Publisher's Synopsis
The Scale or Ladder of Perfection is a book written by Walter Hilton, a 14th-century Augustinian mystic and spiritual writer. The book is a guide to Christian spirituality and is divided into three sections. The first section focuses on the nature of God and the importance of contemplation and prayer. The second section deals with the virtues of humility, charity, and obedience, and the importance of avoiding sin and temptation. The third section provides practical advice on how to live a life of spiritual perfection, including instructions on how to meditate, pray, and live a life of service to others. Throughout the book, Hilton emphasizes the importance of a personal relationship with God and the need for constant self-examination and repentance. The Scale or Ladder of Perfection is considered a classic of Christian spirituality and has been influential in shaping the spiritual lives of many Christians over the centuries.This was the dignity and worth of man's soul by nature at his first creation, which thou hadst in Adam before the first sin. But when Adam sinned, choosing love and delight in himself and in the creatures, he lost all his excellency and dignity, and thou, also, in him, and fell from that Blessed Trinity into a foul, dark, wretched trinity; that is to say, into forgetting of God and ignorance of himself, and into a beastly love and liking of himself, and all this he did wittingly and willingly.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
