John Serjeant
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    John Serjeant

    John Serjeant(1622–1707)

    English Catholic controversialist and philosopher who wrote on the relation between nature, reason, and supernatural faith. His work participates in seventeenth-century debates over epistemology and religious authority, often with a polemical edge.

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    Transnatural Philosophy

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    Transnatural philosophy, or, Metaphysicks demonstrating the essences and operations of all beings whatever ... and shewing the perfect conformity of Christian faith to right reason, and the unreasonableness of atheists ... and other sectaries : with an appendix giving a rational explication of the mystery of the most B. Trinity

    The Dial's edition: London, 1700

    A 17th-century metaphysical work exploring the fundamental natures (essences) and actions of all things, aiming to prove the compatibility of Christian faith with reason by refuting atheists and other non-conformists, discussing topics like the soul, God, angels, and the immortality of the soul, all while presenting a rational system for understanding the world.