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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.
Rea. Well: but it may seem a hard and cruel case that some should be appointed to damnation, although GOD may justly do it for his glory sake.
Rea. Well: but it may seeme a hard and cruel case that som should be appointed to damnation, although GOD may iustly do it for his glory sake.
Rel. I will not see thy folly in these1 two words Cruel, and yet Just. But yet I say it may seem a case more harder, if God could be found in the fault of reprobation, whereof he is but the failing ⟨p. 79⟩cause, the efficient being grounded in man him-self. And if we may speak of the hardness of causes, it seemeth much more harder on Gods behalf, that if he could be proved the cause of transgression (which is utterly unpossible) that ye• he may not use his pleasure with his own creatures.
Rel. I will not sée thy folly in these1 two words Cruel, and yet Iust. But yet I say it may seem a case more harder, if God could bee found in the fault of reprobation, whereaf he is but the fayling ⟨p. 79⟩cause, the efficient beeing grounded in man him-selfe. And if we may speake of the handnesse of causes, it séemeth much more harder on Gods behalfe, that if hee could be proued the cause of transgression (which is vtterly vnpossible) that ye• he may not vse his pleasure with his owne creatures.
- 1Cruelty and Justice.Cruelty and Iustice.