Chapter III: Book II: Of the Persecutions under the Christian Emperors 56

SECT. 1.
Of the Dispute about Easter 57-61

SECT. 2.
Of the Persecutions under Constantine 61-76

SECT. 3.
The Nicene Council, or first general Council 76-103

SECT. 4.
The first Council of Constantinople; or, second 103-112
general Council

SECT. 5.
The Council of Ephesus; or, third general Council 112-114

SECT. 6.
The Council of Calcedon; or, fourth general 114-128
Council

SECT. 7.
The second Council at Constantinople; or, fifth 129-136
general Council

SECT. 8.
The third Council of Constantinople; or, sixth 136-140
general Council

SECT. 9.
The second Nicene Council; or, seventh general 141-143
Council

BOOK III.
Of Persecutions under the Papacy, and particularly 144-145
the Inquisition

SECT. 1.
Of the Progress of the Inquisition 145-155

SECT. 2.
Of the Officers belonging to the Inquisition 155-181

SECT. 3.
Of the Crimes cognizable by the Inquisition, and 182-194
the Punishment annexed to them

SECT. 4.
Of the manner of proceeding before the Tribunal of 194-263
the Inquisition

Of the present state of the Inquisition at Goa, 263-284
extracted from Dr. Buchanans Christian
Researches in Asia

BOOK IV.
Of Persecutions amongst Protestants 285

SECT. 1.
Luther’s opinion concerning Persecution 286

SECT. 2.
Calvin’s Doctrine and Practice concerning 288-300
Persecution

SECT. 3.
Persecutions at Bern, Bazil, and Zurich 300-303

SECT. 4.
Persecutions in Holland, and by the Synod of Dort 303-311

SECT. 5.
Persecutions in Great Britain 311-354

SECT. 6.
Of Persecutions in New England, in America 354-360

CONCLUSION.
SECT. 1.
Who have been the great promoters of Persecution 360-363

SECT. 2.
The things for which Christians have persecuted 363-369
one another have generally been of small
importance

SECT. 3.
Pride, Ambition, and Covetousness, the grand 369-372
sources of Persecution

SECT. 4.
The Decrees of Councils, and Synods of no 372-377
Authority in matters of Faith

SECT. 5.
The imposing Subscription to human Creeds, 377-387
unreasonable and pernicious

SECT. 6.
Adherence to the sacred Scriptures, the best 387-390
security of Truth and Orthodoxy

SECT. 7.
The Christian Religion absolutely condemns 390-413
Persecution for conscience sake