VEDEL, ANDERS SØFFRENSSØN.
Antichristus Romanus. Romske Paffuers leffnede oc gerninger, fra Apostlers tid indtil 1571 Aar, aff atskillige sandrue Historier uddragne: Hvor udaff huer mand kand lettelig see, huorledis den Romske Antichrist haffuer begynt sit Rige, oc siden det formered, indtil hans Skalckhed er obenbaret ved Guds Ords Tienere, oc hand maa nu snarlig foruente sit endeligt, formedelst Christi tilkommelsis obenbarelse.
Kiøbenhaffn (Copenhagen), Matz Wingaardt, 1571.
8vo. In contemporary full calf over wooden boards with three raised bands. With upper clasp preserved. Boards with blind-stamped ornamentation. Wear to extremities, boards missing wood/leather in outer margin on front board. Head and tail-bands showing. Inner hindges split. Previous owner's name in contemporary hand to title-page. A few worm-tracts primarily affecting first and last leaves. 268 ff.
Rare first edition of Vedel’s provocative and controversial work that has sparked heated debates since its publication. In this book, Vedel delves into the history of the Roman Catholic Church, analyzing its origins and development from a critical perspective. Vedel argues that the Catholic Church has deviated from its original teachings and has become a corrupt institution that is antithetical to the true message of Jesus Christ. The Chancellor Johan Friis had asked Mads Lange in Aarhus to translate Barthol Sacchi’s chronicle of the popes, Vita summorum pontificum, into Danish verse. “Lange died, however, before he had finished the work. Friis then asked Vedel to complete the translation, but Vedel preferred to compose his own version, without using Lange’s work. The book is divided into eight contos and the chronicle ends with Pius V, who was pope in 1571. Johan Friis died in 1570 and the book was dedicated to Peder Oxe, whose coat-of-arms is seen on the reverse of the title page.” (Thesaurus 202) One of the main arguments that Vedel presents in "Antichristus Romanus" is that the Roman Catholic Church has become too focused on material wealth and power, at the expense of its spiritual mission. According to Vedel, the Catholic Church has amassed vast wealth and influence over the centuries, using its power to control the masses and enrich its own coffers. This, Vedel argues, is a corruption of the Church's original purpose, which was to spread the message of Christ and promote spiritual enlightenment. Thesaurus 202
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