译者序

申辩

The Justifications 

原著:盖恩夫人(Madame Jeanne Guyon,1648-1717)(法)

 英译:Peter-John Parisis(Bryan Edwin Dean) & Christopher P. Coty(美)

中译:白受恩 (中)

本书每一章前半部分是盖恩夫人对她两本著作(《简易祈祷法》和《雅歌释义》)一些章节的引用和说明。其中《简易祈祷法》引用章节是依据1704年的初版而重新翻译的;后半部分是“引述权威”,盖恩夫人援引历代奥秘派作者及长期公认的圣徒们的著作,请审查她的人来查验自己所写的经历和用语表述是否与那些圣徒的著作相吻合。译者能力精力有限,只选译“引述权威”中部分段落,以及盖恩夫人对权威著作所作的一些长篇幅的注解。

本书中,【】和()内均为盖恩夫人本人对文章段落所作的注解。译注均以脚注形式出现。另外,译者对原文意思理解没有把握之处,均在括号内附上英文原文,以助于读者斟酌理解。下面标有虚线的词语原文中没有,是译者为了更充分表达出原文意思而加上的,但又不能完全确定原文有这个意思,特加上虚线。

    我的丈夫Simon Xiong,本书的英译者Bryan Edwin Dean、还有Luke Chen弟兄及拾珍的弟兄们在盖恩夫人译著成书过程中,提供了诸多帮助,愿主纪念他们在主里的劳苦!

本书引述作者及著作表

 (Those marked with “*” are cited by the RR. Fathers James of Jesus and Nicholas of Jesus-Maria.)

A

*Albarado:(Art of Living Well),(Enlightenment of
the Mystic Sentences of John of the Cross)引用两处
*Albert the Great:(On Attachment to God),引用2处
*Ambroise, St.
*Ambroise Florentin of the order of the Camaldules.
*Angela of Foligni, The Blessed
Augustine, St. – (Morals of the Church & On True Religion).

B
Barbancon, Constantine (Secrets Paths of Divine Love).
*Bartelemi of the Martyrs (Archbishop of Prague)
*Bede.
*Benoit, Justinian.
*Bernard, St.
*Blosius.
*Bonaventure, St.

C
*Cajetanus (Cardinal), (or Thomas of Vio)
Canfeld (Benedict of) (Rule of Perfection, Cassien Conferences).
Catherine of Genes, St.
Chrysostome, John St.
Climacus, John St.
*Cornelius at Lapide.

D
Dennis, St.
*Dennis the Carthusian (Monk)
*Diadoche, St.

E
Epiphane, Louis (Abbot of Estival) (Mystic Conferences in Paris, 1676).

F
Francis of Sales, St. (The Love of God).

G
*Gerson.
*Gilbert (The Abbot) (Canticle, & Joined with works of St. Bernard).
*Gislerius. Michael (Canticle)
*Gregory the Great, St.

H
Harphius, Henry
*Hugnes of St. Victor.
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I
Ildefonse of Orosco, Father (The Mystic Day)

J
James of Jesus, Father (Notes and remarks on John of the Cross)
James of Yepes Bishop of Tarassone. (Life of St. Teresa)
John of the Cross, The Blessed
*John of Jesus-Maria, Father
John of St. Samson, Brother (Works; 2 volumes at Rennes 1658-1659)
*Jerome, St.

K
Kempis (Imitation of Jesus Christ)

L
*Louis of Leon, Father
*Louis du Pont, Father

M
Maria of the Incarnation, Superior of the Ursulines of Canada.

N
Nicholas of Jesus-Maria, Father (Enlightenment of John of the Cross)
*Nilus, St.

O
Olier, Mr. (Spiritual Letters, Paris, 1672)

P
*Picus de la Mirande
*Prosper, St.
*Richard of St. Victor

R
Rosette, Maria
*Rossignolius (On the Perfection of Christian Discipline)
Royas, Anthony (Life of the Spirit, Paris 1630)
*Ruis of Montoya, Father
Rusbroche, John

S
*Suarez
Surin, Father (Foundations of Spiritual Life)
Suso, Henry

T
*Taulere, John
Teresa, St. (Teresa of Avila)
*Thomas, St.
*Thomas of Jesus, Father
*Thomas of Villeneuve, The Blessed
*Tolete, Francis, Cardinal

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