An Abridgement Of Ecclesiastical History

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Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781334146657
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (466 download)

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Download or read book Ecclesiastical History written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-11-03 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Ecclesiastical History: Abridged for the Use of Schools Ecclesiastical, next to Sacred History, IS most useful and the best calculated to inspire youth with' a love and respect for Religion. What can be more in-v structive and edifying, than the history of the rise, pro gress, and wondrous duration of the Church of Jesus Christ? The mind is elevated and the heart consoled in beholding the combats and victories of the Church throughout every age always attacked and yet always tri-r umphant. She has triumphed over persecution by the pa-r tience and courage of her martyrs 3 over schism and here-r sy, by the learning and humility of her Doctors 3 over scan dle and vice, by her virtues and heroic actions of myriads of her children; in a word over the impiety of incredulity in the present age, by that heavenly aid which her Founder and invisible Head has promised her until the consumma tion of ages. It is not only proper but even necessary that the youth of the present day, should be prepared to meet the daily attacks of heresy and infidelity, The striking resemblance between the ancient and modern enemies of the church should be pointed out to them, in order that they may see, in the fate of the former, What shall be the fate of the latter. The various events Wlll themselves teach a useful lesson they will prove that the God who founded this church, has never ceased to protect her, and that if in her infancy, he sustained her against the efforts of the powers of the earth, united to destroy her, he can at any moment raise up devoted and powerful defenders; clothe them with wisdom and power and fill them with great and noble views for the glory and utility of Religion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.