Revelations of Divine Love — Julian of Norwich
his vertue and the joyes of heaven, so as it may be in this passing life; and that, for the strengthening of our faith, and encrease of our hope in charity. Wherefore it pleaseth him to be known and worshipped in miracles. Then meaneth he thus, he will that we be not born over-low for sorrows and tempests that fall to us, for it hath ever so been before miracles comming.
The Tharty-seventh Chapter
Gop brought to mind that I should sin: and for liking that I had in beholding of him, I entented not redily to that shewing. And our Lord full mercifully abode, and gave me grace for to entend. And this shewing I took singularly to myself: but by all the gracious comforts that followeth as ye shall see, I was learned to take it to all mine even Christen, all in general, and nothing in special: though our Lord shewed me that I should sin, by me alone is understood all. And in this I conceived a soft dread: and to this our Lord answered, * / keep thee full surely? This word was said with more love and sureness of ghostly keeping, than I can or may tell: for as it was afore shewed to me that I should sin, rght «o was the comfort shewed, (sureness of BH
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keeping) for all mine even Christen. What may make me more to love mine even Christen, than to see in God that he loveth all that shall be saved, as it were all one soul; for in every soul that shall be saved, is a godly will that never finally assenteth to sinn, ne never shall Right as there is a beastly will in the lower party that may will no good; right so there is a godly will in the higher party; which will is so good, that it may never will evil endlesly, but ever good; and therefore we be that he loveth, and endlesly we do that he liketh. And this shewed our good Lord in the wholehead of love that we stand in his sight, yea that he loveth us now as well while that we be here, as he shall do when we be there before his blessed face. But for failing of love in our party, therefore is all our travel.
The Thirty-eighth Chapter
Anp God shewed that sin shall be no shame but worship to man; for right as to every sin is answering a pain by truth: right so for every sin to the same soul is given a bliss by love. Right as divers sins be punished with divers pains after that it be grievous; right so shall they be rewarded with 00 3
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diverse joys in heaven for their victories, after as the sin hath been painful and sorrowful to the soul in earth; for the soul that shall come to heaven is so precious to God, and the place so worshipful, that the goodness of God suffereth never that soul to sin finally that shall come thither: but what sinners they are that so shall be rewarded, is made known in Holy Church in earth, and also in heaven, by overpassing worships: for in this sight my understanding was lifted up into heaven, And then God brought merily to my mind David, and other in the Old Law with him without number. And in the New Law he brought to my mind, first Magdalen, Peter, and Paul, Thomas, and Jude, St. John of Beverley, and others also without number; how they be known in the church on earth with their sins; and it is to them no shame, but all is turned them to worship. And therefore our courteous Lord sheweth for them here in party, like as it is there fulfilled; for there the token of sin is turned to worship. And St. John of Beverley our Lord shewed him full highly in comfort of us for homeliness and countrey sake: and brought to my mind how he is a kind neighbour, and of our knowing: and God called him plainly St. John of Beverley, as we do, and that with a full glad and sweet chear, shewing that he ul
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his vertue and the joyes of heaven, so as it may be in this passing life; and that, for the strengthening of our faith, and encrease of our hope in charity. Wherefore it pleases him to be known and worshipped in miracles. Then means he thus, he will that we be not born over-low for sorrows and tempests that fall to us, for it has ever so been before miracles comming.
The Tharty-seventh Chapter
Gop brought to mind that I should sin: and for liking that I had in beholding of him, I entented not redily to that showing. And our Lord full mercifully abode, and gave me grace for to entend. And this showing I took singularly to myself: but by all the gracious comforts that follows as you shall see, I was learned to take it to all mine even Christen, all in general, and nothing in special: though our Lord showed me that I should sin, by me alone is understood all. And in this I conceived a soft dread: and to this our Lord answered, * / keep you full surely? This word was said with more love and sureness of ghostly keeping, than I can or may tell: for as it was afore showed to me that I should sin, rght «o was the comfort showed, (sureness of BH
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keeping) for all mine even Christen. What may make me more to love mine even Christen, than to see in God that he loves all that shall be saved, as it were all one soul; for in every soul that shall be saved, is a godly will that never finally assents to sinn, ne never shall Right as there is a beastly will in the lower party that may will no good; right so there is a godly will in the higher party; which will is so good, that it may never will evil endlesly, but ever good; and therefore we be that he loves, and endlesly we do that he likes. And this showed our good Lord in the wholehead of love that we stand in his sight, yea that he loves us now as well while that we be here, as he shall do when we be there before his blessed face. But for failing of love in our party, therefore is all our travel.
The Thirty-eighth Chapter
Anp God showed that sin shall be no shame but worship to man; for right as to every sin is answering a pain by truth: right so for every sin to the same soul is given a bliss by love. Right as divers sins be punished with divers pains after that it be grievous; right so shall they be rewarded with 00 3
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diverse joys in heaven for their victories, after as the sin has been painful and sorrowful to the soul in earth; for the soul that shall come to heaven is so precious to God, and the place so worshipful, that the goodness of God suffers never that soul to sin finally that shall come thither: but what sinners they are that so shall be rewarded, is made known in Holy Church in earth, and also in heaven, by overpassing worships: for in this sight my understanding was lifted up into heaven, And then God brought merily to my mind David, and other in the Old Law with him without number. And in the New Law he brought to my mind, first Magdalen, Peter, and Paul, Thomas, and Jude, St. John of Beverley, and others also without number; how they be known in the church on earth with their sins; and it is to them no shame, but all is turned them to worship. And therefore our courteous Lord shows for them here in party, like as it is there fulfilled; for there the token of sin is turned to worship. And St. John of Beverley our Lord showed him full highly in comfort of us for homeliness and countrey sake: and brought to my mind how he is a kind neighbour, and of our knowing: and God called him plainly St. John of Beverley, as we do, and that with a full glad and sweet chear, showing that he ul
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