Treatise on the Love of God |
Contents
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How the desire to exalt and magnify God separates us from | 215 |
CHAP PAGH | 217 |
Of the sovereign praise which God gives unto himself and | 228 |
Of meditationthe first degree of prayer or mystical theology | 235 |
That love in this life takes its origin but not its excellence from | 241 |
That contemplation is made without labour which is the third | 247 |
Of the repose of a soul recollected in her wellbeloved | 254 |
Of the outflowing escoulement or liquefaction of the soul | 265 |
How the eternal love of God prevents our hearts with | 86 |
That divine inspirations leave us in full liberty to follow | 94 |
Of the great sentiment of love which we receive by holy hope | 104 |
That love is exercised in penitence and first that there | 112 |
That penitence without love is imperfect | 115 |
BOOK III | 127 |
OF THE DECAY AND RUIN OF CHARITY | 165 |
How we forsake divine love for that of creatures | 171 |
That we ought to acknowledge all the love we bear to God | 178 |
Of a certain remainder of love that oftentimes rests in the soul | 189 |
BOOK V | 196 |
Of some other means by which holy love wounds the heart | 272 |
OF THE UNION OF THE SOUL WITH HER GOD WHICH | 281 |
same | 298 |
An admirable exhortation of S Paul to the ecstatic and super | 304 |
Of those who died by and for divine love | 310 |
That the most sacred Virgin Mother of God died of love | 318 |
BOOK VIII | 325 |
Of the conformity of our will to that will of Gods which | 334 |
BOOK IX | 365 |
Of the union of our will to the divine goodpleasure in spiritual | 371 |
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according actions acts admirable Æschylus affections agreeable amongst Angela of Foligno angels Apostle appetite Aristotle Augustine Aulus Gellius beauty behold beloved Blessed Bossuet called Cant Canticles cause CHAPTER charity Christian commandments complacency concupiscence contrary Council of Trent creatures dear Theotimus death delight desire devout dilection divine love divine providence draw Epictetus eternal evil excellent exercise faith Father favour fear feel give glory God's grace heart heaven heavenly love Holy Ghost holy love honour hope human inclination incomparable inferior infinite inspiration Jesus kiss light live Lord Louis of Granada lover mercy mother movement natural never ourselves Pachomius passions penitence perfect pleasure practised praise pray prayer reason receive repentance sacred love Saint salvation Saviour sensual soul sovereign sovereignly speak spirit spouse supernatural sweetness thee things thou tion Treatise true truly truth understanding union unto venial sin virtues well-beloved whence word zeal
Popular passages
Page 257 - Martha, Martha, thou art careful, and art troubled about many things; but, one thing is necessary; Mary hath chosen the best part, which shall not be taken away from her.
Page 78 - And he is the head of the body, the church : who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
Page 79 - I say to you, that even so there shall be joy in heaven upon one sinner that doth penance, more than upon ninety-nine just who need not penance.
Page 85 - Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. And the second is like to this : Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
Page 174 - HOW doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people ! How is she become as a widow ! she that was great among the nations, And princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!
Page 433 - If therefore thou offer thy gift at the altar, and there thou remember that thy brother hath anything against thee : leave there thy offering before the altar, and go first to be reconciled to thy brother, and then coming thou shalt offer thy gift.
Page 141 - Cast me not off in the time of old age ; when my strength shall fail, do not thou forsake me.