It behoveth him perfectly to do the contrary of his will in appeasing the virtues up to the throat, and hold this point without falling [away, namely, that] the spirit have alway lordship without contrariosity., Ah God, saith Truth, how sick is the body of the heart, where such a spirit is., Soothly I say, saith this free soul, that it behoveth to have such inward working in life marred, this is to say, in life of spirit, so that it destroy[288] the humours of all sickness, in a swift moment. Here me faileth wit thus it goeth[392] this I feel not might nor will to grant, but I answered that I should take counsel with myself. Why take we him not without seeking? But yet, as I said afore, it hath been mistaken of some persons that have read the book, therefore at such places where meseemeth most need, I will write more words thereto, in manner of gloss, after my simple cunning as me seemeth best. He left, besides this work and his translation of the. Alas, what would pure naught? But they that be truly alway upholden and taken of love and naughted by love, and all overspread of love, they have no heart but on love, even though they should suffer evermore torments and endure them, though the torments were as great as God is great in bounty. And every degree hath in it its proper time of abiding.[362]. MS. proper, with sense of own or self-will. And this is the fulfilling of her pilgrimages. They are less explanatory and practical than the M.N. Also, a heretic [soul] may not attain to him for all the wit and understanding that she hath or might have, she may not reach to the knowing of his might, nor of his wisdom, nor of his goodness. To him be offered all glory and praisings to everlasting laud. And Truth said to me this, that none shall ascend but he only that should reflect[383] the Son of God himself. Possibly X (the author) presupposed this explanation of growth in the conquest of virtue, but he seems also to have had in mind the theory, developed further on in the book, namely, that the soul when liberated by Love becomes free from the anxious preoccupation concerning Virtue and being, of course, in grace and habitually pursuing virtue finds her attention focussed directly upon the contemplation of Gods love. Of a soul that languoreth for love, and in what point dead in love; and of the profit and peace of naught willing, CHAPTER IX: how these souls that this book deviseth be come to the knowing of their naught and how by that they be come into believing of more, and how this is meant, CHAPTER X: Of the peace of this soul; and how she is all free by naught willing; and of the diversity of naught willing and well willing, CHAPTER XII: Of two beholdings of this soul, and how they that will understand this book must be dead of all deaths, CHAPTER I: Of them that be perished, and in what, and of what, and for what, CHAPTER I: Of them that be marred, and what difference is between the perished and the marred, CHAPTER II: Of a swift opening and of a hasty shutting that the far night giveth to this soul; and what this far night is, CHAPTER III: Of the three lives of the soul, which be born in mortifying of three things viz., of sin, of nature, and of spirit, and how this soul is alway without-her, CHAPTER IV: Of the first death that a soul must die ere she come to the second life viz., the death of sin, and which complexion hath best help to understanding, CHAPTER V: Of a question that love asked: which is the most noble; the soul in gladness of glory, or the soul that is oned to this glory? The humour and common sense that mark the treatment throughout is a significant indication of the real sanity of the authors point of view. And in this I appease me, saith this soul. (READ) PDF The Mirror of Simple Souls. Thus my will is martyred and my love martyred, ye have them to martyrdom brought. [242] And if she had, saith Love, she would be for herself and with herself, and not for me nor with me at all. As an opponent of the Mendicants his approbation formed a valuable counterpart to that of the Franciscan Friar, Fr. I thought sometime alway to have lived of love, by desire of good will. [302] Therefore let the virtues have that that is theirs of the cutting wills, of the fervours of affection of your spirit, till they have acquit you of the debt that ye owe to Jesu Christ. This, saith Love, the very innocents do. The humour at the expense of Reason that characterises this work, is at times a double-edged sword, but more generally it is a persistent contempt for rationalistic interpretations, which is quite distinct from and compatible with a real acceptance of the rational point of view. [231] But these [others] need certainty, and Jesu Christ will not lose them, as he himself hath assured them, by his death, and by the evangelists, and by their scriptures, where that folks of labour refresh themselves., Oh, where do you refresh yourself, right sweet Lady Soul, tell us! saith Reason, ye that do nothing of labour in this synagogue, but by love and faith that be above these other gifts?, No, soothly, saith this soul, I am of that acquit; [in] other ways I refresh myself, that are so far from that doing, that it may not be laid in comparison, nor put in speech. And [in] that [she] hath neither more nor less of love himself, for this hath she no place, nor recketh of anything that may fall. Two further chapters summarise the teaching to be drawn from the whole work, and