The Scale Or Ladder Of Perfection
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ISBN10: 1419181459
ISBN13: 9781419181450
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Jun 17 2004
Pages: 288
Weight: 1.08
Height: 0.63 Width: 7.46 Depth: 9.27
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781419181450
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Jun 17 2004
Pages: 288
Weight: 1.08
Height: 0.63 Width: 7.46 Depth: 9.27
Language: English
The Scale or Ladder of Perfection is a religious text written by Walter Hilton in the 14th century. It is a guide for spiritual seekers who wish to achieve a higher level of perfection in their relationship with God. The book is divided into three parts, each focusing on a different aspect of spiritual growth. The first part deals with the purification of the soul, the second with the illumination of the mind, and the third with the union of the soul with God. Hilton draws on the teachings of the Bible, the Church Fathers, and his own personal experiences to provide practical advice on how to achieve spiritual perfection. He emphasizes the importance of humility, prayer, and self-discipline, and warns against the dangers of pride and self-righteousness. The Scale or Ladder of Perfection is a classic work of Christian mysticism and continues to be read and studied by spiritual seekers today.This was the dignity and worth of man's soul by nature at his first creation, which thou hadst in Adam before the first sin. But when Adam sinned, choosing love and delight in himself and in the creatures, he lost all his excellency and dignity, and thou, also, in him, and fell from that Blessed Trinity into a foul, dark, wretched trinity; that is to say, into forgetting of God and ignorance of himself, and into a beastly love and liking of himself, and all this he did wittingly and willingly.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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