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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. You must construe of the word. All, in that place, not after the letter: or else avouch to the face of GOD, that some are damned whether he will or not, therefore (All) hath relation1 here to all sorts of men, in degree and calling, that is to say, Princes, Magistrates, Gentlemen, Bondmen, Artificers, and such other, aswell of the Jews, as of the Gentiles: thus doubtless we must expound the word All. For GOD forbid that the Doctrine of predestination, the very ground-work of salvation, should hang in suspense for a few texts that pretend outwardly a kind of repugnancy: ⟨p. 80⟩if this will not suffice, then credit the Apostle saying according to the whole course of Scripture: Though the children2 of Israel were as the sand of the sea, yet shall but a remnant be saved, Many are called, but few are chosen, few enter at the straight gate.
Reli. You must construe of the word. All, in that place, not after the letter: or else auouch to the face of GOD, that some are damned whether hée will or not, therefore (All) hath relation1 here to all sorts of men, in degrée and calling, that is to say, Princes, Magistrates, Gentlemen, Bondmen, Artificers, and such other, aswell of the Iewes, as of the Gentiles: thus doubtlesse wee must expound the word All. For GOD forbid that the Doctrine of predestination, the very ground-worke of saluation, should hang in suspence for a few texts that pretend outwardly a kind of repugnancy: ⟨p. 80⟩if this will not suffice, then credit the Apostle saying according to the whole course of Scripture: Though the children2 of Israel were as the sand of the sea, yet shall but a remnant bee saued, Many are called, but few are chosen, few enter at the straight gate.
- 1The word All.