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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. (28)
And though the Devil (in thy Sins) says it cannot be now, thou art too great a Sinner; let not any Thing terrify thee, he is a Liar, and makes thy Mind fearful; he makes as if he was not present, but he is present, and snarls like a mad Dog; and thou mayest know for certain, that all doubting whatsoever, that comes into thy Mind, is nothing else but his Suggestions [and Objections.]
Chapter 7: Of the Court, Place and Dwelling, also of the Government of Angels, how these things stood at the Beginning, after the Creation, and how they became as they are. (1)
HERE the Devil will oppose like a snarling Dog, for his Shame will be discovered; and he will give the Reader many a sore Stroke, and always put him...
Chapter 19: Concerning the Created Heaven, and the Form of the Earth, and of the Water, as also concerning Light and Darkness. Concerning Heaven. (120)
Therefore no Man ought to think, that the Devil is able to tear the Works of the Light out of his Heart, for he can neither see nor comprehend them: A...
Chapter 8: Of the whole Corpus or Body of an Angelical Kingdom. The Great Mystery. (168)
O thou lying Devil, stay but a little, the Spirit will discover thy Shame to thee; tarry but a little while longer, and thy Pomp, Pride, and...
The Masnavi
The Prophet's Scribe (11-20)
Instil many vain fancies into men's minds. But, on the contrary, 'tis his perverseness and want of faith The philosopher denies the existence of the...
Chapter 19: Concerning the Created Heaven, and the Form of the Earth, and of the Water, as also concerning Light and Darkness. Concerning Heaven. (46)
And though thy Body perhaps is put hard to it and suffers Pain and Misery, yet it is much worse with him when he is vanquished, for then he roars like...
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. (55)
Thou must not conceive it so, as if my old Man were a living Saint or Angel. No, Friend, he sits with all Men in the House of Wrath and of Death, and...
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...
Theologia Germanica
Chapter XVII (17.2)
But if any now will excuse himself for sin, by refusing to take what is evil unto himself, and laying the guilt thereof upon the Evil Spirit, and thus...
Chapter 13: Of the terrible, doleful, and lamentable, miserable Fall of the Kingdom of Lucifer. (64)
Now if thou understandest and apprehendest this aright, then thou wilt not make of God a Devil, as some do, which say; ‘God hath created the Evil,...
Chapter 7: Of the Court, Place and Dwelling, also of the Government of Angels, how these things stood at the Beginning, after the Creation, and how they became as they are. (3)
If this Chapter should be lighted upon by a Reader in whom the Fire of the Holy Spirit should be somewhat weak, I fear the Devil would be very busy...
Cloud of Unknowing
Chapter 31: How a man should have him in beginning of this work against all thoughts and stirrings of sin
And then if it so be that thy foredone special deeds will always press in thy remembrance betwixt thee and thy God, or any new thought or stirring of ...
Cloud of Unknowing
Chapter 40: That in the time of this work a soul hath no special beholding to any vice in itself nor to any virtue in itself (2)
And cry then ghostly ever upon one: a Sin, sin, sin! Out, out, out!” This ghostly cry is better learned of God by the proof, than of any man by word. ...
Cloud of Unknowing
Chapter 33: That in this work a soul is cleansed both of his special sins and of the pain of them, and yet how there is no perfect rest in this life (3)
For an it so be that thou mayest have grace to destroy the pain of thine foredone special deeds, in the manner before said—or better if thou better ma...
Chapter 12: Of the Nativity and Proceeding forth or Descent of the Holy Angels, as also of their Government, Order, and Heavenly joyous Life. (154)
For I should always stand in doubt, whether it was a good Angel, sent of God or no, seeing the Devil can transform or cloath himself in the Form of an...