Revelations of Divine Love — Julian of Norwich
Our Lord shewed two manner of privities. One is | this great privity, with all the privy points thereto | belonging: and these privities he will we know thus | hid, into the time that he will clearly shew them | to us. That other are the privities which himselt shewed openly in this revelation; for those are: Mim in which he will make open and known to | : for he will that we wit that it is his will that | i we know them. They are privities to us, but not | only for that he will they be privities to us, but | they are privities to us, for our blind-head and our n | unknowing. And therefore hath he great ruth; |, and therefore he will make them open to us himself, whereby we may know him, and love him, and cleave to him. For all that is speedeful for us to | wit and for to know, full courteously our good |, time ls " | M | |
Lord will shew us what it is with all the preaching and teaching of Holy Church. God shewed full great pleasaunce that he hath in all men and women, that mightily and wisely take the preaching and teaching li of Holy Church; for he it is Holy Church ; he is the ground, he is the substance, he is the teaching, he is |), the teacher, he is the end, and he is the meed T 82 |
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«d .| " herefcre every kind soul traveleth. And this is iawn, and shall be known to each soul to which ithe Holy Ghost declareth it. And I hope truly all _|those that seek thus, they shall speed, for they seek 5 God. All this that I have now said, and .more as I "| shall say hereafter, is comforting against sin. For
: in the third shewing, when I saw that God doth all that is done, I saw not sin, and then I saw that all [is well; but when God shewed me for sin, then said Ihe, ‘ All shall be well.’
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lAxp when God Almighty had shewed so plenteously, land so fully of his goodness, I desired, to wit, of a certain creature that I loved, if it should continue lin good living ; which I hoped by the grace of God was begun, And in this singular desire it seemed behold the courtesie of thy Lord God, as he skewed to thee ; for it is more worship to God to behold him in all, than in any special thing. 1 assented, and therewith
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special. And if I should do wisely after this teaching, I shold not be glad for any thing in special, ne greatly diseased for any manner thing, for ‘all shall be well.’ For the full-head of joy, is to behold God in all; for by the same blessed might, wisdom, and love, that he made all thing, to the same end, our good Lord leadeth it continually, and there to himself shall bring it, and when it is time we shall see it. And the ground of this was shewed in the fist, and more openly in the third, where it saith; I saw God in a point. All that our Lord doth, is rightfully, and all that he suffereth 1s worshipful. And in these two is comprehended good and evil ; for all that is good our Lord doth, and that is evil our Lord suffereth : I say not that evil is worshipful, but I say the sufferance of our Lord God is worshipful, whereby his goodness shall be known without end, and his marvellous meekness and mild-head by this working of mercy and grace. Right-full-head i is that thing that is so good, that it may not be better than it is: for God himself is very rightfulhead, and all his works be done rightfully, as they be ordained fro without beginning by his high might, his high wisdom, his high goodness. And right, as he hath ordained it to the best, mght so he worketh continually, and leadeth it to the same end: And he is ever full pleased with himself, and with all his 84
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works. And the beholding of this blessed accord is full sweet to the soul that seeth it by grace. All the souls that shall be saved in heaven without end, be made rightful in the sight of God, and by his own goodness. In which rightfullness we be endlessly kept, and marvellously above all creatures. And mercy is a working that cometh of the goodness of God. And it shall last working as long as sin is suffered to pursue rightful souls: and when sin hath no longer leave to pursue, then shall the working of mercy cease: and then shall all be brought into rightfulness, and therein stand without end. By his sufferance we fall, and in his blessed love with his might, and his wisdom we are kept, and by mercy and grace we be raised to manifold more joy. And thus in rightfulness and in mercy he will be known and loved, now and without end. And the soul that wisely beholdeth in grace is well paid with both, and endlesly enjoyeth.
