The Primitive Christians condemn Pleasure and Luxury Their Sentiments concerning Marriage and Chastity Their Aversion to the Business of War and Government ... ... In Africa and the Western Provinces Some Exceptions with regard to Rank and Fortune Christianity most favourably received by the Poor and Simple The Conduct of the Roman Government towards the Christians, from the Idea of the Conduct of the Emperors towards the Christians The Fire of Rome under the Reign of Nero Toleration of the Jewish Religion ... The Jews were a People which followed, the Christians a Sect ... Christianity accused of Atheism, and mistaken by the People The Union and Assemblies of the Christians considered Remarks on the Passage of Tacitus relative to the Persecution of the Christians by Nero Oppression of the Jews and Christians by Domitian Execution of Clemens the Consul ... Ignorance of Pliny concerning the Christians Trajan and his Successors establish a legal Mode of proceeding Humanity of the Roman Magistrates Inconsiderable Number of Martyrs 284-303. Peace and Prosperity of the Church under Diocletian Progress of Zeal and Superstition among the Pagans Maximian and Galerius punish a few Christian Soldiers Galerius prevails on Diocletian to begin a general Persecution 303-311. General Idea of the Persecution In Illyricum and the East, under Galerius and Maximin 311 Galerius publishes an Edict of Toleration Peace of the Church Probable Account of the Sufferings of the Martyrs and Con- Character of Constantine-Gothic War-Death of Constantine-Division of the Empire among his three Sons-Persian War-Tragic Death of Constantine the Younger, and Constans--Usurpation of Magnentius— Constantius sole Emperor-Elevation and Death of Gallus-Danger and The Motives, Progress, and Effects of the Conversion of Constantine-Lega |