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Embark on a spiritual journey through the Middle Ages with this collection of seven mystical treatises. These devotional writings, printed by Henry Pepwell in 1521, provide a deep dive into the religious thought and practices of the time. Edited by Edmund G. Gardner, the treatises explore themes of mysticism, devotion, and the quest for divine knowledge. A treasure trove for historians and those interested in religious studies, this collection offers a window into the spiritual life of medieval Great Britain.
Introduction 6 I. 25 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 25 Cap. I. 30 How the Virtue of Dread riseth in the Affection Cap. II. 31 How Sorrow riseth in the Affection Cap. III. 32 How Hope riseth in the Affection Cap. IV. 33 How Love riseth in the Affection Cap. V. 35 How the Double Sight of Pain and Joy riseth in the Imagination Cap. VI. 39 How the Virtues of Abstinence and Patience rise in the Sensuality Cap. VII. 43 How Joy of Inward Sweetness riseth in the Affection Cap. VIII. 45 How Perfect Hatred of Sin riseth in the Affection Cap. IX. 48 How Ordained Shame riseth and groweth in the Affection Cap. X. 51 How Discretion and Contemplation rise in the Reason II. 59 Divers Doctrines Devout and Fruitful, taken out of the Life of that Glorious Virgin and Spouse of Our Lord, Saint Katherin of Seenes III. 71 A Short Treatise of Contemplation taught by Our Lord Jesu Christ, or taken out of the Book of Margery Kempe, Ancress of Lynn IV. 81 A Devout Treatise compiled by Master Walter Hylton of the Song of Angels V. 92 A Devout Treatise called the Epistle of Prayer VI. 108 A very necessary Epistle of Discretion in Stirrings of the Soul VII. 130 A Devout Treatise of Discerning of Spirits, very necessary for Ghostly Livers Index of Names & Scruptural References 145 Footnotes 148
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Excerpt from The Cell of Self-Knowledge: Seven Early English Mystical Treatises Printed by Henry Pepwell in 1521 Rom the end of the thirteenth to the beginning of the fifteenth century may be called the golden age of mystical literature in the vernacular. In Germany, we find Mechthild of Magdeburg (d. Meister Eckhart (d. Johannes Tauler (d. And Heinrich Suso (d. In Flanders, Jan Ruysbroelt (cl. In Italy, Dante Alighieri himself (d. Jac0pone da Todi (d. St. Catherine of Siena (d. And many lesser writers who strove, in prose or in poetry, to express the hidden things of the Spirit, the secret inter course oi the human soul with the Divine, no longer in the ofiicial Latin of the Church, but in the language of their own people, a man's own vernacular, which is nearest to him, inasmuch as it is most closely united to him. 1 In England, the great names of Richard Rolle, the Hermit of Hampole (d. Of Walter Hilton (d. And of Mother juliana of Norwich, whose Revelation: of Divine Love professedly date from 1373, speak for themselves. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Henry Pepwell was a prominent English printer who was also well known for becoming warden of the Company of Stationers in the early 16th century. This is Pepwell's compilation of some of the early teachings of English mysticism.