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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.
Theol. Questionless. For they be the very Plague-sores of the soul. If any man have a Plague-sore upon his body, we use to say Gods tokens are upon him, Lord have mercy on him. So we may truly say, if any man be thoroughly and totally infected at the heart with any one of these, Gods tokens are upon his soul, Lord have mercy on him.
Theol. Questionlesse. For they be the very Plague-sores of the soule. If any man haue a Plague-sore vpon his body, we vse to say Gods tokens are vpon him, Lord haue mercy on him. So we may truly say, if any man be thorowly and totally infected at the heart with any one of these, Gods tokens are vpon his soule, Lord haue mercy on him.
Phila. Many do not think these to be such dangerous matters as you make them, & many ⟨p. 33⟩there be which make light of them.
Phila. Many do not thinke these to be such dangerous matters as you make them, & many ⟨p. 33⟩there be which make light of them.
Theol. True indeed: For the most part of men are altogether shut up in blindness, and hardness of heart, having neither sight nor feeling of their sins; and therefore make light of them, thinking there is no such danger.
Theol. True indéed: For the most part of men are altogether shut vp in blindnesse, and hardnesse of heart, hauing neither sight nor féeling of their sinnes; and therefore make light of them, thinking there is no such danger.