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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. That is very true. And therefore if it be better for man never to have lived, or never to have bin made, then to be made to bear the everlasting curse of God thou mayest easily judge, how great a burden it is, to bear such a judgement. And thereby we may perceive that, which Jesus Christ speak to Judas concerning this matter, was likewise spoken to all the reprobate & enemies of God. Ovid because we can not understand nor comprehend them, God hath here set forth before our eyes ⟨image 41⟩horrible images in these possessed men,1 whereof we speak. For I would ask thee a question. Whether hadst thou rather (if thou were put to thy choice) never to have been borne, or to be for ever in the estate that these possessed men were.
Theo. That is very true. And therefore if it be better for man neuer to haue liued, or neuer to haue bin made, then to be made to beare the euerlasting curse of God thou maiest easily iudge, how greate a burthē it is, to beare suche a iudgement. And thereby wee maie perceiue that, whiche Iesus Christ speake to Iudas concernyng this matter, was likewise spoken to all the reprobate & enemies of God. Ouid because we can not vnderstande nor comprehende them, God hath here set forth before our eyes ⟨image 41⟩horrible images in these possessed mē,1 whereof wee speake. For I would aske thee a questiō. Whether hadst thou rather (if thou were put to thy choyce) neuer to haue been borne, or to bee for euer in the estate that these possessed men were.
- 1The Image of the hell of the wicked.
Toby. I had rather if I had none other respect but my self, never have been borne into the world.