The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage
133 chapters English Public domain
About this book
Jan van Ruysbroeck [b. 1293 or 1294, d. 1381] was a Flemish mystic. He led a life of asuterity, eventually founding a congregation in Groenendaal. His writings were widely circulated in his lifetime and he influenced an entire generation of Christian mystics. He was beatified on Decmber 1st, 1908, by Pope St. Pius X.
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133 chapters
51 Chapter XX. What May Hinder a Man in this Inebriation 52 Chapter XII. A Similitude How A Man Should Act and Bear Himself in this Case 53 Chapter XXII. Of The Third Degree of the Spiritual Coming of Christ 54 Chapter XXIII. Of the Pain and Restlessness of Love 55 Chapter XXIV. Of Ecstacies and Divine Revelations 56 Chapter XXV. An Example Showing How One is Hindered in this Exercise 57 Chapter XXVI. Another Example 58 Chapter XXVII. A Parable of the Ant 59 Chapter XXVIII. Of the Fourth Degree of the Coming of Christ 60 Chapter XXIX. Showing What the Forsaken Man Should Do 61 Chapter XXX. A Parable: How One May Be Hindered in this Fourth Degree 62 Chapter XXXI. Of Another Hindrance 63 Chapter XXXII. Of Four Kinds of Fever Wherewith A Man May Be Tormented 64 Chapter XXXIII. Showing How These Four Degrees in their Perfection are Found in Christ 65 Chapter XXXIV. Showing How a Man Should Live if He Would be Enlightened 66 Chapter XXXV. Of The Second Coming of Christ, or, the Fountain with Three Rills 67 Chapter XXXVI. The First Rill Adorns the Memory 68 Chapter XXXVII. The Second Rill Enlightens the Understanding 69 Chapter XXXVIII. The Third Rill Establishes the Will to Every Perfection 70 Chapter XXXIX. Showing How the Established Man Shall Go Out in Four Ways 71 Chapter XL. He Shall Go Out Towards God and Towards All Saints 72 Chapter XLI. He Shall Go Out Towards All Sinners 73 Chapter XLII. He Shall Go Out Towards His Friends in Purgatory 74 Chapter XLIII. He Shall Go Out Towards Himself and Towards All Good Men 75 Chapter XLIV. Showing How We May Recognise Those Men Who Fail in Charity to All
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The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage
133 chapters English Public domain
About this book
Jan van Ruysbroeck [b. 1293 or 1294, d. 1381] was a Flemish mystic. He led a life of asuterity, eventually founding a congregation in Groenendaal. His writings were widely circulated in his lifetime and he influenced an entire generation of Christian mystics. He was beatified on Decmber 1st, 1908, by Pope St. Pius X.
Table of contents
133 chapters
51 Chapter XX. What May Hinder a Man in this Inebriation 52 Chapter XII. A Similitude How A Man Should Act and Bear Himself in this Case 53 Chapter XXII. Of The Third Degree of the Spiritual Coming of Christ 54 Chapter XXIII. Of the Pain and Restlessness of Love 55 Chapter XXIV. Of Ecstacies and Divine Revelations 56 Chapter XXV. An Example Showing How One is Hindered in this Exercise 57 Chapter XXVI. Another Example 58 Chapter XXVII. A Parable of the Ant 59 Chapter XXVIII. Of the Fourth Degree of the Coming of Christ 60 Chapter XXIX. Showing What the Forsaken Man Should Do 61 Chapter XXX. A Parable: How One May Be Hindered in this Fourth Degree 62 Chapter XXXI. Of Another Hindrance 63 Chapter XXXII. Of Four Kinds of Fever Wherewith A Man May Be Tormented 64 Chapter XXXIII. Showing How These Four Degrees in their Perfection are Found in Christ 65 Chapter XXXIV. Showing How a Man Should Live if He Would be Enlightened 66 Chapter XXXV. Of The Second Coming of Christ, or, the Fountain with Three Rills 67 Chapter XXXVI. The First Rill Adorns the Memory 68 Chapter XXXVII. The Second Rill Enlightens the Understanding 69 Chapter XXXVIII. The Third Rill Establishes the Will to Every Perfection 70 Chapter XXXIX. Showing How the Established Man Shall Go Out in Four Ways 71 Chapter XL. He Shall Go Out Towards God and Towards All Saints 72 Chapter XLI. He Shall Go Out Towards All Sinners 73 Chapter XLII. He Shall Go Out Towards His Friends in Purgatory 74 Chapter XLIII. He Shall Go Out Towards Himself and Towards All Good Men 75 Chapter XLIV. Showing How We May Recognise Those Men Who Fail in Charity to All
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The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage
133 chapters English Public domain
About this book
Jan van Ruysbroeck [b. 1293 or 1294, d. 1381] was a Flemish mystic. He led a life of asuterity, eventually founding a congregation in Groenendaal. His writings were widely circulated in his lifetime and he influenced an entire generation of Christian mystics. He was beatified on Decmber 1st, 1908, by Pope St. Pius X.
Table of contents
133 chapters
51 Chapter XX. What May Hinder a Man in this Inebriation 52 Chapter XII. A Similitude How A Man Should Act and Bear Himself in this Case 53 Chapter XXII. Of The Third Degree of the Spiritual Coming of Christ 54 Chapter XXIII. Of the Pain and Restlessness of Love 55 Chapter XXIV. Of Ecstacies and Divine Revelations 56 Chapter XXV. An Example Showing How One is Hindered in this Exercise 57 Chapter XXVI. Another Example 58 Chapter XXVII. A Parable of the Ant 59 Chapter XXVIII. Of the Fourth Degree of the Coming of Christ 60 Chapter XXIX. Showing What the Forsaken Man Should Do 61 Chapter XXX. A Parable: How One May Be Hindered in this Fourth Degree 62 Chapter XXXI. Of Another Hindrance 63 Chapter XXXII. Of Four Kinds of Fever Wherewith A Man May Be Tormented 64 Chapter XXXIII. Showing How These Four Degrees in their Perfection are Found in Christ 65 Chapter XXXIV. Showing How a Man Should Live if He Would be Enlightened 66 Chapter XXXV. Of The Second Coming of Christ, or, the Fountain with Three Rills 67 Chapter XXXVI. The First Rill Adorns the Memory 68 Chapter XXXVII. The Second Rill Enlightens the Understanding 69 Chapter XXXVIII. The Third Rill Establishes the Will to Every Perfection 70 Chapter XXXIX. Showing How the Established Man Shall Go Out in Four Ways 71 Chapter XL. He Shall Go Out Towards God and Towards All Saints 72 Chapter XLI. He Shall Go Out Towards All Sinners 73 Chapter XLII. He Shall Go Out Towards His Friends in Purgatory 74 Chapter XLIII. He Shall Go Out Towards Himself and Towards All Good Men 75 Chapter XLIV. Showing How We May Recognise Those Men Who Fail in Charity to All
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