I. Design of the work

11

II. Origin of the Arian heresy 12

III. List of the principal bi-

shops

13

IV. Letter from Alexander, bi-
shop of Alexandria, to Alex-
ander, bishop of Constan-
tinople

V. Letter from Arius to Euse-
bius, bishop of Nicomedia.

VI. Letter from Eusebius, bi-

shop of Nicomedia, to Pauli-

nus, bishop of Tyre

VII. General council of Nice

VIII. Refutation of Arianism,

extracted from the writings

of Eustathius and Athana-

sius.

IX. Synodical Letter

concern-

ing Melitius, the Egyptian,

from whom the sectarians

called Melitians have derived

their name, which they re-

tain to this day

14

27

29

31

3333

37

X. Letter from the emperor

Constantine to the bishops

who were not present at the

council, giving an account

of what was there decreed. 40

XI. Liberality of Constantine

towards the church. Ac-

count of his other virtues

XII. Letter of Eusebius, bi-

shop of Cæsarea, concerning

the Nicene confession of

faith

XIII. Refutation of the tenets

which are now held by the

Arians, extracted from the

writings of Eusebius, bishop

of Cæsarea

XIV. Account given of the

death of Arius, in a letter

written by Athanasius

Page

42

44

48

49

XV. Letter from the emperor

Constantine respecting the

rebuilding of the churches. 51

XVI. Another letter from the

emperor, directing copies to

be made of the Holy Scrip-

tures

XVII. Letter from the em-

32

52

Chap.

XX. Letter of the emperor

Constantine against Euse-

bius and Theogonius, ad-

dressed to the inhabitants of

Nicomedia

XXI. Artful schemes of Euse-

bius and his partisans against

the holy Eustathius, bishop

of Antioch

XXII. Ordination of heretical
bishops in Antioch, after the
exile of Eustathius
XXIII. Conversion of the In-
dians

XXIV. Conversion of the Ibe-

rians

XXV. Letter from the empe-

ror Constantine to Sapor,

king of Persia, concerning

the Christians

XXVI. Malicious plot formed
against St. Athanasius
XXVII. Letter from the em-
peror Constantine to the in-
habitants of Alexandria

XXVIII. Another plot against

St. Athanasius

ib.

XXIX. Letter addressed by

Constantine to the council of

Tyre

XXX. Council of Tyre

XXXI. Consecration of the

church at Jerusalem.-Exile

of St. Athanasius -

XXXII. Will of the emperor

Constantine of blessed me-

mory

88

90

91

ib.

ib.

XIV. Acts of violence com-
mitted by George in Alex-
andria

XV. Council of Milan.

XVI. Dialogue between Libe-

rius, bishop of Rome, and

the emperor Constantius

.

93

95

XXXIII. Defence of Constan-
tine

ib.

cil

106

ib.