Revelations of Divine Love — Julian of Norwich
ND after this, our Lord shewed him more glori- A fied as to my sight than I saw him before; wherein I was learned, that our soul shall never have rest till it come into him, knowing that he is full of joy, homely and courteous, and blessedful, and very life. Oftentimes our Lord Jesu said, *7 zt am, I ii am, I it am that is highest, I it am that thou lovest, I it am that thou likest, I it am that thou servest, I tt am that thou longest, I at am that thou destrest, I it am that thou meanest, I it am that is All, I it am that Holy Church preacheth thee and teachcth thee, I it am that shewed me before to thee. The number of the words | passeth my wits and understanding, and all my | mights ; for they were in the highest as to my sight:
for therein is comprehended I cannot tell what; but the joy that I saw in the shewing of them passeth all that heart can think, or soul may desire. And therefore these words be not declared here, but [let]
| every man after the grace that God giveth him in | understanding and longing, receive them in our Lords meaning.
Lad
MT
The Thirteenth Webelation
The Twenty-seventh Chapter
ND after this our Lord brought to my mind the longing that I had to him before; and ] saw nothing letted me but sin. And so I beheld generally in us all; and methought, if sin had not been, we should all have been clean and like to our Lord as he made us. And thus in my folly, before this time, often I wondred why, by the great foresaid wisdom of God, the beginning of sin was not letted, for then thought me that all should have been well. This stirring was much to be forsaken; and nevertheless, mourning and sorrow I made therefore, without reason and discretion; but Jesu, that in this vision informed me of all that me needed, answered by this word, and said, ‘ Sin is behovely, but all shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well? In this naked word sin, our Lord brought to my mind generally all that 1s not good ; and the shameful despite, and the uttermost tribulation that he bare for us in this life, and his dying, HR i 4 4
THE TWENTY-SEVENTH CHAPTER
and all his pains and passion bodily and ghostly, and the pains of all his ereatures ghostly and bodily. For we be all in part troubled, and we shall be troubled following our master Jesu, till we be full purged of our deadly flesh, and of all our inward affections, which be not very good. And the beholding of this with all the pains that ever were, or ever shall be. And with all this I understood the passion of Christ, for the most pain and overpassing. And all this was shewed in a touch and readily passed over into comfort ; for our good Lord would not that the soul were afraid of this ugly sight. But I saw not sin; for I believe it had no
| manner of substance, ne no part of being, ne it might not be known but by the pain that is caused thereof: and this pain is something as to my sight | for a time, for it purgeth and maketh us to know our self, and ask mercy. For the passion of our Lord | is comfort to us against all this, and so is his blessed | will. And for the tender love that our good Lord hath to all that shall be saved; he comforteth | readily and sweetly, meaning thus: ‘Tt is true, that l sin is cause of all this pain ; but all shall be well, and | all manner of thing shall be well? These words were : shewed full tenderly, shewing no manner of blame to me, ne to none that shall be safe. "Then were it | great unkindnes¢ of me to blame or wonder on God
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THE THIRTEENTH REVELATION.
of my sin, sithen he blameth not me for sin. And in these same words, I saw an high marvellous privity hid in God: which privity, he shall openly make, and shall be known to us in heaven. In which knowing we shall verily see the cause why he suffered sin to come. In which sight, we shall endlesly have joy.
The T'oentg-eigrhth Chapter
ND after this, our Lord showed him more glori- A fied as to my sight than I saw him before; wherein I was learned, that our soul shall never have rest till it come into him, knowing that he is full of joy, homely and courteous, and blessedful, and very life. Oftentimes our Lord Jesu said, *7 zt am, I ii am, I it am that is highest, I it am that you lovest, I it am that you likest, I it am that you servest, I tt am that you longest, I at am that you destrest, I it am that you meanest, I it am that is All, I it am that Holy Church preaches you and teachcth you, I it am that showed me before to you. The number of the words | passes my wits and understanding, and all my | mights ; for they were in the highest as to my sight:
for therein is comprehended I cannot tell what; but the joy that I saw in the showing of them passes all that heart can think, or soul may desire. And therefore these words be not declared here, but [let]
| every man after the grace that God gives him in | understanding and longing, receive them in our Lords meaning.
Lad
MT
The Thirteenth Webelation
The Twenty-seventh Chapter
ND after this our Lord brought to my mind the longing that I had to him before; and ] saw nothing letted me but sin. And so I beheld generally in us all; and methought, if sin had not been, we should all have been clean and like to our Lord as he made us. And thus in my folly, before this time, often I wondred why, by the great foresaid wisdom of God, the beginning of sin was not letted, for then thought me that all should have been well. This stirring was much to be forsaken; and nevertheless, mourning and sorrow I made therefore, without reason and discretion; but Jesu, that in this vision informed me of all that me needed, answered by this word, and said, ‘ Sin is behovely, but all shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well? In this naked word sin, our Lord brought to my mind generally all that 1s not good ; and the shameful despite, and the uttermost tribulation that he bare for us in this life, and his dying, HR i 4 4
THE TWENTY-SEVENTH CHAPTER
and all his pains and passion bodily and ghostly, and the pains of all his ereatures ghostly and bodily. For we be all in part troubled, and we shall be troubled following our master Jesu, till we be full purged of our deadly flesh, and of all our inward affections, which be not very good. And the beholding of this with all the pains that ever were, or ever shall be. And with all this I understood the passion of Christ, for the most pain and overpassing. And all this was showed in a touch and readily passed over into comfort ; for our good Lord would not that the soul were afraid of this ugly sight. But I saw not sin; for I believe it had no
| manner of substance, ne no part of being, ne it might not be known but by the pain that is caused thereof: and this pain is something as to my sight | for a time, for it purges and makes us to know our self, and ask mercy. For the passion of our Lord | is comfort to us against all this, and so is his blessed | will. And for the tender love that our good Lord has to all that shall be saved; he comforts | readily and sweetly, meaning thus: ‘Tt is true, that l sin is cause of all this pain ; but all shall be well, and | all manner of thing shall be well? These words were : showed full tenderly, showing no manner of blame to me, ne to none that shall be safe. "Then were it | great unkindnes¢ of me to blame or wonder on God
Ca
THE THIRTEENTH REVELATION.
of my sin, sithen he blames not me for sin. And in these same words, I saw an high marvellous privity hid in God: which privity, he shall openly make, and shall be known to us in heaven. In which knowing we shall verily see the cause why he suffered sin to come. In which sight, we shall endlesly have joy.
The T'oentg-eigrhth Chapter
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