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Writings on divinity, Early seventeenth century

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dd.12.68

Scope and Contents

(1) ‘Three bookes translated out of their originall: first the Letter and the life, or the Flesh and the spirit: secondly Germane divinitie: thirdly the Vision of God. Written 1638’; the title page of the second treatise, which is translated from the Latin version of J. Theophilus published in Antwerp, 1558 (the original is attributed to Tauler) gives the date 1628, and the name of the translator, ‘John Everard S. T. D.’; appended to the second treatise are ‘certaine grave and notable sayings’ in Latin and English, with explanations by Everard, then two extracts from ‘the workes of John Taulerus, printed at Colen, in folio, 1588, pp. 106, 107’, and ‘A short dialogue between a great learned divine and a beggar’; (2) the fourth, fifth, and part of the third chapter of ‘St Denis the Areopagite his misticall divinity’.

Dates

  • Creation: Early seventeenth century

Creator

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Extent

1 volume(s) (124 leaves.)

Language of Materials

English

Custodial History

In the Library by the mid 1750s.

Physical Description

Paper.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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