Thomas a Kempis / Cornelis Boey / Miguel Comalada...

1. Thomas a Kempis / Cornelis Boey: Following Christ’s Service for learned and unlearned to experience the Christian faith in work. Formerly translated, and usually enriched with Verses by Sir Cornelius Boey, Advocate Fiscal and Procurator General of Holland, Zealand and Friesland. The seventh edition, improved and augmented with a necessary index, and convenient order, to read profitably. In The Hague, by Johannes Tongerloo, bookseller in the Veestraat, Year 1664. With Privilege. (26)283(17) pages. Bound together: 2. Miguel Comalada: The Treasure of Souls: wherein man is very lovingly placed, how he by the death of his sins, evil pleasures and desires, may obtain the perfect love of God and his neighbor: and finally, the true Happiness. For many years described in Spanish by a sincere lover of God, now translated into the Dutch language. Recently corrected and improved. The Hague, by Joannes Tongerloo, Bookseller / in Hoogh-straat. No year given. (2)131(3) pages. Both in 12mo format. Original binding still in good condition, parchment cover with overhanging edges. The binding was neatly restored some time ago. Binding and paper sound. The title page for the title page of part 1 is missing. Thomas a Kempis (actually Thomas van Kempen or Thomas Hemerken or Haemerken, literally "little hammer"; Kempen in Keur-Cologne, circa 1380 – Zwolle, 1 May 1471) was a medieval Augustinian canon, scribe, writer, and mystic. He was a member of the spiritual movement of the Modern Devotion and a follower of Geert Grote and Florens Radewijns, founders of the Congregation of the Brothers of the Common Life. Miquel Comalada (15th–16th centuries) was a Spanish writer and religious figure. He was a monk at the monastery of Sant Jeroni in Barcelona. He is regarded as the author of the work Espill de la vida religiosa, originally written in Catalan and published in 1515. In the Spanish translation of this work, published in Lisbon in 1541, a certain Miquel Comalada is mentioned as the author, which seems to confirm his authorship. This work, written in a symbolic tone, is an important example of the movement known as Devotio Moderna, which developed significantly from the 16th century onward. Meditations based on contemplation of gospel passages were replaced by methodical prayer and psychological techniques. The book has an old structure, influenced by Ramón Llull’s work, and contains the principles of a new spirituality. It consists of two complementary parts. The first part develops the doctrine and the conditions for mystical contemplation. The second part consists of a compendium on contemplative prayer. The language used is simple, and dialogues are employed to keep the reader engaged. It was issued twelve times in Spanish. In the 16th and 17th centuries translations were made into several languages, including German, Italian and Latin.

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