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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.
This God is he that sent his people Israel remedy when they were in thraldom, in the land of Egypt, that parted the red sea, & drowned their enemies, that did safe conduc• them in the wilderness, that rained down Manna, that defended David from the force of Saul, that foiled the G• ant, that saved Jonah in the bottom o• the sea, that delivered Daniel out o• th• Lions den, Jeremiah out of the dung• on, the three children out of the hot consuming Duen: he is that God that se• his well-beloved Son, to abide th• death, to redeem mankind from th• bondage of sin, and from the jawe• of satan: Finally this is that God by whole power all things were ma• and by whose only providence eve• thing is effectually moved, ordered, a•• brought to pass.
This God is he that sent his people Israel remedy when they were in thraldome, in the land of Egipt, that parted the red sea, & drowned their enemies, that did safe conduc• them in the wildernesse, that rained downe Manna, that defended Dauid from the force of Saul, that foiled the G• ant, that saued Ionas in the bottome o• the sea, that deliuered Daniel out o• th• Lions denne, Ieremy out of the dung• on, the thrée children out of the hot consuming Duen: he is that God that se• his welbeloued sonne, to abide th• death, to redéeme mankinde from th• bondage of sinne, and from the iawe of sathan: Finally this is that God by whole power all things were ma and by whose onely prouidence eue thing is effectually mooued, ordered, a brought to passe.