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id: A16316
author: Bolton, Robert, 1572-1631.
date: 1640
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title:
  A cordiall for Christians in the time of affliction. Or, A sermon preached at Kethering Lecture by Master Robert Bolton, Bachelour of Divinity, and sometimes fellow of Brasen-nose Colledge in Oxford. Published by I.S.

summary:
  Faith being the d worke of GOD , Obedience without Faith being the work of man . ] Those that are enemies to the Church and GODS children were they in the same troubles they see the Saints of GOD in , would indeed yell and howle and roare having no protection nor antidote against the sting and venome of their sorrowes and sufferings , and therefore they conceive , and thereupon out of their cruell and dung-hill dispositions insult , that Christians are paid home horribly and plagu'd in such cases , no knowing poore soules that the Saints have a soveraigne inward vertue , and vigour , I meane , patience ( to which themselves are meere strangers ) whereby they take off the edge , and extinguish the poyson of all afflictions , whether from GOD , man , or Satan , which would eate up the hearts , and drinke up the spirits , and double the sting in the wicked , whensoever they are sore vexed ; as if Mordecai a better man then Haman , doe not crouch to him , it will not onely vexe his heart , but cause him to loose all that sweet of his honour .


id: A16325
author: Bolton, Robert, 1572-1631.
title: Helpes to humiliation
date: 1630
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summary:
  Thou drawest wife and children , neighbors and all thou canst to hell , by thy ill example , &c : The creatures thou art mercilesse vnto , for thy sinne adds to their misery which they groane vnder ; and thou yet addest to their burden by thy siune . And wilt thou now pollute thy selfe againe , as it were to haue him kill'd afresh to wash away thy sinne ? Consider , the ancient Martyrs and Worthies chose rather to burne at a stake , than they would sinne ; and thou so easily bee drawne to it or rather run to it ? Anselme said , if the flames of hell were on the one side , and sinne on the other side , I would rather lye in those flames than sinne .


id: A29132
author: Bolton, Robert, 1572-1631.
date: 1646
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title:
  The last conflicts and death of Mr. Thomas Peacock, batchelour of divinity, and fellow of Brasen-nose Colledge in Oxford published by E.B. from the copy of that famous divine Mr Robert Bolton, late minister of Broughton in Northhampton-shire.

summary:
  Others there are , whe though they doe not wholly destroy the law , yet they cast it into a dead sleep , thinking it unlawfull in the children of God to be sorry , or to mourn for sinne , contrary to the Doctoine of the primitive Fathers , teaching this lesson , Semper doleat paeniten● ; & de dolore gaudeat ; Let the penitent person alwaies mourn , and rejoyce in that mourning ; agreeing with the rule of our Saviour , Blessed are they that mourn , for they shall be comforted . God in mercy will yeild you a comfortable rellish : Consider I pray you ; whereas man may object , The Lord is strong and terrible .


id: A16337
author: Bolton, Robert, 1572-1631.
date: 1637
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title:
  A short and priuate discourse betweene Mr. Bolton and one M.S. concerning vsury. Published by E.B. by Mr. Boltons owne coppy

summary:
  LOve ( saith the Wisest of men ) is as strong as death , the importuning whereof hath made me breake open those bars and once more awaken the spirit of M. Bolton , by exposing to publicke view these papers of his , written with his owne hand , for the convincing of the world of that profitable and wealthy sinne of Vsury ; wherein though he and others have bestowed much paines : Had this Author lived , it was his purpose to have made this little Tract of Vsury a compleate Treatise , by stating the Question , by distinguishing it from other contracts and bargaines that are common amongst men ( which though they equall that other contract by Vsury in point of gaine , yet doe not participate with it in point of Crime ) by handling the many cases of conscience touching the point of restitution , wherein I know hee was acquainted with many rare experimen●s .


id: A16315
author: Bolton, Robert, 1572-1631.
date: 1638
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flesch: 59
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title:
  Certaine devout prayers of Mr. Bolton upon solemne occasions. Published by E. B. by M. Boltons owne coppy

summary:
  And grant that wee may all with one minde , heart and soule , love , feare , reverence and glorifie thy great Name ; that so after a few daies , spent religiously in this vaine and wretched world , wee may live and raigne with thee everlastingly , in the glorious and endlesse pleasures of the life to come , Heare us , &c. Another Morning Prayer . And if at any time , as it is ordinary with Gods children , it shall please thee to exercise me with any crosse , disgrace , slander , discoūtenance , losse of goods , disease of body , terror of soule , or the like , I pray thee ever sweeten & sanctifie them unto mee by thy blessing : & grant that I may ever obediently with all peace of heart , & patience of spirit submit to thy will & wisedome therein ; being fully assured that to me , which am in Christ , the sting , curse and poyson of them is most certainely pulled out by the Passion of thy Son. And resting ever upon thy sweet & pretious promises , that thou having given me Christ Jesus , will never deny me any truly needfull and and comfortable thing , while the world stands .


id: A16317
author: Bolton, Robert, 1572-1631.
date: 1611
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title:
  A discourse about the state of true happinesse deliuered in certaine sermons in Oxford, and at Pauls Crosse: by Robert Bolton.

summary:
  The reasons why I spent the most of my meditations , and sticke so long in descrying and desciphering the state of formall hypocrisie ( for therein I haue trod a something vncouth and vnusuall path ) are these : First , I considered that in this full light of the Gospell , a great number of men appl●●d and content themselues with a superficiall glistering of a formall profession , outward conformitie to the Ministrie of the word , and some false flashes of an vnsound persuasion that they are in the ready and right way to heauen ; when as indeed it hath not inwardly illightned their vnderstandings with sauing knowledge , heated their affections with true zeale , subdued their sinfull thoughts , and noisome lusts with the power of grace , nor softned and sanctifi●d their hearts to yeeld a cheerfull , sincere , and vniuersall obedience thereunto : And so after a few miserable daies spent in a prosperous securitie , they fall into the iawes of hell before they mistrust any such matter ; and the pit of destruction shuts her mouth vpon them , before they know and acknowledge , their broken and bankrout state in spirituall things ; I therefore desire and endeauour to awake them out of their golden dreame of imaginarie future happines ; that with open eyes they may see their present spirituall pouerty , and so betimes preuent the anger to come . He cannot abide , that men discontented with the stra●tnesse of the gate of grace , and impatient of a strict course of godlinesse , should labor to find out , and follow another way to heauen , then that which is sanctified by his word , and which hath and must be troden by all those that will euer see the Lord.


id: A68954
author: Bolton, Robert, 1572-1631.
date: 1634
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title:
  A three-fold treatise containing the saints sure and perpetuall guide. Selfe-enriching examination. Soule-fatting fasting. Or, meditations, concerning the word, the sacrament of the Lords Supper, and fasting. By the labours of that late Reverend, and learned divine, Master Robert Bolton ...

summary:
  This Part , or Portion , which wee have now in hand , is the foureteenth ; and doth containe in it many worthy and gracious Lessons for our instruction and devotion in heavenly things , proposed unto us out of the practice and Christian carriage of this holy Prophet , and Man of God , David , a perfect patterne of all true zeale and pietie . And no marvell though the true Christian find most sound and unconceivable delight in the Word of God , the Doctrine of Heaven : For by it , he is borne anew , and made heire of Heaven : by the Light of it , he sees his Name written in the Booke of Life , never to be raced out by man , or Devill ; all the sweet and gracious promises of salvation and comfort revealed in it , are sure his owne :


