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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.
Theo. Tell me, what say you to the fifth commandment, which is; Honour thy Father and thy Mother, &c. Do you keep this?
Theo. Tell me, what say you to the fift commandement, which is; Honour thy Father and thy Mother, &c. Doe you kéepe this?
Asune. I have always loved and obeyed my Father and Mother from my heart. I hope there is no body can accuse me for that, and I am sure, if I keep any commandment, it is this. For, when I was a boy, every body said that I was well given, and a toward child. Therefore, if I should not keep this commandment, it would be a great grief to me; and go as near my heart, as any thing that came to me this seven year.
Asune. I haue alwaies loued and obeyed my Father and Mother from my heart. I hope there is no bodie can accuse me for that, and I am sure, if I keepe anie commandement, it is this. For, when I was a boie, euery bodie said that I was well giuen, and a toward childe. Therefore, if I should not keepe this commandement, it would bee a great griefe to mee; and goe as neere my heart, as anie thing that came to mee this seuen yeare.
Theol. What say you to the sixth commandment; Thou shalt not kill?
Theol. What say you to the sixt commandement; Thou shalt not kill?