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Seven deadly sins.

Seven Vices and Seven Virtues (Wrath)

Seven Vices and Seven Virtues (Wrath)Frescoes by GIOTTO The Seven Vices: WrathFresco, 120 x 55 cmCappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), PaduaPasted from

The human heart and the seven deadly sins….

The human heart and the seven deadly sins. This is a 1900 Breton “Mission painting”, possibly by Paul Peyron. Pasted from

An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish

An Outline of Intellectual Rubbishby Bertrand RussellPasted from …Although there are many kinds of sin, seven of which are deadly, the most fruitful field for Satan’s wiles is sex. The orthodox Catholic doctrine on this subject is to be found in St. Paul, St. Augustine, and St. Thomas Aquinas. It is best to be celibate, …

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Mary Magdalene was not a prostitute….

Mary Magdalene was not a prostitute.Mary Magdalene was not a prostitute. She is often confused with a different, unnamed woman in the Gospel of Luke (immediately before Mary Magdalene’s introduction) who indeed was a prostitute. The misconception stems from a 6th-century homily from Pope Gregory I, who assumed that the seven demons that Jesus cast …

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Old English Drama….

Old English Drama. Select Plays by A. W. Ward.Download at:ia700402.us.archive.org/18/items/oldenglishdramas00warduoft/oldenglishdramas00warduoft.pdf

After this…

After this, the spirit Mephostophiles came to him and said unto him: If thou are henceforth steadfast in thy commitment, then will I tickle thy lust otherwise, so that in thy days thou wilt wish naught else than this–namely: if thou canst not live chastely, then will I lead to thy bed any day or …

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Puffed up with pride and arrogance…

Puffed up with pride and arrogance, Doctor Faustus (although he did consider for a space) had got so proud and reckless that he did not want to give thought to the weal of his soul, but came to terms with the evil spirit, promised to observe all his articles, and to obey them. He supposed …

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Sin in America

Sin in AmericaFrom the text: “The authors undertook the task of statistically representing the seven deadly sins throughout the U.S. and Nevada to determine what, if any, spatial coincidence occurred. Each of the deadly sins was given separate treatment based on sociologic and economic characteristics, while pride, the “greatest” and “root” of all sins, was …

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Doctor Faustus is based on an older tale; it is

Doctor Faustus is based on an older tale; it is believed to be the first dramatization of the Faust legend.Some scholars believe that Marlowe developed the story from a popular 1592 translation, commonly called The English Faust Book. There is an official 1528 Ingolstadt municipal reference to a “suspicious” Doctor Faustus. There is thought to …

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Sins in the Bible

Sins in the BibleColossians 3:8But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. Pasted from Mark 4:18-19 (Lust)Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for …

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Youtube Video

Youtube VideoFAUSTUS – Seven Deadly SinsDR. FAUSTUS by Christopher MarloweProcession of the Seven Deadly Sins (Lechery, Sloth, Envy, Covetousness, Gluttony, Pride, Wrath)from Doctor FaustusPasted from

The Seven Social Sins of Mohandas Gandhi:

The Seven Social Sins of Mohandas Gandhi:Politics without Principle Wealth without Work Pleasure without Conscience Knowledge without Character Commerce without Morality Science without Humanity Worship without Sacrifice – Young India, 22-10-1925 Rights without Responsibility – An 8th sin added by Arun Gandhi. Pasted from

Death forces drink down a man’s throat….

Death forces drink down a man’s throat. F.R. Schellenberg. Freund heins Erscheinungen. Winterthur : Heinrich Steiner und Comp., 1785. Page 0.94.A scene inspired by one of the seven deadly sins, gluttony: death forces drink down a man’s throat.Pasted from

Peter Binsfeld

Peter BinsfeldPasted from [This is the $%^$ who killed all those people and forced Cornelius Loos to recant (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelius_Loos)].He was elected Suffragan Bishop of Trier and became a well-known theologian writer, who achieved fame as a one of the most prominent witch-hunters of his time. Binsfeld wrote the influential treatise De confessionibus maleficorum et sagarum, …

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Is there virtue in sin?

Is there virtue in sin?“Lucifer and his counterpart Ahriman figure in anthroposophy as two polar, generally evil influences on world and human evolution. Steiner described both positive and negative aspects of both figures, however: Lucifer as the light spirit which “plays on human pride and offers the delusion of divinity”, but also motivates creativity and …

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Marlowe’s Seven Deadlies from The Tragedie of Doctor Faustus:

Marlowe’s Seven Deadlies from The Tragedie of Doctor Faustus: [Mephastophilis answers Faustus’s questions about the nature of the world, but not when Faustus asks him who made the universe. Faust has doubts, and Mephastophilis and Lucifer bring in personifications of the Seven Deadly Sins (pride, covetousness, wrath, envy, gluttony, sloth, and lechery) to parade in …

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Faustus is not a villain

Faustus is not a villainFaustus is not a villain, though; he is a tragic hero, a protagonist whose character flaws lead to his downfall. Pasted from

Marlowe:

Marlowe: Later, Mephastophilis answers all of his questions about the nature of the world, refusing to answer only when Faustus asks him who made the universe. This refusal prompts yet another bout of misgivings in Faustus, but Mephastophilis and Lucifer bring in personifications of the Seven Deadly Sins to prance about in front of Faustus, …

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Seven Deadly Sins

Seven Deadly SinsAttributed to Hieronymus Bosch 1475-1480Oil on panel, 120 x 150 cmMadrid, Museo del Prado Pasted from

How Does God Rate?

How Does God Rate? The Seven Deadly Sins.We are lucky to have been provided with a list of sins that can apparently lead to all sorts of trouble – the Seven Deadly Sins. These should not be confused with the Seven Samurai (who could also cause lots of trouble and be deadly), the Seven Brides …

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