Church-history of the government of bishops and their councils abbreviated including the chief part…

But it is not all History that is needful or useful to us: There are many things done which we are not concerned to be acquainted with. But the History of the Church, of the propagation of the Christian faith, and what the Doctrine was that was then received, and how it was practised, promoted and defended, and how it was corrupted invaded and persecuted, is of so great use to posterity, that next to the Scripture and the illumination of Gods Spirit, I remember nothing more needful to be known.

When Philip Nerius set up his Oratorian exercises at Rome, as to win the people, they found it necessary to use large affectionate extemporate prayers and expositions and Sermons, so the next thing found necessary was, to bestow constantly one exercise in opening Church-History ⟨image 3⟩to the people. And this did both entice their attentions by delight, and also by fitting reports more to the Papal interest than to the truth, did greatly bewitch them into a confident belief, that the Papal sect was all the true Church, and all other Christians were but sectaries and branches broken off and withered, and therefore to be burned here and hereafter (abusing Joh. 15. 5. &c.)

When Philip Nerius set up his Oratorian exercises at Rome, as to win the people, they found it necessary to use large affectionate extemporate prayers and expositions and Serm••s, so the next thing found necessary was, to bestow constantly one exercise in opening Church-History ⟨image 3⟩to the people. And this did both entice their attentions by delight, and also by fitting reports more to the Papal interest than to the truth, did greatly bewitch them into a confident beliefe, that the Papal sect was all the true Church, and all other Christians were but sectaries and branches broken off and withered, and therefore to be burned here and hereafter (abusing