8. Restoration of the Catholics.
Perceiving this to be the case, the three brothers, Constantine, Constantius, and Constans, caused all after the death of their father to return to their own country and Church; and while they wrote letters concerning the rest to their respective Churches, concerning Athanasius they wrote the following; which likewise shews the violence of the whole proceedings, and proves the murderous disposition of Eusebius and his fellows.
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Contents
- History of the Arians.
- 1. Arian Persecution Under Constantine .
- 2. Arians sacrifice morality and integrity to party.
- 3. Recklessness of their proceedings.
- 4. Arians persecute Eustathius and others.
- 5.
- 6. Case of Marcellus.
- 7. Martyrdom of Paul of Constantinople.
- 8. Restoration of the Catholics.
- A copy of the Letter of Constantine Cæsar to the people of the Catholic Church in the city of the Alexandrians.
- 9. First Arian Persecution under Constantius.
- 10. Violent Intrusion of Gregory.
- 11. The Easterns decline the Council at Rome.
- 12.
- 13. Cruelties of Gregory at Alexandria.
- 14. Profaneness of Gregory and death of Balacius.
- 15. Restoration of the Catholics on the Council of Sardica
- 16. Secession of the Easterns at Sardica.
- 17. Proceedings of the Council of Sardica.
- 18. Arian Persecution after Sardica.
- 19. Tyrannical measures against the Alexandrians.
- 20. Plot against the Catholic Legates at Antioch.
- 21. Constantius’ change of mind.
- 22. Athanasius visits Constantius.
- 23. Constantius Augustus, the Great, the Conqueror, to the Bishops and Clergy of the Catholic Church.
- 24. The following is the letter which he wrote after the death of the blessed Constans. It was written in Latin, and is here translated into Greek .
- 25. Return of Athanasius from second exile.
- 26. Recantation of Ursacius and Valens.
- Translation from the Latin.
- 27. Triumph of Athanasius.
- 28. Second Arian Persecution under Constantius
- 29. Relapse of Ursacius and Valens.
- 30. Constantius changes sides again.
- 31. Constantius begins to persecute.
- 32. Persecution by Constantius.
- 33. Persecution is from the Devil.
- 34. Banishment of the Western Bishops spread the knowledge of the truth.
- 35.Persecution and Lapse of Liberius
- 36. The Eunuch Eusebius attempts Liberius in vain.
- 37. Liberius refuses the Emperor’s offering.
- 38. The evil influence of Eunuchs at Court.
- 39. Liberius’s speech to Constantius.
- 40. Banishment of Liberius and others.
- 41. Lapse of Liberius.
- 42. Persecution and Lapse of Hosius
- 43. Brave resistance of Hosius.
- 44. ‘Hosius to Constantius the Emperor sends health in the Lord.’
- 45. Lapse of Hosius, due to cruel persecution.
- 46. Arbitrary expulsion of so many bishops.
- 47. Persecution at Alexandria
- 48. Attacks upon the Alexandrian Church.
- 49. Hypocrisy of the pretended respect of Constantius for his brother’s memory.
- 50. How Constantius shews his respect for his father and brother.
- 51. The Emperor has no right to rule the Church.
- 52. Despotic interference of Constantius.
- 53. Constantius gives up the Alexandrian Churches to the heretics.
- 54. Irruption into the great Church.
- 55. The great Church pillaged.
- 56.
- 57. General Persecution at Alexandria.
- 58. Violence of Sebastianus.
- 59. Martyrdom of Eutychius.
- 60. Ill-treatment of the poor.
- 61. Ill-treatment of the poor.
- 62. Ill-treatment of the Presbyters and Deacons.
- 63.Persecution in Egypt .
- 64. Martyrdom of Secundus of Barka.
- 65. Persecution the weapon of Arianism.
- 66. Arianism worse than other heresies, because of Persecution.
- 67. Constantius worse than Saul, Ahab, and Pilate. His past conduct to his own relations.
- 68.
- 69. Inconstancy of Constantius.
- 70. This wickedness unprecedented.
- 71. Banishment of Egyptian Bishops.
- 72. Character of Arian nominees.
- 73. The Episcopal appointments of Constantius a mark of Antichrist.
- 74. Arrival of George at Alexandria, and proceedings of Constantius in Italy.
- 75. Tyrannous banishment of Bishops by Constantius.
- 76. Constantius the precursor of Antichrist.
- 77. Alliance of Meletians with Arians.
- 78. Behaviour of the Meletians contrasted with that of the Alexandrian Christians.
- 79. Duty of separating from heretics.
- The Second Protest.