B02626:191
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. What if a man be infected with some two or three of these?
Theol. Whosoever is infected with three of them, is in great danger of losing his soul. For all these be deadly venom, and rank poison to the soul: and either the three first, or the three last, or the middle three are enough to poison the soul, and sting it to death. Nay, to say the truth, a man were as good gripe a toad, and handle a snake, as meddle with any one of these.
Theol. Whosoever is infected with three of them, is in great danger of losing his soule. For all these be deadly venome, and rank poyson to the soul: and either the three first, or the three last, or the middle three are enough to poyson the soule, and sting it to death. Nay, to say the truth, a man were as good gripe a toad, and handle a snake, as meddle with any one of these.
Phil. Is every one of them so dangerous?
Theol. Questionless: For they be the very plague-sores of the soul. It any man have a plague-sore upon his body, we use to say, Gods tokens are upon him, Lord have mercy on him: So we may •ri•ly say, If any man, be throughly and totally infected at the heart with any one of these, Gods tokens are upon his soul, Lord have mercy upon him.