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TO THOMAS JEFFERSON.
Dear Sir On the rect. of yours of Aug. 8, I
of a Theological Catalogue for the Library of the
University; and not being aware that so early an
answer was wished, as I now find was the case, I
had proceeded very leisurely in noting such Authors
as seemed proper for the collection. Supposing
also, that altho' Theology was not to be taught in
the University, its Library ought to contain pretty
full information for such as might voluntarily seek
it in that branch of Learning, I had contemplated
as much of a comprehensive & systematic selection
as my scanty materials admitted; and had gone
thro' the five first Centuries of Xnity when yours
of the 3d instant came to hand which was the evening
before the last. This conveyed to me more
distinctly the limited object your letter had in view,
and relieved me from a task which I found extremely
tedious; especially considering the intermixture of
the doctrinal & controversial part of Divinity with
the moral & metaphysical part, and the immense
extent of the whole. I send you the list I had made
out, with an addition on the same paper, of such
Books as a hasty glance of a few catalogues & my
recollection suggested.[68] Perhaps some of them
blank you have not filled. I am sorry I could not
make a fair copy without failing to comply with the
time pointed out.
I find by a letter from Fayette, in answer to a
means to see us before the 19th of Oct., as you have
probably learned from himself. His visit to the
United States will make an annus mirabilis in the
history of Liberty.
The list enclosed was as follows:
- - - Clemens Episte. to the Corinthians–published at
Cambridge 1788.Ignatius Epists - - - - - - - - - - - - Amsterdam 1607.
Cotelier–Recuiel de Monumens des pères dans les tems
apostoliques edit par le Cleve Amsterdam 1774, 2 v.
fol.Flavius Josephus [in English by Whiston] Amsterdam
1726, 2v. fol.Philo Judaeus [Greek & Latin] English Edn. 1742, 2 v. fol.
Lucian's Works - - - Amsterdam 1743, 3 v. 4°.
Fabricius Biblio Græc:
- - - - Delectus &c. See Moshm. v. 1, p. 106Justin Martyrs apolos, &c. [Edited by Prudent Maraud
Benedictine] 1742, 1 v. fol.Hermias - - Oxford 1700 – 8°.
Athenagoras - - Oxford 1706 – 8°.
Clemens Alexandrinus [Ed. by Potter] Oxford 1715
2 vol. fol.Tertullian - - - - - - - - - - - - - Venice 1746, 1 v. fol.,
Theophilus of Antioch [first adopted the term Trinity)
—1742 1 v. fol.Irenaeus [Ed. by Grabe] 1702, 1 v. fol.
Tatian–agst. the Gentiles—Oxford, 1700, 8°.
Ammonius Saccas's Harmony of the Evangelists–
Celsus [translated par Bouhereau] Amsterdam 1700 4°.Minutius Felix [translated by Reeves] Leiden 1672, 8°.
Origen——4 vol. fol. Greek & Latin.
Cyprian—[translated into French by Lombert] 1 v. fol.
Gregory Thaumaturgus–Grec. & Lat. 1626, 1 v. fol.
Arnobius Africanus. Amsterdam 1651, 1 v. 4°.
Anatolius – Antwerp, 1634, 1 v. fol.
Methodius Eubulius–Rome 1656, 8°.
Philostratus' life of Apollonius Tyanaeus [Grec & Lat.
with notes by Godefroy Olearius, Leipsic, 1709, 1 v.
fol:Frenched by De Vigenere, Englished in part by
Chs. Blount.]Lactantius.—Edit by Lenglet Paris 1748, 2 v. 4°.
Eusebius of Cæsarea—
Athanasius, par Montfauçon 1698, 3 v. fol.
Antonius' [founder of the Monastic order] seven letters
&c. Latin.St. Cyril (of Jerusalem) Gr. & Lat. Paris 1720, 1 v. fol.
S . Hilary. Ed. by Massci Verona 1730.
Lucifer, Bishop of Cagliari. Paris 1586 1 v. 8°.
Epiphanius. Gr. & Lat. Edit Pere Petau, 1622, 2 v. fol.
Optatus. Ed. by Dupin. 1700. fol.
