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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.
Toby. But I pray thee tell me, whether Music hath any power against such kind of madness as Sauls was,1 or not? For, it is to be presumed, that they which gave Saul counsel, to send for a cunning Musician, where of this opinion.
Toby. But I pray thee tell me, whether Musicke hath any power against such kinde of madnesse as Saules was,1 or not? For, it is to be presumed, that they which gaue Saule counsell, to send for a cunning Musition, where of this opinion.
- 1Music, a remedy against madness.Musick, a remedy against madnesse.
Theo. There are many Melancholic, and frantic people, whom Music serveth as a medicine, because it rejoiceth and tempereth mens affections, and thereby ⟨image 124⟩draweth away their imaginations else whether, if it be used as it should be. But Sauls madness proceeded not only of a lad and melancholic humour, either yet upon anger and wrath. But the principal cause was supernatural: And therefore, although he found him self somewhat comforted and eased, when David played upon the Harp, yet continued he still in his madness, yea insomuch that he still enforced him self to thrust through David, his Musician. And therefore he was to look for remedy some where else. For, Sauls madness proceeded from the curse of god,1 wherewith he threateneth all such as will not obey his law,2 that he will strike them with blindness, fury, and madness: in such a sort, as that he will make them senseless, that they shall be no more able to guide and govern them selves,