Simon Martin, GRENADE Louis - Œuvres spirituelles du R.P. Louis de Grenade, divisées en quatre parties [ grand format in-folio ] - 1656

Rare old book from the early 17th century (see photos).
Latest edition, enriched with passages from Holy Scripture & the Fathers, with tables for preachers.

Spiritual Works of Rev. Louis de Grenade, divided into four parts

The Spiritual Works of Rev. Louis de Grenade (Order of Saint Dominic) gather the major writings of the great Spanish mystic preacher (1504-1588), translated into French, notably by Rev. Simon Martin.
This classic set 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 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—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 on the conduct to follow for a soul turned toward God.
4. The Fourth Part
• Content: The Treatise on the Love of God and preface on the Philomela or Nightingale of Saint Bonaventure.
• Purpose: A lofty meditation on divine love and on the main mysteries of Jesus Christ’s life to lead the soul toward spiritual perfection.

Binding: full genuine leather, period, title page in red and black, very large folio format (35 x 24 cm), headbands, lamp-crest, spine with raised bands, 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.
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