Jacob's Well: An English Treatise on the Cleansing of Man's Conscience

Arthur Brandeis

Jacob's Well: An English Treatise on the Cleansing of Man's Conscience
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Published
30 June 2020
Pages
314
ISBN
9781138310636

Jacob’s Well: An English Treatise on the Cleansing of Man’s Conscience

Arthur Brandeis

First published in 1900, this volume was edited from a unique 1440 A.D. manuscript residing in Salisbury Cathedral. As a penitential manual, it joined others of its time such as Handlyng Synne and Parson’s Tale and is one of the more voluminous treatises. The fundamental allegory of this Middle-English text is of the well of mire representing the sins of humanity and how it may be cleaned to become a fit receptacle of Grace as we may also cleanse ourselves and our consciences. This volume consists of a modest introduction followed by the Middle-English text Jacob’s Well along with glosses.

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