Excerpt from Four Centuries of Silence: Or, From Malachi to ChristHE aim Of this volume, it will be understood from the title, is to characterise a period, rather than to set forth a history. The author has no claim to be regarded as having thrown any new light, by independent researches, on questions, some Of which are involved in much Obscurity. But he has brought together, within a limited space, a number Of facts, which will serve to confirm the faith of those who accept the authority of Scripture, while they illustrate the wonderful method Of Divine Providence, in preparing the way for the higher revelations Of Christianity.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.