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The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 13: Of the Creating of Woman out of Adam. The fleshly, miserable, and dark Gate. (42)
Hence I must show the Ground to them that seek; for the Doctor cannot show it him with his Anatomy, and though he should kill a thousand Men, yet he shall not find that [Ground. They only know that Ground,] that have qbeen upon it.
Chapter 12: Of the Nativity and Proceeding forth or Descent of the Holy Angels, as also of their Government, Order, and Heavenly joyous Life. (110)
I will here shew thee the right ground, and it is no otherwise in heaven than as thou here findest in the letter, for the spirit looketh undisturbed...
Chapter 26: Of the Planet Saturnus (104)
Here now is the true ground of man; observe it exactly, for it is the looking-glass of the great Mystery, the deep secret of the humanity, about...
Chapter 25: Of the whole Body of the Stars and of their Birth or Geniture; that is, the whole Astrology, or the whole Body of this World. (2)
Indeed it has a true foundation, which, in the spirit, I know to be so; but their knowledge stands only in the house of death, in the outward...
Chapter 26: Of the Planet Saturnus (42)
The spirit citeth the physicians to come before this looking-glass; especially anatomists and dissectors of men, who by their anatomy would learn the...
Cloud of Unknowing
Chapter 70: That right as by the defailing of our bodily wits we begin more readily to come to knowing of ghostly things, so by the defailing of our ghostly wits we begin most readily to come to the knowledge of God, such as is possible by grace to be had here (4)
On this same manner ghostly it fareth within our ghostly wits, when we travail about the knowing of God Himself. For have a man never so much ghostly...
Chapter 10: Of the Sixth qualifying or fountain Spirit in the Divine Power. (117)
["Not that they apprehend and behold it, but they have a kind of knowledge thereof in the Centre."]
Chapter 24: Of the Incorporating or Compaction of the Stars. (6)
I cannot at all write it in thy heart, for it is not for every man's capacity, understanding and apprehension, especially where the spirit stands in...
Cloud of Unknowing
Chapter 72: That a worker in this work should not deem nor think of another worker as he feeleth in himself
LO! hereby mayest thou see that he that may not come for to see and feel the perfection of this work but by long travail, and yet is it but seldom,...
Chapter 22: Of the Birth or Geniture of the Stars, and Creation of the Fourth Day. (15)
I will not, however, build upon their ground, but as a laborious, careful servant I will dig away the earth from the root, that thereby men may see...
Chapter 18: Of the Creation of Heaven and Earth; and of the first Day. (24)
This birth or geniture is more intelligible and comprehensible, but yet also only to the children of this Mystery. The ploughman does not understand...
Cloud of Unknowing
Chapter 70: That right as by the defailing of our bodily wits we begin more readily to come to knowing of ghostly things, so by the defailing of our ghostly wits we begin most readily to come to the knowledge of God, such as is possible by grace to be had here (3)
I mean by their works. By their failings we may, as thus: when we read or hear speak of some certain things, and thereto conceive that our outward wit...
Chapter 4: Of the creation of the Holy Angels. An Instruction or open Gate of Heaven. (2)
And though this ground and great mystery has remained hidden from the beginning of the world, and that human flesh and blood is not able to conceive o...
Chapter 11: Of the Seventh Qualifying or Fountain Spirit in the Divine Power. (24)
Behold, I will shew it thee once more, that so by any means thou may apprehend it, that this high work may not take place in vain without profit to...
Chapter 10: Of the Sixth qualifying or fountain Spirit in the Divine Power. (45)
I have read the writings of very high masters, hoping to find therein the ground and true depth; but I have found nothing, but a half dead spirit,...
Cloud of Unknowing
Chapter 9: That in the time of this work the remembrance of the holiest creature that ever God made letteth more than it profiteth (2)
But be thou sure that clear sight shall never man have here in this life: but the feeling may men have through grace when God vouchsafeth. And therefo...
Cloud of Unknowing
Chapter 47: A slight teaching of this work in purity of spirit; declaring how that on one manner a soul should shew his desire unto God, and on ye contrary, unto man (5)
Another reason there is, why that I bid thee do that in thee is to let Him not wit: for thou and I and many such as we be, we be so able to conceive...
Cloud of Unknowing
Chapter 67: That whoso knoweth not the powers of a soul and the manner of her working, may lightly be deceived in understanding of ghostly words and of ghostly working; and how a soul is made a God in grace (4)
Lo, ghostly friend! hereby mayest thou see somewhat in part, that whoso knoweth not the powers of their own soul, and the manner of their working,...
Chapter 10: Of the Sixth qualifying or fountain Spirit in the Divine Power. (47)
This herb, which I mean here, from whose fragrancy my spirit taketh its refreshing, every country ploughman does not know it, nor every doctor, the...
Chapter 22: Of the Birth or Geniture of the Stars, and Creation of the Fourth Day. (34)
Our doctors know indeed that there is a God, who has created all this, but they know not where that God is, nor how he is.
Chapter 21: Of the Third Day. (11)
This indeed is very rightly and properly described, but the true ground sticketh hidden or concealed in the word, and has never been understood by...
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