Revelations of Divine Love — Julian of Norwich
| then will he that we see our wretchedness, and | meekly be it a-known. But he will not that we | abide therewith, ne he will not that we busie us | greatly about our accusing, ne he will not that we .| be too wretchedful on our self; but he will that we | hastily entend to him: for he standeth all alone, | and abideth us continually, moaning and mourning ^| till when we come. And he hath haste to have us to him: for we are his joy and his delight, and he is our salve of our life; there I say he standeth all alone. I leave the speaking of the blessed company in heaven, and speak only of his office and his | working here in earth, upon the condition of the shewing.
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| Bv three things man standeth in this life: by which | three God is worshipped, and we be speed, kept, and saved. The first is, use of mans kindly reason. The jsecond is, the common teaching of Holy Church. The frd is, the inward gracious working of the _| Holy Ghost. And these three be all of one God. | God is ground of our kindly reason; and God is [teaching of Holy Church; and God is the Holy ‘Ghost. And all be sundry gifts to which he will we [have great regard, and according us thereto: for ithese work in us continually altogether, and those 209 0
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be great things. Of which greatness he will we have knowing here as it were in an A. B. C. that is to say, that we may have a little knowing, whereof we should have fulhead in heaven: and that is for to speed us. We know in our faith that God alone took our kind, and none but. hee: and furthermore, that Christ alone did all the great works that longeth to our salvation, and none but he: and right so he alone doth now in the last end; that is to say, he dwelleth here in us, and ruleth us, and giveth us in this living, and bringeth us to his bliss. And thus shall he do as long as any soul is in earth that shall come to heaven: and so far forth, that if there were none such soul in earth but one, he should be with that all alone, till he had brought it up to his bliss. I believe and understand the ministration of holy angels, as clarkes tell; but it was not shewed me: for himself is nearest and meekest, highest and lowest, and doth all And not only all that us needeth, but also he doth all that is worshipful to our joy in heaven. And there I say he abideth us moaning and mourning. It meaneth all the true feeling that we have in our self in contrition and in. 7 compassion ; and all moaning and mourning, for we are not oned with our Lord, and such as is speedful | it is Christ in us. And though some of us feel it | seldom, it passeth never fro Christ, till what time he h have brought us out of all our woe: for love suffereth :
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| him never to be without pity. And what time that l we fall into sin, and leave the mind of him, and the
| keeping of our own soul, then beareth Christ alone ' | all the charge of us. And thus standeth he moaning | and mourning. Then longeth it to us for reverence : | and kindness to turn us hastily to our Lord, and let | him not all alone; he is here alone with us all; that | is to say, only for us he is here. And what time I | be strange to him by sin, despair, or slouth, then I | let my Lord stand alone, in as much as he is in me. | And thus it fareth with us all which be sinners. | But though it be so that we do thus oftentimes, his | goodness suffereth us never to be alone, but lastingly ü [he is with us, and tenderly he excuseth us, and ever keepeth us from blame in his sight,
The Eightieth Chapter
Ovr good Lord shewed him to his creature in diverse
8 manner, both in heaven and in earth. But I saw m him take no place, but in mans soul. He shewed it fhim in earth in the sweet incarnation, and his ‘We blessed passion, and in other manner he shewed him du fn earth, where I said I saw God in a point. And ai fy ether manner he 'shewed him in earth, thus as it et [were a pilgrimage ; that is to say, he is here with us
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| then will he that we see our wretchedness, and | meekly be it a-known. But he will not that we | abide therewith, ne he will not that we busie us | greatly about our accusing, ne he will not that we .| be too wretchedful on our self; but he will that we | hastily entend to him: for he stands all alone, | and abides us continually, moaning and mourning ^| till when we come. And he has haste to have us to him: for we are his joy and his delight, and he is our salve of our life; there I say he stands all alone. I leave the speaking of the blessed company in heaven, and speak only of his office and his | working here in earth, upon the condition of the showing.
The Seventy-ninth Chapter
| Bv three things man stands in this life: by which | three God is worshipped, and we be speed, kept, and saved. The first is, use of mans kindly reason. The jsecond is, the common teaching of Holy Church. The frd is, the inward gracious working of the _| Holy Ghost. And these three be all of one God. | God is ground of our kindly reason; and God is [teaching of Holy Church; and God is the Holy ‘Ghost. And all be sundry gifts to which he will we [have great regard, and according us thereto: for ithese work in us continually altogether, and those 209 0
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be great things. Of which greatness he will we have knowing here as it were in an A. B. C. that is to say, that we may have a little knowing, whereof we should have fulhead in heaven: and that is for to speed us. We know in our faith that God alone took our kind, and none but. hee: and furthermore, that Christ alone did all the great works that longs to our salvation, and none but he: and right so he alone does now in the last end; that is to say, he dwells here in us, and rules us, and gives us in this living, and brings us to his bliss. And thus shall he do as long as any soul is in earth that shall come to heaven: and so far forth, that if there were none such soul in earth but one, he should be with that all alone, till he had brought it up to his bliss. I believe and understand the ministration of holy angels, as clarkes tell; but it was not showed me: for himself is nearest and meekest, highest and lowest, and does all And not only all that us needs, but also he does all that is worshipful to our joy in heaven. And there I say he abides us moaning and mourning. It means all the true feeling that we have in our self in contrition and in. 7 compassion ; and all moaning and mourning, for we are not oned with our Lord, and such as is speedful | it is Christ in us. And though some of us feel it | seldom, it passes never fro Christ, till what time he h have brought us out of all our woe: for love suffers :
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| him never to be without pity. And what time that l we fall into sin, and leave the mind of him, and the
| keeping of our own soul, then bears Christ alone ' | all the charge of us. And thus stands he moaning | and mourning. Then longs it to us for reverence : | and kindness to turn us hastily to our Lord, and let | him not all alone; he is here alone with us all; that | is to say, only for us he is here. And what time I | be strange to him by sin, despair, or slouth, then I | let my Lord stand alone, in as much as he is in me. | And thus it fars with us all which be sinners. | But though it be so that we do thus oftentimes, his | goodness suffers us never to be alone, but lastingly ü [he is with us, and tenderly he excuses us, and ever keeps us from blame in his sight,
The Eighties Chapter
Ovr good Lord showed him to his creature in diverse
8 manner, both in heaven and in earth. But I saw m him take no place, but in mans soul. He showed it fhim in earth in the sweet incarnation, and his ‘We blessed passion, and in other manner he showed him du fn earth, where I said I saw God in a point. And ai fy ether manner he 'showed him in earth, thus as it et [were a pilgrimage ; that is to say, he is here with us
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