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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. Therefore he demandeth not our advise, neither putteth it to our choice, but commandeth:1 and when he commandeth we ought to obey. And if we obey not, nor cease from wickedness, he hath as great power to drive us away, to cause us to do what so ever pleaseth him, whether we will or no, as he had to drive out the wicked Spirits, which he cast out whether they would or no, notwithstanding their resistance, complaints, and requests. Though we resist & seek never so many ways to avoid it, yet will he be master. Yet we have one point more to consider in the request of these Devils. That is: that they desire to remain still in the Country, that they might vex other, if they might no more vex those poor persons out of whom they were cast.
Theo. Therefore he demaundeth not our aduise, neither putteth it to our choice, but commaundeth:1 and when he commaundeth we ought to obeye. And if we obeye not, nor cease from wickednesse, he hath as great power to driue vs awaie, to cause vs to do what so euer pleaseth hym, whether we will or no, as he had to driue out the wicked Spirites, whiche he cast out whether thei would or no, notwithstandyng their resistance, complaintes, and requestes. Though we resist & seeke neuer so many waies to auoyd it, yet will he be maister. Yet we haue one poinct more to consider in the request of these Deuilles. That is: that thei desire to remaine still in the Countrey, that thei might vexe other, if thei might no more vexe those poore persons out of whom thei were cast.
- 1The obedience which we owe to God.The obediēce whiche we owe to God.
Toby. They did show by that experience, when they entered into the Swine which fed there by: for if they might have done worse, they would not have spared. There are many men which do the like,