OF THE CONTEMPLATIVE LIFE
(In Eight Articles)
We must now consider the contemplative life, under which head there
are eight points of inquiry:
(1) Whether the contemplative life pertains to the intellect only, or
also to the affections?
(2) Whether the moral virtues pertain to the contemplative life?
(3) Whether the contemplative life consists in one action or in
several?
(4) Whether the consideration of any truth whatever pertains to the
contemplative life?
(5) Whether the contemplative life of man in this state can arise to
the vision of God?
(6) Of the movements of contemplation assigned by Dionysius (Div.
Nom. iv);
(7) Of the pleasure of contemplation;
(8) Of the duration of contemplation.
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