Institutes of Ecclesiastical History; Ancient and Modern
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Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1832. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER V. HISTORY OF HERESIES. 1,2. Remains of the earlier sects.-- 3. Nestorians;ind Monophysites.-- 4. Monothclitcs.-- f>. Their prosperous circumstances-- t>. Theiradversities.-- 7. Contests arising out of ilie txSstfi? -ud the cijcor.-- 8- The sixth general council.-- '.). Sum of the controversy.-- 10. Different opinions ainoug that sect.-- 11. Their condition after the council of Constantinople.-- 12. The counc il called Quinitexium. 1. The Greeks, during tliis century, and especially in the reigns of Constans, Constantine Pogonatus, and Justinian II. were engaged in fierce combat with the Politicians; whom they considered as a branch of the Manichaeans, and who lived in Armenia and the adjacent countries. The Greeks assailed them, not only with arguments, but still more with military force, and with legal enactments and penalties. For one Constantine, during the reign of Constans, had resuscitated this sect, which was then exhausted and ready to become extinct; and had propagated its doctrines with great success.(l) But the history of this sect, which is said to have originated from two brothers, Paid and John, will be stated more explicitly under the ninth century, at which time its conflicts with the Greeks came to an open and bloody war. 2. In Italy, the Lombards preferred the opinions of the Arians to the doctrines of the Nicene council. In Gaul and in England, the Pelagian and Semi-Pelagian controversies still produced some disquietude. In the East, the ancient sects, which the imperial laws had repressed, but had by no means subdued and extinguished, assumed courage, in several places, and were able to secure adherents. Fear of the laws and of punishment, induced these sects to...
| ISBN-13 | 9781153972680 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1153972689 |
| Weight | 1.74 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 1.21 In |
| List Price | $38.79 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 542 pages |
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| Published On | 2010-03-01 |
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