CHAPTER III.

THE STATE OF CHRISTIANITY FROM THE ACCESSION OF

CONSTANTINE TO THE RISE OF THE WALDENSES.

306-800.

A. D.

SECT. 1.

A View of the reign of Constantine the Great,

and the establishment of Christianity. A. D.

SECT. 2. From the death of Constantine to the end of the

fourth century. A. D. 337-400...

SECT. 3.

SECT. 4.

From the beginning of the fifth century, to the

establishment of the dominion of the Popes.

A. D. 401-606.

...

The subject continued the Gothic invasion-the

sacking of Rome-settlement of the Barbarians

SECT. 5. From the establishment of the dominion of the

Popes to the rise of the Waldenses-Sketch of

Mahometanism-Sect of the Paulicians, &c.

A. D. 606-800...

CHAPTER IV.

213

241

273

295

316

321

VIEW OF THE STATE OF THE CHRISTIAN PROFESSION

FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE NINTH TO THE END OF

THE TWELFTH CENTURY.

A. D. 800-1200.

SECT. 1. Description of the vallies of Piedmont, and of

the Pyrenees, with some account of Claude of

Turin...

SECT. 2.

SECT. 3.

View of the Catholic church from the ninth to

the twelfth century. A. D. 800-1200..... 374

Sketch of the State of Christianity from the death

of Claude of Turin, to the days of Peter

Waldo-Cathari in Germany-Waldenses in

England-Arnold of Brescia-Paterines in

Milan, &c. A. D. 840-1160.

SECT. 4. History of the Crusades for the recovery of the

Holy Land, and of the city of Jerusalem. A.D.

1096-1270.

401

429

Chronological Table of Sovereign Princes, to illustrate the

First Volume of this Work.

N. B. The dates denote the year in which the person died, or resigned the office.

The succession of the Bishops of Rome is an extremely intricate affair. But the following catalogue, which is according to the learned Bishop Pearson, will, perhaps, be sufficiently accurate to serve the purpose of assisting the readers of this history.