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.
The 28. chapter.
Against them that excuse themselues, saying, that the way of Vertue is rough, sharpe, and difficult.
page, 314
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