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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. Our opinions are not new, neither do we condemn the doctrine of your Doctors and Preachers, nor of any other, but where they are contrary to the pure word of God. And if we condemn any doctrine by this word, it is not we that condemn it, but God himself: whose sentence ⟨image 33⟩we do but pronounce as heretofore his Prophets, Apostles and Evangelists have done.
Theo. Our opinions are not newe, neither do we condemne the doctrine of your Doctors and Preachers, nor of any other, but where thei are contrarie to the pure worde of God. And if wee condemne any doctrine by this woorde, it is not wee that condemne it, but God hymself: whose sentence ⟨image 33⟩we doe but pronounce as heretofore his Prophetes, Apostles and Euangelists haue doen.
Eust. Seeing you expound the holy scriptures as it pleaseth you, I will let Toby and you go forward with your matter.
Eust. Seing you expoūd the holy scriptures as it pleaseth you, I will let Tobie and you goe forwarde with your matter.
Toby. I deny not for my part,1 but that the possessed which the Evangelists speak of, were verily possessed with Devils: otherwise then sinners, wicked and reprobate are commonly possessed with sin, through which the Devil dwelleth in them. But on the other side, may we not rightly hold the wicked and reprobate for possessed, which give them selves over to the devil, and do the works of the same? For though they show fairer countenance, than those whom we properly call possessed, and show them selves not so furious, nevertheless, they many times execute stronger and horribler things, then they do, which are even holden for very possessed.