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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.
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.
Reli. Urily and this exception also might haue some good colour, if any man being free of his owne fault, could proue, the burden of another mans to be cast1 on his shoulders: but alasse why should any man complayne of wrong, knowing him-selfe guilty of so many ⟨p. 61⟩euiles, as are •owched in his owne nature: doth it not fare (saith M. Caluin) with such fellowes, as with the••es which being led to the gallowes, doe exclame of the iud•e? yes 〈…〉: but if they would consider how miserable the comfort is, that is borrowed of that poore reueng, they would occupy their heads, about their owne desarts which doe make them before God alwaies 〈…〉 of euill deseruing more then bodily death, and for the most part, to bee iustly condemned of the world, and not vse that maliprnesse, especially finding therein no remedy. The conclusion is this, and my aduise also, that such as doe Ande them-selues greeued in Adam, séeks hence forth to be well pleased in Christ.