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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. Seeing we have so many enemies, and so cruel, we have great need of Gods safeguard, & that he send his Angels to keep, guide, and defend us, or else we should surely be but very ill kept.
Tobie. Seeyng wee haue so many enemies, and so cruell, wee haue greate neede of Gods sauegarde, & that he sende his Angelles to keepe, guide, and defende vs, or els we should surely be but very ill kept.
Theo. Although our good God and father,1 hath very well provided for that from the beginning: nevertheless, we must not be careless, but watch continually, as warriors do, that look every hour for the assault or allaroms of their enemies. And therefore,2 after S. Peter had admonished the faithful to cast and lay all their care on God, assuring them, that God would be careful for them, he exhorteth them after this manner: be sober & watch, for your adversary the Devil as a roaring Lion walketh about, seeking whom he may devour, whom resist steadfast in the faith. Seeing then that the lord hath warned us of the malice of our enemy, and of the desire ⟨image 35⟩[…] ⟨image 35⟩[…] ⟨image 36⟩[…] ⟨image 36⟩[…] ⟨image 37⟩that he hath to hurt and overthrow us, and the diligence that he useth therein, and likewise of the duty on our part to resist him, and the means that God giveth us to defend our selves, against that so dangerous an enemy, certainly we ought not to be careless and slothful therein. For, if we despise the warnings, that God by his word hath given us, and care no more for them, then if we were out of danger, do we not deserve that God in just judgement should give us over, into the hands of our adversary, as children of rebellion and disobedience.