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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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Theo. Thou must further note, that those devils which complained of Christ, complained not only, that he tormented them before their time, but also made request unto him, that he would not send them to the bottomless pit, nor out of the Country▪ but that he would suffer them there.
Theo. Thou must further note, that those deuilles whiche complained of Christ, complained not onely, that he tormented theim before their tyme, but also made requeste vnto hym, that he would not sende theim to the bottomelesse pitte, nor out of the Countrey▪ but that he would suffer them there.
Toby. What sayest thou to that?
Tobie. What saiest thou to that?
Theo. First I say, that all the wicked are […] offended, when they see & perceive their judge.1 Now the ministers of the Lord are as Judges to the wicked, for that Jesus Christ condemneth them by the judgement pronounced unto them by the mouth & ministry of his servants. And therefore it is written of Ezekiel, 2that the lord sent him as judge of the people,3 whose Prophet he was. And Jesus Christ said: that he would send the holy spirit to his Apostles, which should reprove the world of sin, as a judge which condemn neth him, by the preaching of the gospel announced by the Ministers of the same. For the manner of speech that Jesus Christ useth in this place, importeth so much. And this causeth the wicked to murmur against the Ministers of the lord (as these wicked spirits)