The Thirty-siath Chapter
Ovr Lord God shewed that a deed shall be done, and himself shall do it; and it shall be worshipful and marvellous, and plentuous, and by him it shall be done. and himself shall do it. And thie is the 53
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Our Lord showed two manner of privities. One is | this great privity, with all the privy points thereto | belonging: and these privities he will we know thus | hid, into the time that he will clearly show them | to us. That other are the privities which himselt showed openly in this revelation; for those are: Mim in which he will make open and known to | : for he will that we wit that it is his will that | i we know them. They are privities to us, but not | only for that he will they be privities to us, but | they are privities to us, for our blind-head and our n | unknowing. And therefore has he great ruth; |, and therefore he will make them open to us himself, whereby we may know him, and love him, and cleave to him. For all that is speedeful for us to | wit and for to know, full courteously our good |, time ls " | M | |
Lord will show us what it is with all the preaching and teaching of Holy Church. God showed full great pleasaunce that he has in all men and women, that mightily and wisely take the preaching and teaching li of Holy Church; for he it is Holy Church ; he is the ground, he is the substance, he is the teaching, he is |), the teacher, he is the end, and he is the meed T 82 |
THE THIRTY-FIFTH CHAPTER,
«d .| " herefcre every kind soul travels. And this is iawn, and shall be known to each soul to which ithe Holy Ghost declares it. And I hope truly all _|those that seek thus, they shall speed, for they seek 5 God. All this that I have now said, and .more as I "| shall say hereafter, is comforting against sin. For
: in the third showing, when I saw that God does all that is done, I saw not sin, and then I saw that all [is well; but when God showed me for sin, then said Ihe, ‘ All shall be well.’
The Thirty-fifth Chapter
lAxp when God Almighty had showed so plenteously, land so fully of his goodness, I desired, to wit, of a certain creature that I loved, if it should continue lin good living ; which I hoped by the grace of God was begun, And in this singular desire it seemed behold the courtesie of your Lord God, as he skewed to you ; for it is more worship to God to behold him in all, than in any special thing. 1 assented, and therewith
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special. And if I should do wisely after this teaching, I shold not be glad for any thing in special, ne greatly diseased for any manner thing, for ‘all shall be well.’ For the full-head of joy, is to behold God in all; for by the same blessed might, wisdom, and love, that he made all thing, to the same end, our good Lord leads it continually, and there to himself shall bring it, and when it is time we shall see it. And the ground of this was showed in the fist, and more openly in the third, where it says; I saw God in a point. All that our Lord does, is rightfully, and all that he suffers 1s worshipful. And in these two is comprehended good and evil ; for all that is good our Lord does, and that is evil our Lord suffers : I say not that evil is worshipful, but I say the sufferance of our Lord God is worshipful, whereby his goodness shall be known without end, and his marvellous meekness and mild-head by this working of mercy and grace. Right-full-head i is that thing that is so good, that it may not be better than it is: for God himself is very rightfulhead, and all his works be done rightfully, as they be ordained fro without beginning by his high might, his high wisdom, his high goodness. And right, as he has ordained it to the best, mght so he works continually, and leads it to the same end: And he is ever full pleased with himself, and with all his 84
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works. And the beholding of this blessed accord is full sweet to the soul that sees it by grace. All the souls that shall be saved in heaven without end, be made rightful in the sight of God, and by his own goodness. In which rightfullness we be endlessly kept, and marvellously above all creatures. And mercy is a working that comes of the goodness of God. And it shall last working as long as sin is suffered to pursue rightful souls: and when sin has no longer leave to pursue, then shall the working of mercy cease: and then shall all be brought into rightfulness, and therein stand without end. By his sufferance we fall, and in his blessed love with his might, and his wisdom we are kept, and by mercy and grace we be raised to manifold more joy. And thus in rightfulness and in mercy he will be known and loved, now and without end. And the soul that wisely beholds in grace is well paid with both, and endlesly enjoys.
The Thirty-siath Chapter
Ovr Lord God showed that a deed shall be done, and himself shall do it; and it shall be worshipful and marvellous, and plentuous, and by him it shall be done. and himself shall do it. And thie is the 53
THE THIRTEENTH REVELATION.
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