In this embrace, in the essential unity of God, are all inn… - John of Ruysbroeck

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In this embrace, in the essential unity of God, are all inner spirits one with God in loving transport, and they are the selfsame one that the essence itself is in itself. And in this sublime unity of the divine nature, the heavenly Father is the origin and the beginning of every work that is done in heaven and on earth

John of Ruysbroeck

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The Blessed (1293 or 1294 – 2 December 1381), "the Admirable" also known as John Ruusbroec, Jan van Ruusbroec or Jan van Ruysbroeck, was one of the Flemish mystics of the medieval .

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Alternative Names: John Ruysbroeck • Divine Doctor • Jean Ruysbroek • Ecstatic Doctor • John of Ruusbroec

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