. The life of the truly eminent and learned Hugo Grotius : containing a copious and circumstantial history of the several important and honourable negotiations in which he was employed ; together with a critical account of his works ; Written originally in French. tingthe merit of this work. Herman Ravefpenger, Pro-feffor at Groningen, attacked it with fo much rude-nefs, that Balthafar Lydius, who, however, was notof the Arminian party, told him his criticifm waswretched, and he was ready to anfwer it. The Go-marifls, far from recovering from their prejudices,took occafion from the book of the
. The life of the truly eminent and learned Hugo Grotius : containing a copious and circumstantial history of the several important and honourable negotiations in which he was employed ; together with a critical account of his works ; Written originally in French. tingthe merit of this work. Herman Ravefpenger, Pro-feffor at Groningen, attacked it with fo much rude-nefs, that Balthafar Lydius, who, however, was notof the Arminian party, told him his criticifm waswretched, and he was ready to anfwer it. The Go-marifls, far from recovering from their prejudices,took occafion from the book of the Satisfaction ofChrift to accufe the author of Semi-pelagianifm. Hedid not thmk it worth while to delend himfelfagainil an aiithor ^^ becaufe in his bookof the Piety of the States of Holland he had fpokenof Semi-pelagianifm as a very grievous error. « Ep. 19. p. 760, After- Book II. O F G R O T I U S. 87 Afterwards he enquired in an exprefs treatife, whetherthe Arniinians were Pelagians, and fully clearedthem of teaching that herefy. It was during thefe contefts, that he collefted^he fentiments of the Greeks and Romam on fate andman^s power. He tranflated all that he found inthe Ancients on this fubjedl ; and firft publilhcd itat Paris in G 4 THE ( 88 > THE LIFE of GROTIUS, BOOK III. *^< «ff^_ » ^ f^i fiC ^^ Gl W» , . — 1 ÏSalr f^^ î^^ fM ydMABf %Sk R O T I U S was at no lofs what coun-try to chufe for his afylum. As he wasinvited by the men of learning in France,and fought after by the virtuous Mini-fters whom Lewis XIII. honoured withhis confidence, he gave the preference to Paris,where he had already many friends. Du Maurier,the French ambafîador in Holland, fent him fromthe Hague to Antwerp feveral letters of recommen-dation to perfons in France : the Prefident Jeannin *wrote him, that he might depend on the kings pro-tection, v/ho was informed by many good menthat he had been unjuftly condemned in his owncountry ; promifing him, at the fame
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