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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.
Thus have I showed you, what course (in my judgement) is best to be taken, for the delivering of poor ignorant souls, out of the captivity of Satan and sin.
Thus haue I shewed you, what course (in my iudgement) is best to be taken, for the deliuering of poore ignorant soules, out of the captiuity of Sathan and sinne.
Phil. Now, as you have declared, what course is best to be followed of your part, which are the Ministers and Preachers of the Gospel; so I pray you show, what is best to be done of us, which are the people of God.
Phil. Now, as you haue declared, what course is best to be followed of your part, which are the Ministers and Preachers of the Gospell; so I pray you shew, what is best to be done of vs, which are the people of God.
Theol. The best counsel that I can give you if it were for my life, is, to be much exercised in the word of God, both in the hearing, reading, and meditation thereof: and also to purchase, unto your self the sincere ministry of the Gospel, and to make conscience to live under it, esteeming your self happy if you have it, though you want other things: and unhappy if you have it not, though you have all other ⟨p. 336⟩things. For it is a peerless pearl, an incomparable Jewell. For the purchasing whereof, we are advised by our Lord Jesus, to sell all that we have, rather then to go without it. Again,1 our Saviour Christ giveth the same counsel, to the Church of Laodicea, in these words: I counsel2