The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius eBook

Jean Lévesque de Burigny
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 445 pages of information about The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius.

The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius eBook

Jean Lévesque de Burigny
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 445 pages of information about The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius.

Bayle, his opinion of Grotius’s project for reuniting the religions,
  302.

Berthier, father, the jesuist, his information concerning the original
manuscript of Grotius’s Anthologia, 251
  What he says of his translation of the Supplicantes of Euripides,
    278.

Bignon, Jerom, advocate general, his observation to Grotius concerning
his Annals of the Low Countries, 258
  His opinion of the treatise of the truth of the christian religion,
    262
  Cannot bear to hear Grotius accused of socinianism, 324
  His esteem for him, 330.

Bishops, their authority favoured by Grotius, 288 et seq. 
  He says they were established by Christ, ibid.

Blondius, his ill treatment of Reigersberg, 317
  How threatened by Grotius on that account, ibid.

Boissise, Thumeri de, on what occasion nominated ambassador from France
to Holland, 63
  Success of his negotiation, 64
  Receives Grotius at his arrival in France, 89.

Bossuet, his summary of the Arminian doctrine, 45
  Accuses Grotius of favouring Socinianism, 319
  Allows that he did not deny Christ’s divinity, 320.

Bouhier, the president, his mistake concerning the year of Grotius’s birth, 4.

Boutillier, superintendant of the finances, makes Grotius offers of
service, 126
  His conference with him concerning the treaty concluded in France with
    the envoys of the allies, 147.

Boze, a collection of Grotius’s letters in cipher in his cabinet, 282

Brandanus, Grotius’s chaplain, 157
  His character, ibid
  Is turned away by Grotius, 158.

Briet, father, a jesuit, what he says of Grotius’s disposition to turn
Roman Catholic, 301.

C.

Calvin, spoken of by Grotius with the greatest indignation, 287
  His equivocal expressions concerning the Eucharist, 293.

Calvinists, Grotius disapproves of their sentiments on the Eucharist, and reproaches them with their contradictions, 292

Capella, Martianus, Grotius’s edition of that author, 13
  The nature of his work, and its character, 13, 14
  Its use, 15.

Carleton, the english ambassador in Holland, demands that Grotius should be punished for writing the book of the Freedom of the ocean, 67.

Casaubon, Isaac, his commendation of Grotius’s edition of Capella, 15
  What he says of his edition of Aratus’s Phoenomena, 17
  Translates into Greek verse Grotius’s Prosopopoeia of the town of
    Ostend, 19
  His commendation of his Christus patiens, ibid. 
  His opinion of his talents for poetry, ibid. 
  Henry IV. has thoughts of making him his librarian, 22
  Difficulties that design meets with, ibid
  Is nominated Librarian, ibid
  Grotius contracts a great friendship with him, 31
  His esteem for that learned man, 32

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