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Foxe’s Book of Martyrs

Foxe’s Book of Martyrs

Foxe’s Book of Martyrs

Excerpt from Preface

The object of this work, is to give a brief history of persecution since the first introduction of christianity, till the present time. In doing this, we have commenced with the martyrdom of Stephen, and following the course of events, have brought the History of persecution down to the year 1830. In all ages, we find that a disposition to persecute for opinion’s sake, has been manifested by wicked men, whatever may have been their opinions or sentiments on religious subjects. The intolerant jew, and the bigoted pagan, have exhibited no more of a persecuting spirit, than the nominal professor of christianity, and the infidel and the avowed atheist.

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Bertrand Louis Saint Augustin

Bertrand Louis Saint Augustin

Biography of Saint Augustin

Contents of Bertrand Louis Saint Augustin

PROLOGUE
THE FIRST PART
DAYS OF CHILDHOOD

I. AN AFRICAN FREE-TOWN SUBJECT TO ROME
II. THE FAMILY OF A SAINT
III. THE COMFORT OF THE MILK
IV. THE FIRST GAMES
V. THE SCHOOLBOY OF MADAURA
VI. THE HOLIDAYS AT THAGASTE

THE SECOND PART

THE ENCHANTMENT OF CARTHAGE

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Alleine Biography by Stanford – modernized

Alleine Biography by Stanford – modernized

Alleine Biography by Stanford – modernized



Table of Contents of Alleine Biography by Stanford – modernized

AUTHOR’S PREFACE……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 1
CHAPTER I. ‐ JOSEPH ALLEINE’S FATHER…………………………………………………………………………………………. 3
CHAPTER II. – STRANGE SCHOOLS AND SCHOOLMASTERS…………………………………………………………………12
CHAPTER III. – LIFE IN THE PURITAN UNIVERSITY …………………………………………………………………………….20
CHAPTER IV. – VISIT TO TAUNTON………………………………………………………………………………………………..33
CHAPTER V. – ALLEINE’S SETTLEMENT……………………………………………………………………………………………42
CHAPTER VI. WORDS AND WAYS OF THE LAST PURITANS …………………………………………………………………53
CHAPTER VII. – ALLEINE IN THE SABBATH OF HIS LIFE……………………………………………………………………….66
CHAPTER VIII. – THE ACT OF UNIFORMITY………………………………………………………………………………………78
CHAPTER IX. – BLACK BARTHOLOMEW AND THE TWO MINISTERS ……………………………………………………..93
CHAPTER X. – TRIAL AT TAUNTON CASTLE ……………………………………………………………………………………107
CHAPTER XI. – DOINGS IN ILCHESTER GAOL ………………………………………………………………………………….119
CHAPTER XII. – CARDIPHONIA ……………………………………………………………………………………………………134
CHAPTER XIII. – FREEDOM FOUND AND LOST AGAIN ……………………………………………………………………..141
CHAPTER XIV. – FAINT, YET PURSUING…………………………………………………………………………………………164
CHAPTER XV. – TOLL FOR THE BRAVE…………………………………………………………………………………………..177
APPENDIX. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..187
INDEX…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….190

Edward Life and Diary of David Brainerd The

Edward Life and Diary of David Brainerd The is a kindle work on the Life of David Brainerd missionary to the American Indians.

Edward Life and Diary of David Brainerd The is a kindle work on the Life of David Brainerd missionary to the American Indians.

The Life of David Brainerd, also called The Life and Diary of David Brainerd, is a biography of David Brainerd by evangelical theologian Jonathan Edwards, first published in 1749 under the title “An Account of the Life of the Late Rev. David Brainerd”.[1] David Brainerd was an early 18th Century American missionary to the Native Americans who had a particularly fruitful ministry among the Delaware Indians of New Jersey.

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