> [[jc-ascent-09|← Book II]] | [[jc-ascent-toc|TOC]] | [[jc-ascent-11|Indexes →]] # Book the Third Which treats of the purgation of the active night of the memory and will. Gives instruction how the soul is to behave with respect to the apprehensions of these two faculties, that it may come to union with God, according to the two faculties aforementioned, in perfect hope and charity. [[jc-ascent-10-01|Chapter I. The First Faculty of the Soul, Which Is the Understanding, Has Now Been Instructed, Through All Its Appreh...]] [[jc-ascent-10-02|Chapter II. Which Treats of the Natural Apprehensions of the Memory and Describes How the Soul Must Be Voided of Them...]] [[jc-ascent-10-03|Chapter III. Wherein Are Described Three Kinds of Evil Which Come to the Soul When It Enters Not into Darkness with R...]] [[jc-ascent-10-04|Chapter IV. Which Treats of the Second Kind of Evil That May Come to the Soul from the Devil by Way of the Natural Ap...]] [[jc-ascent-10-05|Chapter V. Of the Third Evil Which Comes to the Soul by Way of the Distinct Natural Knowledge or the Memory]] [[jc-ascent-10-06|Chapter VI. Of the Benefits Which Come to the Soul from Forgetfulness and Emptiness of All Thoughts and Knowledge Whi...]] [[jc-ascent-10-07|Chapter VII. Which Treats or the Second Kind or Apprehension of the Memory -- Namely, Imaginary Apprehensions -- and ...]] [[jc-ascent-10-08|Chapter VIII. Of the Evils Which May Be Caused in the Soul by the Knowledge of Supernatural Things, if It Reflect upo...]] [[jc-ascent-10-09|Chapter IX. Of the Second Kind of Evil, Which Is the Peril of Falling into Self-esteem and Vain Presumption]] [[jc-ascent-10-10|Chapter X. Of the Third Evil That May Come to the Soul from the Devil, Through the Imaginary Apprehensions of the Memory]] [[jc-ascent-10-11|Chapter XI. Of the Fourth Evil That Comes to the Soul from the Distinct Supernatural Apprehensions of the Memory, Whi...]] [[jc-ascent-10-12|Chapter XII. Of the Fifth Evil That May Come to the Soul in Supernatural Imaginary Forms and Apprehensions, Which Is ...]] [[jc-ascent-10-13|Chapter XIII. Of the Benefits Which the Soul Receives Through Banishing from Itself the Apprehensions of the Imaginat...]] [[jc-ascent-10-14|Chapter XIV. Which Treats of Spiritual Knowledge in so Far as It May Concern the Memory]] [[jc-ascent-10-15|Chapter XV. Which Sets Down the General Method Whereby the Spiritual Person Must Govern Himself with Respect to This ...]] [[jc-ascent-10-16|Chapter XVI. Which Begins to Treat of the Dark Night of the Will. Makes a Division Between the Affections of the Will]] [[jc-ascent-10-17|Chapter XVII. Which Begins to Treat of the First Affections of the Will. Describes the Nature of Joy and Makes a Dist...]] [[jc-ascent-10-18|Chapter XVIII. Which Treats of Joy with Respect to Temporal Blessings. Describes How Joy in Them Must Be Directed to God]] [[jc-ascent-10-19|Chapter XIX. Of the Evils That May Befall the Soul When It Sets Its Rejoicing upon Temporal Blessings]] [[jc-ascent-10-20|Chapter XX. Of the Benefits That Come to the Soul from Its Withdrawal of Joy from Temporal Things]] [[jc-ascent-10-21|Chapter XXI. Which Describes How It Is Vanity to Set the Rejoicing of the Will upon the Good Things of Nature, and Ho...]] [[jc-ascent-10-22|Chapter. XXII. Of the Evils Which Come to the Soul When It Sets