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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. There is nothing that more manifesteth those sorts of Devises and possessed,1 then the pure preaching of the word of God: it is then principally, that they use those words that the Devils used which Jesus Christ cast out, whereof we talked ⟨image 61⟩even now. For there are many (but chiefly) Priests, Monks, and other principal upholders of Antichrist, & of his synagogue, which is the Romish Court and Church,) which many times play the pranks of this Devil. For they resist the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and those that maintain and follow the same with might and main, with fire and sword, and by all other means that they can imagine and invent. It is them that cry out against Jesus Christ, and say: What haste thou to do with us: why art thou come to torment us before our time? Suffer us in peace and quietness, we have nothing to say to thee. I think Jerome, that thou hast often heard, the enemies and persecutors of the Gospel, use such like words.
Theo. There is nothyng that more manifesteth those sortes of Deuisses and possessed,1 then the pure preaching of the word of God: it is then principally, that thei vse those wordes that the Deuils vsed whiche Iesus Christ cast out, whereof wee talked ⟨image 61⟩euen now. For there are many (but chiefly) Priests, Monkes, and other principall vpholders of Antichrist, & of his sinagouge, which is the Romish Court and Church,) whiche many tymes plaie the prankes of this Deuill. For thei resist the Gospell of Iesus Christ, and those that maintain and followe the same with might and maine, with fire and sworde, and by al other meanes that thei can imagine and inuent. It is them that crie out against Iesus Christ, and saye: What haste thou to doe with vs: why art thou come to tormēt vs before our tyme? Suffer vs in peace and quietnesse, wee haue nothyng to saie to thee. I thinke Ierome, that thou hast often heard, the enemies and persecutours of the Gospell, vse suche like wordes.
- 1The Gospel manifesteth Devils.