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The Plain Man's Pathway to Heaven
The plain mans path-way to heaven Wherein every man may clearly see, whether he shall be saved or damned. Set forth dialogue-wise, for the better understanding of the simple: By Arthur Dent, preacher of the word of God at South-Shoobery in Essex. Corrected and amended: with a table of all the principal matters; and three prayers necessary to be used in private families thereunto added.The plaine mans path-way to heauen Wherein euery man may cleerely see, whether he shall be saued or damned. Set forth dialogue-wise, for the better vnderstanding of the simple: By Arthur Dent, preacher of the vvord of God at South-Shoobery in Essex. Corrected and amended: vvith a table of all the principall matters; and three prayers necessarie to be vsed in priuate families thereunto added.
London: printed by Melchiside Bradwood for Edw. Bishop, 1607London: printed by Melchiside Bradwood for Edvv. Bishop, 1607
The plain mans path-way to Heaven.The plaine mans path-way to Heauen.
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.
Phila. I pray you express it more plainly.
Phila. I pray you expresse it more plainly.
Theol. Even as the air in the dawning of the day, is not wholly light, or wholly dark, as at midnight, or at noon day; neither is it in one part light, in another part dark: but the whole air is partly light, and partly dark ⟨p. 16⟩throughout: and as in a vessel of luke-warm water, the water it self is not only hot, nor only cold, but heat and cold are mixed together in every part of the water: so is the flesh and the spirit mingled together in the soul of man. And this is the cause why these two contrary qualities fight together.
Theol. Euen as the ayre in the dawning of the day, is not wholly light, or whollie darke, as at midnight, or at noone day; neither is it in one part light, in another part darke: but the whole aire is partly light, and partly darke ⟨p. 16⟩thorowout: and as in a vessell of luke-warme water, the water it selfe is not only hot, nor only colde, but heat and colde are mixed together in euery part of the water: so is the flesh and the spirit mingled together in the soule of man. And this is the cause why these two contrarie qualities fight together.
Phila. Out of doubt this doctrine of regeneration is a very great mystery.
Phila. Out of doubt this doctrine of regeneration is a very great mysterie.