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'Supereminent life, The: Selections from the third part of Benet of Canfield's Rule of perfection of the essential will of God practiced in the life supereminent'



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Benoît, de Canfield, 1562-1610 |


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1. Manuscript Section of Book/Pamphlet C.2 Benoît, de Canfield, 1562-1610; Gullick, Etta unpublished "English translation made in 1639 from the original Latin." Etta Gullick asked Merton to write a preface for an edition of the Rule of Perfection by Benet Canfield (1562-1610) that she was editing. It was to be published by Claude Fredericks from Vermont. He sent a copies to Merton of this translation in 1961. Part of an accession received from Gethsemani Abbey, December 2013. «detailed view» -->

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