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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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"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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"Our Lord has put into your heart a little spark of this blessed fire – that is, himself."
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"By humble, ordinary good works the love of God is nourished in many hearts."
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"Man is in the image of God, and made according to the likeness and image of Him – in the faculties of inner being."
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