Lux evangelica sub velum sacrorum emblematum

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A lone candle sits on a table while small insects surround the flame.

Engelgrave, Henricus, et al. Lux evangelica sub velum sacrorum emblematum recondita in anni Dominicas. Prostant apud Iacobum à Meurs Amstelodami, 1655.  Cube ; BT 2606.1 .E6


Belgian Jesuit, Henricus Engelgrave, S.J. (1610-1870), produced 52 emblems on the holy days, feast days, and feast days of the year, with accompanying sermons. The page shown, is a meditation on avoiding the opportunity to sin “lest we run into present danger like a gnat circling a lamp.”