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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. This then is the effect of thy conclusion, that proud men, and such as call not upon the Lord as they ought, for their instruction in the knowledge of his holy will,1 have no great good liking to serve him accordingly. And because they have no such love and liking: but contrariwise will live as pleaseth them, God, in his just judgement giveth them over into a reprobate sense, and leaveth them as a spoil unto seducers, and false teachers. Wherefore, ⟨image 101⟩they always receive and allow rather falsehood and error, then the trueth of the Lord.
Toby. This then is the effect of thy conclusion, that proud men, and such as call not vpon the Lord as they ought, for their instruction in the knowledge of his holye will,1 haue no great good lyking to serue him accordingly. And because they haue no such loue and lyking: but contrariwise will liue as pleaseth them, God, in his iust iudgement giueth them ouer into a reprobate sence, and leaueth them as a spoyle vnto seducers, and false teachers. Wherefore, ⟨image 101⟩they alwayes receyue and allowe rather falshood and errour, then the trueth of the Lord.
- 1The judgment of God against the contempt and hating of his word.The iudgment of God against the contempt and hating of his word.
Theo. In deed, because they had no love nor liking of the trueth, but rather of leasings, the Lord by his just vengeance, hath given a mighty power of error unto such masters as they have a liking of, and such as they are best worthy of. And therefore when Moses admonished the people of Israel,