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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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Eust. Therefore we may well say of them, as Theophrastus and Jerome said even now of our Priests and Monks. For I doubt not, but if they were called to account for the bestowing of such goods, and if it were taken out of their hands, as it was taken from our Priests & Monks, and given to such as should better▪ bestow it, they would take pepper in the nose, and fall to playing that Devils part whereof you spake even now in good earnest. I am sure they would at the least play the part as well as you said that our Priests, Monks, and their adherents played it, when it stood them upon.
Eust. Therfore we may well saie of thē, as Theophrastus and Ierome said euē now of our Priestes and Monkes. For I doubt not, but if thei were called to account for the bestowyng of such goods, and if it wer taken out of their handes, as it was taken from our Priestes & Monkes, and giuē to such as should better▪ bestow it, thei would take pepper in the nose, and fal to plaiyng that Deuils parte wherof you spake euen now in good earnest. I am sure thei would at the least play ye part as well as you said that our Priestes, Monkes, and their adherentes plaied it, when it stood them vpō.
Toby. Yea, some of them play that part very well, against their own Preachers, but I know not by what means. For first ⟨image 65⟩there are many that are so meal mouthed, that they dare scarce open their mouths to speak one word that should displease in reproving their faults. Some other better knowing their office, & less esteeming their belly, dare boldly reprove the faults of •hose that do amiss, and specially in the bestowing of the goods of the poor, but yet they deal not so sharply with them as they ought. For they use them more favourably then they used the Bishops, Priests and Monks. There is no talk of taking away the administration from them, but only to correct such manifest faults, as every man doeth plainly see.