The life of lady guion, Written by herself in French, Now abridged And translated into english.

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In two volumes. [2], xxi, [1], 268; 381pp, [3]. Vol. II has a half-title but no title page, as issued. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, morocco lettering-pieces. Heavily rubbed, surface loss to spines and board edges, lightly marked. Later inked ownership inscriptions of Mary Steevens to FFEPs, FFEP of Vol. I detached, scattered foxing. The first edition of Madame Guyon's (1648-1717) memoirs, a classic of quietist mysticism seized upon by British and Irish non-conformist groups, including the Quakers and Methodists, during the eighteenth-century. Though Guyon did not identify as a Quietist, she was most certainly an advocate of extreme passivity and indifference towards the soul. Her writings, in particular the most important of her publications Moyen court et trà s facile de faire oraison (1695), led to the Roman Catholic Church labelling her a heretic. In 1695, she was imprisoned. She remained confined in various gaols, including the Bastille, until 1703. A second, Dublin-printed, edition was published by subscription in 1775; both precede and surely influenced John Wesley's smaller An extract of the Life of Madam Guion (Bristol, 1776). ESTC T127496. Size: 8vo. N° de ref. del artículo AQ26284

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