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... satan , an angelic entity whose function was to test men's fidelity to God . He was not evil , but became evil by iden- tification with his functions . Thus satan was given power to inflict sufferings on Job ( Job i . 6-12 ; compare I ...
... satan , an angelic entity whose function was to test men's fidelity to God . He was not evil , but became evil by iden- tification with his functions . Thus satan was given power to inflict sufferings on Job ( Job i . 6-12 ; compare I ...
Page 378
... Satan , Beelzebub , Leviathan , Elimi , Asta- roth , and others , have today accepted the pact of alliance with Urbain Grandier , who is on our side . And we promise him the love of women , the flower of virgins , the chastity of nuns ...
... Satan , Beelzebub , Leviathan , Elimi , Asta- roth , and others , have today accepted the pact of alliance with Urbain Grandier , who is on our side . And we promise him the love of women , the flower of virgins , the chastity of nuns ...
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... Satan to admit these monsters to carnal copulation , which the ignorant . were easily persuaded to ; and therefore these nymphs are called succubi ; al- though Satan afterwards committed worse , frequently transchanging himself . by ...
... Satan to admit these monsters to carnal copulation , which the ignorant . were easily persuaded to ; and therefore these nymphs are called succubi ; al- though Satan afterwards committed worse , frequently transchanging himself . by ...
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