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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. There are very few that do so,1 for I know the greatest part to belly gods, flatterers, hirelings, who have the good will of the Magistrates and higher powers, speak as pleaseth them whom they seek to please, and confirm their tyranny: In stead of reproving them, and fighting in the quarrel of the liberty of the Church. Wherefore, if they have good occasion to call our Priests and Monks belly gods, and false Shepherds: your preachers are not void of the same fault, they can play that part well enough.
Tobie. There are very fewe that doe so,1 for I know the greatest part to belly gods, flatterers, hirelinges, who haue the good will of the Magistrates and higher powers, speake as pleaseth them whom thei seeke to please, and confirme their tyrannie: In steede of reprouyng them, and fightyng in the quarrell of the libertie of the Churche. Wherefore, if thei haue good occasion to call our Priestes and Mōkes belly gods, and false Shepherdes: your preachers are not voide of the same fault, thei can plaie that parte well inough.
- 1Priests and Monks transformed.Priestes and Monkes transformed.
Theo. I would I could in all points disprove thee herein. But I pray thee consider whence those belly gods are come to us: come not the most part of them from those, whom thou mentionedst even now? Thinkest thou that all those priests and monks, that now hold on our side, are now wholly unpriested & unmonked? Thinkest thou not that the devil hath sent them amongst us, to ••asider the Gospel, having enough to […] his turn beside. Wherefore it is no marvel, if he go about to sow those •ermine under other habit and ⟨image 79⟩