The Autobiography of SatanJohn Relly Beard |
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... Church " rather than for the real interests of beings who cannot be well off hereafter except so far as , in the true sense , they are well off here . To this professionalism the downfall of Satan would be ruinous . But then , under any ...
... Church " rather than for the real interests of beings who cannot be well off hereafter except so far as , in the true sense , they are well off here . To this professionalism the downfall of Satan would be ruinous . But then , under any ...
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... OF LETTERS 245 CHAPTER VI . MY CONNECTION WITH WITCHCRAFT .. 255 CHAPTER VII . MY CONNECTION , THROUGH ASTROLOGY , MAGIC , & c . , WITH THE HIGH- EST FUNCTIONARIES IN CHURCH AND STATE 259 xii CONTENTS . BOOK VII . PERIOD OF DECOMPOSITION :
... OF LETTERS 245 CHAPTER VI . MY CONNECTION WITH WITCHCRAFT .. 255 CHAPTER VII . MY CONNECTION , THROUGH ASTROLOGY , MAGIC , & c . , WITH THE HIGH- EST FUNCTIONARIES IN CHURCH AND STATE 259 xii CONTENTS . BOOK VII . PERIOD OF DECOMPOSITION :
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... church . CHAPTER II . HOW I CAME INTO EXISTENCE . SECTION I. LOGICAL GENESIS OF THE IDEA OF SATAN . GREAT and eager has been the dispute as to my origin . Some say that I co - existed from the first with the Creator of the universe ...
... church . CHAPTER II . HOW I CAME INTO EXISTENCE . SECTION I. LOGICAL GENESIS OF THE IDEA OF SATAN . GREAT and eager has been the dispute as to my origin . Some say that I co - existed from the first with the Creator of the universe ...
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... Church , " it is the most solid victory that Satan has gained over the fallen race of men , to per- suade them to feast on one another . " Dread of the Congos , as the magical rulers of Congo , is universal . earth have skill to calm ...
... Church , " it is the most solid victory that Satan has gained over the fallen race of men , to per- suade them to feast on one another . " Dread of the Congos , as the magical rulers of Congo , is universal . earth have skill to calm ...
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... Church is responsible , that few impartial persons can read them without being assured that what they peruse is the product , if of illusion , certainly of collusion as well . To which of the two the larger share should be ascribed , I ...
... Church is responsible , that few impartial persons can read them without being assured that what they peruse is the product , if of illusion , certainly of collusion as well . To which of the two the larger share should be ascribed , I ...
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Page 35 - sdained subjection, and thought one step higher Would set me highest, and in a moment quit The debt immense of endless gratitude, So burdensome still paying, still to owe, Forgetful what from Him I still received ; And understood not that a grateful mind By owing owes not, but still pays, at once Indebted and discharged...
Page 281 - A dungeon horrible, on all sides round, As one great furnace flamed ; yet from those flames No light, but rather darkness visible Served only to discover sights of woe, Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace And rest can never dwell, hope never comes, That comes to all...
Page 180 - He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man : the field is the world : the good seed are the children of the kingdom ; but the tares are the children of the wicked one : The enemy that sowed them is the devil ; the harvest is the end of the world ; and the reapers are the angels.
Page 36 - What feigned submission swore! Ease would recant Vows made in pain, as violent and void; For never can true reconcilement grow Where wounds of deadly hate have pierced so deep...
Page 36 - Thou hadst : whom hast thou then or what to accuse, But Heaven's free love dealt equally to all ? Be then His love accursed, since love or hate, To me alike, it deals eternal woe. Nay, cursed be thou ; since against His thy will Chose freely what it now so justly rues.
Page 108 - And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
Page 135 - And I heard a loud voice, saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ : for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
Page 415 - The Saviour comes! by ancient bards foretold: Hear him, ye deaf, and all ye blind, behold ! He from thick films shall purge the visual ray, And on the sightless eye-ball pour the day: 'Tis he th' obstructed paths of sound shall clear, And bid new music charm th' unfolding ear: The dumb shall sing, the lame his crutch forego, And leap exulting like the bounding roe.
Page vii - And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy...
Page 157 - He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.