Miller's Church History- From First to Twentieth Century: Short Papers on Church History (Set of 3 Volumes)

About the Book This 3-vol work begins with the history at the time of Christ and St. Paul, moves through centuries till the end of twentieth century. The prime focus of this presentation is to outshine the importance of evangelism and religious education rather than providing mere history. In fact, the author wrote these short papers on Church history at different points, compiled them, and hence, these volumes.

The work is unparalleled as it comprehensively covers biblically solid review of the Church history and not just history of the Christian religion from a Roman Catholic perspective. It interweaves history right from the first planting of the Church, thereby, depicting condition of seven general eras of Church History from the time of Apostles. Inter-alia, Vol. 1 starts its voyage with the Rock Foundation till the Pontificate of Gregory VII: Vol. 2 begins with the Crusades and ends with detailing the scenario of the Council at Bologna; Vol. 3 outsets the Popish Refutation at first instance, then moves ahead to describe the state of affairs in ending years of the twentieth century with its last chapter titled 'The Last Fifty Years', which mainly found removed from many printings of this elegant work.

This ecclesiastical history equipped with Appendices and Indexes, aims to connect Christ and His word, so that the readers may receive the truth, blessing and grace, to their respective souls. This all time classic is a must buy for Historians, Christian Religious Scholars, Educationalists, Christian Laity, Church Clergies, Researchers and Students, alike.

About the Author Andrew Miller (1810-1883) was a true Evangelist and Spiritually qualified teacher. While supervising a large London business in the name of Miller, Son, & Torrence, he used to spend considerable time as a voluntary pastor of a Baptist Church. Later, he joined the company of some believers commonly known as Brethren and started preaching for the revival in Northern Ireland. He was greatly in the task of conversion of souls, both of old and young. As he was going to retire, he looked back upon the past, and forward to the future, he exclaimed with great emphasis of soul "Nothing counts but Christ".

Preface As all we know of history comes to us through books, I have examined, with some care, the authors which are most esteemed in this country and considered the most reliable. And although there is frequent reference to volume and page, this by no means indicates all that has been gathered from those histories. It would be impossible to say how many thoughts. words, and sentences, are interwoven with my own. The references have been generally given, not so much to verify what has been written, as to induce the reader to study them or whatever works may now be available as he may have opportunity. The materials are so varied and abundant, that the difficulty lies in making a selection, so as to maintain a continued historic line, and yet leave out what would now be neither profitable nor interesting.

Some of my earliest and valued friends, such as Greenwood, Milman, and Craigie Robertson, conclude their histories about the fourteenth century; Waddington, D'Aubigne, and Scott, about the middle of the sixteenth; and Wylie closes his history of Protestantism with its establishment under the reign of William and Mary. Dr. M'Crie's special histories and biographies are extremely valuable; and so is the history of Protestantism in France by Felice, the history of the Reformation in the Low Countries by Brandt, the brief history of the Middle Ages and the Reformation by Hardwick, and also Cunningham's history of the Scotch Church; but good general histories from the early part of the sixteenth to the present century are indeed scarce.

I have aimed at more than mere history. It has been my desire to connect with it Christ and His Word, so that the reader may receive the truth and blessing, through grace, to his soul. And it will be observed that I commence with the Lord's revealed purpose concerning His Church in Matthew 16. Other parts of the New Testament have been carefully examined as to the first planting of the Church, but its actual history I have endeavored to trace in the light of the addresses to the seven Churches in Asia. This of course must be in a very general way, as I have been desirous to give the reader as broad a view of ecclesiastical history as possible, consistently with my plan and brevity.

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