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Theo. No man can deny it, except he will manifestly gainsay S. Luke and overthrow his meaning, for he speaketh not in this place of the forgiveness of sins, which Sinners obtain through Jesus Christ: but he manifestly speaketh of the marvellous works of Christ, through which, he not only delivered the possessed of the wicked Spirits which tormented them, but also he healed many of divers diseases, infirmities & sicknesses. Wherefore, there is no cause why they should here take those Devils for the seven deadly sins.¹ For if we will understand hereby that our Saviour Christ driveth Devils out of those, who he delivereth out of their hands, and withdraweth from sin: we may rightly say, that he worketh many such miracles daily. But they are miracles in the soul, whereof S. Luke speaketh no whit in the place here alleged, but of such miracles as were manifestly done in the body it self. For although the Devil dwell in those that are subject unto ⟨image 32⟩him through sin: nevertheless, we do not properly call them possessed with Devils, except they torment their body, or so trouble their mind, as it turn into a fury or rage. And if we should take the Devils for mortal sins, in all the posed that the Evangelists make mention of, we could not then say, that our Saviour Christ did cast out Devils of very nature and substance of the possessed whom he healed, but only that he delivered them from their sins. For there is no more reason to drive us to take those devils (which possessed Mary Magdalene) for sins, then of any other so possessed.

Theo. No man can denie it, except he will manifestly gainesaie S. Luke and ouerthrow his meaning, for he speaketh not in this place of the forgiuenesse of sinnes, whiche Synners obtaine through Iesus Christe: but he manifestly speaketh of the merueilous woorkes of Christe, through which, he not onely deliuered the possessed of the wicked Spirites whiche tormented them, but also he healed many of diuers diseases, infirmities & sickennesses. Wherefore, there is no cause why thei should here take those Deuilles for the seuen deadly sinnes.¹ For if we will vnderstande hereby that our Sauiour Christ driueth Deuils out of those, who he deliuereth out of their handes, and withdraweth from sinne: wee maie rightly saie, that he woorketh many suche miracles daiely. But thei are miracles in the soule, whereof S. Luke speaketh no whitt in the place here alleadged, but of suche miracles as were manifestly doen in the bodie it self. For although the Deuill dwell in those that are subiect vnto