A History of the True Church
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A History of the True Church Traced From 33 A.D. to Date By Andrew N. Dugger and Clarence O. Dodd Published by THE ANDREW N. DUGGER REPUBLISHING PROJECT A History of the True Religion Traced From 33 A.D. to Date By Andrew N. Dugger and Clarence O. Dodd Originally Copyrighted, 1936 Second Edition, Tebet (January) 1968 Third Edition, Jerusalem, Israel Sivan (June) 1972 Reprinted by Giving & Sharing, 1996 Edited by Richard C. Nickels with Horst Obermeit - First Electronic Edition July 2003 Re-edited in Portable Document Format (PDF) by Massimo Marino – Italy Massimo’s Note on PDF Edition: I thank Mr. Richard C. Nickels for providing me the necessary file for producing this PDF edition. Also I thank the following individuals for typing support: Carol Billigmeier, Curtis Garner, Kerry and Rachel Roberts, Mr. & Mrs. Michael Williams. CHCoG Editions: the text of the online pdf has been extensively restored and the PDF made more readable on mobile devices. HTML and Ebook versions have also been released (Oct 11, 2020). The original publication of this book “A History of the True Church”, copyrighted in 1936, stated that the book was published by A.N. Dugger and C.O. Dodd for The Bible Advocate, Salem, W. Va. The title of the third edition was A History of the True Religion. Dugger apparently changed the word “Church” to “Religion,” in deference to his later “Hebrew Name” beliefs. The view of church history shared by most of the Sabbath-keeping Churches of God today was founded on this book. I hope that the republication of this book and the work of “The Andrew N. Dugger Republishing Project” will create renewed interest in the legacy of Andrew N. Dugger. ISBN 1-887670-01-7 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 96-77314 II Table of Contents Andrew N. Dugger & Clarence O. Dodd—A Short Biography......VII Andrew N. Dugger......................................................................VII Clarence O. Dodd......................................................................VIII PREFACE............................................................................................1 Explaining The Name.....................................................................3 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION.......................................................4 Founded on the Rock......................................................................4 CHAPTER 2: BRIEF PROPHETICAL ANALYSIS..........................5 The Two Churches Contrasted........................................................5 The Church Name in Both Old and New Testaments.....................6 CHAPTER 3: THE DRAGON AND BEAST MAKE WAR ON THE CHURCH............................................................................................8 The Period of Great Tribulation......................................................8 CHAPTER 4: THIRTY-THREE A.D. TO ONE HUNDRED A.D...12 The Apostolical Church................................................................12 The Apostle Paul...........................................................................12 Simon Peter, the Apostle...............................................................14 John the Revelator........................................................................19 The Early Protestant Church.........................................................20 The Real Bible Name....................................................................24 The Day of Rest............................................................................25 History of Christian Martyrs to the First General Persecutions under Nero....................................................................................27 CHAPTER 5: ONE TO TWO HUNDRED A.D...............................33 The Rise of Christian Sects...........................................................33 The Great Apostasy.......................................................................33 Early Writers.................................................................................37 The True Church...........................................................................39 CHAPTER 6: TWO TO THREE HUNDRED A.D...........................41 The Remnant Church....................................................................41 Origin of Other Sects....................................................................43 False Doctrines.............................................................................45 III CHAPTER 7: THREE TO FOUR HUNDRED A.D.........................45 Continued Persecution..................................................................45 Constantine...................................................................................46 Popes.............................................................................................46 Doctor Arius..................................................................................47 Nicean Council.............................................................................48 Sunday..........................................................................................51 The Sabbath..................................................................................54 False Doctrines.............................................................................55 Julian the Apostate........................................................................58 The True Church...........................................................................58 CHAPTER 8: FOUR TO FIVE HUNDRED A.D.............................61 From Bishop to Pope....................................................................61 CHAPTER 9: FIVE TO SIX HUNDRED A.D.................................65 The Flight of the True Church to the Wilderness.........................65 Valley Dwellers — Vaudois..........................................................66 CHAPTER 10: SIX TO SEVEN HUNDRED A.D...........................68 The Church of God Scattered Abroad..........................................68 CHAPTER 11: SEVEN TO EIGHT HUNDRED A.D......................73 A True Light Amidst Gross Darkness...........................................73 CHAPTER 12: EIGHT TO NINE HUNDRED A.D.........................78 Increase in the Popedom...............................................................78 CHAPTER 13: NINE TO TEN HUNDRED A.D.............................83 The Woman in The Wilderness.....................................................83 CHAPTER 14: TEN TO ELEVEN HUNDRED A.D.......................88 Heresy and Truth...........................................................................88 CHAPTER 15: ELEVEN TO TWELVE HUNDRED A.D...............92 Peter Waldo...................................................................................92 The Waldensian Church of God....................................................96 Some General Remarks..............................................................101 The Doctrine and Discipline of the Waldenses...........................105 CHAPTER 16: TWELVE TO THIRTEEN HUNDRED A.D.........108 Rome Continues to Harass the Church.......................................108 The Persecutions of the Waldenses.............................................111 IV General State of Roman Church in the Thirteenth Century........119 CHAPTER 17: THIRTEEN TO FOURTEEN HUNDRED A.D....122 The Lollards and Other Protestants............................................122 CHAPTER 18: FOURTEEN TO FIFTEEN HUNDRED A.D........125 The Climax of Popery.................................................................125 Deliverance from Armed Hosts..................................................127 The Panic-stricken Invaders.......................................................128 “Armies of the Aliens” Put to Flight...........................................130 A Covering Cloud.......................................................................134 CHAPTER 19: FIFTEEN TO SIXTEEN HUNDRED A.D............136 The Protestant Reformation........................................................136 Church Tribulations of the Past..................................................141 Address of Hutter to Marshal of Moravia, About 1530..............142 CHAPTER 20: SIXTEEN TO SEVENTEEN HUNDRED A.D.....145 Darkness Before Dawn...............................................................145 The Need Supplied.....................................................................147 How the Lord Fed and Protected His Church.............................151 How Matthew Warren Escaped..................................................151 John Nofworthy’s Experience.....................................................152 Hanserd Knollys in London........................................................152 A Child the Agent of Deliverance...............................................153 How Dr. Stennett Escaped Conviction.......................................156 Evil Intent Turned to Good.........................................................159 Relief in Time of Extremity........................................................160 The Church of God in Italy.........................................................162 The Church of God in Armenia..................................................168 The Church in the British Isles...................................................170 Mill Yard Church of London......................................................175 The Work of a Martyr.................................................................179 Summary.....................................................................................181