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The Cell of Self-Knowledge : seven early English mystical treatises printed by Henry Pepwell in 1521
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- The Cell of Self-Knowledge:
- Seven Early English Mystical Treatises
- Printed by Henry Pepwell
- MDXXI
- Edited with an introduction and notes by Edmund G. Gardner M.A.
- 1910
- CONTENTS
- I. A very Devout Treatise, named Benjamin, of the Mights and Virtues of Man's Soul, and of the Way to True Contemplation, compiled by a Noble and Famous Doctor, a man of great holiness and devotion, named Richard of Saint Victor
- The Prologue
- Cap. I. How the Virtue of Dread riseth in the Affection
- Cap. II. How Sorrow riseth in the Affection
- Cap. III. How Hope riseth in the Affection
- Cap. IV. How Love riseth in the Affection
- Cap. V. How the Double Sight of Pain and Joy riseth in the Imagination
- Cap. VI. How the Virtues of Abstinence and Patience rise in the Sensuality
- Cap. VII. How Joy of Inward Sweetness riseth in the Affection
- Cap. VIII. How Perfect Hatred of Sin riseth in the Affection
- Cap. IX. How Ordained Shame riseth and groweth in the Affection
- Cap. X. How Discretion and Contemplation rise in the Reason
- II. Divers Doctrines Devout and Fruitful, taken out of the Life of that Glorious Virgin and Spouse of Our Lord, Saint Katherin of Seenes
- III. A Short Treatise of Contemplation taught by Our Lord Jesu Christ, or taken out of the Book of Margery Kempe, Ancress of Lynn
- IV. A Devout Treatise compiled by Master Walter Hylton of the Song of Angels
- V. A Devout Treatise called the Epistle of Prayer
- VI. A very necessary Epistle of Discretion in Stirrings of the Soul
- VII. A Devout Treatise of Discerning of Spirits, very necessary for Ghostly Livers
- INTRODUCTION
- I.
- A TREATISE NAMED BENJAMIN
- THE PROLOGUE
- CAPITULUM I
- HOW THE VIRTUE OF DREAD RISETH IN THE AFFECTION
- CAPITULUM II
- HOW SORROW RISETH IN THE AFFECTION
- CAPITULUM III
- HOW HOPE RISETH IN THE AFFECTION
- CAPITULUM IV
- HOW LOVE RISETH IN THE AFFECTION
- CAPITULUM V
- HOW THE DOUBLE SIGHT OF PAIN AND JOY RISETH IN THE IMAGINATION
- CAPITULUM VI
- HOW THE VIRTUES OF ABSTINENCE AND PATIENCE RISE IN THE SENSUALITY
- CAPITULUM VII
- HOW JOY OF INWARD SWEETNESS RISETH IN THE AFFECTION
- CAPITULUM VIII
- HOW PERFECT HATRED OF SIN RISETH IN THE AFFECTION
- CAPITULUM IX
- HOW ORDAINED SHAME RISETH AND GROWETH IN THE AFFECTION
- CAPITULUM X
- HOW DISCRETION AND CONTEMPLATION RISE IN THE REASON
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- V.
- VI.
- VII.
- INDEX OF NAMES & SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES
- Footnotes:
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