AMES (William):

Guiljelmi Amesii de Conscientia et Eius Jure. vel Casibus. Libri Quinque.

Amstelodami apud Ionnem Tanssonium, 1630. FIRST EDITION. Small 4to, 192 x 151 mms., pp. [viii],324 [325 - 334 "Paraensis," 335 - 336 index], including engraved title-page, contemporary vellum (soiled; rear hinge severely cracked with interior of spine exposed, upper front joint split,, base of spine chipped. With two contemporary inscriptions (?purchase information) on verso of front free end-paper, and on the top margin of the title-page, in a neat hand, "Guillillami Asmesii [?bo] liber suos 1630/ Amstelodami," with the letters in square brackets marked out. There is an additional ownership inscription on the rear paste-down end-paper, "Henderson/ Flaccus 1693/ Burkely [sic] Manor/ Sheffield." A marginal note appears in the lower margin of page 2. perhaps in the same hand as that on the title-page. I have not been able to confirm that this is Ames's autograph, and the handwriting is more in the style of the 20th century than the 17th century The English-born theologian, university lecturer, and Puritan divine William Ames (1576 - 1633) studied at Christ's College, Cambridge, but his non-conformity led him to an academic and clerical career in the Dutch Netherlands. He became Professor of theology at the University of Franeker in 1622 and remained there until his death in 1633. During this period, he produced his so-called magnum opus, Medulla Theologiae as well as the present book, both of which made him famous. His biographer, Keith L. Sprunger records in his ODNB entry,that De Conscientia "pleaded for less doctrinal wrangling and more zeal for 'life and practice … conscience and its concerns'. Franeker needed more daily puritanical 'observance'. During his years as professor Ames often called for a 'reformation' to deliver professors and students from love of stage plays, oaths, dicing, masking, swearing, heavy drinking, and Sabbath breaking; instead, they would all work for personal godliness. He warned: unless the godly party acted decisively, the university motto might just as well be changed from Christo et ecclesiae ('for Christ and church') to Bacchus et Bacchantibus ('for Bacchus and the Bacchants')...." Sprunger, in his various works on Ames and Puritanism, especially in New England in the 17th century, underscores the importance of Ames's writings in the emigration of English Puritans to and in America. See these works by Sprunger: The Learned Doctor William Ames (1982); The Auction Catalogue of the Library of William Ames (1980; and "William Ames and the Settlement of Massachusetts Bay" (The New England Quarterly, 1966).

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AMES (William):

Guiljelmi Amesii de Conscientia et Eius Jure. vel Casibus. Libri Quinque.

Amstelodami Apud Ioan. Ianssonium 1654. Small 12mo, 133 x 68 mms., pp. [x], 450, [20], including engraved title-page, later calf (early 18th century); bookplate removed from front interior board, but a very good copy. The English-born theologian, university lecturer, and Puritan divine William Ames (1576 - 1633) studied at Christ's College, Cambridge, but his non-conformity led him to an academic and clerical career in the Dutch Netherlands. He became Professor of theology at the University of Franeker in 1622 and remained there until his death in 1633. During this period, he produced his so-called magnum opus, Medulla Theologiae as well as the present book, both of which made him famous. His biographer, Keith L. Sprunger records in his ODNB entry,that De Conscientia "pleaded for less doctrinal wrangling and more zeal for 'life and practice … conscience and its concerns'. Franeker needed more daily puritanical 'observance'. During his years as professor Ames often called for a 'reformation' to deliver professors and students from love of stage plays, oaths, dicing, masking, swearing, heavy drinking, and Sabbath breaking; instead, they would all work for personal godliness. He warned: unless the godly party acted decisively, the university motto might just as well be changed from Christo et ecclesiae ('for Christ and church') to Bacchus et Bacchantibus ('for Bacchus and the Bacchants')...." Sprunger, in his various works on Ames and Puritanism, especially in New England in the 17th century, underscores the importance of Ames's writings in the emigration of English Puritans to and in America.

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BIDDULPH (Thomas Tregenna):

Practical Essays on the Morning and Evening Services of the Church of England. [AND]: Practical Essays on the Collects in the Liturgy of the Church of England, for the Sundays and Other Holidays.

London: Sold by Messrs. Rivington..., 1799, 1805. FIRST EDITION. 5 volumes. Large 12mo (in 6s), pp. [ii], 339 [340 Contents]; xiv [xv - xvi blank], 413 [414 blank]; [iv], 403 [404 blank]; [3] - 407 [408 blank]; [3] - 316, including half-titles in volumes 1 - 3, later 19th century half green calf, marbled boards, gilt spines; bindings a bit worn and knocked about, but sound with all covers firmly attached. Biddulph (1763 - 1838) was a popular preacher and minister, who tended a parish in Bristol most of his clerical life. He published a number of works on theology; today, he is sometimes remembered as the minister who conducted the burial service of Hannah More in 1833. These essays appear to be uncommon: ESTC T87426 locates only two copies for the first volume, L and Llp. No copies of the four 1805 volumes traced in RLG or OCLC, though later editions are readily found.

