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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. Their hot words do nothing amend the matter: for the devil is no more driven away with words, then with holy water; but he sitteth in the tongues and mouths: nay possesseth the very hearts and entrails of thousands which say they defy him, and are not troubled with him, as appeareth manifestly by their particular actions, and the whole course of their life.
Theol. Their hot words do nothing amend the matter: for the diuell is no more driuen away with words, then with holy water; but he sitteth in the tongues and mouthes: nay possesseth the very hearts and intrals of thousands which say they defie him, and are not troubled with him, as appeareth manifestly by their particular acttions, and the whole course of their life.
Phila. Me thinks, if the devil do so inwardly possess the hearts and consciences of men, they should have some sight and feeling of it.
Phila. Me thinkes, if the diuell do so inwardly possesle the hearts and consciences of men, they should haue some sight and feeling of it.
Theol. The working of the Devil in mens souls (being an invisible spirit) is with such unconceivable sleight and crafty conveyance, that men in the estate of nature cannot possibly feel it, or perceive it: for how can a blind man see, or a dead man feel?
Theol. The working of the Diuell in mens soules (being an inuisible spirit) is with such vnconceiuable sleight and crafty conueiance, that men in the estate of nature cannot possibly féele it, or perceiue it: for how can a blind man sée, or a dead man féele?