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
101 Chapter III. How Our Spirit is Called to Go Out in Contemplation and Fruition 102 Chapter IV. Of A Divine Meeting Which Takes Place in the Hiddenness of Our Spirit 103 Prologue 104 Chapter I. Through Three Things A Man Becomes Good 105 Chapter II. Through Three Things A Man Becomes Inward 106 ChapterIII. Through Three Things A Man Becomes God-Seeing 107 Chapter IV. Of the Sparkling Stone, and of the New Name Written in the Book of the Secrets of God 108 Chapter V. Of the Works Which God Works in All in Common and of Five Kinds of Sinners 109 Chapter VI. Of the Difference Between the Hirelings and the Faithful Servants of God 110 Chapter VII. Of The Difference Between the Faithful Servants and the Secret Friends of God 111 Chapter VIII. Of the Difference Between the Secret Friends and the Hidden Sons of God 112 Chapter IX. How We May Become Hidden Sons of God, and Attain to the God-Seeing Life 113 Chapter X. How We, Though One With God, Must Eternally Remain Other Than God 114 Chapter XI. Of the Great Difference Between the Brightness of the Saints and the Highest Brightness to Which We Can Attain in This Life 115 Chapter XII. Of The Transfiguration of Christ on Mount Thabor 116 Chapter XIII. How We Ought to Have Fruition Of God 117 Chapter XIV. Of that Common Life Which Comes from the Contemplation and Fruition of God 118 Prologue 119 Chapter I. Wherefore this Book was Written 120 Chapter II. A Short Repetition of All the Highest Teachings Written by the Author 121 Chapter III. Of the Union Through Means 122 Chapter IV. Of The Men Who Practise A False Vacancy 123 Chapter V. Of the Union Without Means 124 Chapter VI. Of Heavenly Weal and Hellish Woe 125 Chapter VII. Showing Wherefore All Good Men Do Not Attain to the Unmediated Union with God
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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
101 Chapter III. How Our Spirit is Called to Go Out in Contemplation and Fruition 102 Chapter IV. Of A Divine Meeting Which Takes Place in the Hiddenness of Our Spirit 103 Prologue 104 Chapter I. Through Three Things A Man Becomes Good 105 Chapter II. Through Three Things A Man Becomes Inward 106 ChapterIII. Through Three Things A Man Becomes God-Seeing 107 Chapter IV. Of the Sparkling Stone, and of the New Name Written in the Book of the Secrets of God 108 Chapter V. Of the Works Which God Works in All in Common and of Five Kinds of Sinners 109 Chapter VI. Of the Difference Between the Hirelings and the Faithful Servants of God 110 Chapter VII. Of The Difference Between the Faithful Servants and the Secret Friends of God 111 Chapter VIII. Of the Difference Between the Secret Friends and the Hidden Sons of God 112 Chapter IX. How We May Become Hidden Sons of God, and Attain to the God-Seeing Life 113 Chapter X. How We, Though One With God, Must Eternally Remain Other Than God 114 Chapter XI. Of the Great Difference Between the Brightness of the Saints and the Highest Brightness to Which We Can Attain in This Life 115 Chapter XII. Of The Transfiguration of Christ on Mount Thabor 116 Chapter XIII. How We Ought to Have Fruition Of God 117 Chapter XIV. Of that Common Life Which Comes from the Contemplation and Fruition of God 118 Prologue 119 Chapter I. Wherefore this Book was Written 120 Chapter II. A Short Repetition of All the Highest Teachings Written by the Author 121 Chapter III. Of the Union Through Means 122 Chapter IV. Of The Men Who Practise A False Vacancy 123 Chapter V. Of the Union Without Means 124 Chapter VI. Of Heavenly Weal and Hellish Woe 125 Chapter VII. Showing Wherefore All Good Men Do Not Attain to the Unmediated Union with God
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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
101 Chapter III. How Our Spirit is Called to Go Out in Contemplation and Fruition 102 Chapter IV. Of A Divine Meeting Which Takes Place in the Hiddenness of Our Spirit 103 Prologue 104 Chapter I. Through Three Things A Man Becomes Good 105 Chapter II. Through Three Things A Man Becomes Inward 106 ChapterIII. Through Three Things A Man Becomes God-Seeing 107 Chapter IV. Of the Sparkling Stone, and of the New Name Written in the Book of the Secrets of God 108 Chapter V. Of the Works Which God Works in All in Common and of Five Kinds of Sinners 109 Chapter VI. Of the Difference Between the Hirelings and the Faithful Servants of God 110 Chapter VII. Of The Difference Between the Faithful Servants and the Secret Friends of God 111 Chapter VIII. Of the Difference Between the Secret Friends and the Hidden Sons of God 112 Chapter IX. How We May Become Hidden Sons of God, and Attain to the God-Seeing Life 113 Chapter X. How We, Though One With God, Must Eternally Remain Other Than God 114 Chapter XI. Of the Great Difference Between the Brightness of the Saints and the Highest Brightness to Which We Can Attain in This Life 115 Chapter XII. Of The Transfiguration of Christ on Mount Thabor 116 Chapter XIII. How We Ought to Have Fruition Of God 117 Chapter XIV. Of that Common Life Which Comes from the Contemplation and Fruition of God 118 Prologue 119 Chapter I. Wherefore this Book was Written 120 Chapter II. A Short Repetition of All the Highest Teachings Written by the Author 121 Chapter III. Of the Union Through Means 122 Chapter IV. Of The Men Who Practise A False Vacancy 123 Chapter V. Of the Union Without Means 124 Chapter VI. Of Heavenly Weal and Hellish Woe 125 Chapter VII. Showing Wherefore All Good Men Do Not Attain to the Unmediated Union with God
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