▁His ▁first ▁book ▁was ▁The ▁I ren icum ▁( 1 6 5 9 ) ▁advoc ating ▁comprom ise ▁with ▁the ▁Pres by ter ians ; ▁following ▁a ▁Lat itud in arian ▁approach , ▁he ▁there ▁shows ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁John ▁Sel den ▁and ▁takes ▁a ▁close ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁syn agog ue ▁as ▁a ▁model ▁of ▁church ▁structure . ▁The ▁philosoph ical ▁basis ▁was ▁natural ▁law ▁and ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁nature . ▁The ▁arguments ▁of ▁the ▁I ren icum ▁were ▁still ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 8 0 s , ▁when ▁Gilbert ▁Rule ▁produced ▁a ▁Mod est ▁Answer . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁Orig ines ▁Sac ra e , ▁Or , ▁A ▁R ational ▁Account ▁of ▁the ▁Gr ounds ▁of ▁Christian ▁Fa ith , ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁Tr uth ▁and ▁Div ine ▁Author ity ▁of ▁the ▁Script ures , ▁and ▁Mat ters ▁There in ▁Cont ained ▁( 1 6 6 2 ) ▁and ▁A ▁R ational ▁Account ▁of ▁the ▁Gr ounds ▁of ▁Protest ant ▁Religion ▁( 1 6 6 4 ). ▁It ▁included ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁Catholic ism , ▁and ▁Edward ▁Mer ed ith ▁replied ▁on ▁the ▁Catholic ▁side . ▁A ▁Disc ourse ▁Conc ern ing ▁the ▁Id ol at ry ▁Pract ised ▁in ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Rome ▁( 1 6 7 1 ) ▁formed ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁controvers y ▁with ▁the ▁rec us ant ▁Catholic ▁Thomas ▁God den ▁and ▁noted ▁Church ▁scholar ▁Ser en us ▁de ▁C ress y . ▁ ▁The ▁M isch ief ▁of ▁Se par ation ▁(