the Rejoicing of Its Will upon the Good Things of Nature]] [[jc-ascent-10-23|Chapter XXIII. Of the Benefits Which the Soul Receives from Not Setting Its Rejoicing upon the Good Things of Nature]] [[jc-ascent-10-24|Chapter XXIV. Which Treats of the Third Kind of Good Thing Whereon the Will May Set the Affection of Rejoicing, Which...]] [[jc-ascent-10-25|Chapter XXV. Which Treats of the Evils That Afflict the Soul When It Desires to Set the Rejoicing of Its Will upon th...]] [[jc-ascent-10-26|Chapter XXVI. Of the Benefits That Come to the Soul from Self-denial in Rejoicing as to Things of Sense, Which Benefi...]] [[jc-ascent-10-27|Chapter XXVII. Which Begins to Treat of the Fourth Kind of Good -- Namely, the Moral. Describes Wherein This Consists...]] [[jc-ascent-10-28|Chapter XXVIII. Of Seven Evils into Which a Man May Fall if He Set the Rejoicing of His Will upon Moral Good]] [[jc-ascent-10-29|Chapter XXIX. Of the Benefits Which Come to the Soul Through the Withdrawal of Its Rejoicing from Moral Good]] [[jc-ascent-10-30|Chapter XXX. Which Begins to Treat of the Fifth Kind of Good Wherein the Will May Rejoice, Which Is the Supernatural....]] [[jc-ascent-10-31|Chapter XXXI. Of the Evils Which Come to the Soul When It Sets the Rejoicing of the Will upon This Kind of Good]] [[jc-ascent-10-32|Chapter XXXII. Of Two Benefits Which Are Derived from the Renunciation of Rejoicing in the Matter of the Supernatural...]] [[jc-ascent-10-33|Chapter XXXIII. Which Begins to Treat of the Sixth Kind of Good Wherein the Soul May Rejoice. Describes Its Nature an...]] [[jc-ascent-10-34|Chapter XXXIV. Of Those Good Things of the Spirit Which Can Be Distinctly Apprehended by the Understanding and the Me...]] [[jc-ascent-10-35|Chapter XXXV. Of the Delectable Spiritual Good Things Which Can Be Distinctly Apprehended by the Will. Describes the ...]] [[jc-ascent-10-36|Chapter XXXVI. Which Continues to Treat of Images, and Describes the Ignorance Which Certain Persons Have with Respec...]] [[jc-ascent-10-37|Chapter XXXVII. Of How the Rejoicing of the Will Must Be Directed, by Way of the Images, to God, so That the Soul May...]] [[jc-ascent-10-38|Chapter XXXVIII. Continues to Describe Motive Good. Speaks of Oratories and Places Dedicated to Prayer]] [[jc-ascent-10-39|Chapter XXXIX. Of the Way in Which Oratories and Churches Should Be Used, in Order to Direct the Spirit to God]] [[jc-ascent-10-40|Chapter XL. Which Continues to Direct the Spirit to Interior Recollection with Reference to What Has Been Said]] [[jc-ascent-10-41|Chapter XLI. Of Certain Evils into Which Those Persons Fall Who Give Themselves to Pleasure in Sensible Objects and W...]] [[jc-ascent-10-42|Chapter XLII. Of Three Different Kinds of Place for Devotion and of How the Will Should Conduct Itself with Regard to...]] [[jc-ascent-10-43|Chapter XLIII. Which Treats of Other Motives for Prayer That Many Persons Use -- Namely, a Great Variety of Ceremonies]] [[jc-ascent-10-44|Chapter XLIV. Of the Manner Wherein the Rejoicing and Strength of the Will Must Be Directed to God Through These Devo...]] [[jc-ascent-10-45|Chapter XLV. Which Treats of the Second Kind of Distinct Good, Wherein the Will May Rejoice Vainly]] --- ![[maps/bibliography#^biblio-jc-ascent]] > [[jc-ascent-09|← Book II]] | [[jc-ascent-toc|TOC]] | [[jc-ascent-11|Indexes →]]