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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.
Toby. I believe thee very well: & seeing that there is so little faith in the world, I do not much marvel, though the word of God take so little effect in many now a days, aswell the Preachers as the hearers. Furthermore, thou mayest well call this world a raging sea, for it is tossed and turmoiled on every side, with horrible & violent winds of ambition, vainglory, avarice, extortion, Pride, arrogance, presumption, over weening, envy, hatred, malice, and vengeance: which have so swollen and moved it, and tossed up the waves so high, that I look every hour when it shall over flow, and drown up the earth, as Noes flood did.
Tobie. I beleue thee very well: & seyng that there is so little faith in the worlde, I do not muche meruaile, though the worde of God take so little effect in many now a daies, aswel the Preachers as the hearers. Furthermore, yu maiest wel cal this world a ragyng sea, for it is tossed and turmoiled on euery side, with horrible & violent windes of ambition, vainglory, auarice, extortion, Pride, arrogancie, presumption, ouer wenyng, enuie, hatred, malice, and vengeaunce: whiche haue so swollen and moued it, and tossed vp the waues so high, that I looke euery howre whē it shall ouer flowe, and droune vp the earth, as Noes flood did.
Theo. The Geographers, and natural Philosophers write, that there are four principal winds that blow on the earth: ⟨image 23⟩besides them there are other, every one in his place, but none of them writeth commonly of more then of xii. in all, and the violent blustering of one or two of these, is sufficient to trouble both earth, sea, air, and to overthrow altogether. Let us not then marvel though the sea of this world, be wonderfully troubled, & we in great danger, considering that there are more then xii, yea, xii.C. or xii.M. contrary winds, that cease not daily to bluster and blow one against an other. What waves will they make? What tempests must they move? And yet we are in worse case.
Theo. The Geographers, and natural Philosophers write, that there are fower principal windes that blowe on the earth: