Satan himself is aware of this reaction on the part of God and therefore seeks both to instigate the commission of such acts and to bring about a human failure to punish them (on account of the false notion that sorcery does not actually exist), because he knows that this will enrage God, who will then give continued permission for further, more heinous crimes. In effect, the situation is a downward spiral of human crimes, the penalty for which is the commission of even worse crimes.
Oh something worth noting, the translator intentionally chooses to not translate whatever word (cant remember right now) as witches but as sorceress because in his mind the word witch would bring modern connotations that don't fit.
which(witch heh), fair, maybe.
but also we are talking about a book that inspired the witch trials so I think its kinda a weird choice
So god allows sorcery to exist to punish humans for all the sorcery they are doing. airtight logic lol.
Satan himself is aware of this reaction on the part of God and therefore seeks both to instigate the commission of such acts and to bring about a human failure to punish them (on account of the false notion that sorcery does not actually exist), because he knows that this will enrage God, who will then give continued permission for further, more heinous crimes. In effect, the situation is a downward spiral of human crimes, the penalty for which is the commission of even worse crimes.
The Malleus deals repeatedly with the question of how to reconcile the existence of a sect dedicated exclusively to the commission of the most extreme evil with the presupposition of an omnipotent and wholly good God. Not surprisingly, the answer is given in terms of the traditional explanation that God’s grant of free will to mankind makes it perfectly just (and necessary) for him to tolerate evil deeds (whose perpetrators will of course then be suitably punished after death). ... It is occasionally asserted that God’s purposes are inscrutable, which serves to defer judgment on the question of why he allows evil with the assumption that there must be some greater good at issue which is simply unknown to the human observer (126A, D). Much more frequent, however, is the idea that the existence of sorcery is tolerated by God as a form of retribution on the human race as a whole for previous acts of sorcery.
So god allows sorcery to exist to punish humans for all the sorcery they are doing. airtight logic lol.
Satan needs his beauty rest
The Malleus deals repeatedly with the question of how to reconcile the existence of a sect dedicated exclusively to the commission of the most extreme evil with the presupposition of an omnipotent and wholly good God. Not surprisingly, the answer is given in terms of the traditional explanation that God’s grant of free will to mankind makes it perfectly just (and necessary) for him to tolerate evil deeds (whose perpetrators will of course then be suitably punished after death). ... It is occasionally asserted that God’s purposes are inscrutable, which serves to defer judgment on the question of why he allows evil with the assumption that there must be some greater good at issue which is simply unknown to the human observer (126A, D). Much more frequent, however, is the idea that the existence of sorcery is tolerated by God as a form of retribution on the human race as a whole for previous acts of sorcery.
Satan forgot to shower and brush his hair this millennia so he is still getting ready obviously.
Satan needs his beauty rest
Its is somewhat humorous to read something from the 15th century that is going on about how they are in the "end times" and that people are cavorting with demons because satan is getting ready for his final battle.
Dude takes a long time to get ready lol.
Satan forgot to shower and brush his hair this millennia so he is still getting ready obviously.
The new conception of sorcery as a form of direct worship of Satan that involves the infliction of harm though sorcery can be derived from the revolting lies told about the heretical sect known as the Waldensians by their orthodox foes. The logical development seems to have been as follows. First, the heretical Waldensians were conceived of as tools of Satan, and thus the traditional calumnies about heretics, including the murder of babies and the practice of maleficent sorcery, were ascribed to the Waldensians. Eventually, the Waldensians became so associated with sorcery that deformed versions of their name could become terms for “witch” in Romance languages. In the next step, the sect that practices witchcraft was no longer associated specifically with the Waldensians. Instead, the notion developed that there was a deviant group of renegade Christians who renounced Christianity in favor of the worship of Satan, who were led by him, and who practiced the most extreme form of maleficent sorcery for its own sake. The texts cited above present the earliest attestation of this new conception.One might ask whether it is not possible that there were in fact satanic sects that subjectively believed that they were carrying out the will of Satan (whatever the metaphysical truth of the matter). To this the simple answer is no
Its is somewhat humorous to read something from the 15th century that is going on about how they are in the "end times" and that people are cavorting with demons because satan is getting ready for his final battle.
Dude takes a long time to get ready lol.
The one other substantial source is another Dominican, Antoninus of Florence, who wrote an encyclopedic handbook on ecclesiastical matters in the early fourteenth century. He is responsible for the large section (Pt.1, Q. 6) explaining the character flaws of women
The new conception of sorcery as a form of direct worship of Satan that involves the infliction of harm though sorcery can be derived from the revolting lies told about the heretical sect known as the Waldensians by their orthodox foes. The logical development seems to have been as follows. First, the heretical Waldensians were conceived of as tools of Satan, and thus the traditional calumnies about heretics, including the murder of babies and the practice of maleficent sorcery, were ascribed to the Waldensians. Eventually, the Waldensians became so associated with sorcery that deformed versions of their name could become terms for “witch” in Romance languages. In the next step, the sect that practices witchcraft was no longer associated specifically with the Waldensians. Instead, the notion developed that there was a deviant group of renegade Christians who renounced Christianity in favor of the worship of Satan, who were led by him, and who practiced the most extreme form of maleficent sorcery for its own sake. The texts cited above present the earliest attestation of this new conception.One might ask whether it is not possible that there were in fact satanic sects that subjectively believed that they were carrying out the will of Satan (whatever the metaphysical truth of the matter). To this the simple answer is no
Authors pulls from three major sources, Aquinas (also a Dominican) (used to prove that witchcraft is real basically), Johannes Nider (another Dominican) (used to talk about what witchcraft is), and then the Spanish inquisitor Nicholas Eymeric (surprise a Dominican) to talk about how to have a proper inquistion.
The one other substantial source is another Dominican, Antoninus of Florence, who wrote an encyclopedic handbook on ecclesiastical matters in the early fourteenth century. He is responsible for the large section (Pt.1, Q. 6) explaining the character flaws of women
Reading the translators outline of the work is getting me sooo curious
Like there is a section on curing yourself from whatever a witch has afflicted you with. And one such section is "Cures for removed penises"
very curious lol.
Authors pulls from three major sources, Aquinas (also a Dominican) (used to prove that witchcraft is real basically), Johannes Nider (another Dominican) (used to talk about what witchcraft is), and then the Spanish inquisitor Nicholas Eymeric (surprise a Dominican) to talk about how to have a proper inquistion.
Aster