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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.
Toby. You can very well excuse your •aultes: this is always your manner, when ye can not gainsay that, which is evident to all men, to make some excuse. And yet will ye not accept the excuses of other, though they be never so reasonable.
Tobie. You cā very well excuse your •aultes: this is alwaies your maner, when ye cā not gainsaie that, whiche is euident to all men, to make some execuse. And yet will ye not accepte the excuses of other, though thei be neuer so reasonable.
Theo. I excuse nothing, but that that is to be excused.1 I excuse not the ignorance of those which are ignorant of the things that we talk of, and chiefly seeing the Gospel hath been preached so long, and so plainly among them. For if they be ignorant, it is their own fault. It may be also some preachers faults, which have not declared these things as they ought: neither have had so great care of the discipline of the church, as is requisite. Some […],2 because they are ignorant themselves, and understand not the governing of the church. Some for not caring greatly for the flock to them committed, and not bearing so fervent a zeal to the glory of God, & the edification of his church. Some other, because they be flatterers, and are afraid to get the•• will of men, but especially of the higher sort: knowing that they will not willingly submit ⟨image 80⟩themselves to discipline. But how soever it be, there is difference between those that sin ignorantly, (though it be never so gross) and those that sin upon pretended malice. And •n the other side,3