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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. Surely, surely, this is a fearful prophecy.
Toby. Surely, surely, this is a fearefull prophesie.
Theo. By this we may evidently see, that even as God by his just judgement abandoneth the Demoniacs unto the Devil, ⟨image 106⟩over whom he gave them power, even so he abandoneth him, and dischargeth his hands of all such as contemn his gifts & grates,1 to the end the devil might close up their eyes and ears, and so harden their hearts as he did Pharaoh's, that they might perish accursedly, as they deserved and wished. For, seeing they toke pleasure to blind themselves, because they would not see the light of the word of God, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear his voice, and hardened their hearts, that they might not believe the gospel, they well deserved, that God should forsake them.
Theo. By this we may euidently see, that euen as God by his iust iudgement abandoneth the Demoniackes vnto the Diuell, ⟨image 106⟩ouer whom he gaue them power, euē so he abandoneth him, and dischargeth his handes of all such as contemne his giftes & grates,1 to the end the diuell might close vp theyr eyes and eares, and so harden their heartes as he did Pharaos, that they might perish accursedly, as they deserued and wished. For, seeing they toke pleasure to blind themselues, because they would not see the light of the worde of God, and stopped their eares, that they might not heare his voice, and hardened their heartes, that they might not beleeue the gospel, they well deserued, that God should forsake them.
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