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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. It may be,1 that the Ministers do well deserve such reward. For, seeing that Jesus Christ hath forbidden them, so to profane and soil his holy things, why have they so long done it, against the commandment of Jesus Christ.2 For in this case (me seemeth) there is much more disorder among you that brag of the reformation of the Gospel, then among us whom you call Papists. For you make no difference between Dogs Hogs and sheep, and principally in the administration of your Sacraments. We do not so in our churches, which you call Popish. For whatsoever our curates and shepherds be, yet they will know their sheep: and will not receive any (specially to y• supper, which they celebrate) without they first know what faith or religion they be of. But your pastors and Ministers are constrained to receive indifferently, ⟨image 84⟩all such as shall present themselves to your supper. Your reformation is so well established, that if a common whore, a thief, a robber, or a Jew, a Turk, come to you, your Minister dare not refuse him, except he will endanger himself to be deposed from the Ministry, at the least. Think you, that offendeth us not greatly? And that it letteth not many men of good conscience from yielding to your sect? For though you blame our form of religion, yet we think, if we do not better then you, we can not lightly do worse. For at the least we observe our Ceremonies, and that form of discipline, which we have in our churches, better then you observe those, which you ought to observe, if ye had received the Gospel, as you brag. Seeing then that your Ministers have so long time given to hogs & dogs, those things which you esteem to be most precious and holy, is it not good reason, that those hogs and dogs should show themselves to be such, & should punish the dishonour, which they showed to God and his word, and his holy Sacrament is. For you brag to have all these things.
Tobie. It maie be,1 that the Ministers doe well deserue suche reward. For, seeyng that Iesus Christ hath forbidden them, so to prophane and soile his holie thynges, why haue thei so long doen it, against the commaundement of Iesus Christe.