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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.
The. It is said, that the devil many times cast the Lunatic one while into the fire,1 & another while into the water. Now, when the devil eggeth us forward, so that he causeth us to fall into the sin of covetousness, he casteth us into a far more dangerous fire, then if he did cast us into a material fire. For,2 covetousness, is such a fire, as is impossible to be quenched, by reason of that which is cast into it, but burneth still more & more. Wherefore the covetous men burn continually in this fire, and consume therein much of that that is cast in, with them.
The. It is said, that the diuel many times cast the Lunaticke one while into the fire,1 & another while into the water. Now, whē ye diuel eggeth vs forward, so that he causeth vs to fall into the sinne of couetousnesse, he casteth vs into a farre more dangerous fire, then if he did cast vs into a materiall fire. For,2 couetousnes, is such a fire, as is impossible to be quenched, by reason of that which is cast into it, but burneth stil more & more. Wherefore the couetous men burne continualy in this fire, and consume therin much of that that is cast in, with them.
- 1Who they are, whom the devil overthroweth▪ and maketh them fall into the fire.Who they are, w•om the diuel ouerthroweth▪ and maketh them fall into the fire.
- 2The fire of Covetousness.The fire of Couetousnes.