[** A few Explanatory Notes have been added to the ensuing pages. To distinguish these from Rutt's and Priestley's Notes, they have been enclosed in brackets.]

THE HISTORY OF OPINIONS RELATING TO JESUS CHRIST.

The Introduction, page 1-Sect. I. Of the Opinion of the ancient Jewish and Gentile

Churches, 3-Sect. II. Of the first Step that was made towards the Deification of

Christ, by the Personification of the Logos, 8-Sect. III. The Supremacy was

always ascribed to the Father before the Council of Nice, 16-Sect. IV. Of the

Difficulty with which the Doctrine of the Divinity of Christ was established, 19—

Sect. V. An Account of the Unitarians before the Council of Nice, 24-Sect. VI.

Of the Arian Controversy, 26-Sect. VII. Of the Doctrine concerning the Holy

Spirit, 29-Sect. VIII. The History of the Doctrine of the Trinity, from the

Councils of Nice and Constantinople, till after the Eutychian Controversy, 34-

Sect. IX. The State of the Doctrine of the Trinity in the Latin Church, 38-

Sect. X. The History of the Doctrine of the Trinity after the Eutychian Contro-

versy, 42-Sect. XI. A general View of the Recovery of the genuine Doctrine of

Christianity concerning the Nature of Christ, 45.

PART II.

THE HISTORY OF OPINIONS RELATING TO THE DOCTRINE OF ATONEMENT.

The Introduction, page 51-Sect. I. That Christ did not die to make Satisfaction for

the Sins of Men, 52-Sect. II. Of the true End and Design of the Death of

Christ, 57-Sect. III. Of the Sense in which the Death of Christ is represented as

a Sacrifice, and other figurative Representations of it, 60-Sect. IV.. Of the

Opinions of the Apostolical Fathers, 71-Sect. V. Of the Opinions of the Fathers

till after the Time of Austin, 73-Sect. VI. Of the State of Opinions concerning

the Doctrine of Atonement, from the Time of Austin to the Reformation, 82-

Sect. VII. Of the Doctrine of the Reformers on the Subject of Atonement, 85.

PART III.

THE HISTORY OF OPINIONS CONCERNING GRACE, ORIGINAL SIN, AND PREDESTINATION.

The Introduction, page 93-Sect. I. Of the Doctrines of Grace, &c., before the Pelagian

Controversy, 95-Sect, II. Of the Pelagian Controversy and the State of Opinions

in consequence of it, 97-Sect. III. Of the Doctrine of Grace, &c., in the Middle

Ages, and till the Reformation, 101-Sect. IV. Of the Doctrines of Grace, Original

Sin, and Predestination, since the Reformation, 103.

PART IV.

THE HISTORY CY OPINIONS RELATING TO Saints and ANGELS.

The Introduction, page 108-Sect. I. Part 1. Of the Respect paid to Saints in general,
till the Fall of the Western Empire, 108-Part 2. Of Pictures and Images in

Chhes, 111-Part 3. Of the Veneration for Relics, 111-Part 4. Of Worship

på Saints and Angels, 113-Part 5. Of the Respect paid to the Virgin Mary,

in this Period, 117-Sect. II. Part 1. Of the Worship of Saints in the Middle

Ages, and till the Reformation, 118-Part 2. Of the Worship of the Virgin Mary,

123-Part 3. Of the Worship of Images in this Period, 126-Part 4. Of the

Respect paid to Relics in this Period, 130.

PART V.

THE HISTORY OF OPINIONS CONCERNING THE STATE OF THE DEAD.

The Introduction, page 132-Sect. I. Of the Opinions concerning the Dead till the Time

of Austin, 134-Sect. II. Of the Opinions concerning the State of the Dead, from

the Time of Austin till the Reformation, 136-Sect. III. Of the Revival of the

genuine Doctrine of Revelation concerning the State of the Dead, 139.

PART VI.

THE HISTORY OF OPINIONS RELATING TO THE LORD'S SUPPER.

The Introduction, page 140-Sect. I. The History of the Eucharist, till after the Time of

Austin, 141--Sect. II. The History of the Eucharist from the Time of Austin to

that of Paschasius, 148-Sect. III. The History of the Eucharist, from the Time of

Paschasius to the Reformation, 153-Sect. IV. Of the Recovery of the genuine

Christian Doctrine concerning the Lord's Supper, 161.

