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obey Thy commands, above all when., forsaking Thy rule and Thy friendship, we have
abjured Thee and have consorted with the impious demons, nor yet contented with Thy
denial, have bound ourselves in writing to those demons, surrendering the document of
our voluntary obligation against Thee into their custody. But Thy mercies aye without
number, O Lord of loving-kindness, and it is Thine to spare and to Pardon; look,
therefore, with compassion upon this Thy creature, who, having formerly denied Thee
and given himself in writing to the demons, but now, having returned to himself by the
help
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of Thine infinite goodness, doth abhor his impiety, doth desire to be restored unto Thee
his true Lord, and to be received with contrite heart into Thy favour. We know, O Lord,
that a contrite and humble heart Thou wilt not despise, nor can any writing be an
impediment in the way of Thy mercy; we beseech Thee, therefore, that, by the abundance
of Thy clemency, not only may the heinousness of this sin be blotted out with the Blood of
Thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ, but that the demon, by the word of Thy Power, may be
compelled to restore the deed and obligation and delivery, lest he glory in his tyranny
and Pretend to any right over the man whom we pray to be delivered through Thy Son
from his bonds. Through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, &c.
The propitiation of offended Deity is followed by a citation of the demon who is required
to disgorge his prey.
EXORCISM
I exorcise thee, O impious Satan, who, when thy power has passed away, dost still
pretend to impose a tyrant yoke on man. I exorcise thee by Jesus Christ, Who came into
this world for the salvation of sinners; I conjure thee to remove thy yoke immediately
from this creature, who, deceived by thy wiles, formerly delivered himself unto thee.
Abandoning thee henceforth, he commits himself to the Divine mercy, seeking His service
unto Whom he alone is owing, Who also promises the reward of eternal life to those who
follow Him. I exorcise thee by the precious Blood of Jesus Christ, by which the deed of
judgment against us hath been blotted out, so that when Jesus receiveth the sinner into
His favour, thou shalt dare not to advance anything against him, and shalt not fail to
restore the deed by which this creature bound himself unto thee, the same being now
cancelled by the Blood of Jesus Christ.
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Hear, therefore, accursed Satan, who art powerless over a servant of God, when,
encouraged by his true Lord, he turneth unto another service; in vain dost thou boast of
this deed; I command thee to restore it in the name of the Lord, as a Proof before the
whole world that when God receiveth a sinner, thou hast no longer any Yule over his
soul. I abjure thee, by Him who expelled thee from thy stronghold, bereft thee of the arms
which thou didst trust in and distributed thy spoils. Return therefore this deed, whereby
this creature of God foolishly bound himself to thy service; return it, I say, in His name