Conflict of Adam and Eve with Satan

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108 THE BOOK OF ADAM AND EVE. [BOOK Adam has gone up on the roof of the Cave of Treasures, and is separated from Eve his wife, I will send thee to him, thou shalt join thyself to him in marriage, and bear him five children, as Eve did bear him five/ " And now, lo ! God's promise to me is fulfilled ; for it is He who has sent me to thee for the wedding; because if thou wed me, I shall bear thee finer and better children than those of Eve. ' t Then again, thou art as yet but a youth ; end not thy youth in this world in sorrow ; but spend the days of thy youth in mirth and pleasure. For thy days are few and thy trial is great. Be strong; end thy days in this world in rejoicing. I shall take pleasure in thee, and thou shalt rejoice with me in this wise, and without fear. " Up, then, and fulfil the command of thy God," she then drew near to Adam, and embraced him. But when Adam saw that he should be overcome by her, he prayed to God with a fervent heart to deliver him from her. Then God sent His Word unto Adam, saying, " 0 Adam, that figure is the one that promised thee the Godhead, and majesty; he is not favourably disposed towards thee ; but shows himself to thee at one time in the form of a woman ; another moment, in the likeness of an angel ; on another occasion, in the similitude of a serpent ; and at another time, in the semblance of a god ; but he does all that only to destroy thy soul. " Now, therefore, O Adam, understanding thy heart, I have delivered thee many a time from his hands ; in order to show thee that I am a merciful God ; and that I wish thy good, and that I do not wish thy ruin." CHAPTER IV. Then God ordered Satan to show himself to Adam plainly, in his own hideous form.