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Excerpt from The History of the Church of Great Britain: From the Birth of Our Saviour, Untill the Year of Our Lord, 1667; With an Exact Succession of the Bishops, and the Memorable Acts of Many of Them
Frince, ' and other Countrey: in'the Continent near unto n}; thie (or another world) wax. Alrnojt quite, free thereof, both before and after, until the nineteenth year of Bid clefian, in which there wad. A general perfecution' ofchrifii Gild.lz'b.diex ans, at Gildas, and other: after hint 'do. Witnefs') in that it 4 WT ever had King: not fo' depending on the perfecuting Emper Bnm' our: {and fa far front the Name and Nature of perfecutort, that they ever were friend; andfavonrer: of Chrifiian's. And for this caufe inany that were perficuted for Ghrifiianity in other, Countries, ?ed hither for refuge, where for thentfelvej' they might more quietly enjoy the Liberty of their Gonfcienee and Religion 5 and for other: deflroui to be in?fu�t'ed in' the, Truththereof, and not kept back with fiteh terrourfof perfi cation, ad in other Countrief, they might with inere confidence boldnqs', and with g'reathope offruita'nd 'e'nereafi' Preach and Teach it unto them. This wot a preparative to a more ge neral C onverjion of this Nation to_ Chri/tianity-which.fofiowed afterwardf. This Ijland' wan alfo the were quiet, in the fituation, remote diftance, and feparation front the r chief. Commanding place} of the Roman Einpire.
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