De imperio summarum potestatum circa sacra. Commentarius posthumus.

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Paris, 1647. 8vo. (24),+ 391,+ (14) pp. Some contemporary ink underlining and marginal notes. Contemporary vellum, spine with handwritten title in ink. Owner?s signature on title by Erik P. Kjellin, and from the libraries of Christian Hammer and of Rolf G. Norberg with their bookplates. USTC 6038631. Ter Meulen 894. First edition of Grotius?s thoughts on the authority of the state in religious matters, published postumously. According to the preface the text is based on a manuscript given to the publisher in 1637. Several new editions were published during the 17th and 18th centuries and an English translation was published in 1651, ?Of the authority of the highest powers about sacred things.? The text was written between 1614 and 1617 and it should be read in the context of Grotius's involvement in the controversy associated with the Oath of Allegiance to James I and the conflict between Remonstrants and critics of the government in the 1610s. In ?De imperio? Grotius uses classical and contemporary sources to argue for government oversight of the churches.

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De imperio summarum potestatum circa sacra. Commentarius posthumus.

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Hardcover / Hardback