A general ecclesiastical history from the nativity of our blessed saviour to the first establishment of Christianity by human laws, : under the Emperor Constantine the Great, containing the space of about 313 years ..To which is added, a large chronological table of all the Roman and ecclesiastical affairs, included in the same period of time . moft Li-mits of the Univerfe. Notwithstanding it labourd underthe mod conceivable Difficulties, greater than any Do&rinebefore; the Jews bandyd all their Rage and Fury againftit, the Philosophers usd all their Arguments and Demon-ftrations, the Orators
A general ecclesiastical history from the nativity of our blessed saviour to the first establishment of Christianity by human laws, : under the Emperor Constantine the Great, containing the space of about 313 years ..To which is added, a large chronological table of all the Roman and ecclesiastical affairs, included in the same period of time . moft Li-mits of the Univerfe. Notwithstanding it labourd underthe mod conceivable Difficulties, greater than any Do&rinebefore; the Jews bandyd all their Rage and Fury againftit, the Philosophers usd all their Arguments and Demon-ftrations, the Orators difchargd all their Rhetorick and Elo-quence, the World loaded it with all imaginable Lies andCalumnies, and the Roman Empire employd its Fire andSword, and all that was terrible to deftroy it; yet no Artscould dimjnilh its Growth, or (lop its Progrefs, but it dailyencreasd beyond Imagination, and overbore all the Powersof Earth and Hell. Such wonderful Increafe and Subli-cence (hews its Heavenly Nature, and Divine Original; andthat nothing but the Hand of Omnipotence it felf couldguide and preferve it under Inch furious Storms. What hap-ned in this Age were but Part of its Conflicts; the reft wefhall relate in the following Parts of our Work, fo far aswe can learn them from the moft ancient RecordSo The End of the Second Book Eccle. Ecclefiaftical Hiftory. BOOK III. From the *Death of the loft furviving ApoftleSt. John, to the firft Eftahlijhment of Chri-ftianity by Human Laws> under the Empe-ror Conitantine the Great. Containing the Space of about z 13 Tears. CHAP. I. From the Death of St. John, and the third GeneralPerfecution^ to the laft and entire Difperfton of theJews, under the Emperor Adrian. Containing the Space of about 36 Years. Jh i S^fEfftHE Chriflian Religion Was now A. ^Jjjjj fpread through the greater! Parts of 10I»Europe, Afia, and Africa, extending Traj. the Brkifo Mauds to the far-theft Indies; and fixing not only inCities, and populous Places
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