Hugo Grotius : Ordinum Hollandiae ac Westfrisiae pietas (1613) ; critical edition with English translation and commentary

"This volume contains Hugo Grotius' first work in the field of church politics, originally published in 1613. The book was written to defend the policy of the States of Holland, which was being attacked by the orthodox Calvinistic party in the Netherlands. It was written with an eye to foreign Dutch allies, especially King James I." "Grotius' Latin text is here edited critically for the first time and provided with an introduction, an English translation and an extensive commentary. In several appendixes, various texts that are important for the background and the reception of the book are printed, many of them for the first time." "Ordinum Pietas is one of the key texts for the knowledge of the religious disputes in the Netherlands during the Twelve Years' Truce (1609-1621)."--BOOK JACKET Title Page 3 Copyright Page 4 Table of Contents 5 Preface 9 Introduction 21 1. General Introduction 21 a. Arminius and the conflict on predestination 22 b. Church and State in Holland during the early 17th century 31 c. Arminius’ successor: Conradus Vorstius 36 d. Grotius in England, April– May 1613 49 2. The writing of Grotius’ Ordinum pietas 57 3. Sources for the text 66 a. The London manuscript (British Library, MS Cotton App. XXVll) 66 b. The first edition (BG no. 817 72 c. The second edition (BG no. 818) 76 d. Later unauthorized reprints (BG nos. 819–22) 79 e. Conclusion 79 f. Translations 80 4. Reception 81 5. Sources of Ordinum pietas 93 a. Introduction 93 b. First main part: The appointment of Vorstius 94 c. Second main part: The conflict on predestination 96 d. Third main part A: Synods 99 e. Third main part B: Appointment of ecclesiastical officials 101 6. Analysis of the contents 103 7. Remarks on editorial principles 111 8. Some remarks on the translation 112 Sigla 113 Latin text and English translation 120 Commentary 263 Appendixes 425 Appendix I: Sibrandus Lubbertus, preface to De lesu Christo servatore, hoc est cur et qua rationelesus Christus noster servator sit, libri quatuorcontra Faustum Socinum (Franeker 1611) 425 Appendix II: Sibrandus Lubbertus, preface to Declaratio responsionis D. Conradi Vorstii (Franeker 1611) 431 Appendix III: Sibrandus Lubbertus, preface to Commentarii ad nonaginta novem errores Conradi Vorstii (Franeker 1613) 443 Appendix IV: Fragments from contemporary correspondence referring to Ordinum pietas, its historical background and its reception 461 Appendix V: Sibrandus Lubbertus, preface to Ad scriptum magnifici et clarissimi viri D. Hugonis Grotii ... partes priores duas, in quibus tractat causam Vorstii et remonstrantium, sive pastorum illorum qui sequuntur sententiam I. Arminii annotationes in gratiam lectoris veritatis studiosi conscriptae a lohanne Bogermanno ... (Franekerae 1614) 565 Appendix VI: Grotius’ manuscript notes in his copy of Ad scriptum magnifici et clarissimi viri D. Hugonis Grotii ... partes priores duas, in quibus tractat causam Vorstii et remonstrantium, sive pastorum illorum qui sequuntur sententiam I. Arminii annotationes in gratiam lectoris veritatis studiosi conscriptae a lohanne Bogermanno ... (Franekerae 1614) 567 Appendix VII: Extract from Henry Jacob, Reprehensio iusta ac necessaria Hugonis Grotii 605 Appendix VIII: Sibrandus Lubbertus, preface to Responsio ad Pietatem Hugonis Grotii (Franequerae 1614) 613 Appendix IX: [Hugo Grotius], Bona fides Sibrandi Lubberti demonstrata ex libro quem inscripsit Responsionem ad Pietatem Hugonis Grotii 621 Appendix X: Decretum illustrissimorum ac praepotentum dominorum Ordinum Hollandiae et Westfrisiae contra libellum Sibrandi Lubberti inscriptum Responsio ad Pietatem Hugonis Grotii 641 Appendix XI: Matthaeus Sladus, preface to Disceptationis cum Conrado Vorstio ... pars altera...(Amstelodami 1614) 643 Appendix XII: Decretum illustrium ac potentum Ordinum Hollandiae et Westfrisiae pro pace ecclesiarum 649 Abbreviations 651 I. Bible 651 II. Classical. Patristic and Medieval authors 652 III. Other abbreviations 658 Bibliography 663 Works of Grotius 663 Printed sources and contemporary literature (before 1800) 664 Secondary literature (after 1800) 680 Indexes 697 Index of Biblical references 697 Index of ancient and Medieval authors 699 Index of names 707 Index of subjects 729 Studies in the History of Christian Thought 735 First critical edition and first English translation with introduction and commentary of this early work by Hugo Grotius on church politics (original edition 1613). Several appendixes contain additional material on the book's background and reception. Critical Edition With English Translation And Commentary By Edwin Rabbie. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Introduction And Commenatary In English; Text In Latin With English Translation On Facing Pages.