The Project Gutenberg E-text of The Cell of Self-Knowledge
by Henry Pepwell
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About this eBook
- Editor
- Gardner, Edmund G., 1869-1935
- Title
- The Cell of Self-Knowledge : seven early English mystical treatises printed by Henry Pepwell in 1521
- Credits
- Produced by Charles Aldarondo, with thanks to the CCEL (www.ccel.org) collection. HTML version by Al Haines.
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- BV: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: Practical theology, Worship
- Subject
- Religious thought -- Middle Ages, 600-1500
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 4544
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4544
- Release Date
- October 1, 2003
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.The Cell of Self-Knowledge:
- 2.Seven Early English Mystical Treatises — Printed by Henry Pepwell — MDXXI — Edited with an introduction and notes by Edmund G. Gardner M.A. — 1910
- 3.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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