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The Editor’s Preface.

The Life of Dr. Samuel Chandler.

The Introduction.

Book I. Of Persecution Amongst the Heathens Upon Account of Religion.

Sect. I. Abraham persecuted.

Sect. II. Socrates persecuted amongst the Greeks, and others.

Sect. III. Egyptian persecutions.

Sect. IV. Persecutions by Antiochus Epiphanes.

Sect. V. Persecutions under the Romans.

Sect. VI. Persecutions by the Mahometans.

Book II. Of the Persecutions Under the Christian Emperors.

Sect. I. Of the dispute concerning Easter.

Sect. II. Of the persecutions begun by Constantine.

Sect. III. The Nicene Council.

Sect. IV. The first council of Constantinople; or second general council.

Sect. V. The council of Ephesus; or third general council.

Sect. VI The council of Chalcedon; or fourth general council.

Sect. VII. The second council at Constantinople; or fifth general council.

Sect. VIII. The third council at Constantinople; or sixth general council.

Sect. IX. The second Nicene council; or seventh general council.

Book III. Of Persecutions Under the Papacy, and Particularly of the Inquisition.

Sect. I. Of the progress of the Inquisition.

Sect. II. Of the Officers belonging to the Inquisition.

Sect. III. Of the crimes cognizable by the Inquisition, and the punishment annexed to them.

Sect. IV. Of the manner of proceeding before the tribunal of the Inquisition.

Book IV. Of Persecutions Amongst Protestants.

Sect. I. Luther’s opinion concerning Persecution.

Sect. II. Calvin’s Doctrine and Practice concerning Persecution.

Sect. III. Persecutions at Bern, Basil, and Zurich.

Sect. IV. Persecutions in Holland, and by the Synod of Dort.

Sect. V. Persecutions in Great-Britain.

Sect. VI. Of Persecutions in New England.

Conclusion.

Sect. I. The Clergy the great promoters of persecution.

Sect. II. The Things for which Christians have persecuted one another generally of small importance.

Sect. III. Pride, ambition, and covetousness, the grand sources of persecution.

Sect. IV. The decrees of councils and synods of no authority in matters of faith.

Sect. V. The imposing Subscriptions to Human Creeds unreasonable and pernicious.

Sect. VI. Adherence to the Sacred Scriptures the best Security of Truth and Orthodoxy.

Sect. VII. The Christian Religion absolutely condemns Persecution for conscience sake.

Appendix, by the Editor.

Notes.