A crticially important history of the Roman Church.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I — An Ecclesiastical World-Power (p. 1) Against the Most High — Christ's Letters to His Church — Consequence of the Apostasy.
CHAPTER II — The Visigoths in the Middle Ages (p. 8) Theodoric, the Visigoth — The Visigothic Empire.
CHAPTER III — The Suevi in the Middle Ages (p. 13) Portuguese Discoveries — Discovery of the Indies and China.
CHAPTER IV — The Franks in the Middle Ages (p. 19) Subjection of the Burgundians — Clovis Sole King of the Franks — The Mayors of the Palace — Empire of Charlemagne — The Invasions of the Northmen — The Formation of Normandy — Establishment of the Capetian Dynasty — The Feudal System.
CHAPTER V — The Alemanni in the Middle Ages (p. 37) Establishment of the German Kingdom — Establishment of the "Holy Roman Empire" — Origin of the Reigning House of England — Splendor of Frederick II — The Great Interregnum: Anarchy — End of the "Holy Roman Empire."
CHAPTER VI — The Burgundians in the Middle Ages (p. 51) The Marathon of Switzerland — Switzerland Free.
CHAPTER VII — The Angles and Saxons in the Middle Ages (p. 57) Britain Becomes England — Kings, Aldermen, Earls, Churls, Thralls — Northumbrian Supremacy — The Danish Invasions — Danish Domination — Imperial England — Danish Kings of England — Reign of King Canute — William the Conqueror — The Making of Doomsday Book — English Conquest of Normandy — English Empire, House of Plantagenet — Captivity of Coeur de Lion — John Gives England to the Papacy — The Great Charter — John Desolates the Kingdom — "The Rule of Law and Not of Will" — The Hundred Years' War.
CHAPTER VIII — Pagan Philosophy the Strength of the Papacy (p. 95) The New Platonic Philosophy — The First Orders of Monks — The Monkish Fanaticism — Introduced into Rome — The Stylites — "A Man of Sense Ought Hardly to Say It" — Plato's Fallacious Reasoning — Life Only in Christ — Jesus and the Resurrection — Let this Mind Be in You — Ministers of the Inquisition.
CHAPTER IX — Theological Controversy — Council of Ephesus (p. 118) Alexandria and Constantinople — Chrysostom Deposed — Both Appeal to the Pope — Cyril of Alexandria — Nestorius of Constantinople — Appeals to Rome — General Council Called — Preliminaries to the Council — Condemnation of Nestorius — Cyril Bribes the Court and Wins — The Deification of Mary.
CHAPTER X — Theological Controversy — Second Council of Ephesus (p. 140) The Eutychian Controversy — Eusebius in a Dilemma — Forecast of the Inquisition — Appeals to Rome — Instructions to the Council — The Murder of Flavianus — Regularity of the Council.
CHAPTER XI — Theological Controversy — Council of Chalcedon (p. 155) Growth of the Papal Spirit — Rome's Boundless Ambition — Another Council Decreed — "A Frightful Storm" — Condemnation of Dioscorus — Leo's Letter the Test — Leo's Letter Approved — The Egyptian Bishops — Leo's Letter Completes the Creed — The Creed of Leo and Chalcedon — The Council's Letter to Leo — Imperial Edicts Enforce the Creed — The Pope the Fountain of the Faith — Results of Theological Controversy.
CHAPTER XII — The Papal Temporal Power Established (p. 184) The Popes as Mediators — The Lands of the Church — The Herulian Kingdom Rooted Up — The Ostrogothic Dominion — Papal Proceedings in Rome — The Papacy Put Above the State — Conspiracies Against the Ostrogoths — Justinian and the Papacy — The Trisagion Controversy — The Vandal Kingdom Uprooted — The Ostrogothic Kingdom Destroyed — The Papacy Now a World-Power.
CHAPTER XIII — Restoration of the Western Empire (p. 209) Justinian and Pope Vigilius — The Pope's Changes of Faith — The Title of Universal Bishop — Gregory the Great — Gregory the Great to Phocas — Bishop of Rome Decreed Universal Bishop — The Lombards and the Papacy — Introduction of Image Worship — The Pope Teaches Image Worship — The Pope Appeals to the Franks — Pepin Made King — The Pope Visits Pepin — "St Peter" Writes to the Franks — Pepin's Donation to the Papacy — Charlemagne's Donation — Charlemagne, King of Lombardy — Image Worship Established — Charlemagne Made Emperor — Original Rome Continued in the Papacy — Western Empire Retransplanted — An Imperial Theocracy — Ecclesiastical Position of the Emperor.
CHAPTER XIV — The Papacy and the Barbarians (p. 254) Clovis Becomes a Catholic — The "Holy Wars" of Clovis — The Visigoths Become Catholic — Catholicism Invades Britain — Augustine and the British Christians — England Becomes Catholic — The Saxons Made Catholic — Catholicism in France — The Papacy Corrupts the Barbarians.
