The Heritage and Hope Collection
Decretum D. Gratiani - 1559
Printed in 1559, this book is a collection of canon law compiled and written by a catholic monk and canon lawyer, Gratian. This book contains multiple statements that were touchpoints for the protestant reformation.
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The History Of The Churches Of Piemont - 1658
This book was written by Samuel Morland and contains an expansive history of the Waldensians - including the exact geographical description of the place, and a faithfull account of the doctrine, life, and persecutions of them.
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Pontificale Romanum - 1682
This is a liturgical book containing rites and ceremonies that would be performed by bishops. This is part 1 of a 3-part set. This small pocket-sized book contains the abbotts oath which contained instruction to persecute and beat down heretics.
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Geneva Bible - 1583
This text was printed in 1583. This was the same translation that the Pilgrims had when they crossed the ocean to the New World on the Mayflower. The foot notes describe who the antichrist power is. These 2 folios are from Revelation 11-15.
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Coin Minted by Pope Gregory the 13th - 1600's
This coin was minted in the 1600's and is a restrike of a coin that was originally struck in 1572. It depicts Pope Gregory the 13th on one side and an angel standing over the bodies of dead Huguenots. This coin was a celebration of Saint Bartholomew's Massacre.
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Sacrosancta Concilia - 1731
Printed in 1731 and written by Jesuits Philippe Labbe and Gabriel Cossart This book is a later edition isolated book from a larger set - it is a collection of council decrees and canons. It contains instruction/license regarding torture.
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Sacrosancta Concilia Ad Regiam Editionem Exacta - 1671
Printed in 1671 and written by Jesuits Philippe Labbe and Gabriel Cossart This collection contains council decrees and canons. It was used as a reference work for theologians and canon lawyers.
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Tomus Sextus Omnium Operum Reverendi Domini Martini Lutheri- 1580
Printed in 1580, this book is the sixth volume of all the works of the reverend master Martin Luther
Written in Latin, it contains Luther’s extensive exposition of Genesis, along with related theological material.
Tentativa Theologica - 1847
This book is a work opposed to the Ultra-Montane usurpations and was written by Doctor of Lisbon Antonio Pereira
António Pereira de Figueiredo’s Tentativa Theologica was a Portuguese theological work first published in 1766. It argued that, when communication with the Holy See was impossible, Catholic bishops could exercise certain powers ordinarily reserved to the pope
Anti-Jacobin Newspaper - 1798
This newspaper contains details regarding the pope being deposed by General Berthier.
The Anti-Jacobin; or, Weekly Examiner was a short-lived British conservative newspaper founded by George Canning and edited by William Gifford. Published weekly from November 20, 1797, to July 9, 1798, it supported the government of William Pitt and opposed the radicalism of the Fr
The Family Herald Newspaper - 1844
This secular newspaper includes a calculation for prophetic dates using the day-for-a-year principle.
The Family Herald was a British penny weekly magazine launched by George Biggs in 1842 and re-established in 1843. In 1844, it was a popular family-oriented publication featuring entertaining stories, useful information, and moral commentary. It was not primarily
The Christian Union - 1888
This Christian newspaper includes a headline about the 1888 Sunday Rest Bill proposed by Senator Henry Blair
The Christian Union was an American weekly Christian family periodical published in New York by J. B. Ford & Co. It began in 1870 and, in 1888, was part of the Protestant religious press, covering religious, moral, and social questions for a general family readershi
The Life and Tortures of Sister Barbara Ubryk in the Carmelite Nunnery - Date unknown
This book details a Catholic Nun who was imprisoned for 21 years in Poland.
The Life and Tortures of Sister Barbara Ubryk in the Carmelite Nunnery was a nineteenth-century anti-Catholic pamphlet recounting the notorious case of Barbara Ubryk, a Carmelite nun in Kraków who was discovered in 1869 after years of confi
The Convert's Catechism of Catholic Doctrine -
This is a Catechism by Rev. Peter Geiermann.
The work addressed subjects such as Scripture and Tradition, the Church, the papacy, the sacraments, the Ten Commandments, and Sunday observance. It became particularly notable in Protestant discussions because of its statements concerning the Church’s authority to change the day of worship from Saturday to
Catholic Belief -
Written by the Benziger Brothers
Joseph Faà di Bruno’s Catholic Belief; or, A Short and Simple Exposition of Catholic Doctrine was a popular Roman Catholic apologetic and doctrinal work designed to give readers a concise explanation of Catholic teaching. The American edition was edited by Rev. Louis A. Lambert and published by Benziger Brothers in 1884, with an Imprimatur from Car
The Question-Box Answers - 1903
This catholic book by Rev. Bertrand Conway contains replies to questions received on missions to non-catholics and contains a preface by Cardinal Gibbons. In this book on page 254 Seventh-Day Adventists are affirmed for correctly keeping the Sabbath if the Bible is the only guide.
Bertrand L. Conway’s The Question-Box Answers was a Roman Catholic apologetic work firs
The Convert's Catechism of Catholic Doctrine - 1977
This question and answer booklet for catholic convert's written by Rev. Peter Geiermann discusses the law of God and contains notable differences between the protestant understanding of the 10 commandments versus the catholic understanding. It also admits the change of the Sabbath to Sunday was a catholic invention.
Daniel And The Revelation - 1912
Written by Uriah Smith, this exhaustive study of Daniel and Revelation is illuminating as it covers with great accuracy the history of the last 2,500 + years according to Bible Prophecy. We are privileged to have this excellently preserved early edition.
Lucius Ferraris’s Prompta Bibliotheca (“Ready Library”) was an extensive eighteenth-century Roman Catholic encyclopedia and reference work covering canon law, theology, morality, church history, and related subjects. First published at Bologna in 1746, it organized material alphabetically, drawing from canon law, papal constitutions, councils, and other ecclesiastical authorities.
It became an imp
James Butler’s Catechism was an influential Roman Catholic question-and-answer manual for teaching Christian doctrine. First published in 1775 by James Butler, Archbishop of Cashel, it was revised and approved by the four Roman Catholic archbishops of Ireland and became a widely used catechism throughout the Irish Church. It covered the Creed, Commandments, Prayer, and Sacraments, and was later ad
Peter Geiermann’s The Convert’s Catechism of Catholic Doctrine was a Roman Catholic question-and-answer manual written by Rev. Peter Geiermann, C.SS.R. It was intended to explain Catholic doctrine to non-Catholics, especially on disputed teachings, and was first published in 1910 by B. Herder in St. Louis. The catechism is especially known for its discussion of Sunday observance, including the qu
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