A compleat and compendious church-history: shewing how it hath been from the beginning of the world, to this present day. Being an historical narrative, how the power and providence of God, according to his promise, hath hitherto confounded all the damnable plots of the Devil. To which is annexed a Scripture-prophecy: fore-shewing, how it shall be hence to the end of the world. To whole containing the quintessence of sacred civil and ecclesiastick writers; and serving as a short comment upon all the books in the Bible, both historical and prophetical. With a poem against popery, November 17. The second edition. Published for publick good, by Christopher Ne[ss], Minister of the Gospel in Fleet-street.

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  • A compleat and compendious church-history: shewing how it hath been from the beginning of the world, to this present day. Being an historical narrative, how the power and providence of God, according to his promise, hath hitherto confounded all the damnable plots of the Devil. To which is annexed a Scripture-prophecy: fore-shewing, how it shall be hence to the end of the world. To whole containing the quintessence of sacred civil and ecclesiastick writers; and serving as a short comment upon all the books in the Bible, both historical and prophetical. With a poem against popery, November 17. The second edition. Published for publick good, by Christopher Ne[ss], Minister of the Gospel in Fleet-street.
  • Historical narrative of the Devil's plots against the church, all defeated by God
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Imprint
London: printed for the author, and are to be sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster, 1681.
Publication year
1681-1681
ESTC No.
R29557
Grub Street ID
112522
Description
[16], 416, 419-503, 505-506, [1] p. ; 8⁰
Note
The 'ss' in 'Ness', in title, is made with a lower case beta.

Caption title on p. 1: An historical narrative of the Devil's plots against the church, all defeated by God.