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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.
Reas. But what do you say to those sell▪lows1 that account the scripture, a doused or positive law, made for civill government only and authorised by Antiquity, as if it were the divine word of God, least man not being restrained of the headiness o• his own affections by some other terror then that of corporal punishment, should2 not yield himself unto necessary order?
Reas. But what doe you say to those sel▪lowes1 that account the scripture, a dou•sed or positiue law, made for ciuill gouernment onely and authorised by Antiquity, as if it were the diuine word of God, least man not beeing restrained of the heddinesse o• his own affections by some other terrour then that of corporal punishment, should2 not yeeld himselfe vnto necessary order?
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Rel. For my part, I have little to say t• those Monsters, neither by the grace •