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A pastime for parents
A pastime for parents: or A recreation to pass away the time; containing the most principal grounds of Christian religion. By Arthur Dent preacher of the word of God at South-Shoobery in Essex.A pastime for parents: or A recreation to passe away the time; contayning the most principall grounds of Christian religion. By Arthur Dent preacher of the word of God at South-Shoobery in Essex.
London: printed by T. East for Thomas Man, 1606
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.
Child. In the mean time they are in chains of darkness as Saint Peter saith,1 that is, in a most miserable condition of life, full of terrible horror, even as grievous malefactors having received the sentence of death are yet for a time retained in a stinking prison, until they be drawn out to their full and last execution: for S. Jude saith expressly that they are reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgement of the great day.2
Child. In the meane time they are in chaines of darknesse as Saint Peter saith,1 that is, in a most miserable condition of life, full of terrible horrour, euen as grieuous malefactours hauing receiued the sentence of death are yet for a time retained in a stinking prison, vntill they bée drawen out to their full and last execution: for S. Iude saith expresly that they are reserued in euerlasting chaines vnder darkenesse vnto the iudgement of the great day.2
- 12. Pet. 2. 4.
- 2Jud. ver. 6.Iud. ver. 6.
Father. Having thus far spoken of God, and of the Angels and their fall: Let us now proceed to speak of man, and first of all tell me, In what estate man was first created?
Father. Hauing thus farre spoken of God, and of the Angels and their fall: Let vs now proceed to speake of man, and first of all tell me, In what estate man was first created?