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A29132	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.	Bolton, Robert, 1572-1631.; Bagshaw, Edward, 1629-1671.	1646 (1646)	Wing B414A; ESTC R34191	21,040	82

I have been thinking of arguments by which I might pleade my cause with God and I have found But what if dying thus I should be judged an Apostata Man is not the Judge at whose Tribunall you must stand or fall There came in many of our cheif Fellowes One of them requested him to make confession of his faith willingly But I would think of it first Musing awhile he called them Truly my heart and soul have been farre lead and deeply troubled with tentations and stings of conscience but I thank God they are eased in good measure Wherefore I desire that I be not branded with the note of a forlorne or Reprobate Such questions oppositions and all tending thereto I renounce Now help me and put me in minde What doe you think of your former doctrine Most true In it I have lived and will dye I have not dealt hypocritically in it Are you willing to die Truly I will tell you my Patron who of late sent me potable gold hath taken order that I might live with him contentedly in the Ministery but I submit my self to the will of God Doe you desire the glory of God and the salvation of your brethren Most Help my memory what mo●e Doe you forgive all wrongs Yes and desire that mine may be And now I thank you Sir I remember a thing wantonly done towards you pointing at one present You sent me a knife for a new-years-gift and I tyed two verses to it and sent it back I pray pardon me if any thing For mine unconsiderate speeches in the time of my tentations I heartily and humbly ask forgivenes You did then saith one seem to rely somewhat upon inherent righteousnes as if you sought in your self whereby you should be saved Indeed we knew your conversation to be unreproveable No I dare not affirm it I trust in nothing but in the name of Iesus Have you any certainty in him I would not be pressed to a particular assurance in this grievous agony We desire you to inform them that shall come unto you of your estate My unability is great They then praied 1. Giving God thanks that whereas before they had craved his mercy for his servant he had heard them and manifested to his glory how he never forsaketh his And besought him because he knew the malice of the enemy to perfect his good work and not suffer him to be tempted above his strength Now Sir we tell you one thing to your comfort We never heard you speak any thing against God or man thorowout the time of your visitation but wholly against your self I have been bold thus to argue with God If he hath shewed mercy to such and such why should not I likewise have hope He complained once how while he was visiting the sick In which work many poor souls found the ready mercifulnes of his heart and now feel a great want he lighted upon doubts which that he might more fully satisfy when the like might be moved he studyed too earnestly One brought him a note book which he had lent Alwayes willing to communicate what he had most private Here is a book said he of great pains c. To a stranger a worthy gentleman that came to visit him he said The Lord is mercifull to me and I have cause of rejoycing c. Afterwards a reverend Governour came to him to whom he complained of his sinne and misery You look not said he for any thing in your self No for nothing You would amend if you had space Oh if I had Certainly Think on this As the Lord hath heard the ejaculations and grones of your spirit in your infirmity so he will now If he will be glorified by your life you shall live Submit your self to him let him choose for you My faith is weak All you know are here but in part you desire notwithstanding to runne to that which is perfect So you may see how low many have been brought some said he have been Idolatours was not Manasses such an one Yes And behold Gods servants from the beginning of the Bible to the end they have slipped Lot had shrewd slips but yet here the testimony of the Apostle of him he was just and righteous You have been wearied and heavy loaden Yes For such is the end of Christs comming your desire is a token of favour For by how much the neerer we come the more we thirst Think now on his loving kindnes he hath begun and he will finish whom you have served I did endeavour but vile imperfections c. It is our greatest perfection here to see our imperfections Shortly after came to him many young Gentlemen to whom he said Live in Gods fear that you may die in his favour Otherwise the Oxe and the Asse will condemn you I spent my time foolishly and prodigally You have said one remembred that sufficiently Remember also Christ That is true Christ is to be remembred and our sinnes to be remembred also The night following which was Wednesday night the Sun of Righteousnes spread gracious beams at his setting which were comfortable tokens of a glorious rising His last swan-like song as he uttered it was pen'd by some as he uttered it One comforting him by his bead-side some two houres or more before his death he brake out into these speeches Quid de salute mea sentiam expectatis ut explicarem usque adeo indulget Deus ijs quos semel dilexerit ut eos nunquam deserat atque ideo me in coelos transiturum pro certo habeo Felicissima sunt ea vincula in quae me conjecit Deus benignissimus You all expect that I should declare what I thinke of my own salvation God is so indulgent to those whom he hath ever loved that he never forsakes them and therefore I am assured I shall goe to Heaven Most happy are those fetters into which I was cast by a most mercifull God One telling him You have fought a good fight c. he said Expetit expedit ut contendam ad coelum Tollite Tollite Eripite Eripite ut coelum adeam Deus indulget ingenuitati bonorum It is requisite it is requisite that I should contend for Heaven Take me up take me up carry me hence carry me hence that I may go to Heaven God doth cherish the ingenuity of the good Being put in minde of Gods mercy towards him he made answer Oh the sea is not so full of water nor the Sunne of light as God is of goodnes his mercy is ten thousand times more Being likewise remembred of Gods goodnes towards him in filling his heart with such comforts after so great tentations he said I doe God be praised feel such comfort from that What shall I call it Agony saith one Nay that is too little That had I five hundred worlds I could not not make satisfaction for such an issue Being moved to lift up his heart in token of thankfulnesse unto his God he uttered these words What shall I extoll the magnificence of God which is unspeakeable and more then any heart can conceive Nay rather let us with humble reverence acknowledge his great mercy What great cause have I to magnify the great goodnes of God that hath humbled nay rather exalted such a wretched miscreant of so base condition to an estate so glorious and stately The Lord hath honour'd me with his goodnes I am sure he hath provided a glorious Kingdom for me The joy that I feel in my heart is uncredible He made likewise protestation of that which he alwayes before taught against justification by inherent righteousnes and appealing to the knowledge of some there present what he continually maintained in that saith he I still remain a Protestant After three chapters read to him Revel. 19. Revel. 21. Rom. 8. Oh saith he They be glorious comforts Will you have any more read Yea a Psalm if you please and named the 23. One beginning to read it he desired that it might be sung One asking him Will you sing Yea said he as well as I can The Psalm being sung afterwards the 17. of Iohn was read unto him One comforting him by applying to him that in particular which Christ in generall performed for the good of the faithfull he said Blessed be God very often I am a thousand times happy to have such felicity thrown upon me a poor wretched miscreant After a little rest Lord Iesus said he unto thy hands Lord receive my soul Lord lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon me and be mercifull unto me Then very weak he repeated the Lords prayer twice and his Belief once very plainly and distinctly with a strong voice to the great admiration of the hearers so he slept in the Lord December 4. Anno 1611. The Post-script to the READER THis copy of M. Boltons and intended by him for the presse was by M. Edward Bagshaw overseer of M. Boltons Will and specially intrusted for the printing of it delivered about nine years since to M. George Miller Printer of M. Boltons works to be by him printed as he had done his other books M. Miller carried it to the Licenser who kept it long in his hands and at last refused it as too precise for those times while it was in the Licensers hands one M. Milburne of intimate acquaintance with him got a copy of it and printed it about five years since but upon examination the transcribed copy was found imperfect and by that means the book proved unsaleable When this present copy was almost printed M. Miller had notice of such a book and not before This is thought fit to be made known that the Reader might understand that this present copy is the onely true approved copy and Licensed by an eminent Divine of the Assembly as a fit and usefull book for these present times FINIS Imprimatur Edm. Calamy Dr Ayer Provost of Queens Colledge * This conclusiō was tasteed on him before which now he ●●●fts off M. Dod. M. Bolton Dr Ayery