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The Cloud of Unknowing: Week 2—Chapter 5-20

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This week's chapters...

Chapter 5: That in the time of this work all the creatures that ever have been, be now, or ever shall be, and all the works of those same creatures, should be hid under the cloud of forgetting.

Chapter 6: A short conceit of the work of this book, treated by question.

Chapter 7: How a man shall have him in this work against all thoughts, and specially against all those that arise of his own curiosity, of cunning, and of natural wit.

Chapter 8: That in the time of his work all the creatures that ever have been, be now, or ever shall be, and all the works of those creatures, should be hid under the cloud of forgetting

Chapter 9: That in the time of this work the rememberance of the holiest creature that ever God made letteth more than it profiteth

Chapter 10: How a man shall know when his thought is no sin; and if it be sin, when it is deadly and when it is venial

Chapter 11: That a man should weigh each thought and each stirring after that it is, and always eschew recklessness in venial sin

Chapter 12: That by Virtue of this word sin is not only destroyed, but also virtues begotten.

Chapter 13: What meekness is in itself, and when it is perfect and when it is imperfect.

Chapter 14: That without imperfect meekness coming before, it is impossible for a sinner to come to the perfect Virtue of meekness in this life.

Chapter 15: A short proof against their error that say, that there is no perfecter cause to be meeked under, than is the knowledge of a man's own wretchedness.

Chapter 16: That by virtue of this work a sinner truly turned and called to contemplation cometh sooner to perfection than by any other work; and by it soonest may get of God forgiveness of sins.

Chapter 17: That a very contemplative list not meddle him with active life, nor of anything that is done or spoken about him, nor yet to answer to his blamers in excusing of himself.

Chapter 18: How that yet unto this day all actives complain of contemplatives as Martha did of Mary. Of the which complaining ignorance is the cause.

Chapter 19: A short excusation of him that made this book, teaching how all contemplatives should have all actives fully excused of their complaining words and deeds.

Chapter 20: How Almighty God will goodly answer for all those that for the excusing of themselves list not leave their business about the love of Him.

Narrated by John Polhamus. Recorded by William Wilson.

More info at....CAMP.fm

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This week's chapters...

Chapter 5: That in the time of this work all the creatures that ever have been, be now, or ever shall be, and all the works of those same creatures, should be hid under the cloud of forgetting.

Chapter 6: A short conceit of the work of this book, treated by question.

Chapter 7: How a man shall have him in this work against all thoughts, and specially against all those that arise of his own curiosity, of cunning, and of natural wit.

Chapter 8: That in the time of his work all the creatures that ever have been, be now, or ever shall be, and all the works of those creatures, should be hid under the cloud of forgetting

Chapter 9: That in the time of this work the rememberance of the holiest creature that ever God made letteth more than it profiteth

Chapter 10: How a man shall know when his thought is no sin; and if it be sin, when it is deadly and when it is venial

Chapter 11: That a man should weigh each thought and each stirring after that it is, and always eschew recklessness in venial sin

Chapter 12: That by Virtue of this word sin is not only destroyed, but also virtues begotten.

Chapter 13: What meekness is in itself, and when it is perfect and when it is imperfect.

Chapter 14: That without imperfect meekness coming before, it is impossible for a sinner to come to the perfect Virtue of meekness in this life.

Chapter 15: A short proof against their error that say, that there is no perfecter cause to be meeked under, than is the knowledge of a man's own wretchedness.

Chapter 16: That by virtue of this work a sinner truly turned and called to contemplation cometh sooner to perfection than by any other work; and by it soonest may get of God forgiveness of sins.

Chapter 17: That a very contemplative list not meddle him with active life, nor of anything that is done or spoken about him, nor yet to answer to his blamers in excusing of himself.

Chapter 18: How that yet unto this day all actives complain of contemplatives as Martha did of Mary. Of the which complaining ignorance is the cause.

Chapter 19: A short excusation of him that made this book, teaching how all contemplatives should have all actives fully excused of their complaining words and deeds.

Chapter 20: How Almighty God will goodly answer for all those that for the excusing of themselves list not leave their business about the love of Him.

Narrated by John Polhamus. Recorded by William Wilson.

More info at....CAMP.fm

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