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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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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Bell, Thomas, fl. 1593-1610.
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London :: Printed by Valentine Sims dwelling on Adling hill at the signe of the white Swanne,
1596.
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Catholic Church -- Controversial literature.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A07919.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 6, 2024.
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CHAP. X Of Iulianus apostata.
IVlianus Apostata was nephew to Constantius and brother to Gallus: he was so excellent wel learned,* 1.1 that in his youth he read the scriptures publikely in the church of Nicomedia: afterwards he went to the famous vniuersitie of Athens, and studied there; but after the death of his brother Gallus, Con∣stantius sent him into France and Germanie. Not farre from Argentoratum hee put to flight 30 thousand Almains, for which cause by the fauour of the souldiers, he was sodainely at Argentoratum designed Emperour.
At such time as great dissention arose among christi∣ans, through diuersitie of opinions in Religion, in so much that some dispaired, and other some fell to Idolatrie, then the
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new Emperour Iulianus preferring his owne sonne before the true worship of God, and thinking that to abandon the chri∣stian religion, was to aduance his royall and imperiall estate, forsooke the Christian faith, denied Christ openly, and became an Apostata.
He inhibited christians to serue in warres amongst the Ro∣maines, he ouerthrew the schooles of learning, and spoyled the churches of their treasures. Which thing hee did in derision, telling the Christians that hee fauoured them in so doing, be∣cause through pouertie, they might sooner come to heauen.