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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.
Toby. Thou haste not yet told me,1 why these evil spirits made such confession, and why they showed this honour to Jesus Christ, whom the devil goeth about with might and main, always to dishonour.
Tobie. Thou haste not yet tolde me,1 why these euill spirites made suche confession, and why thei shewed this honour to Iesus Christ, whom the deuill goeth about with might and maine, alwaies to dishonour.
- 1The confession and constrained prayers of Devils.The confessiō and constrained praiers of Deuilles.
Theo. There are many causes that moved them so to do. First, when the Devil must appear before God, he is like a transgressor, that cometh before his Prince and Judge. Who, how wicked and rebellious so ever he be, is constrained spite of his teeth to acknowledge him his Prince & Judge, & to confess the truth unto him of all his misbehaviour. For, if he will not confess it willingly, the rack shall make him confess it whether he will or no. So these Devils which were in these possessed, were in the presence of Christ, not only as transgressors, which are brought before the Judge, ⟨image 59⟩to have sentence of condemnation, but as transgressors, which the Judge himself took with the dee•e doing, and which are presently condemned, because they can not deny the fault, that they were taken withal. For Jesus Christ took these d••••s exercising the greatest cruelty that they could, on these persons whom they had possessed, and seducing the people as much as was possible. And because they are perpetual enemies of God, & are taken with the deed doing, and cannot resist his power, they are constrained by force to honour him, & show him homage, and to acknowledge and confess him to be such as he is They do it likewise to flatter him, because they knew well enough that it boots not to resist him by strength, for he is stronger then they.