The Dialogue on Miracles
Translated by H. von E. Scott and C. C. Swinton Bland
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The opening
CHAPTER I. The reason why divers visions are to be treated in the eighth boo\.
OF DIVERS VISIONS
The reason why divers visions are to be treated in the eighth boo\.
You may wonder why I have postponed the book of divers visions to the eighth place. You muff know that this was done not without reason and for a sacramental cause. For as Chris! in the gospel set up a ladder formed of eight beatitudes, by which every Christian might climb to heaven, so in this book a ladder is to be set up from as many Steps, by which the celeStial army may come within sight of human vision. The two sides of this ladder are the two kinds of visions, to wit, bodily and spiritual, in such a way nevertheless, that every vision is to be understood through the spiritual side, in which the spirit alone works.
Novice. —What is the meaning of bodily vision?
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About this edition
- The words
- H. von E. Scott and C. C. Swinton Bland's English translation, copied word for word.
- Left out
- Page numbers and running heads from the printed pages, in 71 places
- Notes and pages added by translators, editors or publishers, in 4 places
- Other material that isn't the author's
- Pictures and their captions, in 4 places
- The title page and opening pages before chapter 1
- Specks of a blank page read as characters