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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.
Tob. For mine own part, I verily think, that they would fully and wholly be contented to die, so that they might but only ⟨image 106⟩understand and lay hold of it.
Tob. For mine owne part, I verily thinke, that they would fully and wholy bee contented to die, so that they might but only ⟨image 106⟩vnderstand and lay hold of it.
Theo. Why then, if the estate of all such as remain in the darkness of error and ignorance, be so accursed, horrible, and fearful, yet for all this, there are none of all those which are in such estate, who are more accursed, then those whom God rejecteth, by reason they have contemned his holy word, and to whom he sendeth his prophets and servants, to do that duty which the Lord committed to Isaiah, when as he said unto him,1 Go thy way, and tell this people, that in hearing they shall not understand, 2and in seeing, they shall not perceive. Blockish the heart of this people, stop their ears, and close up their eyes, to the end, they may not see with their eyes, nor hear with their ears, nor yet understand with their hearts, that they may not be converted, and so be healed.
Theo. Why then, if the estate of all such as remaine in the darknesse of error and ignorance, be so accursed, horrible, and fearful, yet for all this, there are none of all those which are in such estate, who are more accursed, then those whome God reiecteth, by reason they haue cōtēned his holy word, and to whom he sendeth his prophetes and seruants, to doe that duetie which the Lorde committed to Isaiah, when as he said vnto him,1