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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. But if sin be good in respect of1 God, whose glory is wrought, and evil in respect of the works, how cometh the difference.
Reas. But if sinne be good in respect of1 God, whose glory is wrought, and euill in respect of the workes, how commeth the difference.
- 1The difference of good and evil.The difference of good and euill.
Reli. How oft shall I answer this question? thou knowest, that mans or• ••nall nature was sound, whereof could […] •me none but sound fruit, but after •hat nature was corrupted by wilful […]sobedience, from thence must needs •ring the rotten fruit of sin: so that the difference came by the will of man […]d so consequently resteth in man, till […]h time as he is regenerated, being […]en by imputation clothed with the […]ghteousnesse of Christ.
Reli. How oft shall I answer this question? thou knowest, that mans or• ••nall nature was sound, whereof could 〈…〉 •me none but sound frute, but after •hat nature was corrupted by wilfull 〈…〉sobedience, from thence must néedes •ring the rotten frute of sinne: so that the difference came by the wil of man d so consequently resteth in man, till h time as hee is regenerated, being en by imputation clothed with the ghteousnesse of Christ.