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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.
Asune. I grant indeed for them that are idle and have little to do, it is not amiss now and then to hear a Sermon, and read the Scriptures: but we have no leisure, we must follow our business, we cannot live by the scriptures: they are not for plain folk, they are too high for us, we will not meddle with them. They belong to Preachers and Ministers.
Asune. I grant indeed for them that are idle and haue little to do, it is not amisle now and then to heare a Sermon, and read the Scriptures: but we haue no leasure, we must follow our businesse, we cannot liue by the scriptures: they are not for plaine folke, they are too high for vs, we will not meddle with them. They belong to Preachers and Ministers.
Theol. CHRIST saith: My sheep hear my1 voice, and I give unto them eternal life. If therefore you refuse to hear the voice of Christ, you are none of his sheep, neither can you have eternal life. And in another place, our Lord Jesus saith: He that is of God, heareth Gods word.2 Ye therefore hear it not, because ye are not of God. S. Paul writing to all sorts of men, both rich and poor, high & low, men & women, young and old, exhorteth, that the word of Christ may dwell plenteously in them all, in all wisdom. 3You see therefore that the Apostle would have all sorts of people, that have souls to save, to be well acquainted with the scriptures. Therefore you may as well say, you will not meddle with God, with Christ, nor with everlasting life, as to say, you will not meddle with the scriptures.
Theol. CHRIST saith: My sheepe heare my1 voice, and I giue vnto them eternal life. If therfore you refuse to heare the voice of Christ, you are none of his sheepe, neither can you haue eternall life. And in another place, our Lord Iesus saith: He that is of God, heareth Gods word.