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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. There is a common Proverb that sayeth: when a man will hang or kill a dog, he will make him believe that he is mad. So there are some that cannot abide such preachers as neither can nor will ⟨image 66⟩be dumb dogs as they would have them, but say madness to their charge, to make all men hate him, and to the end that they and their Ministry might have the less authority. For, the lesser authority that the Ministry and Ministers of the truth have, the greater liberty have Sacrilegers, Thieves, and Extortioners, and all other wicked ones. And let the authority be once taken from these, they fear not the hirelings:1 for they are dumb Dogs, which will either bark or hold their peace for a sop, or morsel, or for a mess of hot broth, or a good bang with a staff. And to be short, they mark what either pleaseth or displeaseth their masters, to y• end that they anger them not. Yea, and to please them the better, they join with them, to bark against those, with whom they ought to join, to hunt out the Wolfe.
Tobie. There is a common Prouerbe that saieth: when a man will hang or kill a dogge, he will make hym beleeue that he is mad. So there are some that cannot abide such preachers as neither can nor wil ⟨image 66⟩be dombe dogges as thei would haue thē, but saie madnesse to their charge, to make all men hate hym, and to the ende that thei and their Ministerie might haue the lesse aucthoritie. For, the lesser aucthoritie that the Ministerie and Ministers of the truth haue, the greater libertie haue Sacrilegers, Theeues, and Extortioners, and all other wicked ones. And let the authoritie be once taken from these, thei feare not the hirelynges:1 for thei are dombe Dogges, which will either barke or hold their peace for a soppe, or morsell, or for a messe of hott broth, or a good bang with a staffe. And to be shorte, thei marke what either pleaseth or displeaseth their maisters, to y• ende that thei anger them not. Yea, and to please them the better, thei ioyne with them, to barke against those, with whom thei ought to ioyne, to hunt out the Wolfe.