B02626:317
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. The Apostle Saint James, seeing into the deep wickedness of this world, and knowing right well how odious it maketh us in the sight of God, crieth out against it, terming it adultery, and all worldings adulterers, because they forsake Christ their true husband, and whorishly give their hearts to this world.1 O ye adulterers and adulteresses, saith he, know ye not that the amity of this world is the enmity of God? whosoever therefore will be made a friend to this world, makes himself the enemy of God. And who dare stand forth and say, I will be the enemy of God? who therefore dares be a worldling? for every worldling is the enemy of God: what then will become of you, O ye wicked worldlings?
Theol. The Apostle Saint James, seeing into the deep wickednesse of this world, and knowing right well how odious it maketh us in the sight of God, cryeth out against it, terming it adultery, and all worldings adulterers, because they forsake Christ their true husband, and whorishly give their hearts to this world.1 O yee adulterers and adulteresses, saith hee, know ye not that the amity of this world is the enmity of God? whosoever therefore will be made a friend to this world, makes himselfe the enemy of God. And who dare stand forth and say, I will bee the enemy of God? who therefore dares be a worldling? for every worldling is the enemy of God: what then will become of you, O yee wicked worldlings?
- 1James 4.
Phil. It appeareth then plainly by the Scriptures, that the excessive love of this world, and unsatiable desire of having, is a most dangerous thing: and men do they know not what in seeking so greedily after it.
Phil. It appeareth then plainely by the Scriptures, that the excessive love of this world, and unsatiable desire of having, is a most dangerous thing: and men doe they know not what in seeking so greedily after it.