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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. That it be according to mens abilities. For it is lamentable to consider, how poor men and women, poor hired servants, milkmaids, and such like, go quite beyond their ability. And more lamentable, to see what wretched▪ and ill-favoured shifts they make, to compass these things: so sharp and so eagerly, are they set upon them.
Theol. That it be according to mens abilities. For it is lamentable to consider, how poore men and women, poore hyred seruants, milkemaides, and such like, goe quite beyond their abilitie. And more lamentable, to sée what wretched▪ and ill-fauoured shifts they make, to compasse these things: so sharpe and so eagerly, are they set vpon them.
Phila. Well Sir, now you have sufficiently rolled the stone, and at large satisfied us touching the matter of pride; which is the first sign of condemnation. Now proceed to the second, ⟨p. 54⟩which is who redome; and unfold unto us out of the Scriptures, the dangers thereof.
Phila. Well Sir, now you haue sufficiently rolled the stone, and at large satisfied vs touching the matter of pride; which is the first signe of condemnation. Now proceede to the second, ⟨p. 54⟩which is who redome; and vnfold vnto vs out of the Scriptures, the dangers thereof.
Theol. Solomon in his Proverbs, saith: That1