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The complete works of Saint John of the Cross of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

The complete works of Saint John of the Cross of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Volume 1 CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME. THE ASCENT OF MOUNT CARMEL. STANZAS 1 PROLOGUE 3 BOOK I. The Nature Of The Obscure Night, The Necessity Of Passing Through It In Order To Attain To The Divine Union: And Specially The Obscure Night Of Sense And Desire, With The Evils Which These Inflict On The Soul. CHAPTER I. Two Kinds Of This Night, Corresponding With The Division Of The Soul Into Higher And Lower 8 CHAPTER II. The Nature And Cause Of The Obscure Night 9 CHAPTER III. The First Cause, The Privation Of The Desire 11 CHAPTER IV. The Necessity Of Passing Truly Through The Obscure Night Of Sense, Which Is The Mortification Of The Desire 13 CHAPTER V. Continuation Of The Same Subject. Proofs From Scripture 18 CHAPTER VI. Two Great Evils Of The Desires. Negative And Positive. Proofs From Scripture 23 CHAPTER VII. The Desires Torment The Soul. Proofs And Illustrations 27 CHAPTER VIII. The Desires Darken The Soul. Proofs And Illustrations 29 CHAPTER IX. The Desires Pollute The Soul. Proofs From Scripture 33 CHAPTER X. The Desires Make The Soul Lukewarm, And Enfeeble Virtue. Proofs And Illustration

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