Molina (antoine) - The Instruction Of Priests, Which Contains A Very Important Doctrine. 1616.

MOLINA (Antoine) - The Instruction of Priests, which contains a very important doctrine for understanding the excellence of the Holy Priesthood, along with the means to fulfill it with dignity; drawn from the Fathers and Doctors of the Church. By A. Molina, Carthusian of Miraflores. Translated from the Spanish by M. René Gaultier. Rouen, published by Adrian Ouym, n.d. (1616); 8vo, printed title page (restored on the spine), 18 ppnch., 770 pp. + table of contents, old full calf binding, spine stamped with 5 raised bands, edges painted red.
Antonio De Molina was born around 1560 in Villanueva de los Infantes. In 1575, he entered the Order of the Hermits of St. Augustine; he was elected superior of one of their houses in Spain and taught theology for some time. However, wishing to join an order with stricter discipline, he became a Carthusian at Miraflores, where he died while serving as prior of the monastery. Antonio De Molina wrote several works on asceticism in Spanish, intended particularly for priests; they became the most popular books of their kind in Spain and were translated into several foreign languages. This book is his greatest success.