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).
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Latin text and English translation
Sibrandus Lubbertus preface to Declaratio
Sibrandus Lubbertus preface to Commentarii
Fragments from contemporary correspondence
Sibrandus Lubbertus preface to Ad scriptum
aliis AMBROSIAST anno Appendix apud Arminius atque auctoritate autem Bertius Bishop of Utrecht bishops Bogerman causa Christi Church cols Commentarii 1613 conciliis Count of Holland Counter-Remonstrants CSEL cuius Deus docet dominus ecclesiae ecclesiarum eius enim eorum episcopi Epist epistula esset etiam exemplum fides Franciscus Gomarus fuisse fuit Gomarus gratia Grotius haec Hague hanc Holland Hollandiae idem igitur ilia ilium illis illos illud immo inter ipse ipsi ipso ipsum Johannes King Knuttel Leeuwarden letter Leyden LVBBERTVS magis magistratus mihi ministers neque nihil nisi nobis nunc omnes omnia omnibus Ordines Ordinum pietas pietas posse potest praedestinatione predestination quae quam quia quibus quid quidem quod quoque rebus regis Responsio Rotterdam satis sententiam shelf-mark sibi SIBRANDUS LUBBERTUS Socinianism sunt synod tamen tantum tarn tibi vero Vorstius Wtenbogaert