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All men who are exalted above their creatureliness into a contemplative life are one with this Divine glory—yea, are that glory.

From Christian Mysticism by Inge, William Ralph

The creature remains a creature, and loses not its creatureliness.

From Christian Mysticism by Inge, William Ralph

The ethical aim is to be rid of "creatureliness," and so to be united to God.

From Light, Life, and Love : selections from the German mystics of the middle ages by Inge, William Ralph

And all men who are raised above their creatureliness into a contemplative life, are united to this divine splendour.

From Light, Life, and Love : selections from the German mystics of the middle ages by Inge, William Ralph

The soul has returned to its pre-natal condition, having rid itself of all "creatureliness."

From Christian Mysticism by Inge, William Ralph