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The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 24: Of True Repentance: How the poor Sinner may come to God again in his Covenant, and how he may be released of his Sins. The Gate of the Justification of a poor Sinner before God. A clear Looking-Glass. (16)
At length she comes with a subtle Snare, and says, through the Spirit of the great World in the Mind, in himself; O! The Heavens have caused thee to be born to it, that thou dost such foolish Tricks, and would play juggling Feats in thee; thy Gifts are not from God; God has never spoken with thee. And what canst thou know then? Leave off, let it alone, thou mayest be a Christian well enough, and be quiet; let the Priests teach, they have their Wages for it. What hast thou to do with it? Beloved Reader, with these Blows this Pen was once thrown to the Ground, and the Driver would have broken it, but the Breath of God took it up again; therefore it shall write what happened to it, to be an Example for all Well-wishers; and it is an exceedingly precious one.
Chapter 18: Of the Creation of Heaven and Earth; and of the first Day. (10)
But the Spirit invites and cites all such Mockers and Despisers before the innermost Birth or Geniture of God in this World, to desist from their Wick...
Chapter 3: Of the most blessed Triumphing, Holy, Holy, Holy Trinity, GOD the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, ONE only God. (1)
Courteous Reader, here I would have you faithfully admonished, to let go your Opinion and Conceit, and not to gaze after the Heathenish Wisdom, nor...
Chapter 22: Of the Birth or Geniture of the Stars, and Creation of the Fourth Day. (20)
What could I simple vulgar Layman teach or write of their high Art, if it was not given to me by the Spirit of Nature, in whom I live and am? I am in...
Chapter 19: Concerning the Created Heaven, and the Form of the Earth, and of the Water, as also concerning Light and Darkness. Concerning Heaven. (5)
But when this had given me many a hard Blow and Repulse, doubtless from c the Spirit, which had a great longing Yearning towards me, at last I fell in...
Chapter 5: Of the Corporeal Substance, Being and Propriety of an Angel. Question. (60)
O Man let this be told thee, for the Spirit is earnestly Jealous in this Thing especially: Desist from Pride, or else it will be with you as it...
Chapter 19: Concerning the Created Heaven, and the Form of the Earth, and of the Water, as also concerning Light and Darkness. Concerning Heaven. (11)
But when, in my resolved Zeal, I gave so hard an Assault, Storm, and Onset upon God, and upon all the Gates of Hell, as if I had more Reserves of Virt...
Cloud of Unknowing
Chapter 7: How a man shall have him in this work against all thoughts, and specially against all those that arise of his own curiosity, of cunning, and of natural wit (3)
For soon after he will let thee see thine old wretched living, and peradventure in seeing and thinking thereof he will bring to thy mind some place th...