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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. We may easily think this to be true, for that the Gentiles them selves were constrained to acknowledge it a duty. And they learned not by the holy scripture and laws of God,1 to honour their elders, for that it was not given and revealed to them as to the children of God: but have learned it by law of nature, which ⟨image 10⟩is common Schoolmasters to all.
Tobie. Wee maie easilie thinke this to be true, for that the Gentiles them selues were constrained to acknowledge it a dutie. And thei learned not by the holy scripture and lawes of God,1 to honour their elders, for that it was not giuen and reueiled to them as to the children of God: but haue learned it by lawe of nature, whiche ⟨image 10⟩is common Schoolemaisters to all.
- 1The law […] nature.The lawe 〈…〉 nature.
Jerome. This Schoolmasters nature, of whom thou speakest, hath so imprinted this in the hearts of all men, that even they which will neither hear nor obey it, are nevertheless, constrained to confess it, both to be right honest and of duty as the Ambassadors of the Lacedaemonians did well declare to the Athenians. 1For on a time there were certain common Plays at Athens with Scaffolds made, whereupon these Ambassadors were placed very honourably, there was a poor old man an Athenian, which gat up as the rest did, but all the seats were taken up, and because he could find no seat, but was fain to stand, all the people laughed him to scorn, saving the Lacedaemonian Ambassadors, which rise from their seats to give him place: The Athenians seeing this courtesy, liked it well and gave them great praise. Whereby they showed that they knew what was honest and praise worthy: but none of them desired to have this praise. Therefore the Ambassadors said: The Athenians can judge both of courtesy and honesty, but they use it not.