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<p> a French Protestant theologian, was born at [[Clermont]] towards the middle of the 17th century. A few years before the revocation of the [[Edict]] of [[Nantes]] he removed to Holland, and became pastor of Middelburg in 1678, and of La Haye in 1699. He died in the latter city in 1725. He was considered one of the best preachers of his day. He wrote Entretiens sur les differentes Methodes d'expliquer l'Ecriture et de precher de ceux qu'on appelle Cocceiens et Voetiens, etc. (Amst. 1707, 12mo): — Nouveaux entretiens, etc. (Amst. 1708, 12mo); quite a controversy resulted from this work, but Joncourt was ordered by the synod of [[Nimeguen]] to desist from his attacks, and to retract, which he did in the Lettre aux eglises Wallonnes des Pays-Bas (La Haye, 1708, 12mo): — Pensees utiles aux Chretiens de tous les etats, etc. (La Haye, 1710, 8vo): — Lettres sur les Jeux de Hasard et sur l'usage de se faire celer pour eviter une visite incommode (La Haye, 1713, 12mo), mostly against La Placette's Divers Traites sur des matieres de conscience (Amst. 1708, 12mo), and a work which gave rise to several pamphlets on this question: — Lettres critiques sur divers sujets importants de l'Ecriture Sainte (Amst. 1715, 12mo): — Entretiens sur l'etat present de la [[Religion]] en. [[France]] (La Haye, 1725, 12mo). He also published a revised edition of [[Clement]] Marot and Th. de Beza's translation of the Psalms (Amsterd. 1716, 12mo). See J.G. Walch, Biblioth. Theologica selecta, vol. 2; Journal des Savants, June, 1714, p. 579; January, 1715, p. 85; February, p. 123; Querard, La France Litteraire; Haag, La France Protestante; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. G | Peter De Joncourt <ref name="term_46550" /> | ||
==References == | <p> a French [[Protestant]] theologian, was born at [[Clermont]] towards the middle of the 17th century. A few years before the revocation of the [[Edict]] of [[Nantes]] he removed to Holland, and became pastor of Middelburg in 1678, and of La Haye in 1699. He died in the latter city in 1725. He was considered one of the best preachers of his day. He wrote Entretiens sur les differentes Methodes d'expliquer l'Ecriture et de precher de ceux qu'on appelle Cocceiens et Voetiens, etc. (Amst. 1707, 12mo): '''''—''''' Nouveaux entretiens, etc. (Amst. 1708, 12mo); quite a controversy resulted from this work, but Joncourt was ordered by the synod of [[Nimeguen]] to desist from his attacks, and to retract, which he did in the Lettre aux eglises Wallonnes des Pays-Bas (La Haye, 1708, 12mo): '''''—''''' Pensees utiles aux Chretiens de tous les etats, etc. (La Haye, 1710, 8vo): '''''—''''' Lettres sur les Jeux de Hasard et sur l'usage de se faire celer pour eviter une visite incommode (La Haye, 1713, 12mo), mostly against La Placette's [[Divers]] Traites sur des matieres de conscience (Amst. 1708, 12mo), and a work which gave rise to several pamphlets on this question: '''''—''''' Lettres critiques sur divers sujets importants de l'Ecriture Sainte (Amst. 1715, 12mo): '''''—''''' Entretiens sur l'etat present de la [[Religion]] en. [[France]] (La Haye, 1725, 12mo). He also published a revised edition of [[Clement]] Marot and Th. de Beza's translation of the Psalms (Amsterd. 1716, 12mo). See J.G. Walch, Biblioth. Theologica selecta, vol. 2; Journal des Savants, June, 1714, p. 579; January, 1715, p. 85; February, p. 123; Querard, La France Litteraire; Haag, La France Protestante; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. G '''''É''''' n '''''É''''' rale, 26, 901. (J.N.P.) </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_46550"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/joncourt,+peter+de Peter De Joncourt from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_46550"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/joncourt,+peter+de Peter De Joncourt from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:55, 15 October 2021
Peter De Joncourt [1]
a French Protestant theologian, was born at Clermont towards the middle of the 17th century. A few years before the revocation of the Edict of Nantes he removed to Holland, and became pastor of Middelburg in 1678, and of La Haye in 1699. He died in the latter city in 1725. He was considered one of the best preachers of his day. He wrote Entretiens sur les differentes Methodes d'expliquer l'Ecriture et de precher de ceux qu'on appelle Cocceiens et Voetiens, etc. (Amst. 1707, 12mo): — Nouveaux entretiens, etc. (Amst. 1708, 12mo); quite a controversy resulted from this work, but Joncourt was ordered by the synod of Nimeguen to desist from his attacks, and to retract, which he did in the Lettre aux eglises Wallonnes des Pays-Bas (La Haye, 1708, 12mo): — Pensees utiles aux Chretiens de tous les etats, etc. (La Haye, 1710, 8vo): — Lettres sur les Jeux de Hasard et sur l'usage de se faire celer pour eviter une visite incommode (La Haye, 1713, 12mo), mostly against La Placette's Divers Traites sur des matieres de conscience (Amst. 1708, 12mo), and a work which gave rise to several pamphlets on this question: — Lettres critiques sur divers sujets importants de l'Ecriture Sainte (Amst. 1715, 12mo): — Entretiens sur l'etat present de la Religion en. France (La Haye, 1725, 12mo). He also published a revised edition of Clement Marot and Th. de Beza's translation of the Psalms (Amsterd. 1716, 12mo). See J.G. Walch, Biblioth. Theologica selecta, vol. 2; Journal des Savants, June, 1714, p. 579; January, 1715, p. 85; February, p. 123; Querard, La France Litteraire; Haag, La France Protestante; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. G É n É rale, 26, 901. (J.N.P.)
