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Brahegatan 10
BOX 5038
114 37 Stockholm
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Ancient rare book from the early 17th century (see photos). Last edition, enriched with passages from Holy Scripture & the Church Fathers with tables for preachers. Spiritual works of the Rev. Father Louis de Grenade, divided into four parts The Spiritual Works of the Rev. Father Louis de Grenade (of the Order of Saint Dominic) gather the major writings of the great Spanish mystic preacher (1504-1588) translated into French, notably by the Rev. Simon Martin. This classic collection is traditionally divided into four parts: 1. The First Part • Content: The Guide for Sinners. • Purpose: A fundamental treatise in which the Christian learns what he must do from his initial conversion until the end of life to walk on the path of salvation. 2. The Second Part • Content: The Treatise on Prayer and Meditation. • Purpose: A practical guide devoted to mental prayer, the mysteries of faith, and the essential penitential exercises of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. 3. The Third Part • Content: The Memorial of Christian Life. • Purpose: A practical abridgment focused on preparation for the sacraments (confession, communion) and the conduct to follow for a soul that has turned toward God. 4. The Fourth Part • Content: The Treatise on the Love of God and prologue on the Philomela or Nightingale of Saint Bonaventure. • Purpose: An elevated meditation on divine love and on the principal mysteries of the life of Jesus Christ to lead the soul toward spiritual perfection. Full leather binding from the period, title page in red and black, very large folio format 35 x 24 cm, headbands, decorative spandrels, ornately bound spine, red edges, printed in two columns, vignette on the title page, initials, a very beautiful rare 17th-century copy. (see attached photos) Pagination: library 1: 7ff + tables + 538 pages. library 2: tables + 556 pages. Very fine 17th-century copy. Fast shipping with a tracking number.
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