Willet, Andrew 1562-1621



Andrew Willet (1562-1621) was an English clergyman and controversialist. A prolific writer, he is known for his anti-papal works. His views were Calvinist, conforming and non-separatist, and he appeared as a witness against Edward Dering before the Star-chamber. Joseph Hall (who knew him well) eulogised Willet in Noah's Dove, and Thomas Fuller modelled 'the Controversial Divine' of his Holy State on him.

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Brook's "Lives of the Puritans, Volume 2" - 1813 (see page 284)

Nonconformity in Herts: being lectures upon the nonconforming worthies of St. Albans (1884) By William Urwick (see page 800)

Middleton's "Evangelical Biography, Volume 2" - 1816 (see page 395)

Allibone's "A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors, Volume 3" - 1872 (see page 2732)

Fuller's "Abel Redevivus, Volume 2" - 1867 (see page 314 for "The Life and Death of Andrew Willet")

Granger's "Biographical History of England, Volume 2" - 1824 (see page 64)

Works
In Latin:

• 'De animae natura et viribus questiones quaedam; partim ex Aristotelis scriptis decerptae, partim ex vera philosophia id est rationis thesauris depromptae in usum Cantabrigiensium,' Cambridge, 1585.

In Latin and English:

• 'De universali et novissima Judaeorum vocatione,' Cambridge, 1590.
• 'Sacrorum emblematum centuria una,' Cambridge [circa 1591].
• 'De Conciliis.'
• 'De universali gratia.'
• 'De gratia generi humano in primo parento collata, de lapsu Adami, peccato originali', 1609.
• 'Epithalamium.'
• 'Funebres concionies.'
• 'Apologias Serenissimi Regis defensio.'
• 'Roberti Bellarmini de lapsu Adami, peccato originali, praedestinatione, gratia, et libero arbitrio libri, refutati ab Andrea Willeto,' Leyden, 1618.

In English:

• 'Synopsis Papismi, or a General View of Papistrie,' 1594, 4to; 2nd edit, 1600, fol.; 3rd edit. 1614; 4th edit. 1630; 6th edit. 1634 (a thick folio of over 1300 pages); 
• new edit, in 10 vols., edited by Dr. John Cumming, London, 1852.
• Volume 1
• Volume 2
• Volume 3
• Volume 4
• Volume 5
• Volume 6
• Volume 7
• Volume 8
• Volume 9
• Volume 10
• 'Hexapla upon Genesis,' London, 1595, fol., 2nd edit. 1608.
• 'Tetrastylon Papismi, or Four Principal Pillars of Papistrie;' supplement to 'Synopsis,' 1596; afterwards bound up with folio editions of the 'Synopsis.'
• 'A Catholicon: Exposition of St. Jude,' 1602, 4to; Cambridge, 1614.
• 'A Relection, or Discourse of a False Relection' (defence of 'Synopsis' and 'Tetrastylon'), London, 1603.
• 'Harmonie upon 1 Samuel,' Cambridge, 1607.
• 'Hexapla upon Exodus,' London, 1608.
• 'Hexapla upon Daniel,' 1610.
• 'Hexapla upon Romans,' Cambridge, 1611.
• 'Ecclesia Triumphans (on Coronation of James I) : Exposition of 122 Psalm,' 2nd edit. Cambridge, 1614.
• 'Harmonie upon 1 and 2 Samuel,' Cambridge, 1614.
• 'Thesaurus Ecclesiae: Exposition of St. John xvii.,' Cambridge, 1614.
• 'Hexapla upon Leviticus,' London, 1631.
• 'King James his Judgment by way of Counsell, &c.; extracted from his speaches,' 1642.

The following are undated:

• 'Limbomastix: an Answer to Richard Parkes of Brazen-nose College.'
• 'Epithalamium in English, by the author of Limbomastix.'
• 'Laedoromastix.'
• 'Funeral Sermons in English.'
• 'An English Catechisme.'
• 'An Antilogie: Catalogue of Charitable Works done within space of 60 years' (reigns of Edward, Elizabeth, and James); bound up with fifth edition of 'Synopsis.