The provenance of the 'Christian Doctrine': addenda from the Bishop of Salisbury. (Thomas Burgess)

From: Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900 | Date: January 1, 1993| Author: | Copyright information

John Miton's authorship of the heterodox theological treatise 'Christian Doctrine' had been debated by scholar and Latinist Thomas Burgess, Bishop of Salisbury, based on the inconsistent relation between it and Milton's works. Burgess states that the Roman Catholic Church, the main subject of Milton's canonical works, is not treated specifically by the treatise. Furthermore, the writing style is wholly unlike that of Milton's. A possible author would be one of Milton's Dutch associates such as Isaac Vossius.

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