Since God has prevented the doing of evil, and sends those who commit it into the fiery Gehenna, how could it be possible for Him to work together with those who perform shameful deeds? Therefore, do not say that God hears the unclean, the sinful, and those corrupted in their habits, and that He kills people. May it never be so! These are not works of God, but evil deeds of cunning demons. For there are certain sorcerers who fashion an icon of some saints, and on the back of the icon they unusually place figures of mythological monsters, which they cover with earth. And when they desire either that a woman commit adultery, or that a man be killed, or that horses be crushed, then they fast a cursed and defiled fast, and make prayers through the whole night before the icon, and light candles and torches, and keep vigil invoking the demons until such a thing happens to appear. And they use such things to establish their craft, even though most of the time they accomplish nothing. Therefore, guard yourself from such people, lest someday you be drawn into their snare.
The Deception of the Demons
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