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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. All these accidents, do greatly follow the falling sickness. But it is namely set down, that the devil did all these things and not the disease.
Tob. All these accidents, do greatly folow the falling sicknes. But it is namely set downe, that the diuel did all these things and not the disease.
Theo. The one of them is no let to the other.1 For although the Devil is the Governor and ruler of this doing, yet he taketh it from the infirmity and disease, where unto he knoweth this infant to be subject, and occasioneth him to do that evil to him self which he doth, and so serveth his turn therewith, for the exercising of his cruelty and malice towards him. And therefore, he watched and pried out the times and seasons, when this disease came again to this child, and he himself also hastened and furthered it as much as was possible. And ⟨image 110⟩therefore the Devil surprised this child, when he knew that he should fall into the disease, to make him fall either into the fire or into the water, and so by that mean destroy him if he could. And therefore S. Luke saith,2 that the Devil, with much a doe, departed from this child.
Theo. The one of them is no let to the other.1 For although the Diuell is the Gouernour and ruler of this doing, yet hee taketh it from the infirmitie and disease, wher vnto he knoweth this infant to be subiecte, and occasioneth him to doe that euill to him selfe which he doth, and so serueth his turne therewith, for the exercising of his crueltie and malice towards him. And therefore, hee watched and pryed out the tymes and seasons, when this disease came agayne to this childe, and hee himselfe also hastened and furthered it as much as was possible. And