Erasmi Concio De Pvero Iesv A Sermon on The Child Jesus

Excerpt from Erasmi Concio De Pvero Iesv: A Sermon on the Child Jesus <p>If we knew with more certainty the occasion for which Erasmus wrote his Condo, we should have an answer to several interesting questions. Some little light is thrown upon the subject by a description of the new St. Paul's given by Erasmus in a letter to Justus Jonas. Writing soon after Colet's death (september 16th, he says: Over the high master's chair is a beautifully wrought figure of the Child Jesus, seated, in the attitude of one teaching; and all the young flock, as they enter and leave school, salute it with a hymn. Over it is the countenance of God the Father, saying hear YE him an inscription added at my suggestion. <p>About the Publisher <p>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com <p>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.