A History of the Romish And English Hierarchies : With An Examination of the Assumptions, Abuses, & Intolerance of Episcopacy, Proving the Necessity of a Reformed English Church
The book A History of the Romish And English Hierarchies : With An Examination of the Assumptions, Abuses, & Intolerance of Episcopacy, Proving the Necessity of a Reformed English Church was written by author James Abbott Here you can read free online of A History of the Romish And English Hierarchies : With An Examination of the Assumptions, Abuses, & Intolerance of Episcopacy, Proving the Necessity of a Reformed English Church book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is A History of the Romish And English Hierarchies : With An Examination of the Assumptions, Abuses, & Intolerance of Episcopacy, Proving the Necessity of a Reformed English Church a good or bad book?
What reading level is A History of the Romish And English Hierarchies : With An Examination of the Assumptions, Abuses, & Intolerance of Episcopacy, Proving the Necessity of a Reformed English Church book?
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
About three millions and a half of people main- tain 3,100 clergymen, for 238,000/. annually. The property in this country which had been accumulated into the hands of the clergy, was appropriated to the service of the State by Gus- tavus Vasa. The expenses of his army involved him in a heavy debt, and he publicly declared, in 1526, his resolution of reducing the number of oppressing and idle Priests and Monks, who, under pretence of religion, fattened on the spoils of the industrious people. A...s the majority of the nation was with him, the property was applied to the use of the state, without much difficulty. 154 THE WEALTH OF THE ENGLISH EXPENDITURE ON THE CLERGY IN RUSSIA. The income of the Russian churches — Greek, Cathohc, and Lutheran — amounts to 91O,O0OZ., and maintains 74,270 clergymen ; but this sum is very unequally divided — thirty-four millions of the Greek church contributing but 510,000/., while eight millions of Catholics and Lutherans pay 40,009/. In Turkey, the Priesthood of six miUions of Christians is estimated to cost 1 80,000/.
What to read after A History of the Romish And English Hierarchies : With An Examination of the Assumptions, Abuses, & Intolerance of Episcopacy, Proving the Necessity of a Reformed English Church? You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by James Abbott to read onlineMoreLessRead More Read Less
Read book A History of the Romish And English Hierarchies : With An Examination of the Assumptions, Abuses, & Intolerance of Episcopacy, Proving the Necessity of a Reformed English Church for free
You can download books for free in various formats, such as epub, pdf, azw, mobi, txt and others on book networks site. Additionally, the entire text is available for online reading through our e-reader. Our site is not responsible for the performance of third-party products (sites).
Claim the "A history of the Romish and English hierarchies : with an examination of the assumptions, abuses, & intolerance of episcopacy, proving the necessity o.txt"
User Reviews: