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The Book of Texts of Ancient and Modern History, etc

Francis Armstrong Power · 1879 · Scanned text

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Author
Francis Armstrong Power
Language
English
Published
1879
Length
647,458 words · about 45 h 20 min
Sections
26 reader sections
Text
Scanned text, read from page scans by OCR; may contain errors
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Public Domain Mark 1.0

 

Contents (26)
  1. Book II under 1 min
  2. Chapter IV. Chapter under 1 min
  3. Chapter VI under 1 min
  4. Book IV. Chapter about 1 min
  5. Book V. Chapter about 2 min
  6. Book VI about 11 h 59 min
  7. Chapter I about 1 h 58 min
  8. Chapter II about 1 h 26 min
  9. Chapter III about 3 h 4 min
  10. Chapter IV about 1 h 52 min
  11. Chapter V about 1 h 47 min
  12. Chapter VI about 1 h 9 min
  13. Chapter I about 1 h 36 min
  14. Chapter II about 1 h 2 min
  15. Chapter III about 1 h 27 min
  16. Chapter IV about 1 h 1 min
  17. Chapter V about 2 h 8 min
  18. Chapter VI about 1 h 30 min
  19. Chapter VII about 1 h 36 min
  20. Chapter I about 1 h 1 min
  21. Chapter II about 1 h 3 min
  22. Chapter III about 1 h 44 min
  23. Chapter IV about 2 h 5 min
  24. Chapter V about 2 h 14 min
  25. Introduction about 2 h 46 min
  26. Preface about 50 min

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Book II

Ancient History : The End of the Pentateuch. Ancient History : Joshua. The Seven Years' War. Death of Joshua. Ancient History : The JUDGES. Ancient History : Eh ; Samuel ; Saul ; David. The Death of Saul. Ancient History : The Song of the Bow. The Reign of David. Ancient History : The Reign of Solomon. BOOK IH Ancient History : The Division of the Kingdoms : 1. Israel; 2. Judah. I. The Kingdom of Israel.

CHAPTER II. CHAPTER III.

Chapter IV. Chapter

V. II. The Kingdom of Judah and Benjamin. 1. Review of Israel and Judah. 2. Assyria. 3. Babylon. 4. Daniel. 5. Ezekiel. 6. Jeremiah. 7. The Medo-Persian Empire. 1. The Book of Esther. 2. Bishop Marsh. 1. Bishop Marsh. 2. The Invasion of Asia by Alexander the Great, 3. Alexander's Successors.

Chapter VI

- 1. The Apocrypha. 2. Simon the Maccabee. 3. The Successors of Simon the Maccabee. 4. The Battle of Actium. 5. The Death of Mark Antony. 6. The Death of Cleopatra. 7. The End of Ancient History. Modern History : 1. Octavius- Augustus, Emperor. 2. The Birth of the MESSIAH. 3. The Roman Emperors, to the Abdication of

Book IV. Chapter

I. DIOCLETIAN. 1. Constantius and Galerius. 2. Theodoric and Odoacer. 3. WiRiam the Conqueror. CHAPTER CONTENTS. VI. ENGLISH HISTORY: 1. The Five Invasions. 2. Augustine's Mission. 3. The Lord's Supper. 4. Dunstan.

BOOK IV

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CHAPTER III.

1. Gregory VII. 2. Abelard. 3. Thomas Aquinas — Doctor AngeRcus. 4. Bonaventura — Doctor Seraphicus. 5. Alan of LiRe — Doctor Universahs. 6. Alexander Hales — Doctor Irrefragabilis. 7. Peter Lombard — Magister Sententiarum. 8. The Papacy, the Rise of. 9. The Rise of Ceremonies.

CHAPTER IV. CHAPTER

V. 1. The Norman Kings. 2. The Saxon Line Restored: Henry II. to Richard II., the Plantagenets. 3. The Houses of Lancaster and York. 4. Richard III., the last of the Plantagenets, 5. The Tudors. 6. The Reformation.

