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The Eternal Happiness of the Saints

St. Robert Bellarmine

AI-assisted English translation from the Latin; selected passages reviewed. Source, method & review limits

Contemplate Heaven through the scriptural images of a kingdom, a city, a home, Paradise, and the parables of reward, and the eternal happiness God promises His saints.

5 books · 56 chapters · Epilogue · English translation from the Latin

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Contents

  1. About this edition
  2. Preface

  3. Book One

    Chapter I — On the vastness of the kingdom of God
  4. Chapter II — On the Countless Multitude of the Kingdom of God
  5. Chapter III — On the Truly Monarchical Form of the Kingdom of God
  6. Chapter IV — That all the saints are kings
  7. Chapter V — On the goods of the kingdom of God
  8. Chapter VI — How highly the kingdoms of the earth are prized among men; and how highly the kingdom of heaven ought to be prized
  9. Chapter VII — What is the first path to the kingdom of God
  10. Chapter VIII — The second path to the kingdom of God
  11. Chapter IX — The third path to the kingdom of God
  12. Chapter X — The fourth path to the kingdom of God

  13. Book Two

    Chapter I — On the beauty of the city of God
  14. Chapter II — On the concord and peace of the city of God
  15. Chapter III — On the liberty of the city of God
  16. Chapter IV — On the site and form of the city of God
  17. Chapter V — On the foundations and gates of the city of God
  18. Chapter VI — On the wall and street of the city of God
  19. Chapter VII — On the temple of the city of God
  20. Chapter VIII — On the food and drink of the city of God
  21. Chapter IX — On the mystical foundation of the city of God
  22. Chapter X — On the mystical gate of the city of God
  23. Chapter XI — On the mystical stones of the city of God
  24. Chapter XII — On fleeing the city of the world

  25. Book Three

    Chapter I — That all the blessed are members of the household of God and sons of God
  26. Chapter II — On the greatness and beauty of the house of God
  27. Chapter III — On the dining hall of the house of God
  28. Chapter IV — On the bedchambers of the house of God
  29. Chapter V — On the hall of the house of God
  30. Chapter VI — On the first part of the gate of the house of God, which is faith
  31. Chapter VII — On hope, which is the second part of the gate of the house of God
  32. Chapter VIII — On charity, which is the third part of the gate
  33. Chapter IX — On humility, which is the fourth part of the gate
  34. Chapter X — Again on faith, which is the first part of the gate
  35. Chapter XI — Again on hope, which is the second part of the gate
  36. Chapter XII — Again on charity, which is the third part of the gate
  37. Chapter XIII — Again on humility, which is the fourth part of the gate
  38. Chapter XIV — That entrance through the gate, however narrow, is necessary if a man would be saved

  39. Book Four

    Chapter I — That in heaven there are true joys
  40. Chapter II — On the joy of the understanding
  41. Chapter III — On the joy of the will
  42. Chapter IV — On the joy of the memory
  43. Chapter V — On the joy of the eyes
  44. Chapter VI — On the joy of the ears
  45. Chapter VII — On the joy of the nostrils
  46. Chapter VIII — On the joy of the senses of taste and touch
  47. Chapter IX — On the comparison of the joys of the earth with the joys of heaven
  48. Chapter X — On the comparison of the earthly paradise with the heavenly paradise
  49. Chapter XI — On the comparison of the goods of this world and of the earthly Paradise, taken together, with the goods of the heavenly Paradise alone
  50. Chapter XII — On the comparison of the price of paradise with paradise itself

  51. Book Five

    Chapter I — Of the Treasure Hidden in the Field
  52. Chapter II — On the Precious Pearl
  53. Chapter III — On the Day's Wage
  54. Chapter IV — Of the Talents, and of the Joy of the Lord
  55. Chapter V — On the great supper
  56. Chapter VI — Of the Wedding Feast, and of the Wise and Foolish Virgins
  57. Chapter VII — On the Prize
  58. Chapter VIII — On the crown
  59. Epilogue of the whole work
About this translation

This English translation from the Latin was drafted with AI assistance using SWE-2 Max and prepared as a reading edition for this library. Review has included source provenance, section structure, and selected source comparisons and corrections. It has not included a complete independent, sentence-by-sentence translation audit.

Translated from the Latin text in Bellarmine’s Opera omnia, volume VIII, edited by Justin Fèvre (Paris: Louis Vivès, 1875). The introductory note is editorial.

This is a reading copy, not a critical edition. No professional translation certification or ecclesiastical approval is claimed for this modern edition.

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