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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. Well I perceive the mystery of the matter resteth in Adam our first parent, whose fault doth heap the judgments of God upon his posterity: but how can it1 stand with Gods justice, to punish all men for one mans fault?
Rea. Well I perceaue the mistery of the matter resteth in Adam our first parent, whose fault doth heape the iudgments of God vpon his posterity: but how can it1 stand with Gods iustice, to punish all men for one mans fault?
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Reli. Verily and this exception also might have some good colour, if any man being free of his own fault, could prove, the burden of another mans to be cast1 on his shoulders: but alas why should any man complain of wrong, knowing him-self guilty of so many ⟨p. 61⟩evils, as are •owched in his own nature: doth it not fare (saith M. Calvin) with such fellows, as with the••es which being led to the gallows, do exclaim of the jud•e? yes […]: but if they would consider how miserable the comfort is, that is borrowed of that poor revenge, they would occupy their heads, about their own deserts which do make them before God always […] of evil deserving more then bodily death, and for the most part, to be justly condemned of the world, and not use that malip•r•nesse, especially finding therein no remedy. The conclusion is this, and my advise also, that such as do And them-selves grieved in Adam, seeks hence forth to be well pleased in Christ.