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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.
Religi. As touching the authority thereof, though the orderly disposition of the wisdom ⟨image 7⟩⟨p. 4⟩[…] ⟨p. 5⟩[…] ⟨p. 6⟩of God, the doctrine it self, savouring nothing of earthliness, the Godly agree▪meant of all parts together among them-selves the majesty of God shining forth in that homeliness of speech, the laying together of the foresayings of the prophets, and the successes of the same, and many other such arguments, may •o•pell the wicked ones to confess, that God is the only Author of the Scripture yet certainly by none other mean, the• by the secret testimony of y• holy Ghost are our barts truly persuaded, that it is the word of God, for saith y• Apostle, that which we preach, is the word of faith: And1 in another place, the whole Scripture (saith he) is given by the inspiration of God.
Religi. As touching the authority therof, though the orderly dispositiō of the wisdome ⟨image 7⟩⟨p. 4⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 5⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 6⟩of God, the doctrine it self, sau•ring nothing of earthlinesse, the Godly agrée▪ment of all parts together among them-selues the maiesty of God shinyng forth in that homelinesse of spéech, the laying together of the foresayings of the prophets, and the successes of the same, and many other such arguments, may opell the wicked ones to confesse, that God is the only Author of the Scripture yet certainely by none other mean, the by the secret testimonie of y holy Ghost are our barts truely perswaded, that it is the word of God, for saith y Apostle, that which we preach, is the word of faith: And