A30209:169
The strait gate, or, Great difficulty of going to Heaven plainly proving
The strait gate, or, Great difficulty of going to Heaven plainly proving by the Scriptures that not only the rude and profane, but many great professors will come short of that Kingdom / by John Bunyan.
London: printed for Francis Smith, 1676
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.
Will seek to enter in.
This kingdom, at the gate of which the reprobate will be stopped, will be at the last Judgment, the desire of all the world, and they, especially they in my text will seek to enter in. For then they will see that the blessedness is to those that shall get into this kingdom, according to that which is written, Blessed are they that do his Commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city, R•vel. 22. 14.
This kingdom, at the gate of which the reprobate will be stopt, will be at the last Judgment, the desire of all the world, and they, especially they in my text will seek to enter in. For then they will see that the blessednesse is to those that shall get into this kingdom, according to that which is written, Blessed are they that do his Commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city, R•vel. 22. 14.
To prove that they will seek, although I have done it already, yet ⟨p. 64⟩read these texts at your leisure; Matt. 25. 11. chap. 7. 22. Luk. 13. 28▪
To prove that they will seek, although I have done it already, yet ⟨p. 64⟩