The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage; The Sparkling Stone; The Book of Supreme Truth (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from John of Ruysbroeck: The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage; The Sparkling Stone; The Book of Supreme TruthOf the Kingdom of the SoulOf a Spiritual Meeting of God and OurselvesOf the desire to know the Bridegroom in His NaturePrologueHow we achieve Supernatural Sight in our Inward WorkingsOf a Three-fold Unity which is in us by NatureOf the Inflow of the Grace of God into our SpiritShowing how we should found our Inward Life on a Freedom from ImagesOf a Three-fold Coming of our Lord in the Inward ManOf the Second Coming of our Lord in the Inward ManOf the Third Coming of our LordHow the First Coming has Four DegreesOf Unity of HeartOf InwardnessOf Sensible LoveOf DevotionOf GratitudeOf Two Griefs which arise from Inward GratitudeA Similitude how we should perform the First Degree of our Inward ExerciseAnother Similitude concerning the same ExerciseOf the Second Degree of our Inward Exercise, which increases Inwardness by HumilityOf the Pure Delight of the Heart and the Sensible PowersOf Spiritual InebriationWhat may hinder a Man in this InebriationA Similitude how a Man should act and bear himself in this caseOf the Third Degree of the Spiritual Coming of ChristOf the Pain and Restlessness of LoveOf Ecstacies and Divine RevelationsAn Example showing how one is hindered in this ExerciseAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.