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Hilton's Scale of Perfection and Rolle's Fire of Love
Walter Hilton and Richard Rolle · Christianity · 14th century
Translated by Various: Hilton modernised by Dom Serenus Cressy (1659); Rolle by Richard Misyn (1435)
117 chapters
Foundational works of medieval English mysticism — Walter Hilton's structured ladder of contemplative ascent (The Scale of Perfection, Books I–II) and Richard Rolle's ecstatic celebration of the love of God (The Fire of Love, Books I–II) together with his shorter practical guide The Mending of Life — collected in one volume alongside the Cloud of Unknowing already in this library.
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Contents
- 1Hilton: Book I, Part I, Chapter I: That the inward State of the Soul should be like the outward
- 2Hilton: Book I, Part I, Chapter II: Of the Active Life, and the Exercises and the Works thereof
- 3Hilton: Book I, Part I, Chapter III: Of the Contemplative Life, and the Exercises and Works thereof
- 4Hilton: Book I, Part I, Chapter IV: Of three Sorts that be of Contemplation and of the First of them
- 5Hilton: Book I, Part I, Chapter V: Of the Second Sort of Contemplation
- 6Hilton: Book I, Part I, Chapter VI: Of the Lower Degree of the Second Sort of Contemplation
- 7Hilton: Book I, Part I, Chapter VII: Of the Higher Degree of the Second Sort of Contemplation
- 8Hilton: Book I, Part I, Chapter VIII: Of the Third Sort of Contemplation
- 9Hilton: Book I, Part I, Chapter IX: Of the Difference that is betwixt the Second and Third Sort of
- 10Hilton: Book I, Part I, Chapter X: How that Appearings or Shewings to the Corporal Senses or
- 11Hilton: Book I, Part I, Chapter XI: How thou shalt know whether the Showing or Apparition to the
- 12Hilton: Book I, Part I, Chapter XII: How and in what things a Contemplative Man should be busied
- 13Hilton: Book I, Part I, Chapter XIII: How Virtue beginneth in Reason and Will and is perfected in
- 14Hilton: Book I, Part I, Chapter XIV: Of the Means that bring a Soul to Contemplation
- 15Hilton: Book I, Part I, Chapter XVI: Of a firm Faith necessary thereto, and what things we ought to
- 16Hilton: Book I, Part I, Chapter XV: Of a firm and resolute Intent and Purpose necessary hereto
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