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The Truth of the Christian Religion In six Books The English Translation of "De veritate religionis Christianae" by Hugo Grotius Dutch Reformer (1583-1645) Corrected with notes by Mr. Le Clerc, Translated into English by John Clark,D.D., Dean of Sarum Originally published in 1627 in Latin 1840 Edition in English HAIL & FIRE REPRINTS 2009
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THE TRANSLATORS PREFACE To the Christian Reader The general acceptation this piece of Grotius has met with In the world, encouraged this translation of it, together with the notes; which, being a collection of ancient testimonies, upon whose authority and truth the genuineness of the books of holy Scripture depends, are very useful in order to the convincing anyone of the truth of the Christian religion. These notes are for the most part Grotius's own, except some few of Mr. Le Clercs, which I have therefore translated also, because I have followed his edition, as the most correct. The design of the book is to show the reasonableness of believing and embracing the Christian religion above any other; which our author does, by laying before us all the evidence that can be brought, both internal and external, and declaring the sufficiency of it; by enumerating all the marks of genuineness in any books, and applying them to the sacred writings: and by making appear the deficiency of all other institutions of religion, whether Pagan, Jewish, or Mahometan. So that the substance of the whole is briefly this; that as certain as is the truth of natural principles, and that the mind can judge of what is agreeable to them; as certain as is the evidence of men's bodily senses, in the most plain and obvious matters of fact: and as certainly as men's integrity and sincerity may be discovered, and their accounts delivered down to posterity faithfully; so certain are we of a truth of the Christian religion; and that if it be not true, there is no such thing as true religion in the world; neither was ... Click to read full book online in PDF format: The Truth of the Christian Religion: In six Books, by Hugo Grotius (1840 Edition in English)
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