All Comments on '1,683 Abhinc Annis'

An aural pleasure to read out loud….

…yet I must admit my ignorance to the bountiful references.

All my forgotten high school Latin lingers at the edge of consciousness. The line

"They're edging in Purgatory,

Take me to Hell."

are worth Mille sescenti octoginta quatuor annorum.

My apologies, I missed the significance of 1683.

Piscator, thank you so much for the lovely comment. The title refers to roughly the number of years ago that John Cassian was actively spreading the teachings of his instructor, Ponticus, on the matter of sin (among other things). I am not an expert in theology by any means, so the reference is more about my inspiration than historical fact.

Paul4play, thank you so much. I am so excited that you read it aloud! All of the references are to the seven "deadly" sins, using their Latin names.