Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Sketch of the Religious History of the Slavonic Nations
Election of Sigismund the Third - His character - His complete subser viency to the Jesuits, and policy adopted by them for destroying Protestantism in Poland - Account of the machinations of the Jesuits to Obtain their object, and their lamentable success - Ac count of the Eastern Church of Poland - Sketch of the history of Lithuania - Condition of the Eastern Church in that country, and religious dualism of its sovereigns - Union with Poland - The Jesuits undertake to submit the Eastern Church of Poland to the Supremacy of Rome - Instructions given by them to the Arch bishop of Rio?' how he was secretly to prepare a union of his church with Rome, maintaining an outward opposition to it - The union is concluded at Brest, and its deplorable efi'ects to Poland Letter of Prince Sapieha, pointing out all these consequences.
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