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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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Toby. I will not say against it, but there are other as well as the•e, which do the ⟨image 67⟩like:1 when any thing is spoken of the observing of such discipline, as Jesus Christ hath appointed, and his Apostles and Disciples, and all the true ancient Church have put in ur•, and practised according to the holy word of God. To be short, they can be contented to hear the preachers cry out against the wickedness of Priests and Monks, but in no wise they may not away to hear of their own. They would fain have a Gospel preached without repentance, & without amendment of life. They would have such liberty under title of the Gospel, as to be let lose to their own pleasures. They would be unburdened of the Popes yoke (whom they call Antichrist,) but will not be burdened with Christs yoke. They would be very well content, neither to have Priests nor Monks, for their finding was costly, and the restoring of Church goods very hard to hear of: And therefore are contented to have Ministers and Preachers, but not so many as they had Priests, for saving of charges in maintaining them: wherein they show them selves to be good husbands, but great hinderers to the poor flock of Christ,2 which remain without such food, & such abundance as is necessary for them, and all for lack of ⟨image 68⟩such preachers & such number as is needful. But the worst is,3 that they would have our poor Ministers and Preachers heads under their girdles, as if they were their servants, and toss them from post to pillar at their pleasure. And if the Ministers will not do it, but if some of them (well understand their office,) use such sufficient honour unto them as they ought, to the end that Jesus Christ and the ministry of his Church be not despised and dishonoured, straight ways they cry out, that such Ministers be both ambitious and rebels, and that they will take upon them the Magistrates office. To be short, if any Minister go about to bring in such discipline and reformation of the Church as the Gospel requireth, strait ways they say: Why come you hither to trouble us? Can not you live quietly your selves, and suffer other to do so to? You would pluck the sword out of the Magistrates hand, but ye would be well swaddled with it for your labours. We have it by the haft, and you shall wring it from us by the edge if ye will needs have it.