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There is, and doubtless purposely, in order to give weight to the new book, a large display of learning in its pages. Besides the motto from Euripides to begin with, there are references, in the course of the commentary, to Plato, Philo, Josephus, Cicero, Horace, Cellius, Justin Martyr, Eusebius, Tertullian, St. Augustine, Beza, Paraeus, Rivetus, Vatablus, Dr.
He communicated to Father Petau the manuscript of his answer to Rivetus , desiring him to point out what was not agreeable to truth, or had not a tendency to promote peace. "I am resolved, says he, to publish my answer as soon as I have your opinion, to which I pay great regard."
"I know many of them," he says, in one of his writings against Rivetus, "who are very desirous to see abuses abolished, and the church restored to its primitive unity." We shall hereafter see that Father Petâu, an illustrious member of the society, possessed the confidence of Grotius:
He flattered himself that his works on this subject had undeceived several Protestants , and that Rivetus, his grand adversary, was looked upon even by his collegues as a Divine of little judgment and a moderate share of erudition. Via ad Pacem, Art. 7. p. 17. Ad. Art. 7. p. 641. P. 642. & p. 695. Discussio Apolog. Rivet. & p. 696. Ep. 318. p. 115. Ep. 534. p. 914. see Ep. 739. p. 975. No 2.
The zealous Clergy, not content with writing against him themselves, every where stirred him up enemies: he speaks in his letters of one Seyffectus of Ulm, who, instigated by Rivetus and others of that party, wrote against him. Several learned men, who had the highest esteem and the most perfect friendship for Grotius, conceived a violent hatred to him on seeing him lean towards the Catholics.
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