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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.
Jerome. Seeing they are spirits without ⟨image 44⟩bodies, they can neither be black nor white, for they can receive no colour, sith that colours have no place, but in visible and corporal things. But I speak this, because Painters commonly paint Devils black, and we imagine them so to be, which is not wholly without reason:1 For, seeing the Devil is Prince of darkness, the colour is very meet for his livery, because it representeth darkness much better, then any other, as whiteness best representeth light: for which cause contrariwise, Painters commonly make Angels white and shining: And when they have appeared to men in likeness of men, they have often times appeared after that manner, as the holy Scripture witnesseth.
Ierom. Seyng thei are spirites without ⟨image 44⟩bodies, thei cā neither be blacke nor white, for thei can receiue no colour, sithe that colours haue no place, but in visible and corporall thinges. But I speake this, because Painters commonly paint Deuils black, and wee imagine them so to bee, whiche is not wholie without reason:1 For, seyng the Deuill is Prince of darkenesse, the colour is verie meete for his liuerie, because it representeth darkenesse muche better, then any other, as whitenesse best representeth light: for whiche cause cōtrariwise, Painters commonly make Angelles white and shinyng: And when thei haue appeared to men in likenesse of menne, thei haue often tymes appeared after that maner, as the holie Scripture witnesseth.
- 1The Prince of darkness his livery.The Prince of darknesse his liuerie.