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Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 3 1/4 x 5 1/8 inches tall x 1 inch thick spotted calf hardcover volume, 5 works in 1 volume, Schloss Nordkirchen library provenance to front pastedown and apparent signature of renowned 17th century Catholic theologian and author Jacob Merlo Horstius to the title page of the second work, three raised bands to spine, speckled page edges, containing five rare seventeenth century works, each with a separate title page, 58, [2], 155, [1], 48, 24, [42] pp. (330 pages total). All these works are extremely rare, and only the first two were found in catalogued collections worldwide. Slight to moderate soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers, with fraying to tips and upper spine cap. Old ink math scribblings to one of the blank rear free-endpapers. Bookplate of Schloss Nordkirchen to the front pastedown. The armorial bookplate indicates this volume was once in the library of Count Nikolaus Franz Esterházy-Galántha (1804?1885) and his wife Maria von Plettenberg-Mietingen (1809?1861), displaying the coats of arms of the Plettenberg and Esterházy de Galántha families. ~LR1~ [1.0P] A unique collection of rare seventeenth century religious works. [Work No. 1] In Latin and French. Paul Colomiès, Theologorum Presbyterianorum Icon: Ex Protestantium Scriptis ad Vivum Expressa [Presbyterian Theologians], [1682] n.p. (likely London), 58 pp. The Universal Short Title Catalog (USTC Nos. 3103686 and 1817643) locates only two copies at collections worldwide - one at Universiteitsbibliotheek Vrije Universiteit in Amsterland, Netherlands, which lists the place of publishing as 'northern Netherlands,' and one at Union Theological Seminary Library in New York, which instead lists the place of publishing as London. The English Short Title Catalog's note: 'Place of publication conjectured by cataloguer, based on knowledge of Colomiès having been resident in England from 1681 until his death in 1692.' Theologorum Presbyterianorum is a polemical work by French Protestant scholar Paul Colomiès (1638-1692). In it, Colomiès attempts to demonstrate that the practices of the Presbyterians had deviated significantly from the traditions of the early Christian church. The first part is in Latin, and presents excerpts from the writings of various Protestant authors, including Isaac Casaubon, Hubert Languet, and Hugo Grotius, to support his argument. Colomiès uses these passages to highlight the areas where, in his view, the Presbyterians had departed from the 'rule of the early church' concerning key aspects like church orders, discipline, and the sacraments. The second part, in French, begins on page 39 of the volume, and is titled Parallèle de la pratique de l'église ancienne et de celle des Protestans de France dans l'exercice de leur religion (Parallel of the practice of the ancient church and that of the Protestants of France in the exercise of their religion). This section systematically outlines twenty-four specific points of difference between the practices of the 'ancients' (the early church) and the 'moderns' (specifically the French Protestants/Presbyterians of his time). The book is a rare and important critique of Presbyterianism from a more traditional Anglican perspective, arguing for a closer adherence to the historical practices of the church fathers. The work occasioned a violent attack on the part of French Protestant leader Pierre Jurieu (1637-1713), and was Colomiès's justification for his Anglican secession. [Work No. 2] In Latin. Joseph Hall, Exoniensis Episcopi Autoschediasmata Vel, Meditatiunculae subitaneae, eq?[ue] re natâ subortae [Occasional meditations], [1635] Nathaniel Butter [Printed by Miles Flesher] (London), 155 pp., the first part only of Bishop Joseph Hall's 'Autokediasmata' with a title page containing the signature of the Dutch Catholic theologian Jacobus Merlo Horstius (1597-1644) (the identification is confirmed by his notation, 'B.M. in Pasc.' - Beata Maria in Pasculo - referring to the parish where Horstius was priest in Cologne, Germany, the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary 'in the pasture.' This work is a collection of brief moral and divine 'meditations and vows' that prominent Anglican clergyman, bishop, and prolific writer Joseph Hall (1574-1656) composed on the fly, inspired by everyday occurrences and observations. This method was characteristic of his writing, which aimed to provide practical spiritual guidance for Christian and civil practice. Hall served as the Anglican Bishop of Exeter (Exoniensis Episcopi) from 1627 to 1641, and later as the Bishop of Norwich. The prior owner of this work, Roman Catholic Pastor Jacob Merlo Horstius, born in Horst, Holland (from whence he derives his name), was a prominent doctor of theology known as an effective preacher at the Lyskirchen in Cologne. In addition to his influential edit, with commentary, of the works of Thomas a Kempis (author of 'Imitation of Christ'), Horstius authored and edited numerous books, including a highly respected commentary of Estius on the Pauline Letters, the works of St. Bernard and Paradisus Animae (The Paradise of the Christian Soul), an often translated and reprinted collection of prayers for the Catholic faithful, first published (in Latin) the year Horstius died, 1644, and long a favorite prayer book among Catholics worldwide, through the 20th century. [Work No. 3] In Latin. [Philipp Kary?], Castitas Victoriosa Triumphans, subactis sensibus et Cupiditate Devicta, n.p. [possibly published 1668 in Prague or Vienna], 48 pp. A 17th-century ascetic and moralistic work primarily associated with the Jesuit Order (Society of Jesus) and their educational sodalities. The work is generally attributed to Philippus Kary (Philipp Kary), a Jesuit priest and preacher. He was active in the mid-to-late 17th century, often associated with the Jesuit college in Vienna or Prague. The title translates to 'Chaste Victorious Triumphing, after the senses have been subdued and Cupidity conquered.' It presents chastity as a virt.…