Religious treatises, 1647 - 1656
Scope and Contents
(1) ‘An epistle of private counsell’, beginning ‘Ghostly friend in God as touching thine occupation ...’; (2) ‘The divine cloud of unknowing’, beginning (after a prologue and table of contents) ‘Ghostly ffriend in God, I pray the and beseech the ...’. The prologue, which is the author’s, contains his wishes as respects those who are to read the book. The work seems to have been transcribed by William Parish; in a different hand are written some directions to the printer; (3) A thesis, ‘An sola fides justifiet? Affirmo’, by William Parish, beginning ‘Hic locus de justificatione peccatoris ...’, with the date 17 September 1656.
Dates
- Creation: 1647 - 1656
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 volume(s)
Language of Materials
Latin
English
Custodial History
(2) was formerly in the possession of William Parish, who signed it with the date 1647. From the Library of John Moore (1646–1714), Bishop of Ely (‘Royal Library’), no. 955.
Physical Description
Paper.
Repository Details
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