A general ecclesiatical history from the nativity of our blessed Saviour to the first establishment of Christianity by humane laws : under the emperor Constantine the so much of the Jewish and Roman history as is which is added, a large chronological table . MADAM, ERE the Performanceof this Work proporti-onable to the Dignityof itsSubjedtj it might naturallyhope for the Countenance andProtedion of Perfons of thehigheft Rank: Since it confifts of A 3 ths Epijlle Dedicatory. the principal Adts of the Churchof God in the Times of its great-eft Purity and Perfedbionj Sle
A general ecclesiatical history from the nativity of our blessed Saviour to the first establishment of Christianity by humane laws : under the emperor Constantine the so much of the Jewish and Roman history as is which is added, a large chronological table . MADAM, ERE the Performanceof this Work proporti-onable to the Dignityof itsSubjedtj it might naturallyhope for the Countenance andProtedion of Perfons of thehigheft Rank: Since it confifts of A 3 ths Epijlle Dedicatory. the principal Adts of the Churchof God in the Times of its great-eft Purity and Perfedbionj Slew-ing the ftupendious Progrefs itmade throughout the World, andthe gloriops Conquefts it ob-taind over all the Powers ofDarknefs. But Your Majefty being nolels remarkable for Goodnefs,than for Greatnefs, low as thePerformance is, I am ftill en-couragd to offer this Addrefs,and to lay this Hiftory beforeYour Majefty, as the great Pro-testor and Nurfing Mother ofthe nobleft Branch of that Churchhere treated of and defcribd, andthe true Defender of that Faith • which. Epijile which was deliverd by theMouthof our blefled Saviour, propaga-ted by the Labours of his A-poftles, and feald by the B^oodof his Martyrs. Your Majcfty having fhewn ahearty Love for Your Subjects,and a generous Regard for YourAllies, is become not only theJoy and Delight of our Nations,but alfo the very Hopes and Lifeof Europe; and the Eyes of itsInhabitants are fixdupon YourMajefty, looking out for Prote-dion and Afliftance, as from aDeliverer fent from Heaven tobreak their Chains, to diflipatetheir Fears, and to fecuretothemthe Bleffings both of Peace and A 4 Libertj^. Epiflk l}edmtory. Liberty. Thefe are noble Adts,the Compleating of which Pro-vidence, feems to have refervdforjJfourMajeftys Reign, to ren-der it glorious and triumphant:Bi^t Your Majeftys tender andaflfeftionate Care for the ChurchQl^God, and thofe frefb Endea-vours to deikoy its greateft Ene-mies, VicQ and Immorality, raifeYour Majeftys Fam
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