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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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Tob. If the case thus standeth, I dare assure thee, that you have very venerable Apostles, to cast out all the Devils by fasting and prayer, which at this present so ⟨image 128⟩greatly trouble the world. And if there were no Devils at all in the whole world, these good fellows, in stead of casting of them out, would bring them in. Wherefore, I do not much marvel, although the Devils have so great power of these drunkards and gluttons of all sorts and estates, and namely, over those ministers & magistrates who rise early in the morning, not to go to a Sermon, but to the Tavern and there drink a dutant, what sayest thou to it Theophraste?
Tob. If the case thus standeth, I dare assure thee, that you haue very venerable Apepostles, to cast out all the Diuels by fasting and prayer, which at this present so ⟨image 128⟩greatly trouble the worlde. And if there were no Diuels at all in the whole worlde, these good fellowes, in steede of casting of them out, woulde bring them in. Wherfore, I doe not much maruel, although the Diuels haue so great power of these drūkards and gluttons of all sortes and estates, and namely, ouer those ministers & magistrates who ryse early in the morning, not to go to a Sermon, but to the Tauerne and there drink a dutant, what saiest thou to it Theophraste?
Theo. This I say unto it, that that land, and common weal is accursed, which hath gluttonous & drunken magistrates & pastors,1 & rise up in the morning to follow drunkenness until they are hot with wine.2 And therefore, seeing that all vices reign in the world, & more amongst them, which should correct and punish them, then amongst any of the rest, it is no marvel, though there be so many devils & Demoniacs every where, as are. But such as fear the Lord, have a very good recourse.