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 . ith fome Hijiorical Matters preceding theNativity of our SAVIOUR, Y Defign in this followirg Attempt, isto give a plain and intelligible Accountof the chief Ecckfiajlical Affairs in theThree firlt Ages of the Chrillisn Church,and in part of the Fourth; to trace Cbri-ftiamty from its Birth and Infancy, throall its
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 . ith fome Hijiorical Matters preceding theNativity of our SAVIOUR, Y Defign in this followirg Attempt, isto give a plain and intelligible Accountof the chief Ecckfiajlical Affairs in theThree firlt Ages of the Chrillisn Church,and in part of the Fourth; to trace Cbri-ftiamty from its Birth and Infancy, throall its terrible ConfiicSls, to its full Growthand Vigour; to fhew it in its Purity and Perfedion, fome-times languifhing and expiring, then reviving and prevailingin all Nations, till it became triumphant over the PaganWorld, conquerd all the Powers of Hell and Earth, andcommanded the additional Support of Human in this great Variety of Aftairs, many Things have beendefe6lively and confusdly tranfmitted to us; fo that in wri-ting fuch an Hiftory, Method and Perfpicuity, are almofl asnecefTary as Fidelity and Impartiality. Therefore all thinjsought to be reprefented with an artful Simplicity, and infuch a regular Manner, ^ they may be moii eafily compre- B ^ Ecclejiajlical Hijiory, hendcd, and bed retained; which I Oiall endeavour to effe6t,partly by a Chronological Difooiition of the Matter, and aPeriodical Ordering of the main Parts, partly by a conveni-ent Mixture of the Jewip and Roman Hiftory, and partlyby recounting fuch Circumllances and preceding Accidents,as will give the greateft Light to the fucceeding fince Geography is a very necellary Illullration of Hl-ftory^ it will not be improper to begin with fome Accountof that Country where Chrlfliamty had its Birth, and wherethe true Religion for many Ages was principally known;for which Reafon it is moft commonly calld by the Nameof the Holy-Land. The Holy-Land^ firft calld the Land of Canaan^
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