An Historical View of Christianity: Containing Select Passages From Scripture (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Gibbon, Edward

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ISBN 10: 1331067316 ISBN 13: 9781331067313

Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2019

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C H A P. III. Of the Spirit of Christianity. Page Liberal zeal of Christianity 69 Their active charity Origin Of sects 7 2 Use and beauty of Christianity Virtues Of the Christians 75 Obedience to civil government Alms and oblations of the Church 79 The shows Of gladiators abolished, Distribution of them 80 l A. D. 404 C II A P. IV.

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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.

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Excerpt from An Historical View of Christianity: Containing Select Passages From Scripture

The Editor has no difficulty in offering to the public the ensuing Commentary, as the genuine work of Mr. Gibbon; not confiding, however, so much on the peculiarity of his style, as on the circumstance of the whole of it having been at one period or another, inserted in different parts of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: a circumstance, which supplies a species of evidence not to be controverted, without imputing to him the most improbable and unparalleled plagiarism. In a note to the fifth Chapter, the reader will find a reference to the pages of Mr. Gibbon's History. - The present publication is offered as a specimen of a more extended work, there remaining in the Editor's hands a large part of the Commentary, of which, as well as of the present publication, correct copies will be left with the publishers, for the perusal of the curious. The Notes from Monsieur de Voltaire, Lord Bolingbroke, Mr. Hume. and others, are selected for the purpose of shewing where they have been consulted by Mr. Gibbon, and how far their writings have contributed to corroborate his Evidence. - To those who interest themselves in the character of our great historian, it must be extremely gratifying, to behold him producing the most unequivocal and unexceptionable evidence in support of Revelation. - Of the Preface, the Editor does not presume to assert, that it is the composition of Mr. Gibbon. It appears, however, to have been written as an Introduction to his Commentary; and, if not by his pen, was probably the production of some friend, who had as much pleasure in seeing him among the Defenders of Christianity, as the Inhabitants of Naioth had in seeing Saul among the Prophets. Without presuming to assert, or object to, its authenticity, the Editor submits the question entirely to the critical acumen, and superior judgment of the reader.

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.

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• Verlag: Forgotten Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1331067316
• ISBN 13: 9781331067313
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 152