Book Fifth

[LoLzboi 661]

Book Fifth

Concerning Sin

 

The murder of Saint Godwin of Paradisus at the hands of Harren

 

Penned By High Pontiff Siegmund I

 

1st of Godfrey’s Triumph, 1694

 

 

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Furthering upon my thoughts on the false Gods through the context of their Religious institutions that grace this plain, I shall expand upon my thoughts in this work regarding to what the true Faith must be, as well as what the other Faiths will bring to bear should they be entertained.

 

In this, I shall discuss the Faith we of Humanity bear and its context in this world, to hopefully bring forth the truth of the matter of GOD to those who have and do spurn it for their own vices.

 

So, without further meddling with an explanation, I shall begin promptly where I had left myself in the previous work.

 

 

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Upon the question of true Religion

 

With these thoughts upon a fraction of the multitude of Faiths we find ourselves surrounded by, those leaders being those of the Druids of the Elves, Prelates of the Dwarves, Shamans of the Orcs, and the Religious leaders such as the Keepers within Mankind which were referenced previously, alongside the numerous and lesser known Religions, we might then question to what the true Religion among them might be, and of this Religion, what its nature might be, and to what these other Religions serve to warn us of?

 

And so, like the events that transpired upon Horens tribe when Saul, influenced by Iblees’ corruptions, led them to a great slaughter along with those of the tribes of Malin, Urguan, and Krug at the hands of those same corruptions, we then must recognize the only fruits to bear from these false Faiths are those of unjust, and impure, and horrid squalor in which those who hold them high find themselves within.

 

But to what do conditions as these find their check? What binds them, and bounds them from our societies, to keep us from their clutches?

 

That is the the word of GOD, passed to us from Himself wholly, and truly, and uncorrupted, by any.

 

Upon the question of the meaning of true Religion

 

But from where does the word of GOD come from, for some see fit to ignore that which is handed to them by any mortal professing Faith, while yet others reject that which they cannot read for themselves, and yet more refuse anything that they had not bore personal witness to as folly, if not from GOD himself, either in His own person, or by those who are of His service?

 

For instance, GOD gave upon the first man and woman His word so that they might live a life of purity in His creation, and instill in their sons the same virtues instilled in them with GOD’s help. To these others, this word is insufficient for how could any trust the recordings of this time, nor how can any trust these writings if they are not able to read upon their contents freely, nor how can any believe any of these events did happen for none alive today were there to witness it and therefore it is naught but a tale.

 

To the first of these, the recordings are written from the word of GOD Himself, through inspiration, that espouse these happenings in some cases, in a multitude of mortal sources in others, and thus are as traceable, and comparable as any history of this world which they undoubtedly take as the fact of the matter of the time and event discussed within them. So to contest upon this ground is to contest all knowledge they have gleaned from the written word of any, for how can any trust what is truth if not by the ability to compare between writings of the same subject?

 

To the second of these, by what measure do they profess the writings to be inaccessible? Do the documents that record the taxation of Imperial subjects not tell the truth for they are not privy to any enquiring mind to read upon? Perhaps the diary of a woman tells not but lies and slanders for none but herself are capable of reading it? For rejecting the thought that truth might be written and kept from those that seek to obscure, corrupt, or re-interpret that which has been written and taught for the very purpose of keeping the truth the truth is beyond the capabilities of their understanding.

 

To the third of these, as with the first, the mere absence of the individual from the event does not negate the happenings upon which the absence was inflicted upon. For Imperial Court meets regardless of who is in attendance, and the edicts passed from it are as factual as they are applicable to all beneath the Crown. Thus, to reject that which one was not in attendance to witness is most assuredly a step upon the trail of denial.

Therefore, as the recordings of this time tell in the writings that have been passed down to us through the centuries, GOD gave to us the word through the first man and woman, and through them to the sons, fathers of all the descendants, these same words. And so, we know of Malin, and Urguan, and Krug, and Horen, and of their tribes, and what befell them at Iblees’ hands, and what brought upon them the curses which all bear, and what gifts GOD imparted to them as explored in the second of these books.

 

Upon the question of the foundation of the true Religion

 

And from there, these same teachings were passed down to all descendants equally. Yet, as wrathful as Iblees’ was in defeat, the seeds which were planted within us all blossomed and bloomed into what we recognise as the many Gods of this world, so that we might be taken and lost upon a sea of falsity, to forever despair and be used but as meat in a grinding, and boiling pot.

