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Saint Michael the Archangel waged
battle with the evil dragon... He drove them quickly to hell; and those
that took a hesitant stand with him, and not such a foolishly determined
one, he drove those out of heaven and cast them into the air, down in this
lower region close to the earth (and into the lift hom caste Al here
bynethe toward eorthe). There occur the greatest number of tempests, and
there they shall dwell in pain to await Judgment Day. And as their guilt
was greater, so much greater is their pain, and the worse the place they
occupy to do their penance. There were other angels who were
somewhat mistaken, but nevertheless, inclined more to God's side and
scarcely refrained from joining it. They, too, went forth from
heaven... but at Judgment Day, they shall make their way again to
Heaven. -South English Legendary, ca. 1285 Ed. Charlotte D'Evelyn and Anna Mill, London: EETS, 1956, Vol. II, pp. 407- 08
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Bless Yahweh, my soul, bless his holy name, all that is in me! Bless Yahweh, my soul, and remember all his kindnesses: in forgiving all your offences,
taken from Psalm 103
Gallery of Rosicrucian Symbolism Eagle symbolism,
Order of Saint Michael [France]
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