Avertissements aux protestans sur les lettres du ministre Jurieu contre L'histoire des variations [Ensemble] L'antiquité eclaircie sur l'immutabilité de l'estre divin & sur l'égalité des trois personnes [Ensemble] Etat present des controverses et de la religion protestante

First edition for the entirety of these sequential works. Each of the 5 Avertissements has a specific title page, the fourth and fifth dated 1690; the seven texts have the particularity of having continuous pagination, even though they did not appear on the same date, the last two being dated 1691 (L'antiquité eclaircie actually corresponds to the sixth avertissement, the seventh part Etat present des controverses forming the third and final part of the sixth avertissement. The last two texts are published by Jean Anisson and no longer by Sébastien Cramoisy. Publishers' devices on title pages, stork for the first, fleur-de-lys for Anisson.
Full dark green morocco binding from the late 19th century signed Duru 1851. Raised bands Jansenist spine. Gilt title and date. Double blind fillet border on covers. Rich interior border. Gilt edges. Minor rubbing to edges and corners. Thin scratches on covers without significance. Very handsome copy, (some gatherings yellowed throughout but very clean), in a master binding, with beautiful margins.
L'histoire des variations des églises protestantes which neutralized Protestant theses by demonstrating their incessant variations, appeared in 1688; its success was immediate and troubled the Protestant world. Very quickly the Protestant minister Jurieu responded in his work Lettres pastorales to Bossuet's book by attacking it sharply; in turn and masterfully, Bossuet published six avertissements in which he treats the principal points of doctrine opposing Catholicism to Protestantism. This battle of books brilliantly reactivated the theological and political quarrel of the two interpretations of Christianity. Bossuet fought Protestants all his life and with the greatest passion, even obtaining the conversion of Turenne and other notable figures.
Bookplate of Ysabel Sanchez de movellan. Second bookplate with the motto Sine angulis angulo. Library stamp on title page: Ex. Bibl. Eccl. Cath. Rupel. On verso of title page, another stamp: Couet. Chne.