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Disputes about the word hypostasis
State of Arianism after Constantine
The faults on both sides

Constantine variable in his conduct towards the
contending parties

The Nicene creed as it stood originally

Institution of Christian holy days

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An unreasonable canon relating to marriage

Constantine assisted by pretended angels

Said to have had a divine revelation to build Con-

stantinople

Appoints chaplains for the army

State of literature in his reign

Builds many churches, palaces, &c.

His superstition

Is buried in a church

His clemency and character

Works miracles after his death
Character of the fourth century
Conversion of some Indian nations
Wonderful conversion of the Iberi

History of Theophilus, the Arian missionary to
the Homeritæ, and of his miracles

Spyridon and Agapetus, supposed to have been
workers of miracles

The story of the discovery of the cross
Du Pin, remarks on him and his Bibliotheque
Paulinus, a bad witness for miracles

Paphnutius, an instance of his prudence concern-
ing the married clergy

Council of Illiberis. Its canons about usury, vir-
ginity, and against the Jews.

An account of the ecclesiastical historians, and of
Valesius their editor

Eusebius. His character, and notions concerning

the Arian controversy, the nature of the Son
and Holy Spirit, miracles, images, &c.
Some passages in his works corrected or explained
Second council of Nice establishes the worship of
images

Socrates the historian

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Cruel decree of a council of Toledo

Jews confuted by pretended miracles

Constantine's decrees against them.

Their rebellion under Constantius

Laws made in their favour by Valentinian I., &c.

Considerations on Julian's attempt to rebuild the

Temple

Tacitus, his account of fire issuing from the earth
A remarkable fountain in Poland
Subterraneous fires

The fires which have accompanied earthquakes
Earthquakes in Palæstine

Story of Herod, and of Barsanuph the monk
God usually manifested his presence by fire
Sufferings of the Jews, and lies invented concern-
ing them

Pretended miracles to expose the Jews

Ambrose defends the burning of a synagogue
A Jew wonderfully healed

Symeon Stylites defends the seizing upon the sy-

nagogues

The confessors who spake when their tongues

were cut out

Lying miracles in the Chronicon Saxonicum
Agobard, his complaints against the Jews
Popes favourable to them

The council of Basil, its decrees concerning them
Improbable account of the Jews assembling in the
plain of Ageda

Conjectures concerning the calling of the Jews,
and remarks on the difficulties which attend the
conversion of that people, of the Mohamme-
dans, and of the Pagans

Limborch, his method of disputing with Orobius
Appendix

Remarks on the Præparatio Evangelica of Euse-
bius, and on some authors who are cited in it

Antient oracles corrected and explained

Ezechiel Tragicus

Plotinus

Timon Phliasius

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