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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. I do not much marvel, that there are this day so few Conjurers, which are able to cast out of the world those Devils, of whom we have heretofore so much spoken. For, there are but a few men, very earnest in prayer. And as for fasting; the number is less, especially amongest you, who so greatly glory of the Reformation of the Gospel: For, you are not contented your selves not to fast: but, which is worse,1 you scorn them that fast, and condemn them for superstitious people, and ⟨image 126⟩hypocrites.
Toby. I doe not much meruaile, that there are this day so few Coniurers, which are able to cast out of the worlde those Deuilles, of whome wee haue heretofore so much spoken. For, there are but a few men, very earnest in prayer. And as for fastinge; the number is lesse, especially amongeste you, who so greatly glory of the Reformation of the Gospell: For, you are not contented your selues not to fast: but, which is worse,1 you scorne them that fast, and condemne them for superstitious people, and ⟨image 126⟩hypocrites.
- 1The abuse of fa•ting condemned.The abuse of fa•ting condēned.
Theo. I know right well, that thou takest great pleasure to be merry with us, or else thou speakest of our doctrine according as thou haste heard our adversaries talk, who can never speak well of it, and yet never either heard or yet understood it: or, if ever they heard it and understood it, they speak ill of it against their own consciences. For, who ever heard us more condemn fasting and abstinence, then true prayer, and all other good works, which God alloweth and liketh of.