Spiritual Experiences (Odhner) n. 325

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325. The diabolic gang are not only utterly powerless, but can even realize it is true, and admit and acknowledge it - even as if it were not against their will to do so

This I learned today from experience, that even spirits of the diabolic gang who are otherwise most stupid in matters of true belief, were nevertheless forced to admit that they knew it was true they could do nothing from themselves. They fully acknowledged this, and in fact, not [just] with the mouth, but even from a certain conviction. Afterwards, however, they were ashamed. 1747, the 9th day of December.


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