The sinners guyde A vvorke contayning the whole regiment of a Christian life, deuided into two bookes: vvherein sinners are reclaimed from the by-path of vice and destruction, and brought vnto the high-way of euerlasting happinesse. Compiled in the Spanish tongue, by the learned and reuerend diuine, F. Lewes of Granada. Since translated into Latine, Italian, and French. And nowe perused, and digested into English, by Francis Meres, Maister of Artes, and student in diuinitie.
Luis, de Granada, 1504-1588., Meres, Francis, 1565-1647.
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The 28. chapter.
- Against them that excuse themselues, saying, that the way of Vertue is rough, sharpe, and difficult.
- page, 314
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The matters handled in this Chapter.
- Vertue is a friend vnto reason.
- ibidem
- How the grace giuen vs by Christ, doth make the way of Vertue easie & pleasant.
- 315
- From whence the difficulty of Vertue ariseth.
- 317
- An answer to certaine obiections.
- 319
- Page [unnumbered]For what end the reliques of sinnes and euill appetites remaine in vs.
- ibid.
- Another obiection, with the answer.
- 320
- Spirituall circumcision.
- 321
- The commaundements of God are not impossible.
- 322
- How charity maketh the way easie and pleasant, which leadeth vnto hea∣uen.
- 323
- The cheerefulnes of Saint Laurence in his martirdome.
- page, 324
- Those things which are vncleane to the world, are cleane to the righteous.
- ibidem.
- Of other things which make the way of saluation easie and sweet.
- 325.
- The way of the wicked is hard and difficult.
- 326
- All the precedent matters are proued by examples to be true.
- 328
- The great changes and alterations, which the hande of the highest wor∣keth.
- 329
- Th• disciples of Christ were on a suddaine made learned.
- ibidem
- The conuersion of Saint Cyprian.
- 330
- The conuersion of Saint Augustine.
- 331