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Matelda and the Cloister of Hellfde: Extracts From the Book of Matilda of Magdeburg

by Frances A. Bevan

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Be Thou in Suffering a Lamb, a Dove, and a Bride.

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Book and Its Origin., The

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Cloister of Hellfde, The

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Complaint of the Loving Soul, and the Answer of God., The

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Dark Side of Hellfde., The

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Echo of the Book., The

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End of the Journey., The

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Fivefold Song of the Soul to God, and How God Is a Robe of the Soul, and the Soul a Robe of God., A

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Four Things That Belong to Faith.

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From a Friend to a Friend.

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Gertrude Von Hackeborn.

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Gleanings from Matilda's Book.

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God Asks the Soul What She Brings, and She Answereth.

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God's Fivefold Comparing of the Soul.

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God's Sixfold Delight in the Soul.

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Great Sorrow., The

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How God Comes into the Soul.

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How God Speaks to the Soul in Three Places.

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How Love Was Seen with Her Hand-Maidens — a Parable.

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How the Bride Casts Away the Solace of Created Things, and Seeks Only the Comfort of God.

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How the Soul Praises God for Seven Things, and God Praiseth the Soul Who Loves Him.

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How the Soul Receiveth God, and How God Receiveth the Soul.

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Journey Through the Wilderness., The

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Journey to Eternal Peace., The

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Knowledge and Enjoyment.

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Labor of the Lord., The

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Last Poem., The

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Love unto Death; Love Immeasurable; Love Eternal.

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Matilda.

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Matilda and Dante.

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Matilda's Faith.

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Matilda's Last Years.

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Nun Gertrude., The

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Of a Sin That Is Worse Than All Other Sins.

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Of False Love.

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Of Love, the Handmaiden of the Soul, and of the Soul Whom Love Hath Smitten.

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Of the Good Works of Men, How They Shine by the Work of the Lord.

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Of the Soul's Complaint, of the Garden, and of the New Song.

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Of the Two Golden Chalices of Sorrow and of Comfort.

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Path of Love., The

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Practice.

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Prayer for Love, and the Answer Thereof., The

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Prayer of the Longing Heart., The

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Prayers.

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Preface

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Road Wherein the Soul Leadeth the Senses, and Where the Soul is Free from Care., The

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Seven Things Known to the Longing of Love.

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Something of Paradise.

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Soul That Loveth Speaketh to Her Lord., The

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Soul's Desire Sent Forth to Seek the Beloved One., The

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Soul's Fivefold Praise of God., The

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Word as to the Béguines., A

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Working of Blessed Love., The