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The plain mans path-way 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.
London: printed by Ja. Young for G. Lathum, 1643
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.
Phil. You speak, as if a man could do no other thing but sin till the new work be wrought in him.
Theol. That is mine opinion indeed. For a man and his flesh are all one, till he be regenerate: they agree together like man and wife, they join together in all evil, they live and die together: for when the flesh perisheth, the man perisheth.
Theol. That is mine opinion indeed. For a man and his flesh are all one, till hee be regenerate: they agree together like man and wife, they join together in all evill, they live and die together: for when the flesh perisheth, the man perisheth.
Phil. Is not this regeneration a changing, or rather destroying of humane nature?
Theol. Nothing less: it is neither an abolishing, nor changing of the substance of body or soul, or any of the faculties thereof, but only a rectifying and repairing of them by removing the corruption.
Theol. Nothing lesse: it is neither an abolishing, nor changing of the substance of body or soul, or any of the faculties thereof, but only a rectifying and repairing of them by removing the corruption.