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   > loud voice to the commander-in-chief and said: Who are these, and   
   > what is their sin who stand in the fire up to the girdle? And the   
   > commander-in-chief said: These, all holy one, are they who inherited   
   > the curse of father and mother, and for this cause they are thus   
   > chastised here as accursed. VI. And the all holy one said: And who   
   > are these standing in the fire up to the breasts? And the   
   > commander-in-chief said: These are whosoever cast off their wives and   
   > defiled them in adultery, and for this cause they are thus chastised   
   > here. VII. And the all holy one said to the commander-in-chief: Who   
   > are these standing up to the neck in the flame of the fire? And the   
   > commander-in-chief said: These, all holy one, are whosoever ate of   
   > the flesh of men. And the all holy one said: And how is it possible   
   > for one man to eat of the flesh of another? And the   
   > commander-in-chief said: Listen, all holy one, and I will tell thee:   
   > These are they whosoever brought down their own children out of their   
   > own wombs and cast them out(3) as food for dogs, and whosoever gave   
   > up their brothers in the presence of kings and governors, these ate   
   > the flesh of man, and for this cause they are thus chastised. VIII.   
   > And the all holy one said: Who are these set in the fire up to the   
   > crown? And the commander-in-chief said: These, all holy one, are   
   > whosoever lay hold of the precious cross and swear to a lie: by the   
   > power of the cross of the Lord. The angels tremble and worship with   
   > fear, and men lay hold of it and swear to a lie and do not know what   
   > they testify: and for this cause they are thus chastised here. IX.   
   > And in another place the all holy one saw a man hung by the feet,(4)   
   > and worms devoured him. And she asked the commander-in-chief: Who is   
   > this and what is his sin? And the commander-in-chief said: This is he   
   > who took usury(6) for his gold, and for this cause he is thus   
   > chastised here. X. And she saw a woman hanging by her two ears, and   
   > all the beasts(8) came out of her mouth and gnawed her in pieces: and   
   > the highly favoured one asked the commander-in-chief: Who is she, and   
   > what is her sin? And the commander-in-chief said: She is she who   
   > turned aside into strange houses and those of her neighbours and   
   > spoke evil words to make strife, and for that cause she is thus   
   > chastised here. XI. And seeing these things the all holy Mother of   
   > God wept and said to the commander-in-chief: It were well for man   
   > that he   
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   > had not been born. And the commander-in-chief said: Verily, all holy   
   > one, thou hast not seen the great chastisements. And the all holy one   
   > said to the commander-in-chief: Come, Michael, great   
   > commander-in-chief, and lead me that I may see all the chastisements.   
   > And the commander-in-chief said: Where dost thou wish, all holy one,   
   > that we should go? And the highly favoured one answered: To the West:   
   > and straightway the cherubim appeared and led the highly favoured to   
   > the West. XII. And she saw a cloud full of fire and in it there was   
   > a(1) multitude of men and women. And the all holy one said: What was   
   > their sin? And the commander-in-chief said: These, all holy one, are   
   > they who on the morning of the Lord's day sleep like the dead, and   
   > for that reason they are thus chastised here. And the all holy one   
   > said: If anyone cannot rise, what shall he do? And the   
   > commander-in-chief said: Listen, all holy one: if anyone's house is   
   > fastened on the four (sides?) and surrounds him and he cannot come   
   > out, he has forgiveness. XIII. And she saw in another place burning   
   > benches of fire and on then, sat a multitude of men and women and   
   > burned on them. And the all holy one asked: Who are these and what is   
   > their sin? And the commander-in-chief said: These, all holy one, are   
   > they who do not rise up to the presbyter when they enter into the   
   > church of God, and for this cause they are thus chastised here. XIV.   
   > And the all holy one saw in another place an iron tree and it had   
   > branches of iron, and on it there hung a multitude of men and women   
   > by their tongues? And seeing them the all holy one wept, and asked   
   > the commander-in-chief saying: Who are these and what was their sin?   
   > And the commander-in-chief said: These are perjurers, blasphemers,   
   > slanderers, whosoever divided brothers from brothers. And the all   
   > holy one said: How is it possible to divide brothers from brothers?   
   > And the commander-in-chief said: Listen, all holy one, and I will   
   > tell thee about this: When some from among the nations desired to be   
   > baptised, he would say to them one word: Thou foul-feeding,   
   > unbelieving Gentile; because he thus blasphemer, he shall receive   
   > ceaseless retribution. XV. And in another place the all holy one saw   
   > a man hanging from his four extremities, and from his nails blood   
   > gushed vehemently, and his tongues was tied in a flame of fire, and   
   > he was unable to groan and say the Kyrie eleison me. And when she had   
   > seen him the all holy one wept and herself said the Kyrie eleison   
   > thrice: and after the saying of the prayer, came the angel who had   
   > authority over the scourge and loosed the man's tongue: and the all   
   > holy one asked the commander-in-chief: Who is this wretched one who   
   > has this chastisement? And the commander-in-chief said: This, all   
   > holy one, is the steward who did not the will of God, but ate the   
   > things of the church and said: "He who ministers to the altar shall   
   > be nourished from the altar":(4) and for this cause he is thus   
   > chastised here. And the all holy one said: Let it be unto him   
   > according to his faith. And again he tied his tongue. XVI. And   
   > Michael, the commander-in-chief said: Come hither, all holy one, and   
   > I will show unto thee where the priests are chastised. And the all   
   > holy one came out and saw presbyters hanging by their twenty nails,   
   > and fire came out of their heads. And seeing them the all holy one   
   > asked the commander-in-chief: Who are these and what is their sin?   
   > And the commander-in-chief said: These, all holy one, are they who   
   > stand beside the throne of God, and when they sang of the body of our   
   > Lord Jesus Christ, the pearls fell out, and the awful throne of   
   > heaven shook and the footstool of our Lord Jesus Christ trembled, and   
   > they did not perceive it: and for this cause they are thus chastised   
   > here. XVII. And the all holy one saw a man and a winged beast having   
   > three heads like flames of fire: the two heads were towards his eyes   
   > and the third head towards his mouth. And seeing him the all holy one   
   > asked the commander-in-chief: Who is this, that he cannot save   
   > himself from the mouth of the dragon? And the commander-in-chief said   
   > to her: This, all holy one, is the reader who does not practise in   
   > his own habits according to what is worthy of the holy Gospel: and   
   > for this cause he is thus chastised here. XVIII. And the   
   > commander-in-chief said: Come hither, all holy one, and I will show   
   > thee where the angelic and archangelic form is chastised. She   
   > proceeded and saw(5) them lying in the fire and the sleepless worm   
   > gnawed them: and the all holy one said: Who are these, and what is   
   > their sin? And the commander-in-chief said: These, all holy one,   
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   > are they who possessed the archangelic and apostolic form: hearken,   
   > all holy one, concerning this: on earth they were called patriarchs   
      
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