604 - Sonnius, Francisco. *Demonstrationum religionis Christianae ex verbo Dei libri tres*. Third edition, revised and expanded by the author himself with greater care than before. *Verbum Dei vitae Evangelicae ratio*. With woodcut printer’s mark. Antwerp, Nutius, 1564. 255 leaves, 7 unnumbered leaves. 30 x 20 cm. Blind-stamped pigskin binding over wooden boards with brass clasps (without clasp holders).

Sonnius, Francisco. *Demonstrationum religionis Christianae ex verbo Dei libri tres*. Third edition, revised and expanded by the author himself with greater care than before. *Verbum Dei vitae Evangelicae ratio*. With woodcut printer’s mark. Antwerp, Nutius, 1564. 255 leaves, 7 unnumbered leaves. 30 x 20 cm. Blind-stamped pigskin binding over wooden boards with brass clasps (without clasp holders). Adams S-1432 - Franz Sonnius (1506–1576), an exegetically oriented controversial theologian, professor of theology at Leuven since 1544, canon of Utrecht Cathedral and inquisitor around 1550, participant in the Council of Trent, became bishop of the newly established Diocese of 's-Hertogenbosch in 1561. “Even around 1554, he was engaged in the persecution of heretics in Friesland, not without danger to himself.” (ADB 34, 639). - Old owner’s inscriptions on the inside cover and title page. *