This two-volume set holds a very detailed history of the Christian church from the birth of Christ to the 18th century, including a very interesting account of the Waldenses and Albigenses. This set is ideal for a college class or for any Christian who is interested in learning more about Baptist history.
The major chapter headings are:
VOLUME I
- The Rise of Christianity
- From the End of the First Century to Constantine the Great (A.D. 98-306)
- From Constantine to the Rise of the Waldenses (A.D. 306-800)
- From the Ninth to the End of the Twelfth Century (A.D. 800-1200)
VOLUME II
- History of the Waldenses and Albigenses (A.D. 1160-1368)
- History of the Waldenses Continued (A.D. 1350-1700)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Rev. William Jones (1762-1846) was born in the county of Denbigh, in Wales. When young, he removed to Poulton, in Cheshire, where he received a classical education.
In 1793, he established himself in Liverpool as a wholesale bookseller and publisher. In that city, he began to hold meetings in his own spacious drawing-room, at first for his own family, for prayer, praise, reading the Scriptures, exhortation, and exposition. These assemblies were speedily frequented by neighbours and others, and soon they were transferred to a chapel, when a church was formed, and Mr. D.S. Wylie and Mr. Jones were appointed pastors.
Mr. Jones left Liverpool for London, and in 1812, soon after he went to the metropolis, he began his History of the Waldenses and Albigenses.
In 1815, he started writing and producing a periodical with great success for 11 years.
He spent three years in preparing a Dictionary of the Sacred Writings, his first edition of which, consisting of 2,000 copies, was quickly sold.
His Church History, of which his History of the Waldenses and Albigenses is not quite half, is a work highly creditable to the research and candor of its author and worthy of a conspicuous place in every Baptist library.
Mr. Jones was the author of biographies of Rowland Hill, Edward Irving, Adam Clark, and of several other works. He was a writer of great industry and conscientiousness; and in the latter part of his life his works were very popular among Baptists.
In 1843, when his means were very limited, the queen offered him a place in the Charterhouse, where all his wants would be cared for during the rest of his life; but, as the acceptance of it required him to become an Episcopalian, he declined the royal offer. The queen on learning that still ordered 60 pounds to be paid Mr. Jones.
712 pages. (combined)
