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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
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Theo. We may gather it,1 either by the multitude of wicked spirits, that then tormented the possessed, or by the time when they began to torment them, or by the working of wicked spirits in them, and the evils which the Devils did them, or by the quality of the persons so possessed.
Theo. We maie gather it,1 either by the multitude of wicked spirites, that then tormented the possessed, or by the tyme when thei began to torment them, or by the workyng of wicked spirites in them, and the euills whiche the Deuilles did them, or by the qualitie of the persones so possessed.
- 1The diversity of the possessed healed by our Saviour Christ.The diuersitie of the possessed healed by our Sauiour Christ.
Toby. Show us the example of all these ⟨image 30⟩divers sorts possessed, so that we may better understand, this thy distinction.
Tobie. Shew vs the exāple of all these ⟨image 30⟩diuers sortes possessed, so that we may better vnderstande, this thy distinction.
Theo. There were some, which were not tormented with one wicked spirit only, but with many, some likewise were possessed and tormented with the Devil from their childhood, and youth: some other in their age, some also there were, which were not only in great fury and rage, by reason of the Devils which possessed them, but also were both blind, deaf, and dumb. And touching those that were possessed, they were not all of one quality, as we shall perceive more at large in this place.