CONCINA (Daniele). Explanation de quatre paradoxes Qui sont en vogue dans notre siècle ; avec une préface Dans lequel on rend compte de ce qui s'est passé en Italie à l'occasion de l'Histoire du Probabilisme & de la condamnation des nouveaux Mamillaires... Traduit de l'italien, & augmenté d'une Relation exacte des Disputes sur la Morale, qui se sont élevées par delà les Monts, depuis 1739 & d'un Recueil de Décrets portés par N. S. P. le Pape Benoît XIV, contre plusieurs opinions relâchées, Par M. le Chevalier Philaleti, Venitien. Avignon : Jean Girard, 1751. - In-12, havana calf, gilded arms in the center of the boards, ornate smooth spine, red edges (period binding). "First edition of the French translation by Dominican Father Dufour of the defense of Daniele Concina (1687-1756), Italian priest, philosopher and theologian, against his detractors. Concina's opponents called him a "Paschalist", and accused him of several shortcomings: 1° being at the head of the rigorist sect; 2° inappropriately and indiscriminately pointing out the errors of his opponents; 3° showing a lack of charity in divulging the faults of people with different opinions; 4° being a restless spirit, seeking to stir up disputes and disturb the peace of the Church. In his book, Daniele Concina addresses these four accusations, calling them paradoxes, and endeavors to defend himself against them. Concina's literary work spans almost all areas of morality. The account of his many controversies is one of the most fascinating chapters in the history of theology in the second half of the 18th century. A fine copy bearing the coat of arms of Barthélémy-François Thoynard de Jouy (1713-1769), member of the Paris parliament and commissaire aux requêtes du Palais. A well-preserved copy, despite two small marks of knocks on the upper edge of the first cover. Provenance: Barthélémy-François Thoynard de Jouy, with his coat of arms on the boards. - Charles Lormier, with bookplate bearing the motto "Vita sine litteris mors est" (cat. 6, 1907, no. 2265). "