• Buccella Philip

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    Buccella Philip
      

    Dr.Buccella Philip , the individual mentioned in the preceding article, as the patron of John Baptist Bovius, was related to John Baptist Cettis, and an intimate friend of Faust Socin, who, in his third letter to Matthew Radecius, acknowledges him his debtor in many ways. Socin had known him from his youth, and loved and honoured him for his great talents, and diversified attainments.

    Buccella maintained against his friend Socin, both in conversation and by letter, the paradoxical position, that there is no sin really worthy of blame in human actions. His letter on this subject was addressed to Socin on the 1st of Sept., 1583 ; and Socin's reply, which was written from Paulikovice, is printed with the rest of his published correspondence. In this reply he says, "It is now about eleven years since I first seriously turned my attention to this subject, and every day I have had such additional reason to be satisfied with my views respecting it, that I seem long to have expatiated in the clear light of truth ; nor is there any point connected with this whole dispute, on which I have one lingering doubt. May this some time be your case!" (Fratr. Polon. T. I. p. 372.)

    Socin regretted, that, amidst so many admirable qualities, Dr. Buccella seemed to have so little sense of true religion. The Doctor was a great admirer of Francis Pucci, but not so much on account of his piety and learning, as of a resemblance between Pucci and himself in their notions on the subject of religion. Neither of them would outwardly connect himself with any religious party ; and the only difference between them in this respect was, that Pucci openly avowed himself a separatist from the Church of Rome, which Buccella appears not to have done, as late at least as the month of January, 1586. But from his patronage of Bovius, and his great kindness towards Faust Socin, it may be inferred, that, though indifferent to the outward forms of religion, he was no stranger to its true spirit. When Socin lost his wife, and was without any establishment of his own, Buccella received and entertained him at Cracow ; and he remained an inmate in the house of Buccella, without the slightest pecuniary acknowledgment, from the year 1592 to 1597. He then went into the lodgings which he had occupied during his former residence at Cracow, but was doubtful, as he expressed himself in a letter to John Volkelius, written March 8th, 1597, whether he should remain there, or again become the guest of Buccella, who strongly urged him to return to his house. From certain expressions in a letter addressed by Socin to Andrew Voidovius, August 9th, 1595, it may be inferred, that, among other splendid acts of liberality, Buccella had offered to contribute towards an edition of the writings of Socin ; and that Socin then reckoned him among the "pious members of the Unitarian Church."

     

     

    (Vidend. Bock, Hist. Ant. T.I. pp. 79-80; T. II. P. 686. Bibl. Fratr. Polon. T.I. pp. 368-372, 378, 473.)
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