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Salvian of Marseilles; Saint Vincent of Lerins; Baluze, Etienne . - Sanctorum Presbyterorum Salviani Massiliensis Et Vincentii Lirinensis Opera. Stephanvs Balvzivs Tutelensis Ad Fidem Veterum Codicum Mss. Emendavit, Notisque Illustravit. Editio Secvnda.

Title: Sanctorum Presbyterorum Salviani Massiliensis Et Vincentii Lirinensis Opera. Stephanvs Balvzivs Tutelensis Ad Fidem Veterum Codicum Mss. Emendavit, Notisque Illustravit. Editio Secvnda.
Description: Parisiis: Franciscum Muguet, MDCLXIX. [1669]. [1669]. - Octavo, 7-5/8 inches high by 4-3/4 inches wide. Early tan calf with raised bands, ruled with decorations in blind on the covers. The covers are nearly detached and the head & tail of the spine are chipped. The covers are scuffed with wear to the corners and a name is penned on the front cover. [12], 452, and [32] pages. Illustrated with a title vignette, an engraving by Noblin after François Chauveau at the head of the dedication and several decorative initials. There are occasional very light pencil notations in the margins. There is offsetting and light soiling to the endpapers and pastedowns. There is some minor dampstaining to the top front corner of the last few pages. An internally very good complete copy. Second edition, with additional notes by Baluze. Baluze dedicates this 1669 edition of the works of Salvian and Vincent of Lerins to Jacques-Nicholas Colbert, the archbishop of Rouen and the son of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, a statesman who served under Louis XIV. The contents include a Preface by Baluze followed by P.1-192 : "Salviani Massii. de Gubernatione Dei Lib. I - [VIII]", p. 193-216 : "Salviani Massii. Epistolae", p.217-312 : "Salviani Liber I. [-IV.] Adversus Avaritiam". Following a half title is the work of Vincent, p. 315-371: "Vincentii Lirinensis commonitorium." The works of Salvian of Marseilles and Vincent of Lerins in this edition by Etienne Baluze was first published in Paris in 1663. Salvian's works were based on what is referred to as "Manuscript A". Manuscript A came from the abbey of St. Peter at Corbie in Northern France and is now housed in the Bibliotheque Nationale Francais in Paris. Baluze issued this Second Edition in 1669 with a voluminous section of notes (P. 373-442), and an appendix (p. 443-452). The volume concludes with a detailed index consisting of 32 pages (f. Ff3-Hh2). Salvian of Marseilles (circa a.d.400- after 480) was a priest of Marseilles, an instructor of bishops and an ecclesiastical writer. His chief work is DE GUBERNATIONE DEI (On the Governance of God). He theorizes that God creates calamities in order to execute judgment upon the unfaithful. Saint Vincent of Lerins (d. before 450) was an ecclesiastical writer whose Feast day is celebrated on May 24. He was a Semipelagian who opposed the doctrine of St. Augustine. His only known authentic work is the "Commonitorium". Written under the pseudonym Peregrinus it is best known for Vincent's maxim: "Moreover, in the Catholic Church itself, all possible care must be taken that we hold that faith which has been believed everywhere, always, by all." Etienne Baluze (1630-1718), also known as Stephanus Baluzius, was secretary to the archbishop of Toulouse, Pierre de Marca and inherited all of the archbishop's papers upon his death. Based on these, he produced the first complete edition of Marca's "Treatise De libertatibus Ecclesiae Gallicanae" in 1663 and the "Marca hispanica" in 1688. Entering the service of Jean-Baptiste Colbert in 1667, Baluze was in charge of the minister's significant library. He was appointed to the post of king's almoner and then professor of Canon Law at the College de France. Taking up the history of the House of Auvergne just as the cardinal de Bouillon was seeking to prove that the La Tour family descended in a direct line from the 9th Century counts of Auvergne, he was inundated with false and forged documents and spurious genealogies such as that which had already been published by Christophe Justel. Its not surprising that Baluze was duped, as even Chorier, the historian of the Dauphiny, had included a forged deed in the second volume of his history. The cardinal the Bouillon had many enemies and a war of pamphlets began which eventually resulted in an inquiry which led to the arrest and conviction of Jean de Bar and other forgers. Despite this, Baluze was obstinate and was convinced that the documents were genuine and published two works based on, and including, all of these spurious deeds. Engulfed in disgrace, he was exiled to Tours until 1713. From the library of geologist and mining engineer James Douglas, after whom Douglas, Arizona was named, with his bookplate on the front pastedown. Douglas, who was born in Quebec, spent much of his early life in Scotland. For many years, as a metallurgist and mining engineer, he was involved in several important Western American enterprises. The text is in Latin. Good .

Keywords: RELIGION; SEVENTEENTH CENTURY; 17TH CENTURY; SALVAIN OF MARSEILLES; SAINT VINCENT OF LERINS; ETIENNE BALUZE; SANCTORUM PRESBYTERORUM SALVIANI MASSILIENSIS ET VINCENTII LIRINENSIS OPERA. STEPAHNVS BALUZIVS TUTELENSIS AD FIDEM VETERUM CODICUM MSS. EMENDAVIT

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