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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.
Reli. Truly the providence of God considered, in that general signification,1 that is to say in the foreknowing, or deyning, ordering, and ending all manner of things, so far as yet I understand, doth ⟨p. 77⟩comprehend the predestination of God, and is one self-same-thing therewith: yet because predestination may be restrained, in a more particular property, namely to Gods ordering and disposing2 of mankind, thus it may be defined. Predestination is the everlasting, and unchangeable decree of the almighty, which going before all causes, draweth man to his appointed end, that is either in Christ to salvation, or else in Adam to condemnation, & the endless torments of hell.
Reli. Truly the prouidence of God considered, in that generall signification,1 that is to say in the foreknowing, or deyning, ordering, and ending all manner of things, so farre as yet I vnderstand, doth ⟨p. 77⟩comprehend the predestination of God, and is one selfe-same-thing therewith: yet because predestination may bee restrayned, in a more particular property, namely to Gods ordering and disposing2 of mankind, thus it may bee defined. Predestination is the euerlasting, and vnchangeable decree of the almighty, which going before all causes, draweth man to his appointed end, that is eyther in Christ to saluation, or else in Adam to condemnation, & the endlesse torments of hell.
- 1Predestination what it is.
- 2Rom. 8. 29.