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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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Theophraste. There is no man living, but that would be greatly afeard, when as he considereth of the estate where in these poor and miserable demoniacs stood, who were possessed with a Legion of Devils. But if they were very miserable, no doubt of it, the estate of the lunatic, deaf, dumb, & blind altogether, seemeth unto me to be most ungracious.
Theophraste. THere is no man liuing, but that would be greatly afeard, when as hee considereth of the estate where in these poore and miserable demoniackes stoode, who were possessed with a Legion of Diuels. But if they were very miserable, no doubt of it, the estate of ye lunatike, deafe, dumb, & blind altogether, seemeth vnto me to bee most vngracious.
Tob. I warrant thee, the least of all these mischiefs is great enough to make the estate of a poor man miserable. For, although we be never wholly blind, deaf, nor dumb, yet see how we take on, when as ⟨image 104⟩our sight alone, beginneth to fail us, and that we must be fain to use spectacles? Or, if we hear not so well as we were wonted to do? or that we stammer, or have any other impediment in our tongue, and speak not so plainly as we would. And if we be thus at this point, we may easily judge, what a misery it is to be altogether blind, deaf, and dumb. But, if we have all these at once, besides a number of other strange diseases, joined together with them, then is there a notable sort of mischiefs piled up in us all at once.
Tob. I warrant thee, the least of all these mischiefes is great enough to make the estate of a poore man miserable. For, although we bee neuer wholy blind, deafe, nor dumb, yet see how we take on, when as ⟨image 104⟩our sight alone, beginneth to faile vs, and that wee must bee faine to vse spectacles? Or, if wee heare not so well as wee were wonted to do? or that we stammer, or haue any other impediment in our tongue, and speake not so plainely as wee woulde. And if we be thus at this point, wee may easily iudge, what a miserie it is to bee altogether blinde, deafe, and dumbe. But, if we haue al these at once, besides a number of other strange diseases, ioyned together with thē, then is there a notable sort of mischiefes piled vp in vs all at once.