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Excerpt from History of the Church, Vol. 1: Translated From the German It is the design of the present translation to remedy, in some degree, the evil of which we may justly complain, - the want of an Ecclesias tical History in our language. This want has been felt the more, as the histories of the Church published in other countries of Europe, are either written in languages not generally understood in England; or, as it will be seen by the annexed catalogue, are so voluminous, and consequently so expensive, as to be inaccessible to the great majority of readers. The name of the learned Professor the author of this history, may stand as its only, its sufficient, recommendation. The works already published by Dr. Dollinger, in the cause of literature and religion, have spread his fame widely through the nations of Europe. It was at his suggestion, and according to his directions, that this trans lation was commenced. Some years ago, Dr. Dollinger began a history of the Church, which, when completed, will form an extensive work two parts were published in the years 1833 and 1834. He was then solicited to compile a smaller history, for more general reading. This latter publication is in three volumes. The present translation may be said to'be of both works. 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.