Spiritual Life and the Word of God

The text argues that spiritual life is gained by living according to divine commandments, turning away from evils so that goods and truths take their place, and cultivating charity and interior purity. It analyzes how religious obedience transforms outward acts into internal, living uses ordered to the church and common good. A systematic commentary follows each commandment, examines five kinds of profanation of good and truth, and explicates the nature and holiness of the Divine Word, describing the Lord as the Word, the process of spiritual influx and correspondence, the three senses of Scripture, and the relationship between literal text and spiritual meaning.