A new history of ecclesiastical writers containing an account of the authors of the several books of the Old and New Testament, of the lives and writings of the primitive fathers, an abridgement and catalogue of their works ... also a compendious history of the councils, with chronological tables of the whole / written in French by Lewis Ellies du Pin.

A TABLE of the WORKS of the Ecclesiastical Writers of the Thirteenth Century; disposed according to the Subjects they Treat of.

Works on the Truth of the Christian Religion.

• THe Sword of Faith, of Raymond of Martins a Dominican. Nicetas's Treatise of the Orthodox Faith.
• Treatises on the Differences between the Greeks and the Latins.
• Pantaleon's Treatise on the Procession of the Holy Ghost, Unleaven'd Bread, and Obedience to the Church of Rome.
• Nicephoras Blemmidas's Two Treatises about the Procession of the Holy Ghost.
• Pachymeres's Two Treatises about the same.
• John Veccus's Works.
• The Works of George Metochites, and Constantine Melitenites.

Commentaries on the Books of Sentences.

• The Commentary of Peter of Tarentum, afterwards Pope under the Name of Innocent V.
• Alexander of Hales's Commentary on the Master of the Sen∣tences or a Body of Divinity.
• Another Commentary under his Name.
• Albertus Magnus's Commentary.
• St. Bonaventure's Commentary.
• St. Thomas Aquinas's Commentary.
• Cardinal Annebaud's Commentary, among the Works of St. Thomas.
• Richard of Middleton's Commentary.

Systems of Divinity and Quodlibetical Questions.

• Peter of Tarentum's Abridgment of Divinity.
• William of Segnelay's Body of Divinity.
• Praepositivus's System in Manuscript.
• Albertus Magnus's Body of Divinity.
• —His System of the Creatures.
• St. Thomas's Body of Divinity.
• Peter of Auvergne's Supplement of that Body.
• Henry of Gand's System of Divinity, and Quodlibetical Que∣stions.
• Richard of Middleton's Quodlibetical Questions.

Theological Tre•…•….

• Abbot Joachim's Treatise of the Trinity, or a Psalter on Ten Strings.
• —His Treatises against the Master of the Sentences.
• Alanus of Lisle's Four Books against the Albigenses and Wal∣denses.
• ...

• ... Peter des Vaux de Cernay's History of the Albig••nses.
• Luke of Tuy's Three Books against the Albigenses.
• William of St. Amour's Treatises,
  • Of the Sacraments.
  • Of the Causes of the Incarnation.
  • Of the Trinity, and
  • Of the Soul.
• Vincent of Beauvais's Doctrinal Mirrour.
• St. Bonaventure's Treatises.
• St. Thomas's Treatises.
• Rainier Sacho's Treatise against the Waldenses.

Treatises on the Discipline of the Church.

• A Word in Short, by Peter Chanter of Paris.
• Innocent IIId's Two Discourses to the General Council of the Lateran, and the Acts of that Council.
• —His Four Discourses on the Consecration of the Pope.
• —His Letters.
• The First Collection of Decretals made by Bernard Bishop of Fayence.
• The Collections of Decretals by Alanus, Gilbert and John Gallus.
• The Third Collection of Decretals, by Peter of Benevento.
• The Fourth Collection of Decretals, by an Anonymous Au∣thor.
• The Fifth Collection of the Letters of Honorius III.
• The Letters of Honorius III.
• The Letters of Gregory IX.
• Raymond of Pennafort's Collection of Decretals.
• The Letters of Innocent IV.
• The Letters of Alexander IV.
• Urban IVth's Bull of Instituting the Feast of the Holy Sacra∣ment, and other Letters of that Pope.
• The Letters of Clement IV. to one of his Relations, and other Letters of the same Pope.
• The Letters of Gregory X. for calling the Council of Lions to the Bishop of Liege and others.
• The Letters of John XXI. and of Nicholas III.
• The Letters of Martin IV.
• The Letters of Honorius IV.
• The Letters of Nicholas IV.
• The Letters of Clement V.
• Alanus's Penitential.
• A Letter and Statutes of Stephen of Langton.
• Helinand's Letter about an Apostate Monk.
• The Letters of Maurice Arch-Bishop of Roan.
• Robert Grostea's Discourses and Letters against the Irregu∣larities of the Ecclesiasticks.
• —His Treatises of the Legal Observances.
• William of Paris's Tracts of Pennance, and the Collation of Benefices.
• The Letters of Peter des Vignes.
• —His Dissertation.
• Nicetas's Reply to the Queries of Basil the Monk.
• Manuel Charitopula's Replies to the Queries of the Bishop of Pella.
• —His Two Decrees.
• Germanus Nauplius's Letters and Decrees.
• Arsenius Autorianus's Collection of the Canons, and his Last Will and Testament.
• Canons and Decrees of Councils.
• William of St. Amour's Tracts.

