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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.
Asun. I con him thank: Gods blessing ⟨p. 47⟩on his heart, I shall love him the better while I know him, because he is so earnest against such shameful and detestable pride. Is it not a shame that women professing true religion, should make themselves such pictures, puppets, and peacocks as they do? And yet I hear few Preachers in the pulpit speak against it.
Asun. I con him thank: Gods blessing ⟨p. 47⟩on his heart, I shall love him the better while I know him, because he is so earnest against such shamefull and detestable pride. Is it not a shame that women professing true religion, should make themselves such pictures, puppets, and peacocks as they doe? And yet I hear few Preachers in the pulpit speak against it.
Antil. I marvel you should be so earnest in matters of apparel. You know well enough that apparel is an indifferent thing: and that religion and the kingdom of God doth not consist in these things.
Antil. I marvell you should be so earnest in matters of apparell. You know well enough that apparell is an indifferent thing: and that religion and the kingdome of God doth not consist in these things.
Theol. I know right well that apparel in its own nature is a thing indifferent: but lewd, wanton, immodest, and offensive apparel is not indifferent. For all such abuse taketh away the indifferency of them, and maketh them sinful and evil, by circumstance. For otherwise why should the Lord threaten by his Prophet, that he would visit the Princes, and the Kings children, and all such as were clothed with strange apparel, that is, the fashions of other countries?