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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.
Theo. I confess that which you have spoken, is not so false as I would it were: but me seemeth you do us wrong, in that you make no difference, between those that abuse the Gospel (as you say) & those that live according to the same: but condemn all, as well the good as the evil, without judging the cause:1 wherein me thinks ye show your selves, as if ye would condemn Jesus Christ, as well as the devils▪ which complained of him, because they are one against an other, & at difference: if we condemn all those that are at strife, we must aswell condemn God as the devil: for they were always at strife, & shall never be otherwise,2 nor can not. Now, if God and the devil be at strife, we may not say, that those which take Gods part in anywise, agree with those that take the devils part. And to take both parts is impossible: seeing then that it is so, it can not be but that (those which serve the devil, and will not become obedient to God) will always burden the true servants of God, with the said complaints, that the devils laid to Jesus Christ. For, if the devil durst do it to the master, it is not to be doubted, but that he will give boldness to his to do the like to the servants of Jesus Christ, seeing he durst do it to Christ himself.
Theo. I cōfesse that whiche you haue spoken, is not so false as I would it wer: but me seemeth you doe vs wrong, in that you make no difference, betweene those that abuse the Gospell (as you saie) & those that liue accordyng to thesame: but condemne all, as well the good as the euill, without iudgyng the cause:1 wherin me thinkes ye shewe your selues, as if ye would condemne Iesus Christ, as well as the deuills▪ whiche complained of hym, because thei are one against an other, & at difference: if we condēne all those that are at strife, we must aswell condēne God as the deuill: for thei were alwaies at strife, & shall neuer be otherwise,2 nor cā not. Now, if God and the deuill bee at strife, we maie not saie, that those which take Gods part in aniwise, agree with those that take the deuills parte. And to take bothe parts is impossible: seyng then that it is so, it can not bee but that (those whiche serue the deuill, and will not become obediēt to God) will alwaies burthen ye true seruantes of God, with thesaid complaintes, that the deuils laied to Iesus Christe. For, if the deuil durst do it to the maister, it is not to be doubted, but yt he wil giue boldnesse to his to do the like to ye seruantes of Iesus Christ, seyng he durst doe it to Christ hymself.