A20187:100
The opening of heaven gatesThe opening of heauen gates
The opening of heaven gates, or The ready way to everlasting life Delivered in a most familiar dialogue, between reason and religion, touching predestination, Gods word, and mans free-will, to the understanding of the weakest capacity, and the confirming of the more strong. By Arthur Dent, preacher of the word of God, at South-Shoobery in Essex.The opening of heauen gates, or The ready way to euerlasting life Deliuered in a most familier dialogue, betweene reason and religion, touching predestination, Gods word, and mans free-will, to the vnderstanding of the weakest capacitie, and the confirming of the more strong. By Arthur Dent, preacher of the word of God, at South-Shoobery in Essex.
London: printed by G. Eld for John Wright, 1610London: printed by G. Eld for Iohn Wright, 1610
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Reli. Did I not tell thee that no creature is to be compared with God? who if he should damn the whole world, setting the desert of Jesus Christ apart were nevertheless righteous? true it is, if I had never be gotten my son, he had never bin drowned. But the cause standing upright as I left it, canst thou show any reason, why I should not be get him, seeing it was my will? even so, if God had never made man, doubtless it had bin long ere man had sinned: but in those things, which we know the Lord, hath justly done for his own glory sake let us be content and leave off these toyish objections, of ifs, and ands, for what pretend we thereby, but to set the Lord to School, and to take him forth a lesson of our own mother wit? who (God knoweth)1 hath much less need thereof, then the sea to borrow some small stream of water from poor brooks, which the Sun hath dried up.
Reli. Did I not tell thée that no creature is to be compared with God? who if he should damne the whole world, setting the desert of Jesus Christ apart were neuerthelesse righteous? true it is, if I had neuer be gotten my sonne, he had neuer bin drowned. But the cause standing vpright as I left it, canst thou shew any reason, why I should not be get him, séeing it was my will? euen so, if God had neuer made man, doubtles it had bin long ere man had sinned: but in those things, which we know the Lord, hath iustly done for his owne glory sake let vs be content and leaue off these tovish obiections, of iffes, and ands, for what pretend we thereby, but to set the Lord to Schoole, and to take him forth a lesson of our owne mother wit? who (God knoweth)1 hath much lesse néed thereof, then the sea to borrow some small streame of water from poore brookes, which the Sunne hath dried vp.
- 1Ifs and ands to be left.Iffes and ands to be left.