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If you love abstinence, you will curb the demon of fornication. If the spirit of fornication bothers you, rebuke it, saying: “May the Lord consume you, full of stench, the demon of uncleanness!” For we know him who said: The carnal mind is enmity against God (Rom. 8:7). If anyone destroys the church of God, God will punish him (1 Cor. 3:17), says the Divine Scripture. Like a dog, vigorously resist the demon of fornication; Do not agree to be carried away by such a thought, because from a spark there will be many coals, and from a bad thought bad wishes will multiply. Try to destroy the memory of them more than the secret stench. Just as a pig finds pleasure in wallowing in the mud, so demons find pleasure in fornication and uncleanness. One brother, suffering abuse from fornication, rebuked the demon and said: “Go into the darkness, Satan! Don’t you know that, although I am unworthy, I nevertheless bear the members of Christ?” And immediately the disintegration ceased instantly (as if someone blows and extinguishes a lamp); Therefore, he marveled at this to himself and glorified the Lord. Listen to him who said: Flee fornication (1 Cor. 6:18). Do you want to know what a grave sin is fornication? Those who could not be killed by the sting of snakes in the wilderness, fornication overthrew them in the land of Midian, and then they agreed to eat an idol’s sacrifice, for which twenty-three thousand of the people died in one day (1 Cor. 10:8). If you have fallen into sin, then do not remain in the fall and do not neglect God’s long-suffering and God’s mercy. Remember that death does not delay (Sir.14:12). Remember that it is impossible for you to escape God's hands. So, do not be negligent, but repent, cry, sigh that you are deceived, for even if we consign the fall to oblivion, then the God who created us knows the deeds of everyone. If you want to overcome fornication, love vigil and thirst, always think about death and never have conversations with a woman - and you will win.