The Adornment Of The Spiritual Marriage

, by Ruusbroec, Jan Van

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ISBN: 9780892541409 | 0892541407
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 3/20/2005

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Introduction

THE ADORNMENT OF THE SPIRITUAL MARRIAGE

THE FIRST BOOK

Prologue

(2)

I. Of the Active Life

(5)

II. Showing how we shall consider the Coming of Christ in Three Ways

(2)

III. Of Humility

(2)

IV. Of Charity

(1)

V. Of Patient Endurance

(2)

VI. Of the Second Coming of Christ

(2)

VII. Of the Blessed Sacraments

(1)

VIII. Of the Third Coming of Christ

(1)

IX. Showing what Christ will do in the Day of Doom

(1)

X. Of the Five Kinds of Men who shall appear at the Judgment

(2)

XI. Of a Spiritual Going Out with all Virtues

(2)

XII. How Humility is the Foundation of all other Virtues

(1)

XIII. Of Obedience

(1)

XIV. Of the Renunciation of Self-Will

(1)

XV. Of Patience

(1)

XVI. Of Meekness

(1)

XVII. Of Kindliness

(1)

XVIII. Of Compassion

(2)

XIX. Of Generosity

(2)

XX. Of Zeal and Diligence

(1)

XXI. Of Temperance and Sobriety

(2)

XXII. Of Purity

(2)

XXIII. Of Three Enemies to be overcome by Righteousness

(2)

XXIV. Of the Kingdom of the Soul

(2)

XXV. Of a Spiritual Meeting of God and Ourselves

(4)

XXVI. Of the desire to know the Bridegroom in His Nature

(3)

THE SECOND BOOK

Prologue

(1)

I. How we achieve Supernatural Sight in our In-ward Workings

(1)

II. Of a Three-fold Unity which is in us by Nature

(3)

III. Of the Inflow of the Grace of God into our Spirit

(1)

IV. Showing how we should found our Inward Life on a Freedom from Images

(1)

V. Of a Three-fold Coming of our Lord in the In-ward Man

(1)

VI. Of the Second Coming of our Lord in the Inward Man

(1)

VII. Of the Third Coming of our Lord

(1)

VIII. How the First Coming has Four Degrees

(1)

IX. Of Unity of Heart

(1)

X. Of Inwardness

(1)

XI. Of Sensible Love

(1)

XII. Of Devotion

(1)

XIII. Of Gratitude

(1)

XIV. Of Two Griefs which arise from Inward Gratitude

(1)

XV. A Similitude how we should perform the First Degree of our Inward Exercise

(1)

XVI. Another Similitude concerning the same Exercise

(1)

XVII. Of the Second Degree of our Inward Exercise, which increases Inwardness by Humility

(1)

XVIII. Of the Pure Delight of the Heart and the Sensible Powers

(1)

XIX. Of Spiritual Inebriation

(1)

XX. What may hinder a Man in this Inebriation

(1)

XXI. A Similitude how a Man should act and bear himself in this case

(1)

XXII. Of the Third Degree of the Spiritual Coming of Christ

(2)

XXIII. Of the Pain and Restlessness of Love

(2)

XXIV. Of Ecstacies and Divine Revelations

(2)

XXV. An Example showing how one is hindered in this Exercise

(1)

XXVI. Another Example

(1)

XXVII. A Parable of the Ant

(2)

XXVIII. Of the Fourth Degree of the Coming of Christ

(2)

XXIX. Showing what the Forsaken Man should do

(2)

XXX. A Parable: How one may be hindered in this Fourth Degree

(1)

XXXI. Of another Hindrance

(1)

XXXII. Of Four Kinds of Fever wherewith a Man may be Tormented

(4)

XXXIII. Showing how these Four Degrees in their Perfection are Found in Christ

(2)

XXXIV. Showing how a Man should Live if he would be Enlightened

(1)

XXXV. Of the Second Coming of Christ, or, the Fountain with Three Rills

(1)

XXXVI. The First Rill adorns the Memory

(1)

XXXVII. The Second Rill enlightens the Understanding

(4)

XXXVIII. The Third Rill establishes the Will to every Perfection

101

(1)

XXXIX. Showing how the Established Man shall go out in Four Ways

102

(1)

XL. He shall go out towards God and towards all Saints

103

(2)

XLI. He shall go out towards all Sinners

105

(1)

XLII. He shall go out towards his Friends in Purgatory

105

(1)

XLIII. He shall go out towards himself and towards all Good Men

106

(1)

XLIV. Showing how we may recognise those Men who fail in Charity to all

107

(2)

XLV. How Christ was, is, and ever will be the Lover of all

109

(1)

