The Religious State, the Episcopate and the Priestly Office

Thomas Aquinas

Translated by John Procter

27 chapters · about 2 h

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The opening

PROLOGUE IN WHICH IS SET FORTH THE AUTHOR’S INTENTION IN UNDERTAKING THIS WORK

IN WHICH IS SET FORTH THE AUTHOR’S INTENTION IN UNDERTAKING THIS WORK

As certain persons, who know nothing about perfection, have, nevertheless, presumed to publish follies concerning this state, it is our purpose to draw up a treatise on perfection, explaining what is meant by the term; how perfection is acquired; what is the state of perfection; and what are the employments befitting those who embrace this state.

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The words
John Procter's English translation, copied word for word.
Left out
  • Page numbers and running heads from the printed pages, in 8 places
  • The title page and opening pages before chapter 1, in 2 places
  • The scanning library's stamp and shelf marks, read as characters by the OCR (4 blocks)
  • Notes and pages added by translators, editors or publishers, in 3 places
  • The printed table of contents (the app makes its own)
  • Other material that isn't the author's
  • The printer's line (“PLYMOUTH / WILLIAM BRENDON AND SON, PRINTERS”) (2 blocks)
  • The library's date-due slip (“Date Due … PRINTED IN U. S. A.”) (9 blocks)
  • The library's book plate, barcode and loan notice (Boston College Library) (9 blocks)
  • Printer's signature letter or a speck at the page's edge, read as a character by the OCR (11 blocks)