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Hardback, [PU: Forgotten Books], Excerpt from An Ecclesiastical History, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 1: In Which the Rise, Progress, and Variations of Church-Power, Are Considered in Their Connexion With the State of Learning and Philosophy, and the Political History of Europe During That Period IN every civilised country, the ministers of religion: from the nature of their education, may be expected to' be conversant in literature: but in no country do they appear to be so fond of imparting their thoughts to the world, by the medium of the press, as in Germany. The greater part of their productions, indeed, pass silently into the gulf of oblivion, while some remain, and excite continued attention. To the latter class may be ass1gned the History of the Christian Church, written by Dr. John Laurence von Mosheim. Academical honors and ecclesiastical dignities have frequently been obtained by persons who were born in the lowest sphere of life; and it may therefore be sup posed that Mosheim might have obtained such honors and rewards by his abilities and erudition, even if he had been the son of an ordinary tradesmen, of a low mechanic, or a rude peasant: but that was not his fate; for he was born (in the year 1695) of a family that boasted of high rank and noble blood. Lubeck was the place of his birth; but, in the short accounts of him which have fallen under our notice, the scene of his academical education is not mentioned. He gave early indications of a promising capacity, and of a strong desire of mental and literary improvement and, when his parents proposed to him the choice of a profession, the church suggested itself to him as a proper department for the exercise of that zeal which disposed him to be useful to society. 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., Christianity<

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