The Sixth Report Of The Paisley And Eastern Renfrewshire Bible Society M Dccc Xix

Author : John Howie
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ISBN 13 : 9781333046538
Total Pages : 660 pages
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Download or read book Scots Worthies written by John Howie and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-12 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Scots Worthies: Containing a Brief Historical Account of the Most Eminent Noblemen, Gentlemen, Ministers, and Others, Who Testified or Suffered for the Cause of Reformation in Scotland From the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century to the Year 1688 Christianity seems to have made its appearance in Scotland at a very early period: according to some writers, it was propagated in this kingdom by the apostles themselves. It is said by some, that Simon Zelotes, by others, that Paul preached the gospel in this part of the world; but as this opinion is not supported on proper authority, it merits only the regard due to conjecture, not the attention which an undoubted narrative demands. Another, and more probable account is, that during the persecution raised by Domitian, (the twelfth and last Caesar, about A. D. Some of the disciples of the apostle John ed into our island, and there taught the religion of Jesus. 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."