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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.
Wherefore, though our fore-fathers, served those Gods on the further side of 1the flood, or the Gods of the Amorites, or the gods of their own hands: Let it amaze us no more then it did good Joshua who said (and let us also say with him) we and our houses, will serve the God of heaven. And with Judith, we will not follow the sins of our fore-fathers which forsake their God, and worshipped strange gods.
Wherefore, though our fore-fathers, serued those Gods on the further side of 1the flood, or the Gods of the Amorstes, or the gods of their owne handes: Let it amaze vs no more then it did good Iosua who said (and let vs also say with him) we and our houses, will serue the God of heauen. And with Iudith, we will not follow the sinnes of our fore-fathers which forsake their God, and worshipped strange gods.
- 1Joshua. 24. 13 Judith. 8. 19 Jer. 11. 10.Iosua. 24. 13 Iudith. 8. 19 Ier. 11. 10.
The holy Hrophet received from the1 mouth or secret inspiration of God all that doctrine y• they delivered or taught: the Apostles proved their Doctrine out of Prophets: the godly of ensuing ages have rested upon them; And shall we alone be careless, or account it enough, if many men have gone before us, contrary to the Prophets and Apostles? No, no, Al men have sinned from the first (except