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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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And likewise, if there be any Magistrates,1 that stretch that farther than they ought, which hath been preached unto them by the true ministers of the Lord, touching the authority and power that the Lord ⟨image 76⟩hath given them: the fault is not in the true ministers, but in those which abuse their doctrine, which is the doctrine of God. For there is no more reason to blame them in such case then to blame the Prophets and Apostles because they writ of the excellency, as well of the ministry of the Gospel, as of the state of Magistrates. For they wrote not that which they have written, to give the Devil, false prophets, and tyrants, occasion thereby to usurp tyranny over the Church, but because the troth is so, and that it is needful that the faithful should so understand it: for whom they have both written and preached, and not for tyrants or enemies of the Church. If there be then any Magistrates in these days, which under title of authority and power that God hath given them, will take more authority and power over the Church then God willeth them, and will make the Ministry of the same subject unto them, as the Pope hath made them subject to him and his, and hath also made subject the power and authority of Princes & Magistrates: the same do verily set up a new Pope,2 changing only his coat and mask. And by this means Satan shall establish a new Popedom, under another colour, but all will come ⟨image 77⟩to one end, though they take an other way. And so the tyranny that he tofore time hath used over the Church and ministry of the same,3 shall not be taken away, but only changed and disguised.
And likewise, if there be any Magistrates,1 that stretch that farther thē thei ought, whiche hath been preached vnto them by the true ministers of the Lorde, touchyng the authoritie and power that ye Lord ⟨image 76⟩