Theologia Germanica.: Or, Mysticall divinitie : a little golden manuall briefly discovering the mysteries, sublimity, perfection and simplicity of Christianity, in belief and practise. Written above 250 years since in high Dutch, & for its worth translated into Latine, and printed at Antwarp, 1558. Whereto is added definitions theologicall and philosophicall. Also a treatise of the soul, and other additions not before printed.

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Theologia Germanica.: Or, Mysticall divinitie : a little golden manuall briefly discovering the mysteries, sublimity, perfection and simplicity of Christianity, in belief and practise. Written above 250 years since in high Dutch, & for its worth translated into Latine, and printed at Antwarp, 1558. Whereto is added definitions theologicall and philosophicall. Also a treatise of the soul, and other additions not before printed.

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London :: Printed for John Sweeting, at the Angell in Popes head Alley,

1648.

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God -- Worship and love

Mystical union

Christian life

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Contents

• title page
• To the Reader.
• THE PREFACE OF JOHN THEOPHILUS, Who translated it out of high Dutch into Latine.
• Theologia Germanica, A Little Golden Book, shew∣ing briefly, how to put off the Old Man, and to put on the New.
  • Chap. I. What is perfect, and what is imperfect.
  • CHAP. II. What is Sin?
  • CHAP. III. Adams Sin.
  • CHAP. IV. That all good is only Gods.
  • CHAP. V. Of the putting off the Old Man.
  • CHAP. VI. How the life of Man is to be composed.
  • CHAP. VII. Of the two Eyes of Christ.
  • CHAP. VIII. Whether in this life eternal life may be tasted.
  • CHAP. IX. That good, except it be in man, cannot make men happy.
  • CHAP. X. Of the desire of those who be illuminated.
  • CHAP. XI. Of Hell, and of the Kingdom of Heaven.
  • CHAP. XII. Of true Peace.
  • CHAP. XIII. Of the fall of Adam, and the amendment by Christ.
  • CHAP. XIV. What the old and new Man is.
  • CHAP. XV. That a man ought to attribute good to God, and evil to himself.
  • CHAP. XVI. That the Christian life is the best.
  • CHAP. XVII. Of the way to Christ.
  • CHAP. XVIII. That the life of Christ is envyed of humane wisdom.
  • CHAP. XIX. The state of a Christian is not to be ex∣presled.
  • CHAP. XX. That the World is mad.
  • CHAP. XXI. Of the way unto the life of Christ.
  • CHAP. XXII. In what man true Christ is.
  • CHAP. XXIII. What it is to be rich in spirit.
  • CHAP. XXIV. Who be poor in spirit.
  • CHAP. XXV. How all things are to be left or lost.
  • CHAP. XXVI. That the inner man is unmoveably joyned with God, the outward man notwithstand∣ing is moved.
  • CHAP. XXVII. That no man in this life can be free from pain.
  • CHAP. XXVIII. How we must understand, that to a just man no law is to be given.
  • CHAP. XXIX. Of the true and false Lights, and of perse∣verance in the life of Christ.
  • CHAP. XXX. That God is one and simple good, and only to be loved.
  • CHAP. XXXI. That a deified man knows nothing but to love.
  • CHAP. XXXII. That the will of man is prone to evil, and therefore to be forsaken.
  • CHAP. XXXIII. Of true humility, and spiritual poverty.
  • CHAP. XXXIV. That sin only is contrary to God.
  • CHAP. XXXV. That God in himself is impatiable, in man he is patiable.
  • CHAP. XXXVI, That the life of Christ is to be loved for it self, and not for reward.
  • CHAP. XXXVII. That God is above all order.
  • CHAP. XXXVIII. The description of false light.
  • CHAP. XXXIX. Who and what a deified man is.
  • CHAP. XL. Whether God may be known, and yet not loved.
  • CHAP. XLI. Of the true Love of God.
  • CHAP. XLII. That there is nothing contrary to God, but mans own will.
  • CHAP. XLIII. That where the life of Christ is, there is Christ.
  • CHAP. XLIV. ☞ To be content with God.
  • CHAP. XLV. Whether sin is to be loved.
  • CHAP. XLVI. That Faith bringeth forth Knowledg.
  • CHAP. XLVII. Of mans own proper will.
  • CHAP. XLVIII. Why God did create mans own will, seeing it is contrary to the eternal will.
  • CHAP. XLIX. Why God created the will.
  • CHAP. L. How the Devil and Adam challenge will to themselves.
  • CHAP. LI. That in what man the truth is, in that man free-will is.
  • CHAP. LII. Of Christ his Cross.
  • CHAP. LIII. Of the Imitation of Christ.
  • CHAP. LIV. How the Father draweth to the Son, and the Son reciprocally to the Father.
  • CHAP. LV. How God becometh all things in man.
  • CHAP. LVI. That God alone is to be loved and honored.
  • Certain grave sayings, by which the dili∣gent Schollar of Christ may search into himself, and know what is to be sought and strived for concerning the true in∣ward uniting of himself to the one su∣pream good.
• The Authors Institution contained in three points, wherein we learn how to forsake our selves, and to put on God by a most perfect way.
  • Perfection in the first, second, third and fourth degree.
  • The Communication of Doctor Thaulerus with a poor beggar, wherein is compre∣hended the example of a perfect man, and how we should resign our selves, in all things, unto the good pleasure of God.
• De Anima.
• Definitions Theological.
  • Definitions Theological and Philosophical.
• THE CONTENTS.