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Toward A Perfect Love
Walter Hilton
Translated and intruduced by David L. Jeffrey, this book is a modern translation of Walter Hilton's classic mystical work, 'The Ladder of Perfection', also known as 'The Scale of Perfection'.
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"God has sent a fire of love, a good desire and great will to please him, into the human soul. And this is his purpose, that this fire should be recognized, preserved, nourished, and strengthened."
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"Our Lord God shaped mankind in soul to his own image and likeness."
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"The more fully and clearly you are able to reflect on the nature and worthiness of your rational soul, and come to know it, the better you will see your real self."
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"Your soul, my soul, any person's rational soul, is an image. And it is a most worthy image, for it is the image of God. As the apostle says, man is 'the image and glory of God'. (1 Corinthians 11:7)"
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"He is within all creatures, maintaining and preserving them in their being by the intricate, ingenious powers of his own blessed invisible nature."
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"Our Lord has put into your heart a little spark of this blessed fire – that is, himself."
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