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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.
Theo. In deed,1 Saint Luke and ⟨image 111⟩S. John have so set it down.2 And although the Devil entered not into him to torment his body, as his custom is, to torment Demoniacs, yet he so tormented his soul, as that he drove him to that issue that he made him hang himself.3 And because he was so disloyal a Traitor,4 where he should have been an angel of God,5 unto the which estate Jesus Christ had called him,6 our Saviour of very right and justly,7 did not only call him Demoniac, but even plain devil. For, seeing the true ministers of the Lord be called in the holy scriptures,8 the angels of god, then may they justly be holden for devils, which abuse their office, and band themselves against God, where they should thereby honour him.9 For, herein they do the office of Devils, because they abuse their office, and the excellent gifts which God hath bestowed upon them.
Theo. In deede,1 Saint Luke and ⟨image 111⟩S. Iohn haue so set it down.2 And althogh the Diuell entered not into him to torment his body, as his custome is, to torment Demoniackes, yet he so tormented his soule, as that he droue him to that issue that he made him hang himselfe.