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[COLLARD (Paul)]:

Instructions par deamdes et par reponses sur Humilite, sur le Rapport des Actions a Dieu, et sur La Priere

[?Paris] 1744 FIRST AND ONLY EDISTION. 12mo, 165 x 92 mms., pp. [ii], contemporary calf, spine ornately gilt to a flower motif in compartments, dark red leather label; corners of text block a little worn, bind rubbed and worn, corners worn, a so-so copy.

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DERHAM (William):

Physico-Theology: Or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from his Works of Creation. Being the Substance of Sixteen Sermons Preached in St. Mary-le-Bow-Church, London...With large Notes, and many curious Observations. The Seventh Edition.

London: Printed for W. and J. Innys..., 1727. 8vo, pp. [xvi], xvi, 444 [445 - 454 index, 455 - 456 adverts], one engraved plate, contemporary calf, red morocco label; marginal worming in last few leaves, joints cracked (but firm), top and base of spine chipped. An exact reprint of the sixth edition of 1723. "In 1711 and 1712 Derham [1657 - 1735] delivered the Boyle lectures at St Mary-le-Bow, London, in the spirit of Boyle's intention to refute anti-Christian philosophies by using natural history to promote and prove a natural theology. The lectures were subsequently published as Physico-Theology, or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God from his Works of Creation (1713). The book became a popular work on natural theology and was reprinted frequently (12th edn, 1754) and translated into several languages, among them Italian (1719), French (1726), and Dutch (1728). In 1715 he published another book on the same lines, his Astro-Theology (14th edn, 1777), which was also translated into several languages" (ODNB).

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DIONYIUS THE CARTHUSIAN.

D. Dionysii Carthusiani, in quatuor Evangelista Enarrationes, Praeclare admodum, & ab eruditissimis optimisque viris quamdivitissime desideratae, atquie nunc ex altera: eaque diligentissim ad archetypon recognitione, sublastis mendis quibus scatebant pluribus quam diligentissime excusae.

Parisiis. Apud Gervasium Chevallonium. 1539. Folio, 335 x 212 mms., foliated [10], 381 [= 379], engraved vignette on title-page with publisher's initials in centre and "Chapel House Newport" above the vignette, contemporary annotation on title-page and numerous marginal annotations also in a contemporary hand, paste-down end-papers from printers' waste in red and black (probably pre-1500), contemporary calf, bordered and panelled in blind with a lozenge in blind within the border, remains of clasps, foully rebacked in totally unsympathetic style, title-page with stains, fore-margins of first 7 leaves very slightly stained Denis the Carthusian (aka Denys van Rijkel [1402/1403 - 1471] was educated at the University of Cologne and entered the Carthusian order in 1425. An astonishingly prolific author, he began his commentary on the Bible with the Psalms and extended it to the whole of the Old and New Testaments; this commentary on the first four books of the Bible is perhaps his best-known New Testament commentary. Denis' knowledge of theology was said to more comprehensive than that of any other theologian on his time or before, and one of his 16th century editors, Petrus Blomevenna, said of him "he who reads Denys reads everything."

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DIONYSIUS CARTHUSIANUS.

Elucidissima in divi Pauli Epistolas commentaria Dionysis, olim Carthusiani apud celebrem Ruremunda, ducatus Geldriae urbem cui in componendis sacrarum literarum libris vix alter similis successit. Vita authoris, simul & operum illius cathalogus, cum indice, & ... Caroli, ducis Geldriæ &c. epistola hortatoria, necnon & sacræ facultatis theologicæ Coloniensis approbatione, co[m]mentarijs ipsis præmittuntur.

Paris [apud Petrum Gaudoul], 1531. 8vo, 164 x 103 mms., foliation irregular, but no missing leaves, [28], 394 [i.e. 392] leaves, or, ff. 1-290, 293-394, a few contemporary marginal comments, portion of contemporary sheepskin binding remaining part of boards, but with later 18th century rebacked, spine ornately gilt in compartments, morocco label; lower portion (38 mms.) of imprint cut from title-page (date retained, but publisher missing) with consequent loss of text on verso, early library stamp with holy monogram, IHS, on title-page as well as Petit's printer's device, ink name obscured on title-page, wormed throughout, fairly severely in first few leaves, but almost entirely in the margins, occasional staining, front hinge cracked, top of spine chipped, corners very worn; a well-used copy. Dionysius the Carthusian (1402/03 - 1471), the Flemish or Rhenish theologian, was as industrious as he was pious, and this early commentary on the life of St. Paul is like many of his works a compilation. The work was edited by Petrus Blomevenna (1436 - 1536). Referenced by: Adams, D592.

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HUTCHINSON (John):

An Abstract from the Works of John Hutchinson, Esquire. Being a Summary of his Discoveries in Philosophy and Divinity.