Treatises of the Canon-Law.

• A Collection of Decretals, by several Hands.
• Bernard of Compostella's Commentary on the Decretals.
• —His Treatise on the Cases of the Five Decretals.
• —His Collection of the Bulls.
• The Golden System and Commentaries on the Decretals, by Henry of Susa Cardinal.
• John Semeca's Glossary on Gratian's Decree.
• The Mirrour of the Law.
• The Repertory of the Law.
• A Commentary on the Canons of the Council of Lions.
• An Abstract of the Glosses and Texts of the Canon-Law.
• By William Durants Bishop of Menda.
• Ralph of Cologne's Treatise of the Translation of the Empire.
• Guy of Baif's Commentary on the Decree and Decretals.

Treatises on the Rituals.

• John Beleth's Treatise of the Divine Offices.
• Innocent IIId's Treatise of the Mysteries of the Mass.
• S. Thomas's Office of the Eucharist.
• Several Tracts of Bonaventure.
• Gilbert of Tournay's Treatise of the Functions of the Bishops, and of the Ceremonies of the Church.
• William Durants's Rationale of Divine Offices.

Commentaries, and other Works on the Holy Scriptures.

• Abbot Joachim's Commentaries on the Prophecies of Jere∣miah, Isaiah, Nahum, Habbakuk, Zachary, and Malachy &c. and on the Apocalyps.
• Alanus's Commentary on the Canticles.
• —His Treatise on the Parables.
• S. Anthony of Padua's Mystical Expositions of the Holy Scri∣ptures.
• John Algrin's Notes on the Canticles.
• Albertus Magnus's Commentaries on the Bible.
• —His Commentary on the Scriptures.
• Cardinal Hugh of S. Cher's Commentaries on the whole Bible.
• —His Commentary on the Psalms.
• —His Concordance of the Bible.
• Nicholas of Hanaps's Poor Man's Bible.
• John Peckham's Collections of the Bible.

Universal, or General Histories.

• A Continuation of Marianus's Chronicle, by Dodochine.
• Arnoldus's Continuation of the Chronicle of the Sclavonians.
• Gervase of Tilbury's Universal History of the West.
• —His History of England.
• The Chronology of Robert of S. Marian, continued by Hugh of S. Marian.
• John of Oxford's History of England.
• John Grey's Chronicle.
• Helinand's Chronological History.
• Conrad of Lichtenau's Chronicle,
• Roderick Ximenes's History of Spain.
• —His History of the Huns and Vandals.
• —His History of the Arabians.
• —His History of the Romans.
• James of Vitry's History of the East and West.
• Luke of Tuy's History of Spain.
• The Chronicle of Godfrey Monk of S. Pantaleon.
• Vincent of Beauvais's Historical Mirrour.
• The Chronicle of Albertus of Stada.
• Matthew Paris's History of England.
• The Chronicle of Martinus Polonus.
• Ralph of Cologne's Treatise of the Translation of the Empire.
• Nicetas Choniates's History.
• Joel's Chronological Abridgment.
• Michael Acominates Choniates's History.
• George Pachymeres's History.
• Gregory Abulpharaje's History of the Dynasties.

Particular Histories, and the Lives of the Saints.

• Tagenon's History of the Expedition of Frederick Barbarossa the Emperor.
• Another History of the same Expedition, by an Anonymous Writer.
• A Relation of the Expedition of Richard King of England in Palestine, by Walter the Pilgrim and Richard.
• ...

