The Scale Or Ladder Of Perfection

The Scale or Ladder of Perfection is a religious text written by Walter Hilton in the 14th century. The book is a guide to Christian spirituality and the pursuit of perfection through a life of prayer, asceticism, and devotion to God. The text is divided into three parts, each focusing on a different aspect of spiritual growth. The first part deals with the purification of the soul, the second with the illumination of the mind, and the third with the union of the soul with God. Hilton emphasizes the importance of humility, detachment from worldly desires, and the cultivation of virtues such as love, patience, and compassion. The book is written in Middle English and is considered a classic of medieval English literature. It has been influential in Christian spirituality and has been read by generations of believers seeking to deepen their relationship with God.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.