B02626:315
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.
Theol. Even as the great strength of Samson lay in his hair, so the great strength of the world lieth in her two ⟨p. 86⟩breasts; the one of pleasure, the other of profit. For she, like a notable strumpet, by laying out of these her breasts, doth bewitch the sons of men, and allureth thousands to her lust. For if she cannot win them with the one breast, yet she gaineth them with the other: if not with pleasure, then with profit; if not with profit, then with pleasure: He is an odd man of a thousand, that sucketh not of the one breast or the other. But sure it is, which soever he sucketh he shall be poisoned. For she giveth none other milk but rank poison. The world therefore is like to an alluring Jael, 1which sitteth at her door to entice us to come in, and eat of the milk of her pleasures: but when she hath once got us in, she is ready (even while we are eating) with her hammer and her nail, to pierce through our brains.
Theol. Even as the great strength of Samson lay in his haire, so the great strength of the world lyeth in her two ⟨p. 86⟩breastes; the one of pleasure, the other of profit. For shee, like a notable strumpet, by laying out of these her breasts, doth bewitch the sons of men, and allureth thousands to her lust. For if shee cannot win them with the one breast, yet shee gaineth them with the other: if not with pleasure, then with profit; if not with profit, then with pleasure: Hee is an odde man of a thousand, that sucketh not of the one breast or the other. But sure it is, which soever hee sucketh hee shall bee poysoned. For shee giveth none other milke but ranke poyson. The world therefore is like to an alluring Jael, 1which sitteth at her doore to entice us to come in, and eat of the milke of her pleasures: but when shee hath once got us in, shee is ready (even while wee are eating) with her hammer and her naile, to pierce thorow our braines.
- 1Judg. 4.•1.