• A Relation of an Expedition to the Holy Land, by Do∣dechin.
• The History of the Me••ovingians, by Andreas Sylvius, Ab∣bot of Marchiennes.
• —His Two Books of Miracles.
• The Letter of Baldwin, Emperor of Constantinople, upon the Taking of that City by the Latins.
• An Account of the same, by Ville-Hardouin.
• The same by Gonthier.
• Wilbrand of Oldenburgh's Relation of an Expedition to the Holy Land.
• The Life of Herbert, Archbishop of Cologne, by Lambert of Liege.
• The Life of S. William, Abbot of Roschild, by an Anonymous Writer.
• The History of the Albigenses, by Peter des Vau•• de Cer∣nay.
• A Chronicle of the same History, by William of Puilau∣rent.
• John of Oxford's Relation of an Expedition to Sicily.
• Historical Tracts of Fordeham.
• The Chronicle of the Monastery of Uske: The Relation of the Election of Hugh: And the Life of S. Robert the Martyr, by Jocelin Brakelonde.
• Hugh White's History of the Monastery of Peterburgh, and of the Church of Mercia.
• Caesareus of Heisterb••••'s History of Miracles.
• —His Life of S. Engelbert.
• Stephen Langton's History of the Translation of the Body of S. Thomas of Canterbury.
• Helinand's History of the Martyrdom of S. Ger••••n, and his Companions.
• The Life of S. Pirmin, by Henry of Calva.
• The History of Schur, and of the Abbots of that Mona∣stery, by Conrad Prior of Schur.
• The Life of S. Notger, the Lisper by Eckerh••••d.
• The Histories of Philip Augustus, Lewis VIII. and Philip the Hardy, Kings of France, by Rigord, William the Briton, and William of Nangis.
• The Life of S. Francis, by Fabi•••• Hugeline.
• Conrad of Everbak's Treatise of the Original of the Order of Citeaux.
• The Life of S. Wulfran, by John Gal.
• The Lives of S. Bearice and Aldegonda, and of S. Amand, by Albertus.
• The Lives of the blessed Joseph Herman, and S. Anthony of Padua, by two Anonymous Writers.
• The Chronicle of the Abbey of S. Andrew, by William Abbot of that Abbey.
• The History of the beginnings of the Order of Preaching Fryars; and a Circular Letter, on the Translation of the Body of S. Dominick, by Jordanus.
• The Narrative of the Translation of our Saviour's Crown of Thorns, by Walter Co•••••• and Gerard Monk of Lisle.
• The Lives of S. Ivetta and S. Ives, by Hugh of ••oreff.
• The History of the Life and Miracles of S. Elizabeth, by Conrad of Mapurg.
• The Life and Miracles of S. Francis, by Thomas of Celano.
• The Life of S. Mary d'Oignies, by James of Vitry.
• The Life of S. Isidore, by Lu••e of Tuy.
• The Lives of
  • S. L••••garda.
  • S. Mary d'Oignies
  • S. Christina, and
  • S. Margaret of 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
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• Gerard of Frachet's ••istory of the Illustrious Men of the Dominican Order.
• The Life of S. William, Bishop of S. Brieu, by Godfrey the Bald.
• The History of the Bishops of Liege, by Giles, Monk of Orval.
• The Chronicle of Mentz by Conrad a German Bishop.
• The Life of S. Osith, by Alberic Verus.
• The History of the State of Hungary, by Roger.
• The Life of S. Dominick, by Constantine of Orvie••o.
• The Life of S. Ed••iga, by Engelbert.
• The History of the Life and Translation of S. Edmund, by Robert Rich, and Robert Bacon.
• The Life of S. Claire, by an Anonymous Author.
• The Lives of the two Offa's, Kings of Mercia; and of the twenty three first Abbots of S. Albans, by Matthew Paris.
• The Life of S. Godoberta, by an anonymous Author.
• The Lives of John Bishop of Tournay, and of S. Eleutherius, by Gilbert of Tournay
• The Life of S. Richard, Bishop of Chichester.
• A Chronicle of the Order of Carmelites, by Sanvic.
• The Lives of the Abbots of the Abbey of S. Augustine, in England, by Thomas Spott.
• The Life of S. Peter the Martyr, a Dominican, by Thomas of Lentini.
• Mark Paul's Relation of Expeditions.
• The History of Tobit and Tobias in Verse, by Matthew of Vendome.
• The Life of S. Leuis, by Geofrey of Beaulieu, and William of Chartres.
• The History of the Dominicans of Colmar, by an Anonymous Author of that Order.
• The Lives of S. Dominick and S. Elizabeth, by Thierry of Apolda.
• The Life of S. Meinulphus, by Gobelinus.
• The Chronicle of the Bishops of Hildesheim, by Egehard.
• The History of the Monastery of Gloucester, by Gregory of Winchester.
• The Life of S. Alban, by Sigeard.
• The Life of S. Mattildis, by Engelhard.
• A Treatise of Famous Men, by Henry of Gand.
• The Golden Legend of James of Voragines.
• The History of the Abbots of S. Germain of Auxerre, by Guy of Munois.
• The Life of Guy Earl of Warwick.
• The Relation of the Expedition of the Catalonians and Artagonians, against the Turks and Greeks.