Pacianus. Paris, 1538. 4°.
Basil (B. of Cæsarea) Gr. & Lat. 1721. 3 v. fol.
Gregory (of Nazianzi) G. & L. Paris 1609–11 2 v. fol.
- - - -(of Nyssa) 1615 2 v. fol.
Ambrosius—Paris 1690 2 v. fol.
Jerome.——Paris 1693–1706. 5 v. fol.
Ruffinus– Paris 1580——1 v. fol.
Augustin——1679–1700 8 v. fol.
Chrysostom John Gr. & L.—10 v. fol.
Ammianus Marcellinus
Julian's works
Sulpicius Severus. Verona 1754, 2 v. 4°.
Isidorus (of Pelusium) Paris 1638. Gr. & L. 1 v. fol.
Cyril (of Alexa.) Gr. & L. 6 v. fol.
Orosius—Leyden. 1738. 4°.
Theodoret. Edit by Pere Simond. G. & L. 1642. 4 v.
fol. in 1684. vol. V. by Garnier.Philostorgius, by Godefroi. G. & L. 1642, 1 v. 4°.
Vincentius Lyrinensis. Rome. 4°.
Socrates' Eccles. History
Sozomen. d°. d°.
Leo (the great) by Quesnel Lyons. 1700. fol.
Æneas (of Gaza) Gr. with Latin version, by Barthius &c.
1655. 4°.Thomas Aquinas [Dor. Angelicus] Head of the Thomists.
12 v. fol.The Koran, Duns Scotus [Doctor Subtilis] Head of the
Scotists, 12 v. fol.Caves Lives of the Fathers. Dailles Use & abuse of
them.Erasmus, Luther, Calvin, Socinus, Bellarmin, Chillingworth.
Council of Trent by F. Paul by Palavicini; by Basnaze.
Grotius on the truth of Xn Religion. Sherlock's
[Bishop] Sermons.Tillotsons &c Tillemont Baronius, Lardner[69] Hookers
Ecclesiastical Polity. Pierson on the Creed. Bossuet
on 39 Articles. Pascal's lettres Provenciales do
Penseès Fenelon Bossuet.Bourdelon Sauvin Fletcher Manillon. Warburton's
Divine Legation. Hannah Adams—View of all
ReligionsStackhouses—Hist. of the Bible
St. Isaac Newtons works on Religious subjects.
Locke's do. Stillingfleets controversy with him on
the possibility of endowing matter with thought.Clarke on the Being & Attributes of God
—Sermons.Butler's Analogy. Eight Sermons at Boyles. Lectures
by BentleyWhitby on the 5 points.
Whiston's Theological Works.
Taylor (Jeremiah) Sermons.
John Taylor [of Norwich] agst original Sin Edward's
in answer. Edward's on free will——on virtue.Soame Jenyn's Enquiry into the nature & origin of evil
Liturgy for King's Chapel Boston.
Matheis Essays to do good. Price on Morals.
Wallaston's Religion of Nature declineated
Barclay's apology for Quakers. Wm. Penn's works
King's Enquiry into the Constitution discipline &
worship of the Church, within 3 first cent.King [Wm.] Essay on Origin of Evil, notes by Law.
Wesley on Original Sin.Priestley's & Horesley's controversies
Historical view of the Controversy on the intermediate
state of the Soul by Dean Blackburne.The Confessional by same.
Jone's method of settling the canonical Scripture
of N. Testt.Leibnitz on Goodness of God, liberty of man & origin
of evil.Paley's Works. Warburton's principles of Nat. &
Revd. ReligionBlairs Sermons, Buckmeisters (of Boston) do.
Necker's importance of Religion.
Latrobe's (Benjamin) Doctrine of the Moravians
Ray's wisdom of God in the Creation
Durham's Astrotheology.
Bibliotheca fratrum Polonorum 9 vol. fol.
Centy. I.
Cent: II
Cent. III.
Cent: IV.
Cent: IV.
Cent: V.
Miscellaneous
The Catalogue of Eastburn & Co. New York, particularly the
Theological part at the end, deserves attention. Some rare books
are found in it, and might probably be bought at cheap prices.—
Mad. MSS.
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