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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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The. Why man, there is almost nothing else in it. For we our selves, have sometimes been all in this estate. And that which is ⟨image 105⟩more, all men are such by their own nature, until such time as, Jesus Christ cometh unto them, to drive out the devil, who maketh them so deaf, dumb, and blind. And therefore,1 so often as we see any man converted to the Gospel, we must think it to be such a work, even a most excellent work of god: neither ought we less marvel at the matter, then if we saw him healing: the deaf, dumb, & blind demoniacs before our eyes. And by this we may judge, what grace God showeth to those kinds of people, out of when Jesus Christ driveth the Devil, by the preaching of the gospel; that they might see the light of God, which without all comparison, is a great deal more to be desired; then the light of the Sun, and make them▪ hear the voice of their shepherd Jesus Christ, and open their mouths to preach & declare his praise and glory.2 For, there is no harmony of the mouth, nor yet of musical instrument, to pleasant to the bodily ear, as the voice o• god is pleasant to the ears of the souls, of the children of God. And as this greatly delighteth them; to hear this so sweet and pleasant a voice, even so likewise is it as ⟨image 105⟩great a delight to them, to have their mouths open, to magnify and sanctify the name of God,3 and to call upon him incessantly. And contrariwise, we may judge in what a cursed estate they are, who be deprived of this benefit of the Lord. For, it is even as much as if we saw the Devil visibly reign amongst the deaf, dumb, & blind, never ceasing tormenting of them, both in soul and body, more cruelly, then the most tormentious hangman in the world is able to devise to torment the most wicked man that might possibly be committed into his hands.
The. Why mā, there is almost nothing els in it. For we our selues, haue somtimes been all in this estate. And that which is