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The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage: First Book: Chapter XIII. Of Obedience

Christian MysticismFlemish MysticismJan van Ruysbroeck

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From this humility there springs obedience, for none can be inwardly obedient save the humble man. Obedience means an unassuming, submissive, and pliable humour, and a will in readiness for all that is good. Obedience makes a man submit to the biddings, the forbiddings, and the will of God; it subjects the senses and the animal powers to the higher reason, so that a man may live decently and reasonably.

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