The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage (1916) - Page 11

49. On the unity of the divine nature and the trinity of persons . . . . . . . . . . 127
50. How God possesses and moves the soul naturally and supernaturally . . . . . . . . . . . 128
51. How a person must be adorned to receive the most inward practice . . . . . . . . . . 130
52. On the third coming of Christ While the first coming was in the flesh and the second is in the spirit, the "third coming" in Ruysbroeck's theology refers to God’s perpetual arrival within the soul's highest point, leading to contemplative union. and on the most inward going-out original: "Ausgang"; a mystical term for the soul leaving behind its own self-will to be drawn into God. of our spirit through a divine touch . . . . . . . . . . . 132
53. On the eternal hunger that our spirit feels for God . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
54. On a loving struggle original: "minnelichen Streit"; "Minne" is a medieval term for a deep, selfless, and often ecstatic love. This "struggle" refers to the dynamic tension between the soul’s desire for God and God’s overwhelming presence. between God’s Spirit and our spirit . . . . . . . . . 135
55. On the fruitful works of the Spirit, which are eternal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
56. How we should meet God spiritually, both mediately and immediately To meet God "mediately" is through means like sacraments or virtues; to meet Him "immediately" is a direct, mystical encounter without any intermediary. . . . . . . . . . . . 137
57. On the essential immediate encounter with God by virtue of mere nature Ruysbroeck distinguishes between the soul's natural capacity to reflect God and the supernatural elevation provided by grace. . . . . . . 138
58. How one is like God through grace and unlike through mortal sin . . . . . 140
59. How one possesses God in unity and in rest beyond all likeness of grace . . . . . . 142
60. How necessary God’s grace is, which makes us like God and leads us immediately to God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
61. The encounter of God and our spirit in unity and likeness . . . . . . . . 145
62. How we should meet God in all our actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
63. The sequence of all virtues in connection with the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit . . 147