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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.
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.
Theo. I know right well, that thou takest great pleasure to be mery with vs, or els thou speakest of our doctrine according as thou haste hearde our aduersaryes talke, who can neuer speake well of it, and yet neuer eyther heard or yet vnderstood it: or, if euer they heard it and vnderstoode it, they speake ill of it against their own consciences. For, who euer heard vs more condemn fasting and abstynence, then true praier, and all other good workes, which God alloweth and lyketh of.
Toby. Wherefore then fast you not in Lent, the four Ember days, the Vigils, and other fasting days, commanded by the Church.
Toby. Wherefore then fast you not in Lent, the foure Ember dayes, the Vigiles, and other fasting dayes, commanded by ye Church.
Theo. If we condemn the superstitious and importable abuses,1 which the Papists use in their fasts, we do not for all that condemn the true fasts, that are according to the word of GOD, and according to the right rule of the ancient Fathers and true servants of God: But contrariwise, we greatly desire, to have the right use of those fasts, to be brought into the Church. For, there is great difference between correcting the abuses, & the