The followinc pages have been written with the view of presenting a general and connected sketch of the History of Christian Education, down to the period of the Council of Trent, illustrated from the lives of those who have, in successive ages, taken part in that great work. A subject extending over so wide a field could of necessity be only partially treated, and it seems desirable, therefore, to explain certain omissions which might otherwise cause disappointment. It was believed that the object aimed at would, in most cases, be better accomplished by introducing the reader to the teachers themselves, than by undertaking to give a complete account and critical examination of their writings. Such an ex-amination would properly enter into a History of Christian Literature, a grand desideratum indeed, but one which the present volumes make no pretensions to supply. Again, for obvious reasons, the philosophical and theological controversies connected with the lives of th
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