The Library
1577 works catalogued century by century, from the literature the Bible was written among to the present — each with a note on what it is, why it lasted, and where to read it.
1501–1600
3 works
1579
Latin
Vindiciae contra Tyrannos
Anonymous
Four questions on whether subjects must obey a ruler who commands against God, and who may resist — answered by a double covenant between God, king, and people.
c. 1584–1606
French
Charlotte Arbaleste de Mornay · 1550–1606
A Huguenot noblewoman's account, written for her son, of escaping the Saint Bartholomew's Day massacre with a small child and of thirty years of flight and exile.
13 April 1598
French
Henry IV of France · 1553–1610
A settlement granting Huguenots freedom of conscience, limited public worship, civil equality, and fortified towns, after thirty-six years of religious war.
1601–1700
1 work
1686–1688
French
Pierre Bayle · 1647–1706
A refutation of the text used to justify forced conversion, arguing that an erring conscience binds as much as a correct one and must therefore be left free.
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