CHAPTER XV — The Holy Roman Empire (p. 272) The Popes and the Emperors — The Pope Shields Murder — Attempted Reforms Fail — The Pope Humbles the Emperor — Saracens in the Papal States — The Pope and the Eastern Empire — Nicholas Asserts His Infallibility — Nicholas to the King of Bulgaria — The Pope to Charles the Bald — Charles the Bald to the Pope — Papal States Declared Independent — Papacy Pays Tribute to the Saracens — Pope Stephen to the Eastern Emperor — The Pope Prosecutes the Dead Formosus — The Abomination of Desolation — Romish Women Govern the Papacy — Marozia's Son Is Made Pope — Marozia's Grandson Is Made Pope — Pope John XII and the Emperor's Council — Pope John XII Deposed — John XII Pope Again — Papal Reign of Terror — French Council to the Pope — "The Man of Sin, the Mystery of Iniquity" — Papacy Prohibits Marriage of the Clergy — Papacy Sold at Auction — Reform Means Ruin to the Papacy — The Normans and the Papacy — Cardinal Damiani Describes the Bishops — More Attempts to Reform the Papacy — Papal War — Hildebrand Becomes Pope.
CHAPTER XVI — The Papal Supremacy — Gregory VII To Calixtus II (p. 336) Hildebrand Against Married Clergy — The Meaning of "Gregory VII" — Hildebrand's Theocratical Scheme — Gregory VII Conceives the Crusades — The War Against Marriage — Woe Inflicted By Gregory VII — The War of Investitures — Gregory Summons Henry IV — Henry IV to the Pope — Gregory Excommunicates Henry — The Empire Against Henry IV — Henry at Canossa — Henry Freed from Excommunication — A Rival King Elected — Gregory Again Excommunicates Henry — Henry IV Victor — Rome in Ruins: Gregory Dies — Maxims of Gregory VII — Origin of the Crusades — Pope Urban's Crusade Speech — Reward and Character of the Crusaders — The First Crusade — The Capture of Jerusalem — Character of the Crusades — War of Investitures Renewed — Pope Pascal II: King Henry V — Henry V Captures the Pope — The Pope Yields to Henry V — Pascal's Contribution to the Papacy — The Papacy in the Twelfth Century.
CHAPTER XVII — The Papal Supremacy — Innocent III To Boniface VIII (p. 396) The Pope Gives Ireland to England — The World's Opinion of the Papacy — Innocent III and the King of France — Innocent III and John of England — Origin of the Quarrel with John — England under Interdict — England Given by John to Rome — Innocent's War in Germany — Innocent Selects an Emperor — Innocent's Emperor Turns Against Him — Crusaders Capture Constantinople — Prodigious Claims of Innocent IV — The Pinnacle of Temporal Power.
CHAPTER XVIII — The Papal Empire (p. 423) Universality of Papal Rule — The Bishops and Their Election — Military Bishops — Papal Plunderers — "A Terror to All" — Universal Wretchedness — "A Curse to the People" — Results of Celibacy — A Most Singular Standard of Morality — Church of Rome Responsible — Judicial Oppression — Mendicant Monks — Papal Fetichism — Indulgences — Fetichism of Relics — "An Unmitigated Curse."
CHAPTER XIX — "That Woman Jezebel" (p. 456) Who Calleth Herself a Prophetess — Christianity in the Middle Ages — The Waldenses — The Paulicians — Paulician Martyrs — Christianity Permeates Europe — Arnold of Brescia — Waldenses Translate the New Testament — Waldensian and Paulician Missionaries — The Centers of Christianity — Jezebel's Existence Threatened — Jezebel Calls for the Sword — Jezebel's Wrath toward Christians — The Christians Still Multiply — Innocent III Reigns — Confessed Character of the Condemned — The Papacy Compels to Sin — Acknowledged Corruption of Catholics — The Whole Strength of the Church — Papists Try to Imitate Christians — Excommunication and Interdict — Cruel Treatment of Raymond — The Nations Move at Last — The Land Laid Desolate — Supreme Hypocrisy — A Modern Perversion of History.
CHAPTER XX — The Anarchy of the Papacy (p. 509) Clement V Destroys the Templars — John XXII Taxes Sinning — The Emperor against John XXII — Nicholas Resigns to John — Treasure Left by John XXII — "As Drunk as a Pope" — Jubilee Reduced to Fifty Years — Clement VI to his Cardinals — The Papacy Returns to Rome — Rome Demands a Roman Pope — Urban VI Repudiated — The Two-Headed Papacy — The Anarchy Increases — Universal Simony — University of Paris on the Papacy — "Pope I Am: Pope I Will Remain" — Papal Efforts at Unity — Cardinals Unite Against Both Popes — Council of Pisa — Confusion Worse Confounded — The Triple-Headed Papacy — The Council of Constance — Pope John Flees — Pope John XXIII Deposed — Gregory XII Takes the Council — One Pope Again — The Pinnacle of Blasphemy.
