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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. Marry, Sir, I like him the better: for the world was never so full of pride as it is now adays.
Asune. Marry, Sir, I like him the better: for the world was neuer so full of pride as it is now adayes.
Theol. Alas, alas: indeed, who can hold his peace, at the pride of this age! What a thing is it, that flesh and blood, worms-meat, dust and ashes, dirt and dung, should so brave it out with their trim clouts, and that in the sight of God, angels, and men? For the time will come, when both they, and all their gay clouts shall be buried in a grave: yea, as Job saith, The grave1 shall be their house, and they shall make their bed in the dark. And then shall they say to corruption; Thou art my Father: and to the worm: Thou art my Mother and my sister. ⟨p. 42⟩What then shall it avail them, thus to have ruffled it out in all their bravery, when as suddenly they shall go down to destruction? What did it profit the rich man, to be sumptuously clothed, & fare deliciously every day, when his body was buried in the dust & his soul in hell fire?
Theol. Alas, alas: indéed, who can hold his peace, at the pride of this age! What a thing is it, that flesh and blood, wormes-meat, dust and ashes, durt and dung, should so braue it out with their trim clouts, and that in the sight of God, angels, and men? For the time wil come, when both they, and al their gay clouts shal be buried in a graue: yea, as Iob saith, The graue1 shall be their house, and they shall make their bed in the darke. And then shall they say to corruption; Thou art my Father: and to the worme: Thou art my Mother and my sister. ⟨p. 42⟩What then shal it auaile thē, thus to haue ruffled it out in all their brauery, when as suddenly they shal go downe to destruction? What did it profit the rich man, to be sumptuously cloathed, & fare deliciously euery day, when his body was buried in the dust & his soule in hel fire?