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Excerpt from The History of Heresies, and Their Refutation, Vol. 1 of 2: Or, the Triumph of the Church
In the style, I have endeavoured, as closely as the genius'' of our language would allow, to keep to the original. St. Alphonsus never sought for ornament; a clear, lucid statement of facts is what he aimed at; there is nothing in?ated in his writings; he wrote for the people, and that is the principal reason, I imagine, why not only his Devotional Works, but his Historical and Theological Writings, also, have been in such request: but, while he wrote for the people, we are not to imagine that he did not also please the learned. ~his mind was richly stored with various knowledge; he was one of the first J urists of his day; his Theological science elicited the express approbation of the greatest Theologian of his age - Benedict XIV.; he was not only a perfect master of his own beautiful language, but profoundly read in both Greek and Latin literature also, and a long life constantly employed in studies, chie?y ecclesiastical, qualified him, above any man of his time, to become an Ecclesiastical Historian, which no one should attempt unless he be a general - I might almost say a universal, scholar: so much for the His torical portion of the Work.
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In the style, I have endeavoured, as closely as the genius'' of our language would allow, to keep to the original. St. Alphonsus never sought for ornament; a clear, lucid statement of facts is what he aimed at; there is nothing in?ated in his writings; he wrote for the people, and that is the principal reason, I imagine, why not only his Devotional Works, but his Historical and Theological Writings, also, have been in such request: but, while he wrote for the people, we are not to imagine that he did not also please the learned. ~his mind was richly stored with various knowledge; he was one of the first J urists of his day; his Theological science elicited the express approbation of the greatest Theologian of his age - Benedict XIV.; he was not only a perfect master of his own beautiful language, but profoundly read in both Greek and Latin literature also, and a long life constantly employed in studies, chie?y ecclesiastical, qualified him, above any man of his time, to become an Ecclesiastical Historian, which no one should attempt unless he be a general - I might almost say a universal, scholar: so much for the His torical portion of the Work.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Language - English
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Alphonsus M. Liguori
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ISBN - 9780266230076
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm
Page Count - 412
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Alphonsus M. Liguori
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ISBN - 9781451003222
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm
Page Count - 414
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