Grotius. And now translated into
English, with the addition of a Seventh Book against the present Roman Church. By Symon Patrick, D.D. now Lord Bishop of Ely. The
Fourth Edition corrected.
London: Printed by
J. L. for
Luke Meredith,
1694.
BT1100 .G74
8vo. 196 leaves, engraved frontispiece. Dedicated to the Right Honourable William Earl of Bedford.
STC G2131.
Arber,
Term Catalogues II, page 533, no. 43.
Meulen 374.
Bibliothecæ Grotianæ 242.
Calf. Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I.
This work, originally written in Latin and published in 1627[,] was intended by Grotius to be a code of common Christianity
to form a basis for reconciliation between the Catholic and Protestant Churches.
Simon Patrick, 1627-1707, Bishop of Ely, published the first edition of his translation in 1680.
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Paley’s evidences of Christianity.
8
vo.
1815 Catalogue, page 66. no. 110, as above.
PALEY,
William.
A View of the Evidences of Christianity. In Three Parts. Part I. Of the Direct Historical Evidence of Christianity, and wherein
it is distinguished from the evidence alleged for other Miracles. Part II. Of the auxiliary Evidence of Christianity. Part
III. A brief consideration of some popular objections. By William Paley, M.A. Archdeacon of Carlisle.
Philadelphia: Printed by
Thomas Dobson,
m.dcc.xcv
. [1795.]
BT1100 .P2
8vo. 228 leaves.
Old tree calf. Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I and T. With the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate.
William Paley, 1743-1805, Archdeacon of Carlisle. The original edition of this work was published in London in 1794, reprinted in 1795
in the United States in Philadelphia as above and in Boston.
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J. 65
Neckar de l’importance des opinions religieuses.
8
vo.
1815 Catalogue, page 66. no. 100, as above.
NECKER,
Jacques.
De l’Importance des Opinions Religieuses, par M. Necker . . . A
Londres, et se trouve a
Paris [
Pancoucke],
1788.
BR120 .N4
First Edition. 8vo. 274 leaves.
Original calf. Not initialled by Jefferson. With the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate.
This work was mentioned to Jefferson by William Short in a letter written to him from Paris, February 6, 1788: “. . . A new book has appeared this morning that occupies already all Paris--that is to say all the Novelty readers in Paris--it
is Mr Necker’s book, on the importance of religious opinions--one vol. in 8vo. very thick. I think upwards of 500. pages.--In
an advertisement at the beginning he takes notice of M. de Calonnes last memoire & promises to answer it victoriously & support
by incontestable evidence the truths of the
compte rendu. to this advertisement he has put his name.”
Short’s letter has reference to the fact that Necker had been dismissed from office after the publication of his
Compte Rendu
, and that in 1747 [
i.e. “1787”--
Ed.] he had been banished forty leagues from Paris for an attack on Calonne.
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