⚠Faded handwritten annotations at the top of the page and ink bleed-through from the verso.

This book ...? original: "Hunc librum..." These faded words likely indicate a note of ownership or a brief description of the volume's value.

GERMAN

THEO-

LOGY.

A GOLDEN BOOKLET:

that is, brief and full of meaning: On how

the Old Man is to be stripped off,

A reference to the Apostle Paul's teachings on spiritual transformation, where the "Old Man" represents the sinful, selfish nature.

and the New Man

put on.

Translated from the German, with JOHAN-

~~Sebastian Castellio~~ Sebastian Castellio (1515–1563) was a famous humanist and theologian. He used the pseudonym "Johannes Theophilus" to avoid controversy or persecution. A later hand has crossed it out and written his real name.

NES Theophilus as

translator.

Property of Francesco Maria, Capuchin

original: "Franc. Mariae, Capucini." This indicates the book once belonged to a member of the Capuchin Franciscan Order.

AT BASEL, BY JOHAN-

original: "Basileae." Basel was a major center for printing and humanism during the Reformation.

nes Oporinus.

Johannes Oporinus was a renowned Swiss printer known for publishing significant scholarly and religious texts.