R. Obadia SEPHORNO, "Lux Populorum: explicat xv. Quæs-tiones Metaphysicas de Deo et Animâ." Bolon. 1471, 4to.

John Sennonoys VERON, or VERNON, "A Fruteful Treatise of Predestination, and of the Divine Providence of God; with an Apology of the same against the swynishe gruntinge of the Epi-cures and Atheystes of oure time. Wherevnto are added, as de-pending of it, a very necessary Boke againste the Free-Wyll of Men; and another of the True Justification of Faith, and of the Good Workes proceadynge of the same, made dialogue-wyse; be-ing an Apology or Defence of the Doctryne of Predestination." Lond. printed by W. Tisdale, without date, 8vo. [probably about 1550. ].

Guillaume POSTELL, "Liber de Causis, seu Principiis et Ori-ginibus Naturæ, contra Atheos." Par. 1552, 8vo. [Yet Postell has been accused of Atheism, though in reality very superstitious. vid. Reimm. de Ath. p. 389, 390.]

Marcus Antonius NATTA, "De Deo, " in 15 books. [ about 1555.] Fol.

Hieronymus ZANCHIUS, "De Dei Naturâ. [ libri quinque. Heidelb. 1577, fol. 1590, 4to.]

Nicolaus HEMMINGIUS, (a learned Danish Divine,) "The Faith of the Church Militant,' moste effectuallie described in this Expo

This peaceable epithet seems, to me, to be derived from the religion of Mithra, each of whose followers declared himself "miles Mithra." (vid. Tertull. de coron. ad fin.) The opposite word Paganus means,-one who is not a soldier, i. e. a civilian.

-sition of the 84 Psalme, by that Reuerend Pastor, &c., Nicholas Hemmingius. A Treatise written as to the Instruction of the Ig-norant in the Grounds of Religion, so to the Confutation of the Jewes, Turks, Atheists, Papists, Hereticks, and all other Adver-saries of the truth whatsoever. Translated out of Latine into En-glish, &c., by T. Rogers. Lond. 1581, 8vo.

Reginald SCOT, (a learned English gentleman,) "The Discoue-rie of Witchcraft; wherein the lewde dealing of witches and witchmongers is notablie detected, the knauerie of coniurors, the impietie of inchanters, the follie of soothsaiers, the impudent falshood of cousenors, the infidelitie of atheists, the pestilent prac-tises of pythonists, the curiositie of figure-casters, the vanitie of dreamers, the heggerlie art of alcumstrie, the abhomination of ido-latrie, the horrible art of poisoning, the vertue and power of natural magike, and all the conueniancies of legierdemaine and juggling are discovered, &c.; heerevnto is added, A Treatise vpon the Nature and Substance of Spirits and Diuels, &c." Lond. 1584, 4to. Reprinted in 1651, 4to.; and 1665, fol.; also translated into German. [James the 1st. wrote against this book. ]

Franciscus ZUMEL, Palentinus, "De Deo ejusque operibus, Comment. in primam partem S. Thomæ." Salmanticæ, 1587, 1590. Christophe CHEFFONTAINES, "Epitome novæ illustrationis chris-tianæ Fidei adversus Impios, Libertinos, et Atheos, &c." Paris, 1586, 8vo.

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William HOLME, printed "The Touchstone of True Religion; deciphering the right use and finall end thereof, against the im-pietie of Atheists, Epicures, Libertines, Hippocrites, and Tempo-risours, of these times." Lond. 1590, 8vo.

Joh. Egramus AVENAR, D. D., "An Enemie to Atheisme, or Christian godly Praiers for all Degrees, &c. translated by T. Rogers. Lond. 1591, 16mo.

Henry SMITH, "God's Arrow against Atheists." Lond. 1593,

4to.

Pierre CHARRON, "Les Trois Verités." [à Cahors, Anonym.]

2 Mr. (Printer) Holme seems, by his peculiar Orthography, to have imagined, what is no doubt true, that many of our long-faced saints are good judges of horse-flesh.

1594. The first of these three truths is, that there is a God and

a true religion.

[ANON.]

"A Treatise of the Nature of God." Printed

by Thomas Creed. Lond. 1599, 8vo.

Thomas MORTON, (a learned English Bishop,) "A Treatise of the Nature of God.

Lond. 1599, 8vo.

Nicolas de NANCEL, died 1610, "Tr. de Deo, de Immor-talitate Animæ, contra Galenum; et de sede Animæ in Corpore." 8vo. [vid. Niceron, Mem. Tom. 39, p. 295. ]

Conrade VORStius, "De Deo, sive de Naturâ et Attributis Dei." Steinfurt. 1606 et 1610, 4to. King James 1. drew up, with his own hand, a Catalogue of the several Heresies he had found in this work, and ordered it to be burnt at London, and the two English Universities.

Cyril TOURNEUR, "The Atheist's Tragedie; or the Honest Man's Revenge, as in divers places it hath often been acted. Lond. 1611.

Robert HEPBURN, "Demonstratio, quod Deus sit." Edinb. 1614, 8vo.

VANINI, "Amphitheatrum æternæ Providentiæ Di-vino-Magicum, Christiano-Physicum, necnon Astrologico-Catholi-cum, adversus veteres Philosophos, Atheos, Epicureos, Peripateti-cos, et Stoicos. " Lyons, 1615, 8vo. [See the art. in Chaufep. Note G.]

