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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
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Theo. I know more of this, then I gladly would, & I cannot hear it spoken of, but to their great shame which do, and continue such villainies. But it is easily ⟨image 128⟩to be seen, what manner of men these ministers and officers are, who thus honestly behave them selves, thou mayest right well say, That Rowland and Oliver are well met. For, because these officers, are men of wicked life and conversation, and fear that the Ministers would reprove them of their sins: They are the gladdest men in the world, when they can get in their Ministers to boll with them, to the end thereby to bridle them, that they should not be over grievous in accusing and reprehending of them. For, when these Ministers or rather minstrels, have well wet their whistle, they, over whom they are Pastors, do assure themselves then, that they will not be too eager upon them. And again, these cup whistling minstrels, have no regard, to much crying out, because they fear that some man would accuse them, if they should displease those who were witnesses of their trolling and bolling, & the rest of their vices whereunto they are subject.
Theo. I knowe more of this, then I gladly would, & I cānot heare it spoken of, but to their great shame which doe, and continue such villanies. But it is easily ⟨image 128⟩to bee seene, what maner of men these ministers and officers are, who thus honestly behaue them selues, thou maist right well say, That Rowland and Oliuer are well met. For, because these officers, are men of wicked life and conuersation, and feare that the Ministers woulde reproue them of their sinnes: They are the gladdest men in the worlde, when they can get in their Ministers to bolle with them, to the end thereby to brydle them, that they shoulde not bee ouer greeuous in accusing and reprehending of them. For, when these Ministers or rather minstrels, haue well wet theyr whystle, they, ouer whom they are Pastors, doe assure themselues then, that they wyll not be too eager vpon them. And againe, these cup whisteling minstrels, haue no regard, to much crying out, because they fear that some man woulde accuse them, if they should displease those who were witnesses of their trolling and bolling, & the rest of their vices whereunto they are subiect.