Download or read book A Summary of Mosheim's Ecclesiastical History, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 1 of 2 written by Charles Trelawney Collins and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-15 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Summary of Mosheim's Ecclesiastical History, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 1 of 2: From the Birth of Christ to the Middle of the Eighteenth Century, to Which Is Added, a Continunation of the Particular History of the Church, From the Middle of the Eighteenth Century to the Year MDCCXIX, and a Concise Account of the Principal Missonary A IT may, perhaps, be thought unnecessary. In the enlightened age, in which we live, to make use of any arguments in proof of the various advantages derivable from the study of ecclesiasticahnislistory but when it is considered that the design of this pub lication Is not so much to fix the attention of those whose minds are already enriched with the treasures of sacred literature, as to introduce and recommend that particular. Study to the notice of such as have hither to attached no value or importance to any of its branches, I trust that I may be ex cused if I preface this work with a few brief observations, tending to place this matter in its true light, and to excite and interest the student in the pursuit of so desirable an object. 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.