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The Medieval Church · c. 1425–1441
On the Sacrament of the Altar
Thomas à Kempis · c. 1380–1471
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What it is
The fourth book of the Imitation, circulating separately for much of its history: a dialogue between Christ and the communicant on approaching the sacrament.
Why it lasted
Often copied and printed on its own, and the part of the Imitation that Protestants most often left out.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
These open a search on each archive rather than a direct link, which is the honest way to point at an edition nobody here has checked line by line.
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