od according to Act of Congress, in the year 1840, by

A. W. MITCHELL, M. D.,

Lathe Cin Offe of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

11-27-1923

PREFACE,

CONTENTS.

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.

CENTURY II.

13-27

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.

CENTURY III.

27-40

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.

Extension 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.

CENTURY VIII.

108-117

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.

CENTURY XI.

147-154

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.

CENTURY XII.

154-166

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 of all Orders.-6. Su-

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

Henricians.-10 Waldenses

166-176

CENTURY XI11.

Mogul empire. - 2. Crusaders.

3. Learning.-4. Tyranny

of the popes.-5. Monks.-6. Dominica 1s.-7. Franciscans

-8. Theology.-9. Flagellants.-10. Ri.es and ceremonies.

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

CENTURY XIV.

177-197

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

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

dicants.-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. 221-227

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.

242-247