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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. Now in very deed, this was very well considered, and spoken of thee, but yet there is some thing more to be noted, over & besides all this, and it is this, that seeing the devil taketh occasion to rush in upon men,1 through their infirmities, and corporal diseases, and so cruelly deal with them, we may very well consider, what occasion he might take, by the infirmities, diseases, and grievous sins which are in our souls, for the destroying of us eternally. And therefore we had need, very carefully look to our selves, how by such means, we invite and bid him come to us.
Theo. Nowe in very deede, this was very well considered, and spoken of thee, but yet there is som thing more to be noted, ouer & besides all this, and yt is this, that seeing the diuel taketh occasion to rush in vpon men,1 through their infirmities, and corporal diseases, and so cruelly deale with them, we may very well consider, what occasion hee might take, by the infirmities, diseases, and greeuous sinnes whiche are in our soules, for the destroyng of vs eternally. And therefore we had need, very carefully looke to our selues, how by such means, we inuite and bid him come to vs.
- 1The mean by which we suffer the devil to have access unto us.The meane by which we suffer the diuel to haue accesse vnto vs.
Tob. Surely, me thinketh y• we have a very manifest example of that which thou speakest,1 in Judas. Because, the devil, seeing him inclined to covetousness, took occasion to enter into him, that ready & open way. For, as I take it, some of the Evangelists say, that Satan entered into him.