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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. The example of Judas, of whom we have so often spoke, may serve us to great purpose, for the resolving of us in this question. For,1 when Jesus Christ said, that Judas was a Devil, there is no doubt, but that the Devil reigned in the heart of Judas before. But because that Judas continually more and more abused the gifts and graces of God, and grew worse & worse, where he should have waxed better & better, he made the way more open and plain, for the Devil to enter into him. Wherefore S. John setteth it down, that the Devil put it in Judas heart, to betray Jesus Christ:2 and afterward he sayeth, as S. Luke said,3 that Satan entered into him. It was not meant by the Evangelists, but that the Devil was in him before, and namely, when he began to murmur against the woman, who had spent her precious ⟨image 113⟩ointment upon Jesus Christ.4 But their meaning is,5 that we should understand, that the Devil at that time,6 had taken larger possession in the heart of Judas, and had greater power over him, insomuch that he was master of all, as experience afterward manifestly declared.
Theo. The example of Iudas, of whome wee haue so often spoke, may serue vs to great purpose, for the resoluing of vs in this question. For,1 when Iesus Christe sayd, that Iudas was a Deuill, there is no doubt, but that the Deuill reigned in the heart of Iudas before. But because that Iudas continually more and more abused the giftes and graces of God, and grew worse & worse, wher he should haue waxed better & better, hee made the waye more open and plaine, for the Deuill to enter into him. Wherefore S. Iohn setteth it down, that the Deuill put it in Iudas heart, to beetray Iesus Christe: