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The History of the Church of Christ: Century IV

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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 (8 hr 20 min)

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The Persecution of Dioclesian

1:10:35

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A View of the State of the Christian Religion on its Establishment under Consta…

16:26

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The Progress of the Arian Controversy, till the Death of Constantine

47:28

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The Progress of the Arian Controversy during the reign of Constantius

36:14

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A View of Monasticism and other Miscellaneous Circumstances, from the Establish…

13:31

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The Extension of the Gospel, from the beginning of the Fourth Century to the De…

8:15

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The Decline of Idolatry in this Century, to the Death of Constantius

10:19

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Julian's Attempts to restore Idolatry

23:16

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The Church under Julian

31:17

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The Church under Jovian

19:48

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The Church under Valens. - The Death, Character, and Writings of Athanasius

23:09

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The Church under Valentinian. - The beginnings of Ambrose

18:09

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The Church of Christ under Gratian and Theodosius, till the Death of the former

16:03

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The Heresy of Priscillian - The Conduct of Martin of Tours - The Progress of Su…

12:08

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The Conduct of Ambrose under the Emperor Valentinian the Second, and the Persec…

12:36

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The Church under Theodosius

15:52

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Reflections on Ecclesiastical Establishments

37:04

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The Private Life and the Works of Ambrose

18:02

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The Propagation of the Gospel among Barbarians; the Progress of Novatianism, an…

10:00

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Christian Authors in this Century

13:08

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Ephraim the Syrian

18:00

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Hilary of Poictiers

6:45

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Basil of Caesarea

11:18

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Gregory Nazianzen

11:23

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