Ecclesiastical history epitomiz'd. Containing a faithful account of the birth, life, and doctrine; crucifixion and ascension of the holy Jesus. With the lives of the apostles, evangelists, and primitive fathers, and other famous men in the Christian church, both antient an modern, who have couragiously confessed, and suffer'd glorious martyrdoms, and persecutions under several tyrannical governours, both heathenish and romish. Continued to the Reformation, and since deduc'd to this present age. Collected by J. S. gent. The first part.

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  • Ecclesiastical history epitomiz'd. Containing a faithful account of the birth, life, and doctrine; crucifixion and ascension of the holy Jesus. With the lives of the apostles, evangelists, and primitive fathers, and other famous men in the Christian church, both antient an modern, who have couragiously confessed, and suffer'd glorious martyrdoms, and persecutions under several tyrannical governours, both heathenish and romish. Continued to the Reformation, and since deduc'd to this present age. Collected by J. S. gent. The first part.
  • Ecclesiastical history epitomized Ecclesiastical history epitomised Epitomy of ecclesiastical history. Part II
People / Organizations
Imprint
London: printed for Tho. Passinger on London-Bridge, and Will. Thackery in Duck-Lane, 1682 [1683]
Publication year
1683-1683
ESTC No.
R184128
Grub Street ID
73826
Description
[4], 143, [1], [8], 230+ p., [3] leaves of plates ; 8⁰
Note
Signatures: [A]? B-K?; ***? 2A-2O? 2P? (-2P4).

In two parts; with an additional engraved titlepage dated 1682 and a frontispiece to each part.

"An epitomy of ecclesiastical history. Part II. Containing the exemplary lives, memorable transactions, and couragious sufferings of the first reformers, principal martyrs, and great doctors of the church, for 300 years past. The extirpation of popery in England, its restauration under Queen Mary, with a particular account of the persecution during her reign: the lives and reigns of King Henry the Eighth, King Edward the Sixth, Queen Elizabeth, King James, King Charles the First. As also of his present Majestie's, to this present year, 1682. With an account of the blessed state of the church under his happy and properous reign. London, printed for William Thackerey at the Angel in Duck-Lane, and Thomas Passinger, at the Three Bibles on London-Bridge, 1683." has a separate dated titlepage and pagination; register is continuous.Citation/references Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), S3504CSubject Church history -- Biography -- Early works to 1800.

Fathers of the church -- Early works to 1800.