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312 CITY OF GOD
ing called by Lucifer after the conversion of saint Paul,
I wish to say, that this conference lasted for some time
and the infernal dragon with his demons evolved diverse
schemes and resolved on different measures for the de
struction of the Church and for the possible debasement
of the great Queen from her high state of reputed holi
ness. But the serpent s ignorance about Her was incom
parably greater than his knowledge. The days of peace
enjoyed by the Church being past, the princes of darkness
issued forth from, the abysses in order to execute their
malicious designs fabricated in the infernal dungeons,
and at the head of them all came forth Lucifer. It is
worthy of attention, that so great was the fury and indig
nation of this blood-thirsty beast against the Church and
the most blessed Mary, that he brought with him from
hell more than two thirds of his demons for this enter
prise and without doubt he would have emptied hell of all
its demons, if a part had not been necessary for the
torture of the damned souls. For not only are the
damned ceaselessly burning in the fires lighted by divine
justice, but this dragon never permits the absence of all
the demons to relieve them of the sight and companion
ship of their tormentors. Though Lucifer is so ravenous
for the destruction of mortals on earth, he is just as
unwilling to grant any relief to the damned in hell, and
therefore he will never entirely empty
it of the demons.
Such an impious, cruel and inhuman master the un
fortunate sinners on earth continue to serve !
337. The holiness of the blessed Mother, their divine
favor and protection lavished on the faithful as exhibited
in saint Stephen and saint Paul, and all
the other events
after the death of the Savior, which all came to the
knowledge of the dragon, had raised his wrath to the
highest and to inconceivable pitch. Therefore he took
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