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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. If ever there were blind, deaf, and dumb Demoniacs in the world, these are they. And the greatest number of those, are they who so greatly glory of the knowledge of the gospel, & to be the people of God. ⟨image 107⟩And therefore this prophecy of Isaiah, is alleged and rehearsed six times at the least in the new testament, as well by the four Evangelists, as also by Saint Paul. For,1 even as the preaching of Isaiah did blind and harden the hearts of those hypocrites,2 and rebels that were amongest the Jews,3 not through the Prophets fault,4 but through their own:5 even so was the preaching of Jesus Christ, and of his Apostles,6 amongest them who in their days were like unto these, against whom Isaiah prophesied. And we see that this prophecy is daily accomplished▪ not only in Christian Papists, but also in such as greatly boast of the reformation of the Gospel: and more in them, then in any other besides, because they most villainously abuse the graces which God hath bestowed upon them. And therefore, because their unthankfulness is marvellous great, it is good reason their punishment should be the greater. Wherefore, it is not without just cause that this prophecy is so often repeated in the new Testament, more then any other that is in all the Books of the Prophets.
Theo. If euer there were blinde, deafe, and dumb Demoniacks in the world, these are they. And the greatest number of those, are they who so greatly glory of the knowledge of the gospel, & to be the people of God. ⟨image 107⟩And therefore this prophesie of Isayah, is alleadged and rehearsed sixe times at the least in the newe testament, as well by the foure Euangelists, as also by Saint Paule. For,