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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.
Theo. Truly, if thy first reason which thou hast alleged would not serve them, me thinketh that the second which thou even now diddest touch, might right well suffice, for them to cast, I will not say, a little water into their Wine, but into their fires. For to take away the lives of men, is no small matter in the sight of the Lord. But the offence is a great deal more heinous, when as men for Gods cause, shall take life away from such, as should rather be preserved, and such also as should be in most estimation, with Princes and Magistrates. Thus then thou seest what an inconvenience pride bringeth with it, to those that ⟨image 94⟩proud and arrogant: For, seeing they presume so much of them selves as that they will not once vouchsafe to entertain the servants of God, and to be taught by them, as they had need, it is impossible for them to understand the trueth, because they will at no hand understand it. And contrariwise,1 as Jesus Christ showed him self to be the Teacher and Master of the humble and meek, even so rejecteth he out of his School, all high minded, proud, and presumptuous persons. And therefore he gave thanks to God his Father, in that he had revealed his will and trueth unto the poor in spirit,2 and hid it from the mighty and great men of the world.3 For, there are none but the poor and meek in spirit which are capable thereof. And therefore, the Lord sayeth by the Prophet Isaiah, Whom will I regard, but only the afflicted, and contrite in heart and mind, and him, who trembleth at my words?4 Saint Paul also telleth the Corinthians, That the Lord hath not called many wise, strong, rich, and honourable men of the ⟨image 94⟩world: But the most feeble, most vile, and most contemptible. It is also written, 5That GOD resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. And therefore Saint Paul, diligently admonisheth all Christians not to esteem,