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.…

Jer. That covetousness, whereof the devil himself is both God and father.

Ier. That couetousnes, wherof the diuel himselfe is both God and father.

Tob. Indeed, me thinketh that Luther hit it rightly. And if so be there had been no such thing, but a feigned matter, for sport, yet it carrieth a good sense with it, for we daily see before our eyes, the practise whereof Luther spake, both in all countries, and also in all estates, and therefore the Almains are not to be only charged therewith. For, we are able to say without counterfeiting, that there is a devilish covetousness all the world throughout. And if a man should consider well of the matter, ⟨image 119⟩we should see covetousness, to be a very right she Devil, and maketh men become he Devils, & maketh such a number of Demoniacs as the woman was, of whom thou erst spakest, and begetteth such a number of great & little Devils, to play this pageant, as that the whole world is nothing else but a Devilry, altogether divelished.

Tob. Indeed, me thinketh that Luther hitte it rightlye. And if so bee there had been no such thing, but a fayned matter, for sporte, yet it carrieth a good sence with it, for we daylye see before our eyes, the practise whereof Luther spake, both in al countries, and also in all estates, and therefore the Almaynes are not to bee onelye charged therwith. For, we are able to say without counterfetting, that there is a diuellish couetousnes al the world throughout. And if a man should consider well of the matter, ⟨image 119⟩we should see couetousnesse, to be a verye right shee Diuel, and maketh men become hee Diuels, & maketh such a nūber of Demoniacks as the woman was, of whō thou erst spakest, and begetteth suche a number of great & litle Diuels, to play this pageāt, as that the whole worlde is nothing els but a Diuelrie, altogether diuelished.