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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. This devise, where of thou speakest, Jerome thinketh it, not too much amiss. What sayest thou to it Theophraste?
Toby. This deuise, wher of thou speakest, Ierome thinketh it, not too much amisse. What saiest thou to it Theophraste?
Theo. I will tell thee mine opinion.1 I do consider thus with my self, how it should be possible, that one man should be faithful to an other, when as man, is so traitorous, so unfaithful, and altogether so unthankful, towards God his Creator who is both his Father, and sovereign liege Lord and Prince. For, how can he obey a mortal man, who is a Rebel, to the immortal GOD,2 who hath both our life and death in his hand,3 and is the same God, by whom we are, live, and dye. And therefore, is not this a most horrible thing, that man, who is but a worm of the earth, and no man in deed, in respect, and scarce able to crawl upon the ground, should be so unthankful and rebellious? For, were it not for the hope of eternal life, we might ⟨image 136⟩right well say, that he were the most miserable of all the creatures in the world. And yet he dareth him self alone, boldly resist all order of nature, and refuse to do his duty, whereunto all the rest of the creatures are most obedient. He boldly dareth lift up him self, against the Author, and Governor of all things, who made him of the slime of the earth, and in a moment is able again to dissolve him. I cannot enough marvel, when as I consider of this great pride and arrogancy of man, how he alone dareth resist his God, whom, all the rest of his creatures, the heavens, the earth, the sea, the stars and planets, all the elements, beasts, Angels, and Devils obey.