The suruey of popery vvherein the reader may cleerely behold, not onely the originall and daily incrementes of papistrie, with an euident confutation of the same; but also a succinct and profitable enarration of the state of Gods Church from Adam vntill Christs ascension, contained in the first and second part thereof: and throughout the third part poperie is turned vp-side downe.

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Title: The suruey of popery vvherein the reader may cleerely behold, not onely the originall and daily incrementes of papistrie, with an euident confutation of the same; but also a succinct and profitable enarration of the state of Gods Church from Adam vntill Christs ascension, contained in the first and second part thereof: and throughout the third part poperie is turned vp-side downe.
Author: Bell, Thomas, fl. 1593-1610.
Publication: London :: Printed by Valentine Sims dwelling on Adling hill at the signe of the white Swanne,; 1596.
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Subject terms: Catholic Church -- Controversial literature.
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The second Section. Of the time of the siege.

The citie of Ierusalem was besieged the space of two yeres, that is, from the ninth yeare, vntill the eleuenth of king Sede∣chias. 4. Kin. 25. ver. 1, 2. during the time of which siege, the famine was so sore and vrgent that the handes of pitifull mo∣thers sod their own children to be their meate. Lam. Ier. ca. 4. verse 10. which thing seemeth so repugnant to nature, as it were ineredible to be tolde, if holy writ had not first reported it. The like horror was among mothers in murthering their chil∣dren, when Titus in the second yeare of Vespatianus his father besieged it: and manie murthered themselues, because the fa∣mine was so great.