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No credence whatever is to be given to the opinion... that
the demons act as messengers and interpreters between the
gods and men to carry all petitions from us to the gods, and
to bring back to us the help of the gods. On the contrary,
we must believe them to be spirits most eager to inflict
harm, utterly alien from righteousness, swollen with pride,
pale with envy, subtle in deceit...
-Augustine
The City of God, VIII, 22
That Heresies should arise, we have the prop |
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