Plan of this Work.

force of the Kingdom by giving them
guards & satellites In the 17th century, "satellites" referred to armed guards or attendants serving a higher authority. to
lead them as far as the frontier, we
focus only on those who, without
any other force than that of the Edict The Edict of Nantes, which had granted rights to Protestants, was revoked in 1685, leading to their expulsion. which
expelled them, have left to avoid the
penalties carried by this Edict; who are
principally those whose Apology An "Apology" (original: "Apologie") here refers to a formal written defense or justification of one's actions.
is refused here.

We then examine, with the
Author, the various opinions of Tertullian,
of St. Athanasius, & of St.
Augustine, whom he regards as three
leaders of thought original: "chefs de parti"; literally "party heads" or leaders of specific theological factions. in this dispute.
Regarding Tertullian,
after some remarks on the
resentment that this Author shows
against him, we admit that he
was wrong to condemn in general the
flight of all the faithful; but we
also show at the same time that
this does not prevent him from having
been right to condemn that of the
Pastors, which we support by the
authority of one of his Scholiasts A "Scholiast" is an ancient or medieval commentator who provided explanatory notes on classical or religious texts. &