In this thought-provoking treatise, H. Reginald Buckler explores the nature of perfection and its relationship to the Christian concept of charity. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the intersection of theology and philosophy. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Excerpt from The Perfection of Man by Charity: A Spiritual Treatise The principal scope of the Treatise is to show that the whole work of our perfection is reduced to the development of the one central virtue of love, namely, the habit of Divine Charity, as being the spring of our actions, and the soul of the virtues in the supernatural order; on which all the laws of God rest,1 wherein they are all contained,2 and to the perfection of which they all tend.3 And, further, to bring forward the important and practical teaching of S. Thomas,4 and S. Bonaventure,5 that the Spirit of God works in us through the medium of His own virtue of love; Izaez'tu 6 thus governing us according to our nature, which moves by means of love, freely, readily, and sweetly. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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."