A Candid Inquiry into the Controversies among Evangelicals · §244

Annotatio III §.VIII Rescript: Printed union/tolerance counsels; Collegium Theologorum erected; Ursinus named Praeses

Click or tap any sentence to jump there. The side buttons skip a paragraph.

But since Evangelicals of both sides have here and there put into print various counsels on closer union — or at least on mutual and greater tolerance —

and We, moved by such public writings and by everyone’s unanimous desire ahead of other princes, have been stirred to set hand to this salutary work of restoring peace,

We have most clemently resolved to erect in Our very capital a College of Theologians who love both peace and Our salutary intent, for God’s greater glory and the increase of Christ’s kingdom.

By these presents We name You Our Bishop its President.

Latin

Cùm verò hinc inde varia, ab utriusque partis Evangelicis, de modo arctioris unionis, vel saltem mutuae majorisque tolerantiae ineundae, consilia typis mandata fuerint, Nosque, tùm publicis ejusmodi scriptis, tùm unanimi omnium desiderio, prae reliquis Principibus, ad manus salutifero huic instaurandae pacis negotio admovendas animati & expergefacti sumus; Collegium Theologorum, ut pacis, ita salutaris intentionis Nostrae, amantium, ad majorem Dei Gloriam Regnique Christi incrementa promovenda, in ipsa Metropoli nostra, erigere clementissimè statuimus; Teque Episcopum Nostrum, Praesidem ejus praesentibus hisce designamus,

About this text

Samuel Strimesius — Prefatio through Controversiae Post Lutherum Controv. III-XIII + XV Tolerantia, Hexades Annotationum Prooemium and Annotatio I through Decem Theses / Francus plus Annotatio II §.I-§.VI and Annotatio III §.I–§.VII (through Cassellanum 1661) from Ingenua in Controversias Evangelicorum (Frankfurt an der Oder, 1708). Honest partial; Prefatio silence reasons, Annotatio III §.VIII+ fruits / §.IX+, Hexades theses body, deeper Controversiae / Part II remain.

English follows the locked 1708 Francofurti ad Viadrum Latin of Prefatio §I–II, Crimina defenses through III, Part I Protheoria through Controversiae Obices/Historia/Varii gradus, Formula Discord/Disparitas, Ulterius confirmatur / Classes / Formula protest / triplex differentia, Coena Domini Controversiae Priores through Precariae Hypotheses (Controv. print pp. 34–40), Controversiae Post Lutherum Natae Controv. III–XV tip (providence through De Tolerantia mutua; Controv. print pp. 40–78), Hexades Annotationum Prooemium H.I–§.III (Hexades print pp. 1–4 / PDF ~182–185), and Annotatio I De Augustana Confessione §.I–§.VIII tip (Hexades print pp. 5–24+ / PDF ~186–205+), reconstructed from Google Books PDF page images (ONB copy, id 3epYAAAAcAAJ) with pdftotext as check. No modern English was copied. Sister Halle digitization of Ingenua in Arminianismum (DOI 10.25673/65287) remains Anubis-blocked — skipped; Controversias only. Prefatio silence reasons, Annotatio I §.IX+, Hexades theses body beyond §.VIII, and remainder of Controversiae / folio remain.

Witnesses

This is an AI-assisted study translation. Source fidelity and completeness have not been independently certified. Open Latin on each section (or the Latin source witness link) for the source text. This is not a complete critical edition.