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Vincentii Lirinensis Adversus profanas omnium novitates hæreticorum commonitorium cum notis v. c. Stephani Baluzii : Adjicitur S. Augustini liber De hæresibus

by Vincent, of Lérins, , Saint,  (d. ca. 450) with Saint Augustine (354-430)  (edited with notes by Etienne Baluze (1630-1718)

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First edition · In dust jacket

Cambridge: ex officinæ Joh. Hayes, celeberrimë Academië typographi; impensis Guiliel. Graves, Bibliop, 1687. First edition published in England. Bound in early full vellum. (1660-1723). Wing (2nd ed.), V454A [In this issue, leaf M3r has catchword "Appen-" and leaves M4-5 are present. Another issue has catchword "STE-" and lacks leaves M4-5.]/This is a beautiful copy and is bound in early (perhaps original the marking on the paste down mats the library numbers of other of Henry Sinclair's ((1660-1723) books see [Penn Libraries call numbers: IC C1515 Ei572p]) Bound in full vellum. with the stamp of Sinclair on the spine (?) and the Bookplate of Henry Sinclair, 10th Lord Sinclair (1660-1723). Also (bound with two titles dated differently) . The "Commonitorium" which survives today is a book on identifying 'Heretics and Heretical tendencies, from the beginning of the book Vincent develops (chapters i-ii) a practical rule for distinguishing heresy from true doctrine, namely Holy Writ, and if this does not suffice, the tradition of the Catholic Church. Here is found the famous principle, the source of so much discussion particularly at the time of the Vatican Council, "Magnopere curandum est ut id teneatur quod ubique, quod semper, quod ab omnibus creditum est". Should some new doctrine arise in one part of the Church, Donatism for example, then firm adherence must be given to the belief of the Universal Church, and supposing the new doctrine to be of such nature as to contaminate

  • Publisher: ex officinæ Joh. Hayes, celeberrimë Academië typographi; impensis Guiliel. Graves, Bibliop
  • Year: 1687
  • Edition: First Edition
  • Binding: hardcover

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