especially the last incidents; and a wonderful little mystical lyric, anticipating the method of St John of the Cross, concludes the book. This bounty given, it is in God himself. [202] This soul, saith Love, liveth in the sweet country of passing peace, there is nothing that may help nor grieve them that live there, neither creature wrought, nor thing given, nor nothing that God commandeth., This, that never was, nor is, nor shall be given, that none here maketh, saith Love, this hath put her at naught. It would appear that the heretical influences from the South of France and Germany were already spreading northwards, and manifesting themselves in Flanders and the Netherlands when Eckhart began to preach. These three verses occur in many mediaeval MSS. MS. as of that that is of her: possibly for, with regard to all that is of her nature.. Then am I the laud of God everlastingly and the salvation of mankind, for the salvation of all creatures is none other thing than knowing of the bounty of God. And this I say as for me, I know not what ye be, for I know not your everlasting might, your everlasting wisdom, your everlasting bounty. Then is she not whole, for she is not naked. Soothly, she findeth the deed that she willeth and that she herself doeth. Ah Love, saith Reason, that understandeth eagerly and leaveth the sweetness, what wonder is it, though this soul be deprived of the feelings of grace, of desire, of spirit, since she hath taken leave of virtues, which manners giveth to all good souls? Ah God! And this is, that ye should have no vainglory, for unto that time none ought to speak. They swim into the retina, to be instantly classified by experimental knowledge, and most speedily dismissed in the search for the ultimate, ever-increasing joy of the mountain ranges. for this gift is also all that he is in himself, who giveth it to this soul, and this gift moveth her purely into himself. And therefore I say that none shall understand this book [according to] mine understanding, unless they understood it by the virtue of Faith, and by the strength of Love, that be my mistresses, for I am obedient to them in all. These that be such as this book deviseth, are come to the knowing of their naught; that is to say, they may not know of their naught by any thing that is in them, for their knowing is too little to know their loss; and so they are come by believing of more.[181] And see here the knowledge of their believing! So that I say, for as much passing this, as I have naught that availeth, so much do you avail, better than the best of mine, for which you are given. Ah, I still loved myself this had me therefore I might not lightly answer. Then Truth said to me, that I shall not see the divine Trinity until my soul be all so clean without spot of sin, as is the soul of Jesu Christ. and such is the Beloved of my soul, saith the soul herself.[144]. And she was subject to them all the while that she felt this pain and war within herself. [26] And for your peace we say it [unto] you, for this seed should bear holy fruit in them that hear it and be worthy. Many verse Mirrors of the World, and other didactic poems, are found in the French literature of the time, but no vernacular prose treatises of this dimension, still less of this nature, religious and mystical, are known to have existed. . Love hath made me by nobleness, seven verses of song to find that which is of pure Deity, whereof reason cannot speak. Nevertheless, saith the soul, lest any should say that I know the questions that I ask, [it is not so], for all the nine orders of angels, nor all the saints that be in these orders, know it not; then witteth it well the tenth estate, that is in the glory without being, and none of these nine orders.. That he would thus depart from his lover, whom he had so well arrayed, that well I weened it might have endured! By all these messengers I sent to you, saith Love, that made you wit my will of the Beings where I would have had you, and ye alway refused it. Now, of the Father and of the Son is the Holy Ghost, one person in Trinity. He was certainly in touch with the learned world of his day, deeply read in mystical theology, and experienced in questions of scholastic philosophy. The most showeth him that which of less acquitteth her. She was simultaneously commanded to cease This wot she, saith Love, for there she findeth him alway; for a thing must be found where it is. Never shall ye be so deeply naughted if ye have that by which ye cannot behold;[351] for otherwise I understand it not. These souls, that be such, cannot find the good nor the evil, nor have knowing of themselves to make judgement whether they be converted or perverted. This book saith thus, that none knoweth these souls but God that is within their souls. Drac Von Stoller's short story "Bloody Mary" has been Number "1" for over 6 months solid in the US and Number 1 in 26 Countries over the course of two years and also has had 48 reach #1 on iBooks. In such being it departeth from meditations, for this is the being of contemplation which withholdeth and voideth thoughts; but this soul that leadeth in naught, and love leadeth in her, doth this in herself, without herself. Now seeth the will by the diffused[365] illumination of divine light. To have applied this mode to the consideration of the mystical life, shows an ingenuity not altogether unworldly. 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