Adrian van Wyck - Clemens XI, Pontifex maximus, supremus ecclesiae monarcha a quibusdam non ut talis agnitus, - 1718

Clemens XI, Pontifex maximus, supremus ecclesiae monarcha a quibusdam non ut talis agnitus, fed ut talis, testimoniis invictis arque ineluctabilibus, cum sacrarum scripturarum, tum SS. patrum, aliisque summorum Pontificum ac sacrorum conciliorum monumentis, probatus. accedit excussio ac refutatio praecipuorum libellorum, quibus romani pontificis suprema auctoritas, hoc nunc tempore, perniciosius impetitur. Auctore adm. reverendo & amplissimo domino Adriano van Wyck, proto-notario apostolico... Coloniae Agrippinae, apud henricum rommeskirchen, anno 1718 - superiorum permissu.

Half linnen bound. title to spine. Marbled boards, ex-biblis (bibl. res. rott. soc. jesu.) to front pastedown, ink and pencil inscriptions to ffe. stamp to tile page. Wear marks to head- and tailcap. Some browning and foxing but overall in good shape. Rare find. 2+24+174+2pp.

This book is a theological and legal defense of the Papal authority during the early 18th century, aimed at countering critiques and assertions that the Pope’s role as the supreme ruler of the Church was no longer legitimate or necessary. It uses scripture, the writings of the Church Fathers, and papal decrees to argue for the Pope’s divinely ordained role, countering contemporary challenges to that authority.