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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.
Reas. By this reckoning wilt thou mak• sin no sin.
Reas. By this reckoning wilt thou mak• sinne no sinne.
Reli. Not before it ceaseth to offen• God in the breach of his commandment. But I say yea, and that well advised, that in respect of the glory […] God it is good that sin should be, and better than good (if better may be) as it is wr•• ten1 in Exodus. I will harden Pharaoh […] heart, and he shall follow after you, an• ⟨p. 69⟩I will be glorified in Pharaoh and in all his2 host and in his Chariots and horsemen. Nevertheless I assure thee that sin of the own nature is so monstrous, that it3 deserveth some name more odious then sin, because the defilements thereof have in such wise bespotted the nature of man, that the sluices of Heaven are opened thereby, and the judgements of God daily poured down upon us, which is well verified in that general overflowing of the world.
Reli. Not before it ceaseth to offen• God in the breach of his commaundement. But I say yea, and that well aduised, that in respect of the glory 〈…〉 God it is good that sin should be, and better thē good (if better may be) as it is wr•• ten1