CHAPTER XXI — The Spirit of the Papacy (p. 565) The Secret of the Papacy — The Heavenly Cherubim — The Foundation of God's Throne — The Cherub That Sinned — Change of God's Law Demanded — God's Eternal Purpose — Lucifer Reflects upon God — Self Can Not Save Self — In Chains of Darkness — Sin Must be Rooted Out — Freedom of Choice — Satan Comes to This World — The Temptation in Paradise — Enmity Against God — All of Self and None of God — Enmity Against Satan — The Mystery of God — The Humility of Christ — The Change of God's Law.
CHAPTER XXII — The Reformation — England (p. 605) John Wicklif Made Responsible — Wicklif Against the Papacy — The True Minister of Christ — The Friars a Moral Pestilence — The High Service of the Preacher — "Poor Priests," "Lollards," "Bible Men" — The True Head of the Church — The Pope Against Wicklif — Wicklif Puts the Bible into English — Sufficiency of the Scriptures — The Truth Shall Prevail — The Risen Sun of the Reformation.
CHAPTER XXIII — The Reformation — Bohemia (p. 630) The Ministry of Militz — Militz in Rome — The Pope Denounces Militz — Matthias of Janow — Antichrist Described — The True Law of Christ — The Times of Antichrist — Bethlehem Chapel and John Huss — Wicklif's Writings Condemned — Wicklif Still Followed Up — Wicklif's Writings Burnt — Huss's Love of Truth — The Papacy Condemns Huss — Crusade of Pope John XXIII — Huss Denounces Indulgences — Huss Against the Pope — "Not in the Power of the Pope" — Students Burn the Pope's Bulls — The Papal Party Takes Life — Wicklif's Writings Again Condemned — Huss Excommunicated — Efforts to Obtain Peace — The Only True Peace — Christ the True Head — The Holy Spirit, the True Guide — The Greater Miracles — The Abomination of Self-Deification — Huss Departs for Constance — Huss Is Entrapped — Huss Imprisoned — Huss on His "Trial" — The Emperor Against Huss — The Noble Knight of Chlum — Christ's Fellowship with Huss — Faithful Unto Death — Jerome of Prague Arrested — Jerome's Discourses — Effect of Death of Huss and Jerome.
CHAPTER XXIV — The Reformation — Germany (p. 708) Justification By Faith — "The True Gate of Paradise" — The Faith of Jesus — The Works of the Law — Indulgences — Elector Frederick's Dream — Theses Against Indulgences — How To Study the Scripture — The Pope Outlaws Luther — Luther Appeals to a Council — The Leipsic Discussion — A Bull Against Luther — The First Thing Necessary — The Office of the Cardinals — Let the Clergy Marry — Definition of the Papacy — Luther's Letter to Leo — The Liberty of the Christian — Luther Renews Appeal Against Rome — Luther Burns the Pope's Bull — The Diet of Worms — Duke George Against Rome — The Emperor Calls Luther — Luther Stands Before the Diet — Luther Given Time — Luther's Answer — "I Can Retract Nothing" — Imperial Edict Against Luther — "Liberty Is the Essence of Faith" — The Protest, Protestants — The Charter of Protestantism — Christianity Free Again.
CHAPTER XXV — Protestantism — True and False (p. 772) Theological Controversy Again — The Synergistical Controversy — Persecutions of the Anabaptists — Controversy on Philosophy — Calvinism Against Free Grace — On Papal Ground — Henry VIII Both King and Pope — Calvin's Government Only Papal — Puritan Intolerance — Roger Williams's Protest — Roger Williams Banished — The Most Touching Appeal in History — Persecution of John Wesley — Protestants False to Principle — Martin Luther and Roger Williams.
CHAPTER XXVI — The Christian Principle Triumphant (p. 804) Government by the People — The Perfect Principle of Civil Government — Can Not Be Annihilated — Religious Right — Presbytery of Hanover — Religion Disestablished — Establishing Religious Freedom — Madison for Religious Right — Virginia's Remonstrance — Fruits of Religious Establishments — Dangerous Usurpation — Religious Right Made Constitutional — The People on Religious Right — The Christian Idea — The Beacon Light of the World.
CHAPTER XXVII — National Apostasy (p. 834) A Most Astonishing Thing — The Old Order of Things — Religio-Political Combination Ready — The Papal Theory Reproduced — Unites with the Papacy — The Bond of Union — Congress Legislates Religiously — Congress Interprets Scripture — A Claim to Infallibility — The Pivot of Papal Infallibility — National Adoption of Papal Principle — The Sign of Papal Salvation — The Papacy Steps in — Republican Principle Repudiated — The Constitution Abandoned — Every Principle of Liberty Slain — National Apostasy Complete — "That They Should Make an Image" — The Image of the Beast — Papacy Again Exalted.
