The treasure of vowed chastity in secular persons. Also the widdowes glasse. VVritten by the RR. Fathers Leonard Lessius, and Fuluius Androtius, both of the Society of Iesus. Translated into English by I.W. P.

Title

The treasure of vowed chastity in secular persons. Also the widdowes glasse. VVritten by the RR. Fathers Leonard Lessius, and Fuluius Androtius, both of the Society of Iesus. Translated into English by I.W. P.

Author

Lessius, Leonardus, 1554-1623.

Publication

[Saint-Omer :: Printed at the English College Press] Permissu superiorum,

1621.

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Subject terms

Widows -- Early works to 1800.

Chastity -- Early works to 1800.

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"The treasure of vowed chastity in secular persons. Also the widdowes glasse. VVritten by the RR. Fathers Leonard Lessius, and Fuluius Androtius, both of the Society of Iesus. Translated into English by I.W. P." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A05371.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 2, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• TO THE HONORABLE AND RIGHT vertuous Gentlewomā, Mrs. Anne Vaux.
• THE GOOD AND COMMODITY Of the state of life, which some professe, liuing in the world, and vowing Chastity.
  • CHAP. I. VVherin it is proued out of Scrip∣ture, that, that kind of life, wherin some, Men or VVomē, liuing in the world, leauing of costly apparrell, & vsing plain and modest attire, doe vow Chastity, is laudable and me∣ritorious before God.
  • CHAP. II. The same is proued by examples out of holy Scripture, and the custome of the Church, most frequently practised from the first beginning of Religion euen vnto these dayes.
  • CHAP. III. The same is witnessed by the te∣stimonyes of holy Fathers.
  • CHAP. IIII. The same is proued also, by reason.
  • CHAP. V. The same is proued out of the com∣modities which this state of life, being prosessed, both in the world and in Religion, doth bring with it.
  • CHAP. VI. Of the Merits of both States of life, to wit, of vnmarried and married.
  • CHAP. VII. Of certaine thinges to be obserued in this Estate.
  • CHAP. VIII. VVhether single life, confirmed by Vow, may be properly called an Estate.
• title page
• THE PREFACE TO ALL deuout Widdowes.
• THE WIDDOWES GLASSE.
  • CHAP. I. VVho are to be accounted truely VViddowes.
  • CHAP. II. Of the Intention, and Exercise of a true VViddow.
  • CHAP. III. Documents for VViddowes out of S. Paul.
  • CHAP. IIII. The prayse of VViddowhood, out of S. Hierome.
  • CHAP. V. Aduertisementes to VViddowes, out of the same S. Hierome
  • CHAP. VI. Documents for VViddowes, out of S. Augustine.
  • CHAP. VII. Diuers memorable Examples of true VViddowhood.
  • CHAP. VIII. Of the works of Mercy, Deuotion, Courage, and Constancy of widdowes. And of the Mantle, and the Ring.
    • Of the Mantle, & the Ring.