Introductory material

PART I.

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I.THE DIFFERENT WAYS IN WHICH SOULS ARE LED TO SEEK AFTER GOD91

II.OF THE FIRST WAY, WHICH IS ACTIVE AND MEDITATIVE94

III.OF THE SECOND WAY, WHICH IS THE PASSIVE WAY OF LIGHT103

IV.OF THE THIRD WAY, WHICH IS THE PASSIVE WAY OF FAITH, AND OF ITS FIRST DEGREE111

V.IMPERFECTIONS OF THIS FIRST DEGREE125

VI.SECOND DEGREE OF THE PASSIVE WAY OF FAITH139

VII.SECT. I.—COMMENCEMENT OF THE THIRD DEGREE OF THE PASSIVE WAY OF FAITH—FIRST DEGREE OF THE SPOLIATION OF THE SOUL151

SECT. II.—SECOND DEGREE OF THE SPOLIATION OF THE SOUL164

[p viii] SECT. III.—THIRD DEGREE OF SPOLIATION169

SECT. IV.—ENTRANCE INTO MYSTICAL DEATH179

VIII.THIRD DEGREE OF THE PASSIVE WAY OF FAITH, IN ITS CONSUMMATION185

IX.FOURTH DEGREE OF THE PASSIVE WAY OF FAITH, WHICH IS THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE DIVINE LIFE193

PART II.

I.MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RESURRECTION LIFE211

II.STABILITY, EXPERIENCE, ELEVATION, AND EXTREME PURITY OF THE ABANDONED SOUL221

III.PERFECT UNION OR DEIFORMITY231

IV.ACTIONS AND SUFFERINGS OF THOSE IN A STATE OF UNION WITH GOD240