The Chair Of Peter Or The Papacy Considered In Its Institution Development And Organization And In The Benefits Which For Over Eighteen Centuries It Has Conferred On Mankind

Excerpt from The Chair of Peter or the Papacy: Considered in Its Institution, Development, and Organization, and in the Benefits Which, for Over Eighteen Centuries, It Has Conferred on Mankind The scope Of this book is fully explained in the Introduction. It will be observed that, throughout, I give my authorities and references accurately in detail; supplying in a foot-note, in several instances, where it appears necessary, the exact words, in the original Greek or Latin, Of quotations introduced in English in the body of the work. It will be Observed, further, that I quote largely from Protestant authors - invariably writers Of learning and weight. As remarked by Bacon, the worth Of evidence very much depends upon the source from which it comes. Accordingly, I subjoin a brief biographical account of each author, on first quoting him, which will enable those readers, who may not have been previously acquainted with his history, to form their own Opinion Of the value of the testimony adduced. From the first to the last page, I have carefully endeavoured to avoid uttering a word that might wound the feelings Of those whose religious tenets differ from my own; and in this. 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.

Includes section "Reviews of recent theological literature".