CHAPTER VI.

1. The Stuarts. 2. The Great Rebeflion. 3. ORver CromweR. 4. The Restoration. 6. The Reflections. 6. Charles LE. 7. The Book of Common Prayer. 8. James LI. 9. WiRiam and Mary. (The Revolution). 10. George I. 11. George H. CHAPTER VH. 1. George III. 2. Remarkable Characters. 3. Our Indian Possessions. 4. Robert CRve. 5. Warren Hastings. 6. The American War. 7. The French Revolution. 8. The Peninsular War. 9. George IV. 10. William IV 11. Victoria. 12. Creasy on the English Constitution. The New Testament: 1. Matthew. 2. Mark. 3. Luke. 4. John. 5. Acts. The Epistles : 1. The Fourteen Epistles of St. (1) Romans. (2) 1 Corinthians. (3) 2 Corinthians. (4) Galatians. (5) Ephesians. (6) Philippians. (7) Colossians. (8) 1 Thessalonians. (9) 2 Thessalonians. (10) 1 Timothy. (11) 2 Timothy. (12) Titus. (13) Phflemon. (14) Hebrews.

Book V. Chapter

I. The Seven CathoRc or General Epistles : (1) The Epistle of St. James. (2) The First Epistle of St. Peter. (3) The Second Epistle of St. Peter. (4) The First Epistle of St. John. (5) The Second Epistle of St. John. (6) The Third Epistle of St. John. (7) The Epistle of St. Jude. Lastly, The Book of the Revelation of St. John the Divine.

CHAPTER II.

1. The Three Marys; also the Fourth Mary, the Wife of Cleophas. 2. Prophecies concerning the Messiah. 3. Types of the Messiah, or Christ. 4. Grace. 5. The Mediator. 6. God is one. 7. Dr. John Hey, Norrisian Professor of Divinity in Cambridge. 8. Abraham's Temptation.

CHAPTER III.

1. An Outline of Our Lord's Life. 2. His Nativity. 3. His parents carry Him into Egypt. 4. Their Return. 5. Our Lord in the Temple, conversing with the Doctors. 6. His Return to Nazareth. 7. The Ministry of John the Baptist. 8. The Ministry of Jesus Christ. 9. His Baptism. 10. His Temptation. 11. His First Sermon. 12. His Miracles. 13. His Doctrines. 14. The Lord's Supper. 15. Gethsemane. 16. Trial. 17. Calvary. 18. Burial. 19. Resurrection. CONTENTS. ni.

BOOK V. CHAPTER IV.

1. The Acts of the Apostles. 2. The Pentecost. 3. St. Peter's Two Sermons. 4. The Deacons. 5. Stephen. 6. PhRip. 7. Saul of Tarsus. 8. Persecution. 9. Conversion. 10. St. Paul's first Missionary Tour. 11. The First General CouncR. 12. St. Paul's Second Missionary Tour. 13. St. Paul's Third Missionary Tour. 14. St. Paul and the Ephesian Elders. 15. St. Panl's Journey to Jerusalem. 16. St. Paul Arrives at Jerusalem. 17. St. Pavd's Compromise. 18. St. Paul's Defence before Felix. 19. St. Paul's Trial and Defence before Festus, and before Agrippa and Bernice. 20. St. Paul's Journey to Rome.

CHAPTER V.

(1.) The Fathers who flourished during the first two Centuries of the Christian Era, caRed the Anti-Nicine Fathers, because they flourished before a.d. 325, the date of the CouncR of Nice. (2.) 1. General Councils. 2. The Prayer Book. 3. Texts Explained. 4. Creeds. 5. Baptism. 6. The Lord's Supper. 7. Sunday. 8. The Order for the Burial of the Dead. 1. Introduction. 2. Home. 3. Simeon. 4. Claude. 5. Sturtevant.

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