 

It is with this that GOD recognised that the tribe of Horen followed in His path, for Horen was the only son to actively and dutifully seek GOD in the first years the brothers roamed, and from this was rewarded, and hailed as the first Prophet. Yet, in his passing, GOD witnessed the corruptions seep into these pious peoples once more, and out of love for these men He sent the Aengul Artifai down to Harren, son of Horen, King of Idunia, to give to him His favour the like of which Horen enjoyed to keep these peoples pure, yet Harren did naught but turn from Artifai, instead seeking to reclaim lands from the sons of Krug in a great bloodletting, and when Artifai returned Harren once more turned him away, seeking to revel in his glory, and when Artifai returned once more with GOD’s message Harren relented and accepted. Yet, in his heart burned the lust for personal gain, and envy of his brothers Godwin, and Joren, and from this came the spurning of GOD’s call. And so, as Saul sought to claim the tribe of Horen for himself with Iblees’ whispers, Harren sought to claim the lands of Godwin, and Joren for himself out of lust for power, and from this bore the fruits of slaughter upon Godwin’s people like that of Horen’s tribe at the hands of Saul, and ultimately the kinslaying of Godwin at the hands of his brother Harren.

 

From this, the peoples of Horen became divided more than they had been, once brothers now enemies, and of these enemies fled the son of Godwin, Owyn, to the lands of Joren for safety for seven years.

 

Yet even in this safety Harren’s malevolence had no bounds, and upon hearing of the betrothal of Owyn, sent word to him to make peace and wed upon the land his father, Owyn’s uncle, had once ruled. And so, out of goodness of heart did Owyn travel there with Joren and a great fanfare for a wedding, yet were met by the steel and callous brutality of Harren whereby Owyn was cast down to the sewer out of fear for his life as all he had once known were slaughtered above him.

 

It is here, that GOD spoke to him directly, and directed him to reclaim his place, and return to Him the peoples who were once so pious, now distraught and detestable.

It is with this, that the rock upon which the true Faith of GOD is built upon is established, for out of His will was born the second Prophet from the most pious peoples, and from this Prophet was to come the Religion of His word, and truth uncorrupted, and unbroken as it was, and is.

 

Upon the question of true teachings

 

From these two Prophets, came the first scrolls of His teachings. The first, by virtue of Exalted Horen, came the virtues espoused by GOD to the first man, and woman, and then to their sons, those of Faith, of Charity, of Temperance, of Diligence, of Patience, of Fidelity, of Humility by which all descendants must abide by, for to stray from these is to bring the rot by which Saul, and Harren, brought upon the tribe of Horen as Iblees brought upon the tribes of Malin, and Urguan, and Krug.

 

The second, by virtue of Exalted Owyn, came forth the guidance to each of the descendants races, and the peoples of Horen, and the mystics amongst all of them. For living a life abiding by the virtues alone does naught but instill a false sense of incorruptibility amongst us, and so ultimately breeds vices from which our Faith will be corrupted.

 

The third, by virtue of Exalted Godfrey, gave to us the context by which we might recognise the sowing of iniquity amongst ourselves, and combat it before it, in its repulsive, and totalic grasp, strips all we know of GOD, and Faith, to replace it with wretchedness.

 

The fourth, by virtue of Exalted Siegmund, provided the culmination of our diligence, the salvation we shall meet, and the signs by which we might recognise it when it comes to us.

From these teachings of GOD, passed to us throughout the centuries, and upheld by the Holy Mother Church of Canon without alteration, GOD’s people flourish broadly, and proudly. A living testament to the truth by which GOD has illuminated our lives.

 

Upon the question of the meaning of Sin

 

Even with these teachings, and Faith, and Religion, the true word of GOD still finds itself assaulted upon each side, the purity of the word drawing the corrupted from all corners to attempt to feast upon her Holy body, and rip it asunder into an irreparable mess as the wolves do to any animal they hunt. With this, then, what might Sin be seen as? What makes an act Sinful in nature, or might lead to Sinful nature? And of this Sin, is it but the creation of the Creator, and thus a natural part of creation in itself?

