Project Gutenberg 2003-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 119 Pepwell, Henry 1539 Pepwall, Henry Gardner, Edmund G. 1869 1935 Gardner, Edmund Garratt Gardner, John Edmund Garratt The Cell of Self-Knowledge : seven early English mystical treatises printed by Henry Pepwell in 1521 I. A very devout treatise, named Benjamin, of the mights and virtues of a man's soul, and of the way to true contemplation, comp. by ... Richard of Saint Victor -- II. Divers doctrines devout and fruitful, taken out of the life of that glorious virgin and spouse of Our Lord, Saint Katherin of Seenes -- III. A short treatise of contemplation taught by Our Lord Jesus Christ, or taken out of the book of Margery Kempe, ancress of Lynn -- IV. A devout treatise, comp. by Master Walter Hylton, of the song of angels -- V. A devout treatise called the Epistle of prayer -- VI. A very necessary epistle of discretion in stirrings of the soul -- VII. A devout treatise of discerning of spirits, very necessary for ghostly livers. Produced by Charles Aldarondo, with thanks to the CCEL (www.ccel.org) collection. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Cell of Self-Knowledge: Seven Early English Mystical Treatises" is a collection of mystical writings edited by Edmund G. Gardner, published in the early 20th century. This work aims to explore the profound themes of self-knowledge, contemplation, and divine love through the lens of various early English mystical authors, including Richard of St. Victor and Margery Kempe. It is likely reflective of the spiritual concerns of the medieval period, focusing on the journey of the soul towards understanding and unity with God. The opening of the collection introduces Richard of Saint Victor's treatise, which discusses the intricacies of the soul's faculties—reason and affection—by using an allegorical framework based on the biblical figure Jacob and his family. Each of Jacob's sons represents a different virtue or vice related to the spiritual journey. Richard emphasizes that true self-knowledge is key to spiritual elevation and that one's understanding of God and themselves is interlinked. The text's rich, symbolic imagery lays the foundation for an exploration of personal spirituality and divine contemplation, encouraging readers to reflect on their inner lives and the virtues they cultivate within their souls. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Devotional literature Mysticism -- Great Britain Mysticism -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500 Religious thought -- Middle Ages, 600-1500 BV Text Christianity Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 231412 227533 2024-10-02T13:09:11.319499 2023-10-02T11:08:09.040160 text/html text/html 221562 2020-12-28T02:45:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 77822 2020-12-28T02:45:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 190297 2024-10-02T13:09:18.981401 application/epub+zip 191586 2024-10-02T13:09:15.252429 application/epub+zip 140256 2024-10-02T13:09:13.887453 application/epub+zip 437568 2024-10-02T13:09:21.632396 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 426070 2024-10-02T13:09:18.107444 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251058 2022-09-02T15:13:06.550682 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211584 211484 2024-10-02T13:09:10.749444 2023-10-02T11:08:08.583164 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 211254 2020-12-28T02:45:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 76210 2020-12-28T02:45:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22267 2024-10-02T13:09:21.762372 application/rdf+xml 26334 2024-10-02T13:09:14.463439 image/jpeg 4819 2024-10-02T13:09:14.168407 image/jpeg 185977 2024-10-02T13:09:11.339474 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia