Rare Books

The holy court : in five tomes. The first treating of motives, which should excite men of quality to Christian perfection: the second of the prelate, souldier, statesman, and lady: The third of maxims of Christianity against prophaness, divided into three parts, viz. divinity, government of this life, and state of the other world: the fourth containing the command of reason over the passions: the fifth containing the lives of the most famous and illustrious courtiers; taken both out of the Old and New Testament, and other modern authours. Written in French by Nicholas Caussin, translated into English by Sr. T.H. and others