l'Abbe de Lokkum, a concilie, actuellement les points si
essentiels, de la justification, et du sacrifice de l'Eucharistie,
et il ne lui manque de ce cote la, que de se faire avouer. Pourquoi
ne pas esperer de finir, par les memes moyens, des disputes, moins
difficiles, et moins importantes?"_
With these rational and conciliatory dispositions, Bossuet, and Molanus,
proceeded. But, after this stage of the business, Molanus disappears,
and Leibniz comes on the scene.
III. 3.
A Letter, written by Bossuet to M^me de Brinon, having been communicated
by her to Leibniz, opened the correspondence between him and Bossuet. In
that letter, Bossuet declared explicitly, that the Church of Rome, was
ready, to make concessions, on points of discipline, and to explain
doctrines, but would make no concession in respect to defined articles
of faith; and, in particular, would make no such concession, in respect
to any which had been defined by the Council of Trent. Leibniz's Letter
to M^me de Brinon, in answer to this communication, is very important.
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