> end <strong>of</strong> his creation<strong>of</strong> heavcn,if <strong>the</strong> Saints did not <strong>the</strong>re behold<strong>and</strong> enjoy infinite glory <strong>and</strong> delight.Forheraade it not for himfelfe, (fith allplaces are alike to him v\ ho fils heaven <strong>and</strong>earth ^) but<strong>the</strong>rcfore did hee make it withfuch infinite variety <strong>and</strong> perfection <strong>of</strong> beauty,that <strong>the</strong>re his Saints might fit with him<strong>and</strong> fing his praifcs for evermore. When<strong>the</strong> fbule <strong>of</strong> Saint Aufiin was carried up into<strong>the</strong>thirdheaveii; inth<strong>of</strong>e bis divine Meditations

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