 

To understand Sin, in its baseness, is to understand that it is a word, or deed, or desire which opposes the eternal law of GOD, opposition in the sense of known and enacted acts, or unknown and enacted acts against the law of GOD. For one who knows of the law of GOD and chooses to act against it is Sinful in the innermost, and one who does not know the law of GOD but acts against it is Sinful in the outermost. With this, we then look to acts that occur naturally, the sense of that word being a near part of one's conscience, such as kleptomania found in the downtrodden of society, or psychoticism found in those who have suffered a great misfortune for many years. It is not with the intent or knowledge that they break the law of GOD through their deeds, nor even the deed itself, although still wrong, necessarily, but the habitual nature that comes from enacting that deed upon others. For, they have taken into themselves a corruption of their soul that permeates its fault upon anything they take part in. Yet, this Sin, although repeated on a vast scale, still finds itself roots within the first deed enacted by the Sinner, and thus the Sin is not of the natural state, but of a learned one. For they have not been corrected and placed back into GOD’s goodness, or if they have been corrected and refused GOD’s goodness, they have taken it upon themselves to continue their sickened ways. From this, then, we must find that there is no natural state by which any descendant finds themselves in Sin, for none are born in Sin for they are not born to deeds but make deeds after their birth, none are born with kleptomania, nor psychoticism, and thus these things come after. Following, then, these acts conducted against the law of GOD are perpetrated not in His image, nor His will, for He has given to us the gift of freedom of will as spoken of in book two nor has he enacted any Sin upon us, and thusly any choice made by us is of us and no other, with the fruits of that choice bore solely by us, for GOD does not Sin on our behalves, nor does He take necessity in sowing Sin within us but for His own enjoyment of clearing us of it. And of the thought that Sin might be natural in that it exists in the world, and thus must be natural, so too does the will to create, and yet not all might create well, or at all. So then, Sin cannot be a natural state of descendants for not all are affected in the same way that not all descendants are of a creative spirit, and thus the personal inclinations of each sows their ideals upon themselves, for naturally there are to be both goodness and badness, for they are of a coin, in the world, and so neither can truly be said to be of the base trait universally from birth.

 

Upon the question of the origin of Sin

 

With Sin being not of the base trait in us, then what might draw us to it, or to the goodness of GOD for that matter? The teachings of whatever Deity our parents hold dear are passed down to us and are of the most intrinsic governance of our personal traits, separate and after those passed to us by our father and mother, and so the most base guidance we receive from birth is that of our father and mother and not necessarily of any Religion. So then, with this in mind, we draw that our father and mother teach us the goodness and badness of the world before any Religious leader might do so, and with this, our immediate carnal, and moral, and spiritual desires are in unison with those of our parents.

 

Upon the question of familial Sin

 

And if they are of our parents, then whereby had our parents received these traits from which their child learns? It is only natural that these issues arise from their own lives, for no matter the Deity they worship, the teachings espoused by any God to them are either ignored, unfulfilled, or left to the wayside for other pursuits. And so, we see, that the father and mother of the child impart upon them the Sins they delve into, and those Sins they hold dear.

 

For a father and mother to meet in union outside of the union of marriage do impart immediately upon the child the wickedness of a child conceived in guilt, and surely born to punishment by themselves or by the world abroad. What they partake in is depraved and illicit, the action shameful and improper, vain and unprofitable, and the child from which these deeds create is left with the mark of the itch of their flesh, the heat of their passion marked with lust, and worse yet with the stain of Sin already upon them. The child forever to be haunted with the knowledge of these depraved acts, with which offend against the judgement of GOD, and that same child to be condemned by his neighbors, and himself, for the acts which his parents partook in to defile his name without his consent forevermore. And so, through this deed alone, the parents impart upon the child the rottenness of their own works to forever stink and reek for as long as the child lives, with such foul odors permeating deep into the bloodline that even their grandchildren shall be marked similar in this. And this does not yet take into account those other acts the parents have committed throughout the formative years of the child, nor those they enact throughout the remainder of their lives from which their child still sees, and in part accepts within themselves for the bonding of blood runs ever deeply throughout we descendants, and alike to it our want to imitate one another.

 

With this, then, the child is born into a family of Sin, and yet, even as he might grow, is marked with the same Sins of the parents, cursed to repeat them should no guiding hand interfere.

 

Upon the question of communal Sin

 

Yet it is not solely that of the family that imparts Sin upon a child as this, or as another, for if Sin exists within the family then should it not also extend to that of the community? It is only natural that those of the Elders, and Aldermen, and fellow citizens among them that interact, do impart upon the child their own Sins alike to that of the imparting with which the parents do, so alike to the family the community does also impart Sin.

