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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. 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.
Phila. It is most certain, that men are given to lessen and extenuate their sins; or else, to hide them, and daub them over with many cunning shifts, and vain excuses. For men are ever ready to take covert, and will writhe and wreath (like snakes) to hide their sins: yea, if it were possible, to make sin no sin, to make virtue vice, and vice virtue. Therefore I pray you lay open unto me out of the scriptures, the grievousness, and ugliness of their sins.
Phila. It is most certaine, that men are giuen to lessen and extenuate their sins; or else, to hide them, and dawbe them ouer with many cunning shifts, and vaine excuses. For men are euer readie to take couert, and will writhe and wreath (like snakes) to hide their sins: yea, if it were possible, to make sinne no sinne, to make vertue vice, and vice vertue. Therefore I pray you lay open vnto me out of the scriptures, the grieuousnesse, and vglinesse of their sinnes.