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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.
Jerome. Thou puttest me in remembrance of a melancholic man,1 that Galen maketh mention of. This man had heard the fable that the ancient Poets feigned of Atlas bearing the heavens on his shoulders,2 and ⟨image 14⟩being overcome with melancholic humour was sore afraid least Atlas being wearied the heavy burden,3 should either let it fall, or throw it of on his shoulders, & so crush both him and all the world to pieces. Plutarch also maketh mention of an other, which was sore afraid least the Moon should fall, and greatly pitied and lamented those Nations which were under the Moon: as the Ethiopians, and those of the Isle of Taprobana. He would also have feared least the Sky should have fallen, if it had not been holden up by Atlas Columns.
Ierom. Thou puttest me in remēbrance of a melancolike man,1 that Gallen maketh mention of. This man had heard the fable that the auncient Poets fained of Atlas bearyng the heauens on his shoulders,2 and ⟨image 14⟩being ouercome with melancolike humor was sore afraied least Atlas being weried the heauy burthen,3 should either let it fall, or throwe it of on his shoulders, & so crush bothe hym and all the worlde to peeces. Plutarch also maketh mentiō of an other, whiche was sore afraied least the Moone should fall, and greatly pitied and lamented those Nations whiche were vnder the Moone: as the Etheopians, and those of the Ile of Taprobana. He would also haue feared least the Skie should haue fallen, if it had not beene holden vp by Atlas Cullumms.
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