History of the Church of Christ: Century IV

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By Listen TheBook Posted on Jun 1, 2023

In Category - Christianity - Biographies

Authors: Joseph Milner In Year : 1835

Book Language: English

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The Persecution of Dioclesian
A View of the State of the Christian Religion on its Establishment under Constantine
The Progress of the Arian Controversy, till the Death of Constantine
The Progress of the Arian Controversy during the reign of Constantius
A View of Monasticism and other Miscellaneous Circumstances, from the Establishment of Christianity under Constantine to the Death of Constantius
The Extension of the Gospel, from the beginning of the Fourth Century to the Death of Constantius
The Decline of Idolatry in this Century, to the Death of Constantius
Julian's Attempts to restore Idolatry
The Church under Julian
The Church under Jovian
The Church under Valens. - The Death, Character, and Writings of Athanasius
The Church under Valentinian. - The beginnings of Ambrose
The Church of Christ under Gratian and Theodosius, till the Death of the former
The Heresy of Priscillian - The Conduct of Martin of Tours - The Progress of Superstition
The Conduct of Ambrose under the Emperor Valentinian the Second, and the Persecution which he endured from the Emperor's mother Justina
The Church under Theodosius
Reflections on Ecclesiastical Establishments
The Private Life and the Works of Ambrose
The Propagation of the Gospel among Barbarians; the Progress of Novatianism, and of Monasticism
Christian Authors in this Century
Ephraim the Syrian
Hilary of Poictiers
Basil of Caesarea
Gregory Nazianzen

It is certain, that from our Saviour's time to the present, there have ever been persons whose dispositions and lives have been formed by the rules of the New Testament; men who have been real, not merely nominal Christians, who believed the doctrines of the gospel, loved them because of their divine excellency, and suffered gladly the loss of all things, that they might win Christ, and be found in him. It is the history of these men which I propose to write. It is of no consequence with respect to my plan, nor of much importance I believe in its own nature, to what external church they belonged. I intend not to enter with any nicety into an account of their rites and ceremonies, or forms of church government, much less into their secular history. Even religious controversies shall be omitted, except those which seem to bear a relation to the essence of Christ's religion, and of which the history of his real church seems to require some account. Let not the reader expect, that the actions of great men (great in a secular view I mean) will be exhibited to his notice. Nothing but what belongs to Christ's kingdom shall be admitted, and genuine piety is that alone which I intend to celebrate. - Summary by Introduction