User talk:Roorocks821

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Also, don't change a statement to be what the source does not say. At best, this is a mistake, and at worst it's vandalism. The original source text for the Lantern of Light is not only linked but quoted in the reference cited for that section, and I've even added quotes in hidden comments that should be visible when editing the page. It says "Þe firste is Lucifer/ þat regneþ in his malice.̉ ouer þe children of pride/ Þe secounde is clepid Belzebub.̉ þat lordiþ ouer envious/ Þe þridde deuel is Azazel.̉ & wraþþe is his lordschip/ Þe fourþe is clepid Abadon.̉ þe slowȝ ben hise retenwe/ Þe fifþe deuel is Mammon.̉ & haþ wiþ him þe auarouse/ and also oone þat is his feere.̉ a foule synne couetise/ Þe sixte is clepid Belphegor.̉ þat is þe god of glotouns ‖ Þe seuenþ deuel is Asmodeus.̉ þat leediþ wiþ him þe leccherouse." Any book or website that puts them in a different order is just plain wrong about what Wycliffe wrote in the Lantern of Light. Ian.thomson (talk) 23:03, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

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You have been blocked indefinitely from editing because your account is being used only for vandalism. If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page:. Ian.thomson (talk) 05:26, 29 March 2020 (UTC)