Edinburgh, Printed by R. Fleming: And sold by A. Kincaid and A. Donaldson..., 1753. FIRST EDITION. 12mo (in 6s), 165 x 102 mms., pp. [iv], 450, 2 engraved plates, contemporary annotations and marks in text, which is slightly browned, amateurishly "bound" in sheepskin boards that are slightly larger than the text block, crude backstrip. Hutchinson (1674 - 1737) was cured of lead poisoning by Dr. John Woodward and later pursued a career as a natural philosopher. Most of his scientific inquiries, however, were heavily tinged with religion, and he seems almost to think that the Old Testament contains clues and information about natural science. His works were popular with the sort of reader who found John Wesley's views on electricity and other scientific phenomena convincing. This abstract of several of his works is attributed to Robert Spearman and/or George Horne, Bishop of Norwich. ESTC T99488 locates 10 copies in British libraries, and Essex Institute, Johns Hopkins, Clark, and Toronto in North America.

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LOCKE (John):

A Paraphrase and Notes on the Epistles of S. Paul to the Galatians, Corinthians, Romans, Ephesianss. To which is Prefix'd, An Essay for the Understnading of St. Paul's Epistles, by Consulting St. Paul Himself. The Second Edition.

London, Printed by J. H. for Awnsham and John Churchill..., 1709. 4to, 238 x 181 mms., pp. [iv], xxiv, 142, [2]; [4], 107 [108 blank]; 58, [2]; [4], 43[44 blank]; 60, with, as ESTC records, "each epistle, and the 'Essay', [having] separate titlepage, pagination and register; the 'Essay' numbered in Roman, titlepage dated: 1707; titlepage to Romans dated: 1707; titlepage to I Corinthians dated: 1706; titlepage to II Corinthians dated: 1706; titlepage to Galatians has "The third edition" and is dated: 1708; titlepage to Ephesians dated: 1707." Bound in contemporary calf, with very worn corners, joints cracked, top and base of spine worn, and generally in poor condition. In his commentary of this work, Jaconb Donald Chaterjee writes, "The study of John Locke's theological thought has yet to be combined with the growing historical research into the apologetic uses of Christian antiquity in the post-1660 Church of England. This article addresses this historiographical lacuna by making two related arguments. First, I contend that Locke's Paraphrase and Notes on the Epistles of St. Paul (1705–7) marked a definitive shift in his critique of the appeal to Christian antiquity. Before 1700, Locke had primarily contested these references to the precedent of the early Christian church by making a narrowly philosophical case against arguments from authority in general. However, the controversial reception of Locke's theological writings in the 1690s compelled him to develop historical arguments in the Paraphrase against the witness of the church fathers. Secondly, I argue that Locke's repudiation of the witness of Christian antiquity was a primary motivation for the diverse responses to the Paraphrase by early eighteenth century Anglican writers, such as Robert Jenkin, Daniel Whitby, William Whiston, Winch Holdsworth, and Catharine Cockburn." Chatterjee, Jacob Donald. 2021. "Christian Antiquity and the Anglican Reception of John Locke's Paraphrase and Notes on the Epistles of St Paul, 1707–1730". Locke Studies 20 (January), 1-36.

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PUSEY (Edward Bouverie):

An Historical Enquiry into the Probable Causes of the Rationalist Character lately predominant in the Theology of Germany. To which is prefixed, A Letter from Professor Sack upon the Rev. H. J. Rose's Discourses on German Protestantism; Translated from the German.

London: Printed for C. & J. Rivington..., 1828. FIRST EDITION. Tall 8vo, 216 x 131 mms., pp. [vii] viii - xvi, xv [xvi blank], 186, contemporary half calf, title in gilt on spine, contemporary cloth in a Venn diagram design, and a binder's ticket for Martin of Calcutta on the rear paste-down end-paper A very good copy, with the autograph and date of Sidney Broad, Coll. Reg. Oxon (Queen's College, Oxford), 12. Xii. 33 9probably 1833) on the recto of the second front free end-paper. Pusey (1800 - 1882) spent over a year in Germany studying theology, the results of which are found in this book. ". He was encouraged to do this by his German friends who were very critical of the recently published lectures by Hugh James Rose on the same subject. Pusey consequently wrote more sympathetically. This, coupled with his rather obscure style, led to his being widely misunderstood. Whereas Rose had attributed the condition of German theology to the lack of credal formularies and episcopal government which protected the English church, Pusey attributed it to what he confusingly called 'dead orthodoxism', the aridity of Lutheran scholasticism, a phenomenon which he also detected in the Church of England. He consulted Newman and produced a 'Second part' in 1830, defending himself against suspicions of rationalism. Dissatisfied with the work himself, he withdrew it from sale a few years later. This did not prevent charges of early liberalism being made from time to time in his later life, and in his will he directed that the book should never be reprinted. It did not, however, damage his prospects" (ODNB).

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