Works of Morality.

• Innocent III. His Treatise of Alms, and the Praise of Cha¦rity.
• Alanus's Book of Sentences, or of Memorable Sayings.
• —His Treatise concerning the honest Man; Intitul'd Anticlodianus.
• —His Complaint of Nature against the Sin of Sodomy. Walter Mapes's Poetical Pieces.
• S. Anthony of Padua's Moral Concordances on the Bible.
• Ricerus's Treatise of the Methods of easily attaining the Knowledge of Truth.
• Treatises
  • Of Faith and the Law.
  • Of the Vertues.
  • Of the Manners.
  • Of Vices.
  • Of Sins.
  • Of Temptations.
  • Of the Merit of Good Works.
  • Of Divine Rhetorick, or Prayer.
  • Of Pennance.
  By William Bishop of Paris.
• A Moral Mirrour, by Vincent of Beauvais.
• —His Instruction for the Children of Kings.
• —His Consolatory Letter to King S. Lewis.
• Raymond of ••••••nafort's Cases of Conscience.
• A Body of Vertues; And the Treatise Intitul'd, The De∣stroyer of Vices; ascrib'd to Alexander of Hales.
• Several Treatises of S. Bonaventure.
• Several Works of S. Thomas.
• William Perault's Body of Vertues and Vices.
• Thomas of Chantpre's Piece, Intitul'd The Universal Good.
• Flowers taken out of S. Bernard, by William Monk of S. Mar∣tin of Tournay.
• Works of John de Galles.
• ...

• An Historical Collection of the Examples of Vertues and Viecs, by Nicholas of Hanaps; call'd, The Poor Man's Bible.
• John the Teutonick's System of Confessors.
• William of S. Amour's Treatises.

Works of Piety.

• Innocent III. His Treatise of the Contempt of the World.
• —His Commentaries on the seven Penitential Psalms.
• —His Prayers.
• —His Hymns.
• Works attributed to S. Celestine the Pope.
• S. Francis's Works of Piety.
• S. Anthony of Padua's Mystical Expositions.
• S. Edmund's Mirrour of the Church.
• S. Thomas's Office of the Holy Sacrament; and his other Works.
• Cardinal Hugh's Mirrour of the Priests.
• David of Augsburgh's Works of Piety.
• Robert of Sorbonne's Three Discourses of Piety.
• Gilbert of Tournay's Treatises of the Tranquillity of the Soul.
• The Treatise of the City of Jesus Christ, by John Genes of La Caille.
• The Works of S. Gertruda and of S. Mattildis.
• Thomas Palmeran's Flowers of the Bible and of the Fa∣thers.
• Anand Suson's Works of Piety.
• Richard of S. Lawrence's Twelve Books of the Praises of the Virgin Mary.

Monastical Treatises.

• The Carmelites Rule, by Albertus Patriarch of Jerusalem. S. Francis's Works.
• Several Treatises of S. Bonaventure.
• Humbert de Romans's Works.
• Three Tracts of David of Augsburgh.

Sermons and Works for Preaching.

• Alanus's Summary of the Art of Preaching.
• Pope Innocent III. his Sermons.
• —His Discourse for the Consecration of the Pope.
• Absalom Abbot of of Spinkerbac's Sermons.
• Wernerus's Postillary Sermons.
• Caesareus of Heisterbac's Sermons.
• S. Anthony of Padua's Sermons.
• Philip of Greve's Sermons on the Psalms.
• James of Vitry's Sermons.
• Albertus Magnus's Sermons.
• William Perault's Sermons, father'd on William of Paris.
• Sermons, and an Instruction for Preachers, by Humbert of Romans.
• Gilbert of Tournay's Sermons.
• Martinus Polonius's Sermons.
• Gerard of Liege's Mirrour for Preachers.
• James' of Voragine's Sermons and Marial.
• John the Teutonick's System of Preachers.
• The Panygerick of Nicetas Acominates Choniates, by Michael Acominates Choniates, his Brother.
• Germanus Nauplius's Sermons.

Philosophical Works.

• John XXI. His Philosophical Works.
• Vincent of Beauvais's Doctrinal and Natural Mirrour.
• Albertus Magnus's Philosophical Works.
• Philosophical Works and Commentaries on Aristotle, by S. Thomas.
• Bacons's Philosophical Works.