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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.
Tob. But, what are they, whom the devil maketh thus fall into the water?
Tob. But, what are they, whom ye diuel maketh thus fall into the water?
Theo. Why man, there are an exceeding number of them. We may place in this rank, all voluptuous and licentious persons,1 who suffer themselves to overflow as it were water, in their pleasures & delights. And therefore they make this entree for the Devil to enter into them, to the end he might plunge and drown them over head and ears, so that they should never be able to come out again. To be short, if we would discourse of this matter ⟨image 117⟩more at large, we should find, that the most part of us, are thus daily dealt withal by the Devil, who handleth us not only as he handled the miserable Lunatic, but a great deal more cruelly. For there is no comparison between the harms which the Devil is able to do to the bodies, and those whom he incessantly hurteth in their souls.
Theo. Why man, there are an exceeding number of them. We may place in this ranke, all voluptuous and lycentious persons,1 who suffer thēselues to ouerflow as it were water, in their pleasures & delightes. And therfore they make this entree for the Diuell to enter into thē, to the end he might plunge and drown them ouer head and eares, so that they shoulde neuer be able to come out agayne. To be short, if wee woulde discourse of this matter ⟨image 117⟩more at large, we should find, that the most parte of vs, are thus dayly dealt withall by the Diuell, who handeleth vs not onely as hee handled the miserable Lunaticke, but a great deale more cruelly. For there is no comparison betweene the harmes whiche the Diuell is able to doe to the bodies, and those whom he incessantly hurteth in their soules.