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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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Toby. If God suffer many Devils at once to fall on one man, to hurt and destroy if they can, I doubt not, but that he giveth also when it pleaseth him many good Angels to his children, to guard and defend them from those wicked Angels, which are plain Devils.
Tobie. If God suffer many Deuilles at once to fal on one man, to hurt and destroy if thei can, I doubt not, but that he giueth also when it pleaseth hym many good Angelles to his children, to guard and defend them from those wicked Angelles, whiche are plaine Deuilles.
Theo. The holy Scripture maketh no express mention that God giveth any certain number of Angels to his elect,1 to conduct and defend them,2 but it generally teacheth us,3 that God hath created Angels to serve those that are appointed to life everlasting,4 and that they be assigned to them,5 to defend them. And therefore the Psalmest sayeth: That the Angels of the Lord are camped like an host, about them that fear the Lord. Furthermore, we read that the charge of a whole Country, kingdom or Empire is given by the Lord to ⟨image 34⟩one Angel,6 as Daniel doeth plainly declare. Likewise we read, that God hath sometimes sent many Angels to keep and defend one man, as witnesseth the vision of Heliseus servant:7