XLVI. Reproving all those who live on Spiritual Goods in an Inordinate Manner

110

(1)

XLVII. Showing how Christ has given Himself to all in common in the Sacrament of the Altar

111

(4)

XLVIII. Of the Unity of the Divine Nature in the Trinity of the Persons

115

(1)

XLIX. Showing how God possesses and moves the Soul both in a Natural and a Supernatural way

116

(1)

L. Showing how a Man should be adorned if he is to receive the most Inward Exercise

117

(1)

LI. Of the Third Coming of Christ

118

(1)

LII. Showing how the Spirit goes out through the Divine Stirring

119

(2)

LIII. Of an Eternal Hunger for God

121

(1)

LIV. Of a Loving Strife between the Spirit of God and our Spirit

122

(1)

LV. Of the Fruitful Works of the Spirit, the which are Eternal

123

(1)

LVI. Showing the way in which we shall meet God in a Ghostly Manner both with and without Means

124

(1)

LVII. Of the Essential Meeting with God without Means in the Nakedness of our Nature

125

(2)

LVIII. Showing how one is like unto God through Grace and unlike unto God through Mortal Sin

127

(2)

LIX. Showing how one possesses God in Union and Rest, above all likeness through Grace

129

(1)

LX. Showing how we have need of the Grace of God, which makes us like unto God and leads us to God without Means

130

(2)

LXI. Of how God and our Spirit visit each other in the Unity and in the Likeness

132

(1)

LXII. Showing how we should go out to meet God in all our Works

132

(2)

LXIII. Of the ordering of all the Virtues through the Seven Gifts of the Holy Ghost

134

(15)

LXIV. Of the Highest Degree of the most Interior Life

149

(1)

LXV. Of Three Kinds of most Inward Practices

150

(4)

LXVI. Showing how some Men live contrary to these Exercises

154

(8)

LXVII. Of another kind of Perverted Men

162

(5)

THE THIRD BOOK

I. Showing the Three Ways by which one enters into the God-Seeing Life

167

(3)

II. How the Eternal Birth of God is renewed without interruption in the nobility of the Spirit

170

(2)

III. How our Spirit is called to go out in Contemplation and Fruition

172

(4)

IV. Of a Divine Meeting which takes place in the Hiddenness of our Spirit

176

THE SPARKLING STONE

Prologue

181

(1)

I. Through Three Things a Man becomes Good

181

(1)

II. Through Three Things a Man becomes Inward

182

(2)

III. Through Three Things a Man becomes God-Seeing

184

(3)

IV. Of the Sparkling Stone, and of the New Name written in the Book of the Secrets of God

187

(2)

V. Of the works which God works in all in common, and of Five Kinds of Sinners

189

(3)

VI. Of the difference between the Hirelings and the Faithful Servants of God

192

(2)

VII. Of the difference between the Faithful Servants and the Secret Friends of God

194

(3)

VIII. Of the difference between the Secret Friends and the Hidden Sons of God

197

(4)

IX. How we may become Hidden Sons of God, and attain to the God-Seeing Life

201

(7)

X. How we, though One with God, must eternally remain Other than God

208

(4)

XI. Of the great difference between the Brightness of the Saints and the Highest Brightness to which we can attain in this Life

212

(4)

XII. Of the Transfiguration of Christ on Mount Thabor

216

(3)

XIII. How we ought to have Fruition of God

219

(1)

XIV. Of that Common Life which comes from the Contemplation and Fruition of God

220

(5)

THE BOOK OF SUPREME TRUTH

Prologue

225

(1)

I. Wherefore this Book was Written

226

(1)

II. A short repetition of all the Highest Teachings written by the Author

226

(1)

III. Of the Union through Means

227

(2)

IV. Of the Men who practice a False Vacancy

229

(3)

V. Of the Union without Means

232

(1)

VI. Of Heavenly Weal and Hellish Woe

233

(2)

VII. Showing wherefore all Good Men do not attain to the Unmediated Union with God

235

(1)

VIII. Showing how the Inward Man should exercise himself, that he may be united with God without Means

236

(2)

IX. Of the Inward Working of God's Grace

238

(2)

X. Of the Mutual Contentment of the Divine Persons, and the Mutual Contentment between God and Good Men

240

(2)

XI. How Good Men in their Contemplation have the Love of God before them, and how they are lifted up into God

242

(2)

XII. Of the Highest Union, without Difference or Distinction

244

(2)

XIII. Of the Three-fold Prayer of Christ, that we might be one with God

246

(3)

XIV. Here the Author declares that he submits all that he has written to the judgment of Holy Church

249

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