Select Works of Robert Rollock, Principal of the University of Edinburgh: Reprinted from the Original Editions

Select Works Of Robert Rollock, Principal Of The University Of Edinburgh: Reprinted From The Original Editions — Robert Rollock. This volume is Part 1 of a four-part edition produced by the Wodrow Society in 1849, presenting biographical material, translations, and early writings related to Rollock. It includes Henry Charteris's Latin Life and Obituary and a translated Life by Charteris, together with original title pages and prefatory material by Beza and others, Rollock’s Summary of Theology (in English and Latin), a Treatise on God’s Effectual Calling, editorial notes, and a selection of Rollock’s sermons from late 16th- to early 17th-century editions, along with an addendum on textual variants. The front matter explains the aims and sources and favors Charteris’s Life as the preferred biography for this volume. The volume frames Rollock as founder of the University of Edinburgh and a central Reformed theologian, highlighting his pedagogy, pastoral leadership, and role in church–state affairs in late 16th-century Scotland.