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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43199	Ductor historicus, or, A short system of universal history and an introduction to the study of that science containing a chronology of the most celebrated persons and actions from the creation to this time, a compendious history of ... transactions ... of the ancient monarchies and governments of the world, an account of the writings of the most noted historians ... together with definitions and explications of terms used in history and chronology, and general instructions for the reading of history / partly translated from the French of M. de Vallemont, but chiefly composed anew by W.J., M.A.	Hearne, Thomas, 1678-1735.; Vallemont, abbé de (Pierre Le Lorrain), 1649-1721. Elémens de l'histoire.	1698 (1698)	Wing H1309; ESTC R15760	279,844	444

the time of Saul when that State became Monarchical There was formerly a sort of imaginary Theocracy at Athens during the time that Medon and Nileus Sons of Codrus disputed that Government between them for the Athenians having suffered much by that War would by no means afterwards admit a King among them and therefore declared Iupiter sole King of the People of Athens It was about the same time that the Iews requested a King of God II. Monarchy is when a State is govern'd by the Supream Power of one King such as France England Spain c. III Despotick Government is where a Prince is accountable to none for what he does Such as this is the Government of the Grand Signior c. IV. Aristocracy is a Political Government manag'd by a set number of Nobles Venice Genoa c. have this kind of Government V. Democracy is a Government where the People have all the Authority Old Rome and Athens flourish'd under this kind of Republick VI. Oligarchy is the Government of a Few of which kind at p●●●ent are Venice and Genoa VII Ochlocracy is where the Mob dispose of all at pleasure CHAP. IV. Divisions of History THERE are great Disputes among the Schools how to divide History but we do not think fit to be engag'd in either of their Quarrels looking upon them as frivolous and of no consequence and therefore content our selves with affirming 1. That Iustus Lipsius Epist. 61. Cent. Miscel. who divides History into 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is true and fabulous or Poetical History is not to be followed inasmuch as Poetical Fictions and Relations have nothing in the least to do in what we call History Aristotle de re Poetica says That History differs from Poetry in that the former relates Things as they truly are or have been and on the contrary the latter only represents what they might or ought to be 2. That Bodin is not to be imitated in placing natural History which properly appertains to Physick among the Species of History 3. That Keckerman who examin'd so nicely into these foregoing great Men instead of reforming them falls of a sudden into Grammatical Trifles and Logical Punctilio's which will be regarded no more by Men of sound Sense than his tedious Divisions and Sub-divisions of History in which it is impossible to follow him without quickly losing Sight of him We have endeavoured to take a more direct Course which is by dividing History into 1. Ecclesiastical And 2. Civil Ecclesiastical History informs us of what has hapned in the State of Religion And Civil History gives an Account of Occurrences in the Civil State This Division is founded upon the admirable Theology of St. Austin in his Method of dividing the Holy Books and all the History of the Church He says That there have always been two Cities in the World which are the City of God and the City of the World and which are remark'd in these two Brothers Abel and Cain whereof Abel is the Image of the Citizens of God and Cain of those of the World the former the Younger the latter the Elder because Man did not become a Citizen of Heaven but through Grace when he was born a Citizen of the World St. Austin in Psal. 61. de Civitate Dei lib. 15. cap. 1. Thus all History consists only in representing to us the different Events and Passages which have ever hapned in these two opposite Cities The History which treats of the City of God has been ever carefully preserved in the World and is divided into the Church of the Iews and the Church of the Christians of the New Testament The Christian Church may be sub-divided into several Particulars as the Churches of every Patriarchate Kingdom Province Diocess c. The History which treats of the City of the World is the Civil which may be divided into the Histories of the Monarchies and Republicks that have been before our Saviour Christ and the History of the Monarchies and Republicks that have come after him Every Monarchy and every Republick compose many particular Histories Divisions of History Universal History comprehends what has hapned In the City of God Universal History comprehends what has hapned In the City of the World 1. The City of God under The Old Testament 1. The City of God under The New Testament The New Testament The Latin Church c. The New Testament The Greek Church c. 2. The City of the World comprehends Monarchies and Republicks before Ies. Christ. 2. The City of the World comprehends Monarchies and Republicks after Iesus Christ. To be convinced of the Necessity of thus dividing History in relation both to the Church and to Monarchies we are to remember that Maxim which says That we must never wander out of the Road in this Study As also that the principal Design of God Almighty in the Creation of the World was the Foundation Conservation and Sanctification of his Church likewise that the World subsists by no other Means but by those of the Church and moreover that whatever is excellent and admirable either in the Establishment or Revolution of Empires is chiefly occasion'd by the Church If this be so it is necessary of course to have Ecclesiastical Matters keep pace with those of Monarchies and not to separate the History of the City of God from that of the City of the World This the Bishop of Meaux speaks admirably well of in his Treatise of Universal History These Monarchies says he have for the most part a necessary connection with the History of the People of God for God made use of the Assyrians and Babylonians to chastize his People of the Persians to re-establish them of Alexander and his first Successors to Protect them of the famous Antiochus and his Successors to keep them Employ'd and of the Romans to Defend them against the Kings of Syria who were then ready to destroy them Vnder the Romans the Jews continu'd to the coming of Iesus Christ whom when they had Slighted and Crucify'd these same Romans gave their Assistance tho' without de●igning it to the divine Vengeance to exterminate this ungrateful Nation God who had then determin'd to gather together a new People from all parts of the Earth first rang'd them under the Dominion of the Roman Empire which afterwards prov●d the principal means to encrease the course of the Gospel Tho' this same Roman Empire persecuted this new People for above 300 Years yet that Persecution serv'd only t● confirm the Christian Faith and to make it shine the brighter by the Fortitude and Patience of its Professors But at length this Empire finding it had to deal with something more invincible than it self was forc'd to yield and receive into its Bosom that very Church which before it had so long and so cruelly persecuted whence it follow'd that those Emperors did all that lay in their Power to make that Church Vniversally acknowledg'd