Jacques Bernard
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Jacques Bernard French
theologian and publicist, was born at Nions in Dauphiné
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Having studied at Geneva
, he returned to France in 1679, and was chosen minister of Venterol in Dauphiné. Afterwards, he removed to the church of Vinsobres. As he continued to preach the reformed doctrines (in opposition to the royal ordinance) he was obliged to leave the country and retired to Holland, where he was well received and appointed one of the pensionary ministers of Gouda
. In July 1686 he commenced his Histoire abregée de l'Europe which he continued, monthly, till December 1688.
In 1692 he began his Lettres historiques, containing an account of the most important transactions in Europe; he carried on this work till the end of 1688, after which it was continued by others. When Le Clerc
discontinued his Bibliothèque universelle in 1691, Bernard wrote the greater part of the twentieth volume and the five following volumes. In 1698 he collected and published Actes et mémoires des négociations de la paix Ryswick, in four volumes 12mo.
In 1699 he began a continuation of Bayle
's Nouvelles de la republique des lettres, which continued till December 1710. In 1705 he was unanimously elected one of the ministers of the Walloon church at Leiden; and about the same time he succeeded de Volder
in the chair of philosophy and mathematics at Leiden.
In 1716 he published a supplement to Moréri
's dictionary, in two volumes folio. The same year he resumed his Nouvelles de la république des lettres, and continued it till his death. Besides the works above mentioned, he was the author of two practical treatises, one on late repentance
(1712), the other on the excellence of religion (1714).
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France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
theologian and publicist, was born at Nions in Dauphiné
Dauphiné
The Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois is a former province in southeastern France, whose area roughly corresponded to that of the present departments of :Isère, :Drôme, and :Hautes-Alpes....
.
Having studied at Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
, he returned to France in 1679, and was chosen minister of Venterol in Dauphiné. Afterwards, he removed to the church of Vinsobres. As he continued to preach the reformed doctrines (in opposition to the royal ordinance) he was obliged to leave the country and retired to Holland, where he was well received and appointed one of the pensionary ministers of Gouda
Gouda
Gouda is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Gouda, which was granted city rights in 1272, is famous for its Gouda cheese, smoking pipes, and 15th-century city hall....
. In July 1686 he commenced his Histoire abregée de l'Europe which he continued, monthly, till December 1688.
In 1692 he began his Lettres historiques, containing an account of the most important transactions in Europe; he carried on this work till the end of 1688, after which it was continued by others. When Le Clerc
Jean Leclerc (theologian)
Jean Le Clerc, also Johannes Clericus was a Swiss theologian and biblical scholar. He was famous for promoting exegesis, or critical interpretation of the Bible, and was a radical of his age...
discontinued his Bibliothèque universelle in 1691, Bernard wrote the greater part of the twentieth volume and the five following volumes. In 1698 he collected and published Actes et mémoires des négociations de la paix Ryswick, in four volumes 12mo.
In 1699 he began a continuation of Bayle
Pierre Bayle
Pierre Bayle was a French philosopher and writer best known for his seminal work the Historical and Critical Dictionary, published beginning in 1695....
's Nouvelles de la republique des lettres, which continued till December 1710. In 1705 he was unanimously elected one of the ministers of the Walloon church at Leiden; and about the same time he succeeded de Volder
Burchard de Volder
Burchard de Volder was a Dutch natural philosopher.Born in a Mennonite family in Amsterdam, he first studied in Utrecht and from 1670 he studied philosophy at the University of Leiden under Franz de le Boë...
in the chair of philosophy and mathematics at Leiden.
In 1716 he published a supplement to Moréri
Louis Moréri
Louis Moréri was a French encyclopaedist.His encyclopaedia, Le grand Dictionaire historique, ou le mélange curieux de l'histoire sacrée et profane was first published in Lyon in 1674. The encyclopaedia focused particularly on historical and biographical articles...
's dictionary, in two volumes folio. The same year he resumed his Nouvelles de la république des lettres, and continued it till his death. Besides the works above mentioned, he was the author of two practical treatises, one on late repentance
Repentance
Repentance is a change of thought to correct a wrong and gain forgiveness from a person who is wronged. In religious contexts it usually refers to confession to God, ceasing sin against God, and resolving to live according to religious law...
(1712), the other on the excellence of religion (1714).
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