A68845:58
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. We see the experience thereof daily. But mark what the same author saith further of this matter. The world (sayeth he) hath lost his youth, and the times begin to wax old.1 For the world is divided into xii. parts, and x. parts of it are gone already, and half of the tenth part. And there remaineth that, which is after the half of the tenth part. Therefore set thine house in order, and reform thy people, and comfort such of them as be in trouble, and now renounce the corruption. Let go from thee mortal thoughts, caste away from thee the burdens of men, and put of now thy weak nature, and set aside thy most grievous thoughts, and haste thee to depart from these times. For greater evils then those which thou hast seen now, shall they commit. For, the weaker that the world is by reason of age, the more shall the evils be increased upon them that dwell therein.2 For, the truth is fled far away, and lies at hand. And after he sayeth: thus the world is set in darkness, and they that dwell therein are without light. For, thy law is burnt, therefore no man knoweth ⟨image 7⟩the things that are done of thee, or the works that shall be done.
Theo. We se the experiēce thereof daily. But marke what thesame author saith further of this matter. The worlde (saieth he) hath loste his youth, and the tymes begin to waxe old.1 For the world is deuided into xii. partes, and x. partes of it are gone alreadie, and halfe of the tenth parte. And there remaineth that, whiche is after the halfe of the tenth part. Therefore set thine hous in order, and reforme thy people, and comfort suche of thē as bee in trouble, and now renounce the corruption. Let go frō thee mortall thoughtes, caste awaie from thee the burthens of men, and put of now thy weake nature, and set aside thy moste greeuous thoughtes, and haste thee to depart from these tymes. For greater euils then those whiche thou hast seen now, shall thei cōmit. For, the weaker that the world is by reason of age, the more shall the euils be encreased vpon them that dwell therein.2