A20187:133
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.
and the third sort, to stand a lukewarm and careless quandra•• as if to embrace it, or not to embrace ⟨p. 83⟩were all one thing: Again there is no doubt, as it pierceth the hearts of the chosen, and doth lead them as it were by the hand to conformity of life, whereby to their great comfort, they seal up to their consciences their election: even so •t striketh the hearts of the wicked, and oftentimes doth restrain their mali•artnesse, albeit it proceed from the mouth of a man: last of all, if those unreasonable Cavillers could be content •o take any light at the hands of the godly, the Apostles should soon persuade them, how necessary doctrine is. They1 •reached predestination, and the free election of God, notwithstanding they were well assured, that not only themselves, but all that were predestinate to ••e, were in no case removable from the estate of salvation. They knew also on the contrary part, that the reprobates by no industry could •••rit the kingdom of God: and al••it before their faces, whole thou•ndes were caught with this lime•wigge of Satan, and did tipple themselves with the drunkenness of devilish •curity; yet I say were the Apostles ⟨p. 84⟩never the colder, to walk in their duties and offices, but painfully, and wi•• all diligent care and endeavour, to they continual danger, and at last with the loss of their lives, discharged them selves thereof.
and the third sort, to stand a lukewarme and carelesse quandra•• as if to imbrace it, or not to imbrace