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The world possessed with devils containing three dialogues. 1. Of the Devil let loose.…The vvorlde possessed with deuils conteinyng three dialogues. 1. Of the Deuill let loose.…
The world possessed with devils containing three dialogues. 1. Of the Devil let loose. 2. Of black devils. 3. Of white devils. And of the coming of Jesus Christ to judgement, a very necessary and comfortable discourse for these miserable and dangerous days.The vvorlde possessed with deuils conteinyng three dialogues. 1. Of the Deuill let loose. 2. Of blacke deuils. 3. Of white deuils. And of the commyng of Iesus Christe to iudgement, a verie necessarie and comfortable discourse for these miserable and daungerous daies.
London: printed by John Kingston for John Perin, 1583London: printed by John Kingston for Ihon Perin, 1583
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.
Theo. Thou art well seen in old wives tales. But to speak in earnest, I am afraid least that Devil, that is spoken of in the Apocalypse, which was bound for a thousand years, be let loose and have more liberty now then ever he had: And lest that Read Dragon, which is all embrued with the blood of Martyrs, who with his Angels fought in the heavens against S. Michael & his Angels, be thrown down from heaven, that is to say: from the church of Jesus Christ by the power of his Gospel, and that he is fallen on the earth with his Angels, that is to say, into the hearts of the wicked, reprobate, and worldly men whom he filleth with rage and fury, to overthrow the whole Church of GOD. Wherefore,1 we may well say with S. John Woe be to the inhabitants of the earth ⟨image 18⟩and the sea: For the Devil is come down among you in great wrath, knowing that his time is short, he is in greater rage then ever he was, fearing the loss of his kingdom. It is good reason, that it should happen to Christians, as our saviour Christ did foretell unto the Jews,2 by the similitude of the wicked spirit, which walked through desert and dry places to seek rest but found none:3 then he said: I will return into mine house from whence I came and when he came he found it empty, swept, and garnished: then he went in, and took unto him seven other spirits worse then himself. And the end of that man, is worse then the beginning.
Theo. Thou art well seen in old wiues tales. But to speake in earnest, I am afraied least that Deuill, that is spoken of in the Apocalips, whiche was bound for a thousand yeres, be let loose and haue more libertie now then euer he had: And leaste that Read Dragon, whiche is all embrued with the blood of Martires, who with his Angels fought in the heauens against S. Michael & his Angels, be throwne doune from heauen, that is to saie: frō the churche of Iesus Christe by the power of his Gospell, and that he is fallē on the earth with his Angels, that is to saie, into the hartes of the wicked, reprobate, and worldly men whom he filleth with rage and furie, to ouerthrowe the whole Churche of GOD. Wherfore,