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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. That is out of all doubt, and by how much both the sight, the hearing, & the speech are the excellent gifts of God, by so much are those men most miserable, who are deprived of them.
Theo. That is out of al doubt, and by how much both the sight, the hearing, & the speech are the excellent giftes of God, by so much are those mē most miserable, who are depriued of them.
Tob. For mine own part, I verily suppose that there is no man living but had rather die ten times, then he would be only blind, deaf, and dumb, although he were no demoniac.
Tob. For mine owne part, I verily suppose that there is no man liuing but had rather die tenne times, then he would be only blinde, deafe, and dumbe, although hee were no demoniacke.
Theo. Surely, he that should be in that estate, should be more miserable, as a man would say, then the very brute beast. Now imagine that this might be, when as the devil ⟨image 104⟩should be amiddest all his mischievous turns, whereof he is the cause & instrument. And if we must judge these Demoniacs to be miserable, what shall we say by them, who have all these inconveniences in their souls?
Theo. Surely, hee that should be in that estate, shoulde be more miserable, as a man would say, then the very bruite beast. Now imagine that this might be, when as the diuell ⟨image 104⟩should be amiddest all his mischieuous turnes, whereof he is the cause & instrumēt. And if wee must iudge these Demoniacks to be miserable, what shall we say by them, who haue all these inconueniences in their soules?