The History of the Church of Christ: Century IV

Joseph Milner (1744 - 1797)

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

Genre(s): Christianity - Biographies

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 The Persecution of Dioclesian InTheDesert
01:10:35
Play 02 A View of the State of the Christian Religion on its Establishment under Constantine InTheDesert
00:16:26
Play 03 The Progress of the Arian Controversy, till the Death of Constantine InTheDesert
00:47:28
Play 04 The Progress of the Arian Controversy during the reign of Constantius InTheDesert
00:36:14
Play 05 A View of Monasticism and other Miscellaneous Circumstances, from the Establishment of Christianity under Constantine to the Death of Constantius InTheDesert
00:13:31
Play 06 The Extension of the Gospel, from the beginning of the Fourth Century to the Death of Constantius InTheDesert
00:08:15
Play 07 The Decline of Idolatry in this Century, to the Death of Constantius InTheDesert
00:10:19
Play 08 Julian's Attempts to restore Idolatry InTheDesert
00:23:16
Play 09 The Church under Julian InTheDesert
00:31:17
Play 10 The Church under Jovian InTheDesert
00:19:48
Play 11 The Church under Valens. - The Death, Character, and Writings of Athanasius InTheDesert
00:23:09
Play 12 The Church under Valentinian. - The beginnings of Ambrose InTheDesert
00:18:09
Play 13 The Church of Christ under Gratian and Theodosius, till the Death of the former InTheDesert
00:16:03
Play 14 The Heresy of Priscillian - The Conduct of Martin of Tours - The Progress of Superstition InTheDesert
00:12:08
Play 15 The Conduct of Ambrose under the Emperor Valentinian the Second, and the Persecution which he endured from the Emperor's mother Justina InTheDesert
00:12:36
Play 16 The Church under Theodosius InTheDesert
00:15:52
Play 17 Reflections on Ecclesiastical Establishments InTheDesert
00:37:04
Play 18 The Private Life and the Works of Ambrose InTheDesert
00:18:02
Play 19 The Propagation of the Gospel among Barbarians; the Progress of Novatianism, and of Monasticism InTheDesert
00:10:00
Play 20 Christian Authors in this Century InTheDesert
00:13:08
Play 21 Ephraim the Syrian InTheDesert
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Play 22 Hilary of Poictiers InTheDesert
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Play 23 Basil of Caesarea InTheDesert
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Play 24 Gregory Nazianzen InTheDesert
00:11:23