Contents — The Scale or Ladder of Perfection

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The Scale or Ladder of Perfection · Cressy modernisation, Dalgairns essay, CCEL 1901 transcription

Chapters

108 sections in this edition

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CHAPTER VI: That we are to believe stedfastly the reforming of this Image, if our Conscience witness to us a full forsaking of Sin, and a true turning of our Will to good living source.xml#ii_1.ii.i.vi
CHAPTER VII: That all the Souls that live humbly in the Faith of Holy Church, and have their Faith enlivened with Love and Charity, be reformed by this Sacrament, though it be so that they cannot feel the special gift of Devotion or of spiritual feeling source.xml#ii_1.ii.i.vii
CHAPTER VIII: That Souls reformed need ever to fight and strive against the Motions of sin while they live here. And how a Soul may know when she assenteth to these Motions and when not source.xml#ii_1.ii.i.viii
CHAPTER IX: That this Image is both fair and foul whilst it is in this Life here, though it be reformed; and of the Differences of the secret Feelings of those that be reformed and those that be not source.xml#ii_1.ii.i.ix
CHAPTER X: Of three sorts of Men, whereof some be not reformed, and some be reformed only in Faith, and some both in Faith and Feeling source.xml#ii_1.ii.i.x
CHAPTER XI: How Men that abide and live in Sin, misshape themselves into the likeness of divers Beasts, and they be called the Lovers of the World source.xml#ii_1.ii.i.xi
CHAPTER XII source.xml#ii_1.ii.i.xii
SECTION I: How Lovers of this World in divers ways disenable themselves from becoming reformed in their Souls source.xml#ii_1.ii.i.xii.i
SECTION II: A little Counsel how Lovers of this World should do, if they will be reformed in their Souls before their departure hence source.xml#ii_1.ii.i.xii.ii
PART II source.xml#ii_1.ii.ii
CHAPTER I: OF REFORMING IN FAITH AND FEELING ALSO: That this Reforming cannot be suddenly gotten, but in length of Time, by Grace, and much Spiritual and Corporal Industry source.xml#ii_1.ii.ii.i
CHAPTER II source.xml#ii_1.ii.ii.ii
SECTION I: The Causes why so few Souls in comparison of the Multitude of others, come to this Reforming that is both in Faith and Feeling source.xml#ii_1.ii.ii.ii.i
SECTION II: How that without great Corporal and Spiritual Industry, and without much Grace and Humility, Souls cannot come to reforming in Feeling nor keep themselves therein after they come thereto source.xml#ii_1.ii.ii.ii.ii
CHAPTER III: An Entry or good Beginning of a Spiritual Journey, showing how a Soul should behave herself in intending and working that will come to this Reforming, by example of a Pilgrim going to Jerusalem source.xml#ii_1.ii.ii.iii
CHAPTER IV: Of certain Temptations and Lettings which Souls feel from their Spiritual Enemies, in their Spiritual knowing and going towards Jerusalem, and the Remedies against them source.xml#ii_1.ii.ii.iv
CHAPTER V: Of an evil Day and a good Night, and what they mean, and how the Love of the World is likened to an evil Day, and the love of God to a good Night source.xml#ii_1.ii.ii.v
CHAPTER VI: How that the Desire of Jesus felt in this lightsome Darkness slayeth all Motions of Sin, and enableth the Soul to perceive spiritual Lightnings from the heavenly Jerusalem, that is, Jesus source.xml#ii_1.ii.ii.vi
CHAPTER VII: How a Man shall know false Illuminations that are feigned by the Enemy, from the true Light of knowing that cometh out of Jesus, and by what tokens source.xml#ii_1.ii.ii.vii
CHAPTER VIII: How great profit it is to the Soul to be brought through Grace into lightsome Darkness, and how a Man shall dispose himself if he will come thereto source.xml#ii_1.ii.ii.viii
CHAPTER IX: That the Working of our Lord Jesus in the Reforming of a Soul, is divided into four times, which are: Calling, Justifying, Magnifying and Glorifying source.xml#ii_1.ii.ii.ix
CHAPTER X: How it falleth out sometimes that Souls that are but beginning or profiting in Grace seem to have more Love, as to outward tokens thereof, than some have that be perfect, and yet it is not really so in their Interior source.xml#ii_1.ii.ii.x
CHAPTER XI: After what manner a Man shall come to know his own Soul, and how a Man should set his Love in Jesus, God and Man in one Person source.xml#ii_1.ii.ii.xi
PART III source.xml#ii_1.ii.iii
CHAPTER I: In what Sense this Manner of Speaking of Reforming of a Soul in Feeling is to be understood; and in what Manner it is reformed, and how it is found in St Paul's Writings source.xml#ii_1.ii.iii.i
CHAPTER II: How God openeth the inward Eye of the Soul to see Him, not all at once, but by divers times, and of three Manners of reforming of a Soul explained by a familiar Example source.xml#ii_1.ii.iii.ii
CHAPTER III: How Jesus is Heaven to the Soul, and why He is called Fire source.xml#ii_1.ii.iii.iii
CHAPTER IV: Of two manner of Loves, created and uncreated, and how we are bound to love Jesus much for our Creation; but more for our Redemption; and most of all for our Salvation, through the gifts of His Love source.xml#ii_1.ii.iii.iv
CHAPTER V: How that some Souls love Jesus by bodily Fervours, and by their own human Affections that are moved by Grace and by Reason. And how some love Him more quietly by spiritual Affections only moved inwardly through spiritual Grace of the Holy Ghost source.xml#ii_1.ii.iii.v
CHAPTER VI: That the Gift of Love, amongst all other Gifts of Jesus, is most worthy and most profitable. And how Jesus doth all that is well done in His lovers, only for Love. And how Love maketh the exercise of all virtues and all good Deeds light and easy source.xml#ii_1.ii.iii.vi
CHAPTER VII: How Love through gracious Beholding of Jesus slayeth all stirrings of Pride; and maketh the Soul to lose the savour and delight in all earthly Honours source.xml#ii_1.ii.iii.vii
CHAPTER VIII: How Love slayeth all stirrings of Wrath and Envy easily; and reformeth in the Soul the virtues of Peace and Patience, and of perfect Charity to his Neighbour, as He did specially in the Apostles source.xml#ii_1.ii.iii.viii