[Homily] Recumbe in novissimo loco Luke.... - Lot 330 - Conan Belleville Hôtel d'Ainay

[Homily] Recumbe in novissimo loco Luke. 14 virtus contempla. Autograph manuscript from an unidentified hand, in a very fine and dense handwriting with corrections and additions in the margin. Late 17th century. 13 pp. petit in-4. Homily on the passage of the Gospel Recumbe in novissimo loco, perhaps that of a conference given by a bishop to the priests of his diocese (Gentlemen) as was done periodically. The virtus contempta is then understood as that of these ecclesiastics. The manuscript, which is neither in the hand of Patouillet nor that of Olivet, concludes with a confession. The manuscript, which is neither in Patouillet's nor Olivet's hand, concludes with a confession: "Before concluding this speech, I must declare an apprehension that I have. It will be for you to judge whether or not it is reasonable. I am afraid that we sometimes put virtue in contempt and in contempt....