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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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Jeroboam, Ahaz, and Uzziah, which were Kings over Judah and Israel, do sufficiently witness unto us. And when all these were reproved by the Prophets, how were they received?1 After that Ahab with his Jezebel had perverted all the divine service,2 by the means of his false Prophets, what said he to Hely? Was it not laid to his charge, that it was he ye troubled all Israel? Hely which only went about to set up the true service of God according to his law,3 troubled all:4 and Ahab which was cause of all the ruin that was in the Church of God,5 was a good King, and very zealous of the glory of God. Wherefore rightly Hely answered him: it is thou & thy fathers household that troublest Israel. And here doeth Ahab show himself like these Devils which complained of Jesus Christ. And yet all these Kings of whom I have spoken would not be holden for Infidels,6 no more then those which in these days will be holden for Christian Princes & magistrates, yea, reformed according to the Gospel: and nevertheless, ⟨image 74⟩they will receive the Gospel but according to their own pleasure. And if that in all times there hath been such contradiction of Princes and magistrates against the servants of God, and if they refused to submit themselves to the word of God, the rebellion was not less among the people, which commonly follow the manner of their Princes and Lords, & rather of those that rebel against God and his servants, than of those that show their duty as they ought to God ward. And sith it is so, what reason is it to condemn as well the true servants of God, the good Magistrates, and other good men which do well discharge their office, as their adversaries, which from time to time have troubled the Church.
Ieroboam, Ahaz, and Ozias, whiche were Kynges ouer Iuda and Israell, do sufficiently witnesse vnto vs. And when all these wer reproued by ye Prophets, how were thei receiued?