Sketches of church history. Comprising a regular series of the most important and interesting events in the history of the church, from the birth of Christ to the nineteenth century

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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. Extraordinary success of the Gospel.— 4. Form and order of the primitive churches.— 5. Errorists in the primitive churches —

Chapter 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 — 7. Revival 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

The Jesuits.— 2. Francis Xavier — 3. Profligacy of the popes. — 4. Bull In Coena Domini. — 5 Points contested in the Roman church. — 6. Oriental churches. - - 242 — 247

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Chapter IV

Adiaphoristic and Synergistic controversies. — 2. Flacius. —

3. Osiander. — 4. Consubstantiation — 5. Huber. 247 — 251

Chapter V

Switzerland.— 2. Calvin.— 3. France.— 4. Scotland.— 5. England. — 6. Moravians and Waldenses. — 7. Doctrinal views of the Reformed.— 8. Anabaptists, or Mennonites. — 9. Menno Simonis. — 10. Division of the Mennonites. — 11. Socinians. 252 — 271

CENTURY XVII.

Missions of the Roman church. — 2. China. — 3. Japan. —

4. Protestant Missions. — 5. Popish Missions in Africa and South America. — 6. Protestant Missions in North America. — 7. Infidelity. — 8. Learning. — 9. Popes. — 10. Efforts of Rome to reclaim Protestants. — 11. Abyssinia. — 12. Monks. 13. Jesuits. — 14. Dominicans and Jansenists. — 15. Quietists. — 16. Lutheran church. — 17. Syncretism. — 18. Pietism. — 19 Reformed churches. — 20, Arminian system. — 21. Synod of Dort. — 22. England. — 23. Arminians. — 24. Quakers. — 25. English Baptists. — 26. Socinians- - - - 272—307

CENTURY XVIII.

Romish Missions. — 2. Protestant Missions. — 3, Infidelity. — 4. The Bull Unigcnitus. — 5. Jesuits and Jansenists. — 6. Greek and Lutheran churches. — 7. Moravians. — 8. British churches. — 9, Churches in the United States — Presbyterian. — 10. Episcopalian.— 11. Methodist.— 12. Baptist. - 307—317