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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. There is no doubt of it. Whereupon thou art to note first of all, that the Hebrew word, which the holy scripture useth in this place, may be diversly interpreted. For, it may also be interpreted, that this wicked spirit, terrified, or choked, or puffed up, or else astonished Saul, and made him become blockish.
Theo. There is no doubt of it. Whereupon thou art to note first of all, that the Hebrew word, which the holy scripture vseth in this place, may be diuerslye interpreted. For, it may also be interpreted, that this wicked spirite, terrified, or choked, or puffed vp, or els astonished Saul, and made him become blockish.
To. But,1 before we talk any further of this wicked spirit, which came upon Saul, after that the good spirit of the Lord was departed from him. It hath heretofore been declared, that Saul was a great hypocrite, and a most glorious man, and an envious Rebel to God, and had so provoked God unto anger,2 as that he caused Samuel to tell him,3 that he should be bereaved of the kingdom,4 which he had given him, as in deed it was. And the cause why GOD gave him over unto the wicked sprite, came by reason thereof. Now, Saul was not so wicked and cursed, before such time as the wicked spirit had taken possession in him, neither was he any right Demoniac, without he kept it more close before, then afterward he did. ⟨image 113⟩And therefore, how are we to understand this, that the good spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and that the wicked spirit came upon him, in the stead of the good?