The Pilgrim of the Infinite
William Davies
Paperback
(Forgotten Books, Jan. 21, 2018)
Excerpt from The Pilgrim of the InfiniteDispensed with in the attainment of a larger freedom, in the development of the apprehension of an Inward Law which commands us with a stronger and more irresistible force than any external restrictions, as that of the Kingdom of Heaven which is within us. 1 And surely the time has now come for such an appeal to be made, in the awakening sense that is everywhere manifest of the inadequacy of all external and imposed systems to satisfy the inmost desires of the soul. To the lover of pure truth, to those who search for the highest essential 1 There are two ways of attaining knowledge, good ness, virtue, etc., the one by the ministry of outward, verbal instruction, either by men or books, and the other by an inward birth of Divine light, goodness, and virtue in our own renewed spirit; the former is only in order to the latter, and of no benefit to us, but as it carries us.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.