A compleat and compendious church-history shewing how it hath been from the beginning of the world to this present day : being an historical-narrative how the power and providence of God, according to his promise, hath hitherto confounded all the damnable plots of the Devil : to which is annexed a Scripture-prophecy fore-shewing how it shall be hence to the end of the world : to whole containing the quintessence of sacred, civil and ecclesiastick-writers, and serving as a short comment upon all the books in the Bible, both historical and prophetical / published for publick good by Christopher Ness ...

The Table of the Devils Plots against the Church, Defeated by God.

• Chap. 1. THe First against Adam in his State of Inno∣cency. pag. 2, to 11.
• Ch. 2. The Second against Abel, after the Fall by Cain. pag. 12, to 26.
• Ch. 3. The Third against Seth and his Posterity at the Deluge. pag. 27, to 31.
• Ch. 4. The Fourth against Israel by the Bondage in Ae∣gypt. pag. 32, to 41.
• Ch. 5. The Fifth against the Church in the Wilderness, By Amalek. pag. 41, to 46.
• Ch. 6. The Sixth against the Church in the Wilderness; by the Golden Calf. pag. 46, to 52.
• Ch. 7. The Seventh against the Church in the Wilderness, by Korah's Conspiracy. pag. 53, to 62.
• Ch. 8. The Eighth against the Church in the Wilderness, by Inward Murmurings and Outward Assaults: pag. 64, to 70.
• Ch. 9. The Ninth against the Church in the Wilderness; by Balak and Balaam, a Type of Rome. pag. 71, to 86.
• Ch. 10. The Tenth against the Church in the Wilderness, by Moses Death and Burial. pag. 86, to 90.
• Ch. 11. The Eleventh against the Church in Canaan, by Achan and by the Altar Ed. pag. 91, to 98.
• Ch. 12. The Twelfth against the Church in Canaan, by Idolatry and Debauchery. pag. 99, to 111.
• Ch. 13. The Thirteenth against the Church in Canaan, by the loss of the Ark. pag. 112, to 126.
• Ch. 14. The Fourteenth against the Church in Canaan, by Saul, Absolom, and Adonijah. pag. 127, to 152.
• Ch. 15. The Fifteenth against the Church in Canaan, by Solomons Apostacy. pag. 153, to 164.
• Ch. 16. The Sixteenth against the Church in Canaan, by Jeroboam's Idolatry to the Captivity of the Ten Tribes. pag. 165, to 188.

• Ch. 17. The Seventeenth against the Church in Judah, by Apostacy to the Captivity of the Two Tribes, pag. 189, to 222.
• Ch. 18. The Eighteenth against the Church in Babylon, by 70 Y. Captivity. pag. 223, to 238.
• Ch. 19. The Nineteenth against the Church after their Return by Samaritans, Sanballat, &c. p. 239, to 255.
• Ch. 20. The Twentieth against the Church in Persia, by Haman, &c. pag. 256, to 294.
• Ch. 21. The 21st. against the Church, betwixt the Old and New Test. and in Christ's Minority. pag. 295, to 310.
• Ch. 22. The 22d. against the Church, in Christ, after his Minority at his Bapti••m. pag. 310, to 328.
• Ch. 23. The 23d. against the Church in Christ, fulfilling his Ministry. pag. 329, to 360.
• Ch. 24. The 24th. against the Church, in Christ, by Cruci∣fying him at last. pag. 361, to 372.
• Ch. 25. The 25th. against the Church in the Apostles, by Persecution. pag. 373, to 400.
• Ch. 26. The 26th. against the Church in the Seven Gol∣den Candlesticks of Asia. pag. 401, to 407.
• Ch. 27. The 27th. against the Primitive-Church, by the Ten first Persecutions. pag. 407, to 413.
• Ch. 28. The 28th. against the Church, after the 3d. Centu∣ry, by Arrianism. pag. 413, to 435.
• Ch. 29. The 29th. against the Eastern-Church, after the 6th. Century, by Mahometanism. pag. 421, to 435.
• Ch. 30. The 30th. against the Western-Church, by Popery, from the 6th. Century. pag. 436.
• Ch. 31. The Popish-Plot against the Waldenses, in the 11th. and 12th. Century.
• Ch. 32. The Popish-Plot against the Lollards, in the 13th. and 14th. Century.
• Ch. 33. The Popish-Plot against the Protestants, in the 15th. and 16th. Century.
• Ch. 34. A Scripture-Prophecy, opening the Revelation, and Evidencing how the Church shall overcome all her Ene∣mies to the End of the World, and shall at last have a Glorious State, &c.