Revelations of Divine Love — Julian of Norwich
knowing the sweet touching of grace ; and wilfully amend us upon teaching of Holy Church after that the sin is grievous ; and go forth with God in love: and neither on that one side fall over low, enclining to despair; ne on that other side be over reckless, as we give no force: but meekly know our feebleness, witting that we may not stand the twinkling of an eye, but with keeping of grace ; and reverently cleave to God, in him only trusting. For otherwise is the beholding of God, and otherwise is the beholding of man. For it longeth to man meekly to accuse himself; and it longeth to the proper goodness of our Lord God courteously to excuse man. And these be two parties that were shewed in the double chear, in which the Lord beheld the falling of his loved servant. That one was shewed outward, full meekly and mildly with great ruth and pity : and that. other of inward endless love. And right thus will our good Lord that we accuse our self wilfully, and truly see and know his everlasting love that he hath to us, and his plentuous merey. And thus graciously to see and know both together, is the meek accusing that our good Lord asketh of us: and himself worketh there it is; and this is the , | lower party of mans life. And it was shewed in the outward chear: in which shewing, I saw iwo parts. The one is the ruful falling of man: that other is the worshipfal asseth that our Lerd hath made for man. It ae
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That other chear was shewed inward; and that was more highly and all one: for the life and the vertue that we have in the lower party is of the higher. And it cometh down to us of the kind love of the self [same], by grace. Between that one and that other is right naught; for it all is one love: which one blessed love hath now in us double working; for in the lower party be pains and passions, ruths and pities, mercies and forgiveness, and such other which be profitable. But in the higher party be none of these ; but all one high love and marvellous joy: in , which marvellous joy all pains be wholly destroyed. And in this not only our good Lord shewed our excusing; but also the worshipful nobility that he shall bring us to, turning all our blame into endless worship.
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Anp thus I saw that he will that we know, that he taketh no harder the falling of any creature that shall be saved, then he took the falling of Adam, which we know was endlesly loved, and surely kept in the time of all his need ; and now is blessedfully restored m high overpassing joyes. For our Lord God is so good, so gentle, and so courteous, that he may never assigne default final, in whom he shall be ever And in this that I have now 1 42 blessed and praised.
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| said, was my desire in party answered, and my great : fear some deal eased by the lovely gracious shewing | of our Lord God. In which shewing I saw and | understood full surely, that in each soul that shall be | safe, is a godly will that never assented to sin, ne
: | never shall. Which will is so good that it may
' | never will evil: but evermore continually it willi | eth good, and worketh good in the sight of God. | |. Wherefore our Lord will we know it in the faith and the belief; and namely and truly that we have all | this blessed will whole and safe in our Lord Jesu Christ: for that each [the] kind that heaven shall be
: | fulfilled with, behooved needs of Gods rightfulness so : to be knit and oned in him, that therein were kept s | a substance which might never, nor should be parted
| from him; and that, through his own good will in i his endless foresaid purpose.. And notwithstanding | this rightful knitting, and this endless oning, yet the | redemption, and the again-buying of mankind, is needful and speedful in every thing, as it is done for the same intent and the same end, that Holy Church in our faith us teacheth, For I saw that God began never to love mankind: for right, the same that mankind shall be in endless bliss (fulfilling the joy of God as anempts his works) right so the same . | mankind hath been in the foresight of God, known ,| and loved fro without beginning in his rightful intent: and by the endless intent and assent, and 143
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knowing the sweet touching of grace ; and wilfully amend us upon teaching of Holy Church after that the sin is grievous ; and go forth with God in love: and neither on that one side fall over low, enclining to despair; ne on that other side be over reckless, as we give no force: but meekly know our feebleness, witting that we may not stand the twinkling of an eye, but with keeping of grace ; and reverently cleave to God, in him only trusting. For otherwise is the beholding of God, and otherwise is the beholding of man. For it longs to man meekly to accuse himself; and it longs to the proper goodness of our Lord God courteously to excuse man. And these be two parties that were showed in the double chear, in which the Lord beheld the falling of his loved servant. That one was showed outward, full meekly and mildly with great ruth and pity : and that. other of inward endless love. And right thus will our good Lord that we accuse our self wilfully, and truly see and know his everlasting love that he has to us, and his plentuous merey. And thus graciously to see and know both together, is the meek accusing that our good Lord asks of us: and himself works there it is; and this is the , | lower party of mans life. And it was showed in the outward chear: in which showing, I saw iwo parts. The one is the ruful falling of man: that other is the worshipfal asses that our Lerd has made for man. It ae
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That other chear was showed inward; and that was more highly and all one: for the life and the vertue that we have in the lower party is of the higher. And it comes down to us of the kind love of the self [same], by grace. Between that one and that other is right naught; for it all is one love: which one blessed love has now in us double working; for in the lower party be pains and passions, ruths and pities, mercies and forgiveness, and such other which be profitable. But in the higher party be none of these ; but all one high love and marvellous joy: in , which marvellous joy all pains be wholly destroyed. And in this not only our good Lord showed our excusing; but also the worshipful nobility that he shall bring us to, turning all our blame into endless worship.
The Fifiy-third Chapter
Anp thus I saw that he will that we know, that he takes no harder the falling of any creature that shall be saved, then he took the falling of Adam, which we know was endlesly loved, and surely kept in the time of all his need ; and now is blessedfully restored m high overpassing joyes. For our Lord God is so good, so gentle, and so courteous, that he may never assigne default final, in whom he shall be ever And in this that I have now 1 42 blessed and praised.
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| said, was my desire in party answered, and my great : fear some deal eased by the lovely gracious showing | of our Lord God. In which showing I saw and | understood full surely, that in each soul that shall be | safe, is a godly will that never assented to sin, ne
: | never shall. Which will is so good that it may
' | never will evil: but evermore continually it willi | eth good, and works good in the sight of God. | |. Wherefore our Lord will we know it in the faith and the belief; and namely and truly that we have all | this blessed will whole and safe in our Lord Jesu Christ: for that each [the] kind that heaven shall be
: | fulfilled with, behooved needs of Gods rightfulness so : to be knit and oned in him, that therein were kept s | a substance which might never, nor should be parted
| from him; and that, through his own good will in i his endless foresaid purpose.. And notwithstanding | this rightful knitting, and this endless oning, yet the | redemption, and the again-buying of mankind, is needful and speedful in every thing, as it is done for the same intent and the same end, that Holy Church in our faith us teaches, For I saw that God began never to love mankind: for right, the same that mankind shall be in endless bliss (fulfilling the joy of God as anempts his works) right so the same . | mankind has been in the foresight of God, known ,| and loved fro without beginning in his rightful intent: and by the endless intent and assent, and 143
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