Select Library of Mystics

TO THE READERS

,, -rility, so that even those who
,, seem to be the most peaceful of all
,, nevertheless carry back from their
,, Theology almost nothing but
,, empty and cold ideas, which
,, leave them unfit for every good
,, work, just like the rest of
,, men; far from showing us,
,, as in the early times of
,, Christianity, more divine
,, souls, dead to earthly
,, things, and burning with the
,, love and contemplation of
,, heavenly things, such as
,, Paul notes of his own time in
,, 2 Corinthians 4:18: We look not
,, at the things which are visible; but at those
,, which are invisible: and Colossians 3:3: You
,, are dead: and your life is hidden
,, with Christ in God.

,, What and how many evils flow
,, from this into all of
,, Christianity—evils that can
,, never be sufficiently lamented—is
,, not for this place to point out.
,, Let it be enough to observe
,, that nothing is more contrary to those
,, things which Christ himself
,, recommended and left to us as the
,, most important and essential points original: "omne punctum ferentia," a Latin idiom meaning "winning every vote" or "perfection.".
,, Blessed are the peacemakers;
,, for they shall be called the children of God.