PHILADELPHIA:
PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF PUBLICATION,

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udarcording to Act of Congress, in the year 1840, by

A. W. MITCHELL, M. D., w the Olsi Off :e of the District Court for the Eastern District

of Pennsylvazia

11-27-1923

CONTENTS.

PREFACE,

7-12

CENTURY I.

Introductory remarks.-1. State of the world in the beginning

of the Christian era.-2. Life and Death of Christ 3. Ex-

traordinary success of the Gospel.-4. Form and order of the

primitive churches.-5. Errorists in the primitive churches.-

6. Persecution.

13—27

CENTURY Il.

Spread of the Gospel. - 2. Persecution under the Roman

Emperors.-3. Rise of Monachism.-4. Origin of the dis-

tinction between Bishop and Presbyter.-5. Fathers.—6. Rites

and Ceremonies.-7. Heretics.

27-40

CENTURY III.

Persecution under Decius. — 2. Boundaries of the church

extended.-3. Learning.–4. Increase of the power and au-

thority of bishops.-5. Writers.—6. 'Theology corrupted.-

7. Ceremonies multiplied.-8. Heresies.

40-50

CENTURY IV.

Persecution under Diocletian. — 2. Constantine. — 3. Julian

the Apostate.-4. Learning.-5. The church corrupted by its

connexion with the State.-6. Writers.—7. Corruptions in

Doctrine.-8. Controversies.-9. Ceremonies.--10. Donatists.

-11. Arian heresy.

50–71

CENTURY V.

General interests of Christianity:- 2. Learning. — 3. Form

and government of the Church.—4. Degeneracy of the

clergy.-5. Monkery.—6. Writers.—7. Theology.-8. Super-

stitious and human inventions.-9. Mystics.—10. Vigilan-

tius.—11 The Donatists.-12. Arians.-13. Nestorians.-

14. Eutychians. - 15. Pelagians.

71-

CENTURY VI.

General interests of Christianity.-2. Literature.—3. Monk.

ery.-4. Theology.-5. Rites and Ceremonies.—6 Sects.

99—108

CENTURY VII.

Extensiol of Christianity. -2. Mohammedism. - 3. Litera.

*ure.-4. The Roman church receives the title of head of

all the churches.-5. State of religion.-6. Sects.—7. Mon

othelites.

108-117

CENTURY VIII.

Extension and sufferings of the church.—2. Increase of cor

ruptions and power among the clergy.-3. State of religion

-4. Literature.—5. Controversies.

117-127

CENTURY IX.

The Church still extended in the West. — 2. Saracens and

Normans.-3. Ignorance and corrupt lives of the clergy.-
4. Pope Joanna.–5. Power and profligacy of the Pontiffs.

6. Monkery.—7. Relics.—8. Learning and theology.-9. Con.

troversies.-10. Grace and Predestination.-11. Contests be-

tween the pontiffs of Rome and Constantinople — 12. Rites

and ceremonies.—13. Ancient sects.

128-147

CENTURY X.

External state of Christianity.-2. Literature.—3. Wretched

morals of the clergy.-4. Doctrinal perversions and extrava-

gances.-5. Ceremonies.-6. Paulicians.

147—151

CENTURY XI.

Efforts to extend Christianity.-2. The Crusades commen.

ced —3. Dictates of Hildebrand.-4. Profligacy of the Monks

-5. Arrogance of the Pope.—6. Berengarius opposes Tran-

substantiation.—7. Paulicians migrate to the West.

154-166

CENTURY XII.

Efforts still made to convert the barbarous tribes of the

West.—2. Prester John.—3 Crusades —4. Learning.–5.

Arrogancy of the Popes, and profligacy nf all Orders.-6. Su-

perstition. - 7. Indulgences. - 8. The Petrobrussians.-9.

Henricians.—10 Waldenses

166—176

CENTURY XIll.

Mogul empire. — 2. Crusaders. — 3. Learning. – 4. Tyranny

of the popes.-5. Monks.—6. Dominica is.—7. Franciscans

-8. Theology.-9. Flagellants.—10. Riies and ceremonies.

-11. Inquisition.-12. Brethren of the Free Spirit.

177-197

CENTURY XIV.

Religious wars. - 2. Literature. – 3. Pope's claims of au

thority, and bull Unam Sanctam.—4. Two popes.-5. Men

dicanis.-6. John Wickliffe.—7. Contests of Franciscans.-

8. Cellites.—9. Theology.-10. Ceremonies.-11. Sects.

197-209

CENTURY XV

Spread of popery, and depression of the Greek church.-

2. Revival of learning in Western Europe.—3. Corruption

of the popish church. 4. Western schism, and Council of

Constance.-5. John Huss and Jerome burnt.-6. Council

of Bâle.—7. Religious fraternities.-8. Lollards, Waldenses.

Calixtines, and Taborites.-9. Fanatical sects. 209–220

CENTURY XVI.

HAPTER I.

Corrupt state of the church.—2. Profligate lives of the popes.

-3. Profligacy of the clergy.-4. Monks.--5. Inquisition,

and ignorance of spiritual teachers.-6. Indulgences —? Re-

vival of learning.-8. Witnesses for the truth. 221-2:27

CHAPTER II.

Luther opposes indulgences. — 2. Pope's first bull, which

Luther burns.-3. Joined by_Melancthon —4. Luther at

Worms. 5. Carolostadt.-6. Zwingle.-7. Dispute among

the Reformers.-8. War of the Peasants.-9. Diets of Spire

-10. Anabaptists.—11. Council of Trent, and the pacifica

tion ratified at Augsburg.-12. England.-13. Scotland. -

14. Ireland.-15. Netherlands.

227–241

CHAPTER III.

he Jesuits. -2. Francis Xavier.— 3. Profligacy of the popes

–4. Bull In Coena Domini.—5 Points contested in the Ro.

man church.-6. Oriental churches.

247—240