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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
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I hope a few testimonies, from among many, may serve to suffice the Godly: we read therefore in the history1 of that righteous man Job, that Satan could not once touch his person, goods, nor cattle, before such time, as the LORD had given him leave. ⟨p. 24⟩Likewise, the devils besought our Saviour2 Jesus Christ saying: If thou cast v• out, suffer us to go into the herd of swine Moreover, if we should hunt out by curious speculation, the creation of angels the cause, m••mer, time, and place of thei• fall, (which little pertaineth to edification but rather to seed their itching and fantastical ears, that cannot content them selves, with the simplicity of faith) we should find that Satan in his first estate was the creature of God, and there fore can have but a power subject, in the execution3 of such wickedness, as he executeth.
I hope a few testimonies, from among many, may serue to suffice the Godly: we read therefore in the history1 of that righteous man Iob, that Satan could not once touch his person, goods, nor cattle, before such time, as the LORD had giuen him leaue. ⟨p. 24⟩Likewise, the deuells besought our Sauiour2 Jesus Christ saying: If thou cast v• out, suffer vs to go into the hear'd of swine Moreouer, if we should hunt out by curious speculation, the creation of angels the cause, m••mer, time, and place of thei• fal, (which little partaineth to edification but rather to séed their itching and fantasticall eares, that cannot content them selues, with the simplicity of faith) we should find that Satan in his first esrate was the creature of God, and there fore can haue but a power subiect, in the execution