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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. If you follow them not, you shall be more esteemed of God, of his Angels, Saints, and all good men. As for all others, if you esteem them more then these, you show what you are.
Theol. If you follow them not, you shall be more estéemed of God, of his Angels, Saints, and all good men. As for all others, if you estéeme them more then these, you shew what you are.
Antil. Well, for all that, say you what you will, pride is in the heart, and not in the apparel. For one may be proud of plain apparel, as well as of costly. And some are as proud of their falling bands, and little sets, as others are of their great ruffs.
Antil. Well, for all that, say you what you will, pride is in the heart, and not in the apparell. For one may be proud of plaine apparell, as well as of costly. And some are as proud of their falling bands, and little sets, as others are of their great ruffes.
Theol. You speak foolishly. For how know you that? can you judge mens hearts & inward ⟨p. 48⟩affections? Can you say, when mens and women's apparel is sober, modest and Christian-like, that they have proud hearts, & are proud of that attire? You go very far indeed, to judge the heart. You ought to judge charitably of such as go soberly and modestly attired: even that their heart is according to their attire. As for you, we may rather think your heart is vain, light, and foolish: because your attire doth strongly argue it: And as the Prophet saith: The trial of your countenance testifieth1 against you: you declare your sins as SODOM, and hide them not.