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...simplicity and faithfulness in following Him, particularly in poverty, scorn, pain, and outward and inward suffering, in conformity original: "gelijkformigheyt"; the process of the soul's character becoming identical in shape or "form" to that of Christ. with Jesus Christ. 335

XVII. Continuation of the same subject, namely, of spiritual troubles, drynesses original: "dorrigheden"; a theological term for periods of spiritual aridity where a believer feels no emotional or spiritual comfort. and abandonments original: "verlatingen"; the mystical experience of feeling forsaken or deserted by God during a time of testing. in temptations and inward disturbances. Of the manner in which to conduct oneself therein; and of the offering that one must make of oneself to God in conformity with Jesus Christ. 368

XVIII. Of the Ways of the Union of the soul with God and her spiritual communion with Him through Prayer, both of the mouth and of the spirit, or of the spirit alone; and through the Contemplation original: "Beschouwinge"; a high form of wordless, meditative prayer focused on the direct presence of the Divine. of God and divine things. 388

XIX. Continuation of the same subject, or the manner of contemplating God and all divine matters in a way fitting to God, and of tasting and feeling them in the spirit. 421

XX. Of the conformity with the will of God, and with Himself; the unity of spirit and likeness with Him, and the transformation original: "gestalt-verandering"; literally a change of shape or form, referring to the soul being "transfigured" into the likeness of God's virtues. into Him and into His virtues. 446