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He entertained the same opinion, he tells us , concerning the authority of the Fathers as the illustrious Father Petavius in the Prolegomena prefixed to his most useful body of Divinity. The works of the Apostolical Fathers were, next to the Scriptures, Grotius's favourite study. When he heard that the Epistle of St.
On his return to Louvestein the Commandant confined Grotius's wife more closely: but presenting a petition to the States-General, April 5, 1621, praying that she might be discharged, and Prince Maurice, to whom it was communicated, making no opposition, the majority were for setting her at liberty.
I have always loved peace, and love it still; and am grieved to see so much enmity between those, who call themselves Christians, for such trifling matters ." Crellius having shewn these letters to several, the Socinians and Grotius's enemies spread a report, that he favoured Socinianism: even extracts of these letters were printed.
The wisdom and justice of Lord Stowell's decisions, and the admirable arguments by which he explains or illustrates them, are known and acknowledged by every Court. Grotius's love of his native country continued unabated; all his views, all his hopes, were directed thither. With these feelings he wrote his Apology.
Many Protestant churches declare, that the Bible, and the Bible only, contains their creed: but, do they not all mean by this the Bible, as it is explained by the Articles, the Formulary, or the Confession received by their church? Grotius's Treatise De Jure summarum potestatum circa sacra. And, Commentatio ad loca quædam Novi Testamenti, quæ de Antichristo agunt, aut agere putantur.
Another author, whose history is written with indiscretion and partiality, but who was nevertheless well acquainted with the events of the age of Lewis XIII, sets a high value on Grotius's letters : I mean Le Vassor, whose judgment deserves the more regard as he had little turn for panegyric.
To supply the place of Brandanus he pitched upon Francis Dor, who had been deposed at Sedan for his adherence to Arminianism, and since lived by keeping a boarding-school, and teaching French to young Flemings and Germans on their travels in France. It was some time before he could resolve to quit this manner of life; but at length accepted of Grotius's offer.
Queen Christina was then at Upsal: but, as soon as she heard of Grotius's arrival in her capital, she came back to see so great a man: a desire to be acquainted with such as distinguished themselves in the republic of letters is well known to have been one of her favourite passions.
We must therefore have recourse to Corcellius or Corvinus. He elsewhere complains of the too great timidity of this old friend, who at bottom approved of Grotius's sentiments, but durst not own them publicly, because he was not so independent as Grotius. "The treatise on Anti-christ made much noise among all the declared enemies of the Romish church.
He has a great deal about it in his Bibliotheque Choisie . "Those who shall read Grotius's version, says he, will equally admire the happy genius, and the uncommon patience of that excellent man, who translated the whole book in the same number of verses as in the original, which he very often equals, and sometimes even surpasses.
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