Jacques SUARES - Torrent de feu sortant de la face de Dieu, pour desseicher les eaux de Mara, encloses dans la - 1604

Jacques SUARES: Torrent of fire emanating from the face of God, to dry the waters of Mara, enclosed in the buoy of the Moulin d'Ablon. Where the Purgatory and suffrages for the dead are abundantly proven, and the falsehoods and calumnies of the Minister Molin are revealed.
In Rouen, alongside the printed copy in Paris, at Michel Sonnius, 1604.

In-12 (16 x 10 cm) of [8]-121 pp.
Bradel binding with modern marbled paper.
A fine copy of this very rare work

Rare edition of this pamphlet defending the existence of purgatory and the efficacy of prayers for the dead (suffrages) against Molinist positions, i.e., from the Jesuit Luis de Molina (1536-1600) on divine grace and human free will.

This work is a Catholic controversy treatise from the early 17th century written by Jacques Suárez de Sainte-Marie to defend the dogma of Purgatory against the criticisms of the Calvinist pastor Pierre Du Moulin.
Author: Jacques Suárez de Sainte-Marie (sometimes spelled Suares).
Subject: Theological defense of Purgatory, prayers for the dead, and refutation of pastor Pierre Du Moulin (designated under the name "Minister Molin").

Original edition: First printed in Paris at Michel or Laurens Sonnius in 1603. This edition: Published in Rouen in 1604, reproducing the Paris edition copy.