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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.
Rea. There is yet an other sort, which do not so broadly blaspheme God, as those1 incredulous wretch •• of whom we have spoken: But they affirm, yea and that very boldly, that through the diversity of translations the Scriptures are falsified in suc• wise, that no certainty is left, for belief to rest upon. This thing although with the grau• & learned sort may happily not go for pay▪meant, because they are able to judge be twixt every translation, and his original yet are the mean sort shrewdly handle• with that suggestion; for thus stretch the• out that objection. The Scriptures (say they were delivered by y• Patriarchs, Prophe•• 2and Apostles, set down in the Hebrew, and Greek tongues, afterwards translated aft divers fashions by men: yea such men as w•• either ignorant of the truth, ••partial • their own •on ceits, for doth •ot the di• agreement of our English translations be•• ⟨p. 9⟩witness, and make the case plain enough.
Rea. There is yet an other sort, which do not so brodely blaspheame God, as those1 incredulous wretche •• of whome wee haue spoken: But they affirme, yea and that very boldly, that through the diuersity of translations the Scriptures are falsified in suc wise, that no certenty is left, for beleefe to rest vpon. This thing although wt the grau & learned sort may happily not go for payment, because they are able to iudge be twixt euery translation, and his original yet are the meane sort shrewdly handle with that suggestion; for thus streach the out that obiectiō. The Scriptures (say they were deliuered by y Patriarches, Prophe