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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.
We find in the Scripture, that we ought to worship God alone, and not to make our selves any graven Image; but is it possible that the Word unwritten ⟨p. 113⟩should tolerate their prayers to saints? their sacrificing to Idols, and their falling down before blocks? In his word written, it is called the Doctrine of devils to forbid matrimony to any man, and can it be his word unwritten that Ministers shall never marry? it is his word written that all that depart this world in the Lord, do rest from their labours: and is it also in the word unwritten that they be purged of many torments in the fire of Purgatory before they do rest: it is plain by the word written, that we have no remission of sin but in the blood of Christ, without whom we are dead and condemned to the bottom of hell: but is it as plain by his word unwritten, that the Pope can save? that who-soever shall die in a white fryers scapulary, shall be saved? or he that dyeth in a grey friars frock, shall neither come in Purgatory, nor in hell? and above all is it his word unwritten, that a man may get in s[…] heap of deservings ([…] supererogation) […]s friends? w[…] against the hea[…]
We finde in the Scripture, that wee ought to worship God alone, and not to make our selues any grauen Image; but is it possible that the Word vnwritten ⟨p. 113⟩should tollerate their prayers to saints? theyr sacrificing to Idols, and theyr falling downe before blocks? In his word written, it is called the Doctrine of dinels to forbid matrimony to any man, and can it bee his word vnwritten that Ministers shall neuer marry? it is his word written that all that depart this world in the Lord, do rest from theyr labours: and is it also in the word vnwritten that they bee purged of many torments in the fire of Purgatory before they do rest: it is playne by the word written, that wee haue no remission of sinne but in the blood of Christ, without whome we are dead and condemned to the bottome of hell: but is it as playne by his word vnwritten, that the Pope can saue? that who-soeuer shal die in a white fryers scapulary, shal be saued? or he that dyeth in a gray fryars frocke, shall neyther come in Purgatory, nor in hell? and aboue all is it his word vnwritten, that a man may get in s〈…〉 heap of deseruings (〈…〉 superrerogation) s friendes? w against the hea