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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.
But to speak more plainly, thus it is, by reason that the adversaries to all trueth, I mean the Papists, have the colourable access unto you of friendship, you are always endangered by there wily persuasions to forsake your GOD. This ⟨p. 95⟩truly hath been often told me, and I see no reason why I should not believe it, considering that I know, how busily they use to buzz in every dish, where opportunity promiseth the insertion of their loathsome corruptions: But most chiefly; if they be on a sure ground that their bodily danger is not thereby threatened, they are imp•bent to blaspheme GOD and his holy Religion with all treasons of their own wicked inuentious: which thing although commonly and of custom, it hath happened unto you by them, yet am I to restrain my self, to the answering of one particular, and principal attempt that was made against you, at your table, by certain Gentlemen not long since, whose names though I partly know, yet I think not convenient at this time to deliver to common obloquy.
But to speake more plainly, thus it is, by reason that the aduersaries to all trueth, I meane the Papists, haue the colourable accesse vnto you of friendshippe, you are alwaies endaungered by ther wily perswasions to forsake your GOD. This ⟨p. 95⟩truely hath béene often tould me, and I sée no reason why I should not beléeue it, considering that I know, how busily they vse to buzze in euery dish, where oportunity promiseth the insertion of their lothsome corruptions: But most chiefly; if they be on a sure ground that their bodely danger is not thereby threatened, they are imp•bent to blaspheame GOD and his holy Religion with all treasons of their owne wicked inuentious: which thing although commonly and of custome, it hath happened vnto you by them, yet am I to restraine my selfe, to the answering of one particular, and principall attempte that was made against you, at your table, by certaine Gentlemen not long since, whose names though I partly know, yet I thinke not canuenient at this time to deliuer to common obloquy.