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The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage: First Book: Chapter X. Of the Five Kinds of Men Who Shall Appear at the Judgment

Christian MysticismFlemish MysticismJan van Ruysbroeck

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Five kinds of men shall appear before this Judge. The first, and the worst, are those Christians who have died in mortal sin, without repentance and without regret; for these have despised the death of Christ and His sacraments, or else they have received them unworthily and in vain. And they have not practised the works of mercy, showing charity toward their neighbours, as God has commanded.

The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage: First Book: Chapter X. Of the Five Kinds of Men Who Shall Appear at the Judgment

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