Martin FOTHERBY, D.D., (Bishop of Sarum,) "Atheomastix; or, the clearing of Four Truths against Atheists. Lond. 1622, fol. Marin MERSENNE, "Quæstiones celeberrimæ in Genesim, cum accuratâ Textus Explicatione: in quo volumine Athei et Deisti impugnantur, &c. " Paris, 1623, fol. [ A list of the Atheists of the time, which occupied five folio columns of this work, has been suppressed, as "imprudent and perhaps dangerous."]

"La Doctrine Cu

François GARASSE, (a satiric French Jesuit,) -rieuse des Beaux Esprits de ce tems, ou prétendus tels, contenant plusieurs maximes contraires à l'etat, à la religion et aux bonnes mœurs, combattue et renversée, par le père Garasse, de la com

-pagnie de Jésus." Paris, 1623, in 4to.3 Apologie pour son livre contre les Atheistes et Libertines de nostre siécle, et Reponse aux Calomnies de l'auteur Anonyme. Par. 1624, 8vo. [After accusing others of Atheism, he has been himself accused of it, which serves him quite right. ]

Phil. Faventinus FABER, Ord. Min., contra Atheos. Ven. 1627.

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Disputationes quatuor

AVICENNA, (--- died A. D. 1036,) "Oratio quædam Avicen-næ, de Deo et ejus attributis, Arabicé tantum." Ludg. Bat. 1629, 8vo. Yet Algazali accuses Ebn-Sina of impiety, because he at-tached himself more to the Philosophers then to the Koran. ]

Johannes CRELLIUS, "Liber de Deo, et ejus Attributis." [ Cracav. 1630, ; Amsterd. 1648, 4to. ]

Thomas CAMPANELLA, "Atheismus Triumphatus, [seu contra Anti-christianismum." Rome, 1631, fol. Paris, 1636, 4to. Some one has said that it ought to have been entitled "Atheismus tri-umphans."]

John WEEMSE, (Prebend. of Dunelm,) "Treatise of the four degenerate Sons, viz. the Atheist, Idolater, Magician, and Jew. " Lond. 1636, 4to.

Augustinus OREGIUS, (a learned Cardinal,) "De Deo. " [ probably ab. 1637. ]

Thomas BARLOW, "Exercitationes Metaphysicæ de Deo. " Oxf. 1639, fol. 1658, 4to.

John Dove, D.D., "Confutation of Atheism." Lond. 1640,

8vo.

René DES CARTES, "Meditationes de Primâ Philosophiâ, in quâ Dei existentia, et Animæ immortalitas demonstratur. Paris, 1641, 8vo.

Ludovicus CAPELLUS, (an eminent French Protestant,) "Le Pi-vot de la Foy et Religion, ou Preuve de la Divinité contre les Athées et Prophanes. " à Saumur, 1643, 8vo.

Corn. ab HOGELANDE,

Cogitationes de Dei Existentiâ, Ani

9 Bayle, (Dict. Tom. 2, p. 530, note A) says of Garasse: "Il a moins contribué à convertir les Libertins, qu'à les endurcir. '

-mæ Spiritualitate, et Economiâ Corporis Animalis." Amst. ap. Elzev. 1646, 8vo.

Jacob BATHUMLEY, "The Light and Dark Sides of God set forth." Lond. 1650, 8vo.

Walter CHARLETON, M. D.,

"The darkness of Atheism dis-pelled by the Light of Nature. A Physico-Theologicall Treatise." Lond. 1652, 4to.

William TOWERS, B. D., "Atheismus vapulans, against Atheism; and Polytheismus vapulans, or that there is but one God." Lond. 1654, 8vo.

Seth WARD, (Bishop of Salisbury,) "A Philosophical Essay_to-wards an Eviction of the Being and Attributes of God, the Im-mortality of the Souls of Men, and the Truth and Authority of Scripture. Oxf. 1652, 8vo. Oxon. 1655, 8vo.

Henry MORE, D.D., “An Antidote against Atheism." Lond. 1656, 8vo.

Joachimus JUNGIUS, (- - died 1657,) "Disputationes, de Na-urali Dei Cognitione, de[These treatises are not mentioned by Chaufepié, but I suppose they are noticed by Mol-ler or Fogel.]

Vinc. HATTECLiffe, "God or Nothing: against the Atheists of our age and nation." Lond. 1659, 8vo.

François DIROIS, (a learned Doctor of the Sorbonne,) "Preu-ves et Préjugés pour la Religion Chrétienne et Catholique, con-tre les fausses Religions, et l'Atheisme."

4to.

Samuel PARKER,(Bishop of Oxford,) "Tentamina Physico-The

-ologica de Deo. " Lond. 1665, 4to. "Disputationes de Deo et Providentiâ Divinâ. " Lond. 1678, 3 vols. 4to.

Revd. Joseph GLANVIL, "Blow at Modern Sudducism; or Philosophical Considerations touching the being of Witches and Witchcraft: with an account of the Demon of Tedworth; as also

Perhaps Mr. Bathumley was thinking of Hercules Melampygos. 5 In the edition of 1704, 1 vol. 4to. the first word in the title is, not "Disputationes, " which savours of scepticism, but "Co-gitationes," which sounds more allowable.