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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Theo. Thou mayest well understand,1 that it was not for nought that our Saviour Christ said of Judas:2 that it had been better that man had never been borne.
Theo. Thou maiest well vnderstande,1 that it was not for nought that our Sauiour Christ saied of Iudas:2 that it had been better that man had neuer been borne.
- 1Matth. 26.
- 2The judgement of God on the wickedThe iudgement of God on the wicked
Toby. Wherefore said Christ so thinkest thou?
Tobie. Wherefore saied Christ so thinkest thou?
Theo. He said not simply that it had bin good that Judas had never bin borne.1 For how mischievous so ever he was GOD made his wicked treason to serve to his glory. And therefore it was good that he was borne in respect of gods glory, which created all things to that end. But sith Judas was so wicked that he mischievously rebelled against God, and thereby deserved eternal damnation, our Saviour Christ spake in respect of the person of Judas, that it had been better that he had never been borne, than so wickedly to cast away himself for ever. Wherein our saviour Christ teacheth us two things worthy to be noted.