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The Life of Blessed Henry Suso by Himself.
Heinrich) [] Seuse Heinrich (or Suso's exploration of grace and persecution in Christian doctrine and practice.
54 Chapters
Table of Contents
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CHAPTER I: Introductory.
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CHAPTER II: Of the preliminary combats of a beginner.
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CHAPTER III: Of a supernatural rapture which befell him.
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CHAPTER IV: How he spiritually espoused the Eternal Wisdom.
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CHAPTER V: How he inscribed upon his heart the gracious Name of Jesus.
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CHAPTER VI: Of the foretaste of divine consolations, with which God sometimes allures
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CHAPTER VII: How one, who had begun well, was drawn onward in his search after divine
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CHAPTER VIII: Of certain visions.
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CHAPTER IX: Of the way in which he went to table.
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CHAPTER X: How he began the New Year.
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CHAPTER XI: Of the words "Sursum corda."
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CHAPTER XII: How he kept the feast of Candlemas.
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CHAPTER XIII: How he spent the Carnival time.
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CHAPTER XV: Of the sorrowful way of the Cross, which he made with Christ when He was being
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CHAPTER XVII: Of the chastisement of his body.
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CHAPTER XVIII: Of the sharp cross which he bore upon his back.
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CHAPTER XIX: Of his bed.
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CHAPTER XX: How he broke himself from drink.
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CHAPTER XXI: How he was directed to the rational school, in which the art of true
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CHAPTER XXII: How painful it is to die interiorly.
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CHAPTER XXIII: Of interior sufferings.
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CHAPTER XXIV: How he went forth to succour and to save his neighbour.
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CHAPTER XXV: Concerning manifold sufferings.
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CHAPTER XXVI: Of the great suffering which befell him through his sister.
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CHAPTER XXVII: Of a grievous suffering which befell him through a companion.
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CHAPTER XXVIII: Of a murderer.
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CHAPTER XXIX: Of perils by water.
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CHAPTER XXX: Of a short interval of rest which God once granted him.
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CHAPTER XXXI: How he once entered into a loving account with God.
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CHAPTER XXXII: How his sufferings once brought him nigh to death.
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CHAPTER XXXIII: How a man should offer up his sufferings to the praise and glory of God.
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CHAPTER XXXIV: Of the joys with which God recompenses in this present life those who suffer
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CHAPTER XXXV: Of the Servitor's spiritual daughter.
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CHAPTER XXXVI: Of the first beginnings of a beginner.
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CHAPTER XXXVII: Of the first lessons and examples which are suitable for a beginner, and how
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CHAPTER XXXVIII: Of certain devout practices of a young beginner in his early years.
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CHAPTER XXXIX: How he drew light-minded persons to God, and comforted those who were in
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CHAPTER XL: Of a grievous suffering which befell him while thus occupied.
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chapter at: derelicta, etc." (Is. lxii. 4); that is, Thou shalt no more be called
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CHAPTER XLI: Of interior sufferings.
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CHAPTER XLII: What sufferings are the most useful to men, and bring most glory to God?
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CHAPTER XLIII: How he drew certain hearts from earthly love to the love of God.
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CHAPTER XLV: Of certain sufferers, who were attached to the Servitor by special ties of
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CHAPTER XLVI: How Christ appeared to him under the form of a Seraph, and taught him how to
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CHAPTER XLVII: How steadfastly he must fight who would win the spiritual prize.
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CHAPTER XLIX: Of the lovely Name of Jesus.
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CHAPTER L: A good distinction between a true and false use of reason noticeable in
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CHAPTER LI: How to distinguish between a well-ordered reason and one which is all flowers
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CHAPTER LII: A good distinction between true and false detachment.
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CHAPTER LIII: Maxims, conformable to right reason, for the guidance of an exterior man into
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CHAPTER LIV: Of the high questions which the well-exercised daughter put to her spiritual
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CHAPTER LV: An explanation where and how God is.
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CHAPTER LVI: Of the very highest flight of a soul experienced in the ways of God.
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CHAPTER LVII: The conclusion of the contents of this book in a few simple words.