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Excerpt from The Dark Night of the Soul
The number of souls called to the contemplative life in its widest sense is even nowadays greater than is commonly supposed. They are not con fined to Religious Orders, but are to be found in every station of life, and in every country, for the spirit breatheth where it will.'' Many proceed no farther than the initial stages; few persevere as far as the spiritual night; while those who attain to perfection are but''exceptions. Many praise and bless Jesus as long as they receive some consolation from Him, but if He hide Himself and leave them for a little while, they fall either into complaining or into excessive dejection.'' 1 This general falling Off may be partly attributed to a want of understanding and guidance which, St. John in the book before us undertakes to remedy.
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The number of souls called to the contemplative life in its widest sense is even nowadays greater than is commonly supposed. They are not con fined to Religious Orders, but are to be found in every station of life, and in every country, for the spirit breatheth where it will.'' Many proceed no farther than the initial stages; few persevere as far as the spiritual night; while those who attain to perfection are but''exceptions. Many praise and bless Jesus as long as they receive some consolation from Him, but if He hide Himself and leave them for a little while, they fall either into complaining or into excessive dejection.'' 1 This general falling Off may be partly attributed to a want of understanding and guidance which, St. John in the book before us undertakes to remedy.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Paperback
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Saint John of the Cross
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781333856540
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm
Page Count - 260
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