PART VII.

THE HISTORY OF OPINIONS RELATING TO BAPTISM.

The Introduction, page 164-Sect. I. Of the Opinions and Practices of the Christians

relating to Baptism, till the Reformation, 169-Sect. II. The State of Opinions

concerning Baptism, since the Reformation, 174.

APPENDIX TO PARTS VI. AND VII.

Containing the History of the other Sacraments besides Baptism and the Lord's Supper,

page 176.

PART VIII.

A HISTORY OF THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE METHOD OF CONDUCTING

PUBLIC WORSHIP.

The Introduction, page 180-Sect. I. Of Churches, and some Things belonging to them,

180-Sect. II. Of Ceremonies in general, and other Things belonging to Public

Worship, 183-Sect. III. Of the proper Parts of Public Worship, 185-Sect. IV.

Of Festivals, &c., in the Christian Church, 188.

PART IX.

THE HISTORY OF CHURCH DISCIPLINE.

The Introduction, page 192-Sect. I. The History of Church Discipline, in the Time of

the Christian Fathers, 193-Sect. II. Of the State of Church Discipline in the

Dark Ages, and till the Reformation, 195-Sect. III. Of the Method of enforcing

Church Censures, or the History of Persecution, till the Time of Austin, 202–

Sect. IV. Of the Methods of enforcing Ecclesiastical Censures, from the Time of

Austin to the Reformation and afterwards, by the Catholics, 206-Sect. V. Of

Persecution by Protestants, 211-Sect. VI. The History of Mistakes concerning

Momal Virtue, 213.

ᏢᎪᎡᎢ X.

THE HISTORY OF MINISTERS IN THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, AND ESPECIALLY OF

BISHOPS.

The Introduction, page 224-Sect. I. The History of Christian Ministers till the Fall of

the Western Empire, 225-Sect. II. The History of the Clergy, from the Fall of

the Roman Empire in the West, to the Reformation, 232.

PART XI.

THE HISTORY OF THE PAPAL POWER.

The Introduction, page 243-Sect. I. Of the State of the Papal Power till the Time of

Charlemagne, 244-Sect. II. The History of the Papal Power from the Time of

Charlemagne to the Reformation, 250.

APPENDICES TO PARTS X. AND XI.

APPENDIX I. The History of Councils, page 263-APPENDIX II. Of the Authority of the

Secular Powers, or the Civil Magistrate, in Matters of Religion, 266-APPENDIX III.

Of the Authority of Tradition, and of the Scriptures, &c., 273.

PART XII.

THE HISTORY OF THE MONASTIC LIFE.

The Introduction, page 279-Sect. I. Of the Monastic Life, till the Fall of the

Western Empire, 281-Sect. II. The History of the Monks after the Fall of the

Western Empire, 283.

PART XIII.

THE HISTORY OF CHURCH REVENUES.

The Introduction, page 293-Sect. I. The History of Church Revenues till the Fall of

the Western Empire, 293-Sect. II. The History of Church Revenues after the

Fall of the Western Empire, 295.

THE GENERAL CONCLUSION.

Part I. Containing Considerations addressed to Unbelievers, and especially to Mr. Gibbon,

page 301-Part II. Containing Considerations addressed to the Advocates for the

present Civil Establishments of Christianity, and especially Bishop Hurd, 311—

APPENDIX. Containing a summary View of the Evidence fof the Primitive Chris-

tians holding the Doctrine of the simple Humanity of Christ, 317.

NEW APPENDIX.

CONSIDERATIONS IN EVIDENCE THAT THE APOSTOLIC AND PRIMITIVE CHURCH WAS

UNITARIAN, EXTRACTED FROM PRIESTLEY'S REPLIES TO BISHOP HORSLEY, THE

BENCH OF BISHOPS, AND OTHERS, 319.

The following List of the principal Ecclesiastical Writers, dc., after the Apostolic Age, with the Time when they flourished, chiefly from Cave's Historia Literaria, may be useful to the general reader :—