Chapter IV — -Treats in general of how the soul likewise must be in darkness, in so
far as this rests with itself, to the end that it may be effectively guided by faith to the highest contemplation
CHAPTER V.--Wherein is described what is meant by union of the soul with God. A
comparison is given
CHAPTER VI.--Wherein is described how it is the three theological virtues that
perfect the three faculties of the soul, and how the said virtues produce emptiness and darkness within them
CHAPTER VII.--Wherein is described how strait is the way that leads to eternal life
and how completely detached and disencumbered must be those that will walk in it. We begin to speak of the detachment of the understanding
CHAPTER VIII.--Which describes in a general way how no creature and no
knowledge that can be comprehended by the understanding can serve as a proximate means of Divine union with God
CHAPTER IX.--How faith is the proximate and proportionate means of the
understanding whereby the soul may attain to the Divine union of love. This is proved by passages and figures from Divine Scripture
CHAPTER X.--Wherein distinction is made between all apprehensions and types of
knowledge which can be comprehended by the understanding
CHAPTER XI.--Of the hindrance and harm that may be caused by apprehensions of
the understanding which proceed from that which is supernaturally represented to the outward bodily senses; and how the soul is to conduct itself therein
CHAPTER XII.--Which treats of natural imaginary apprehensions. Describes their
nature and proves that they cannot be a proportionate means of attainment to union with God. Shows the harm which results from inability to detach one self from them
CHAPTER XIII.--Wherein are set down the signs which the spiritual person will find
in himself whereby he may know at what season it behoves him to leave meditation and reasoning and pass to the state of contemplation
CHAPTER XIV.--Wherein is proved the fitness of these signs, and the reason is given
why that which has been said in speaking of them is necessary to progress
CHAPTER XV.--Wherein is explained how it is sometimes well for progressives who
are beginning to enter upon this general knowledge of contemplation to make use of natural reasoning and the work of the natural faculties
CHAPTER XVI.--Which treats of the imaginary apprehensions that are
supernaturally represented in the fancy. Describes how they cannot serve the soul as a proximate means to union with God