[theology Bible Jansenism Port-royal] Pierre Nicole - Theological Instructions. 1742.

NICOLE (Pierre). Theological and moral instructions on the first Commandment where faith, hope and charity are discussed [following:] Theological and moral instructions on the Symbol [following:] Essays on theological and moral instructions on the Sacraments [Sacraments] [following:] Theological and moral instructions on the Lord's Prayer, the Angelic Salutation, the Holy Mass and the other prayers of the Church [following:] Continuation of the Essays on morality containing moral reflections on the Epistles & Gospels [...]. In Paris, Guillaume Desprez and PG Cavelier Fils, 1742 - In Paris, Guillaume Desprez and PG Cavelier Fils, 1742 - In Paris, Guillaume Desprez and PG Cavelier Fils, 1742 - In Paris, Guillaume Desprez and PG Cavelier Fils, 1742 - In Paris, Guillaume Desprez and PG Cavelier Fils, 1751 (for the 5 vols. of Continuations des Essais).12 vols. in in-16 format (138 x 87 mm) of 1 f. bl., xix pp., 2 ff. n.fol., 437 pp. and 1 f. bl. ; 1 f. bl., xii - 483 pp., 4 pp. of publisher's catalog in fine and 1 f. bl. ; 1 f. bl., xii - 407 pp., 1 fnfol., 1 f. bl. ; 1 f. bl., x - 463 pp., 3 ff. n.fol. and 1 f. bl. ; xii - 364 pp., 1 fnfol. and 1 f. bl. ; 2 ff. bl., xii - 379 pp., 1 fnfol. and 1 f. bl. ; 1 f. bl., xii - 303 pp., 2 ff. n.fol. and 2 ff. bl. ; 1 f. bl., xxiv - 496 pp., 3 ff. n.fol. and 1 f. bl. ; 1 f. bl., 1 fnfol., 499 pp. and 1 f. bl. ; 2 ff. bl., 1 fnfol., 516 pp. and 1 f. bl. ; 1 f. bl., 1 fnfol., 508 pp. and 1 f. bl. ; 1 f. bl., 1 fnfol., 446 pp. and 2 ff. bl.Contemporary uniform bindings of full glazed and marbled hazelnut calf, triple gilt fillet framing the covers, smooth spines decorated with a double gilt framing fillet, double gilt fillets, gilt roulettes, gilt fleurons, gilt circles, mahogany morocco title pieces, gilt title, gilt volume number on ebony background, gilt palette at the foot, gilt fillet on the cuts, marbled edges.Rare collection comprising 5 works by Nicole; here bound in 12 volumes.Set - in decorative and uniform bindings of the time - containing each of the works by Pierre Nicole published under the title of Instructions théologiques et morales. The 5 (out of 5) volumes containing his Moral Reflections were added here at the time.''Pierre Nicole has here supported the unity and the principal misguided dogmas, he has clarified morality against those who alter its purity, discovered the illusions of false piety and has given sure and incontestable rules and principles of true piety.''To explain here explains here all the dogma in a clear and valuable manner. After having laid down the principles which must serve as foundations for his decisions, Pierre Nicole confirms everything he puts forward with the clearest and most convincing passages of Scripture and Tradition.''De Bure, Instructive Bibliography or Treatise on the Knowledge of Rare and Singular Books / Part Theology, 552 (for a 1704 edition) - Quérard VI, Literary France, p. 412 - Cioranescu II, Bibliography of French Literature of the 17th Century, 51254 (for the original). Corners worn. Some scattered abrasions or small superficial losses affecting the bindings. Some rare foxing in the body of the works. Minor worm work affecting the upper margin of a few leaves of one of the volumes. Another has a more substantial gallery, with, at most, the loss of two letters on three lines on a few leaves.