Gods Arrow Against Atheists, Title page – Table of contents
GODS Arrovve against Atheists.
By Henrie Smith.
Printed at London by Iohn Danter, and are to be sold by William Barley at his shop in Gratious-streete ouer against Leaden-Hall. 1593.
To the Right Worshipfull, Vertuous and Godly Ladie Katherine Hayward, VVife to Syr Rowland Hayward, the graue Father and Auntient Alderman of the famous Citie of London, Iohn Danter, wisheth Health, with increase of Authoritie.
THe Gardner (right vertuous & Godly Ladye) Walking in the prime of Summer, in a fragrant & odoriferous Garden, where growes all sortes of sweete Flowers, commonly gathereth the pleasants Rose to gratifie his Ma…er: So I (right Worshipfull) hauing come to my hand many excellent workes to be published abroad the worlde: hauehave from amongst them all, chosen this Booke Entituled, Gods Arrowe against Atheists, as the purest Rose for your Ladyship to delight in: hoping vponupon this fauour, that you will be the sweet Patronesse of this my poore good will, and to shadow it vnderunder the winges of your clemencie from the bitter stormes of al Hereticall Schismaticks: In so doing my minde will bee fully satisfied, that long hath waited the time, to shew my bounden dutie to the Graue Fathers and …untient Gouernours of this famous Ci…ie of London, but especially to the right wor…hipfull Sir Rowland Hayward your reuerent Husband, who thrice hath bin Lieftenant vnderunder her Maiestie, and borne the chiefest office in this Citie, to the preseruation of Londons Charter: And you sweet Lad… …is renowmed wife, whose vertuous minde hath euer yet bin willing to preferre Schollers to the setting forth of Gods truth, and to beautyfie the true endeuours of vsus Citizens, I therfore stil expecting your wonted & fauorable liking, that you wil spend away some part of winters weary nights & Summers plesant Euenings, in perusing ouer this worthy booke, made by that famous learned man Master Henrie Smith, before he departed this life, wherein is discoursed, the vaine Heresies of sundry religions now vsed in England, to the great hurt of this flowrishing Common wealth: In so doing I hauehave my desire, wishing you the increase of all dignitie in this world, and in the world to come euerlasting happines. Amen.
…urs in all Humble and dutifull seruice to his poore power, Iohn Danter Printer.
❧ A Table of such Chapters as are handled in this Booke following.
IN the first Chapter, is contained the absurditie of Atheisme & Irreligion, with the confutation thereof.
In the second and third Chapters, the Christian Religion is approoued to be the only true Religion, against the Gentiles and all the Infidels in the world.
In the fourth Chapter, the Religion of Mahomet is confuted.
In the fift Chapter, the Church of Rome is disproued to be the true Church of God.
In the sixth Chapter, the Brownists and Barrowists, with their detestable Schismes are confuted, and our Church approoued to be the only true Church of God.