 

For the community roils itself in the toil and hardship of existing, and with it the anxieties of all who live within it do form. For in these anxieties, from the community in which they are birthed, come all kinds of cares that wrack the mind of they who live amongst them, the burdensome worry, they tremble and shrink with fears and terrors, are weighed down with sorrows, their nervousness to these things makes them depressed, and their depression only feeding their own nervousness. The rich and the poor, the married and single, the good and the bad alike are all taken to these things, and from them they all suffer worldly torments, and are tormented by wordly vexations. And from these things, these wretched products of community, are birthed the lusts for worldly joys, the seeking for affluence, the groping for power and authority, the never ceasing hunger that drives men to do horrid, and despicable acts upon one another to achieve respite from these anxieties. And for what? For he who seeks for affluence and riches is drawn to immorality, the sucking of the lifeblood of others for his own gain, his moralities ever shifting so long as they garner him ever more wealth, his own children being reduced to pawns but for his own games ! For he who gropes for power and authority is drawn to vanity, his own image becoming all he strives for, his own lusting to authority giving him an uncaring demeanor to any who suffer beneath his hands and feet as he climbs to them, never satisfied with whatever plateau he finds himself upon, and so is driven to climb ever higher ! For he who hungers for release from these anxieties draws himself to shame, for no deed is too depraved, no word is too foul, no action too morbid for his curiosities to be quelled and calmed, and so his hunger grows ever more desperate as each successive thing leaves him only satiated for an inkling of time ! And from amongst all these things, the child is stationed at their forefront, the sickness of the communities Sins staining themselves upon him in the same way those stains of his parents were placed upon him.

From this we see that it is not but solely the family that works to foster Sin upon a child, but also that of the community they are a part of, and so is marked with both his familial Sin, and his communal Sin.

 

Upon the question of societal Sin

 

From these two places Sin festers, yet if it festers in these then should it not be spread across the whole of society? It is only natural that Sin fostered within the family, and community of this child is only reinforced by that of the society on the whole, for if the family and community impart their own Sins onto others then surely they impart their Sins to the society, and likewise from the Sins of the society to that of the community and family.

 

So then the society that comes from those same communities and families, and the communities from those same families and societies, and the families from these same communities and societies, draws itself upon the greatest Sins of all, for suppose any man is drawn to rule over the whole of society without guidance from GOD, suppose in his hands rests the authority of the whole of his peoples wrested from them by conquest, and governance, and ultimate force of will. Suppose that burdening him are all the lusts of these communities and families, his shoulders growing heavy beneath their combined weight, his worries surmounting all those lesser ones of the individual communities and families beneath his control, his hunger being replete with the ever surmounting distress, his sleep marked with the depths of the ever jittering and fidgeting of unclean and unclear thoughts ! And suppose almost the whole life of all descendants is wrought by these same insecurities, these same anxieties, these same inequalities, and who then might we point to for purity within this filth, when one can scarcely find anyone who does not go astray from the path of GOD, does not return to his own Sinful vomit, and rot in his own dung ! For instead of seeing clearly the squalorous rot they lay themselves into willingly, they rejoice in the thought of wickedness, and Sin, they wish to be filled with all iniquity, malice, fornication, avarice, wickedness, envy, contentions, deciets, evil, detractors, hateful to GOD for he sees them for what they are, irreverent, proud, haughty, plotters of evil, foolish, dissolute, without affection, without fidelity, without mercy !

 

This world without GOD and His teachings abounds in heretics and schismatics, traitors and tyrants, simonists and hypocrites, the ambitious and covetous, robbers and brigands, violent men, extortionists, userers, forgers, the impious and sacrilegious, the betrayers and liars, the flatterers and deceivers, gossips, tricksters, adulterers, incestuous men, deviates, and the dirty minded, the lazy, the careless, the vain, the prodigal, the impetuous, the irascible, the impatient and inconstant, poisoners, fortune tellers, perjurers, cursors, men who are presumptuous and arrogant, unbelieving and desperate, and finally those ensnared in all these vices together born in society, and community, and family, to forevermark the face of all the descendants who spurn the teachings of GOD.

 

Upon the question of Sin

 

With this we see clearly, without obscurity, or indistinctness, the Sins passed down to us not by GOD but our own freedom of will, the choices our parents and their parents, our communities and their communities, our societies and their societies all made and make from this day to the end day by which we all shall bear witness to. Thus we see, plastered brilliantly and vibrantly before us, the necessity and absolute requirement for the judgements of GOD to be upheld, and through this the necessity and absolute requirement for the Holy Mother Church, the sole apostolic institution devoted to preserving, teaching, and carrying on His message, to be made a part of our families, our communities, and our societies on the whole of the world, across all races, to keep us as a whole from the Sins of Iblees, and through them, our ultimate destruction and absolute damnation.

 

 

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