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Preface.--Of the Death of Constantine.
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The Preface Continued.iv.vi.i.ii
How God honors Pious Princes, but destroys Tyrants.iv.vi.i.iii
That God honored Constantine.iv.vi.i.iv
That he reigned above Thirty Years, and lived above Sixty.iv.vi.i.v
That he was the Servant of God, and the Conqueror of Nations.iv.vi.i.vi
Comparison with Cyrus, King of the Persians, and with Alexander of Macedon.iv.vi.i.vii
That he conquered nearly the Whole World.iv.vi.i.viii
That he was the Son of a Pious Emperor, and bequeathed the Power to Royal Sons.iv.vi.i.ix
Of the Need for this History, and its Value for Edification.iv.vi.i.x
That his Present Object is to record only the Pious Actions of Constantine.iv.vi.i.xi
That like Moses, he was reared in the Palaces of Kings.iv.vi.i.xii
Of Constantius his Father, who refused to imitate Diocletian, Maximian, and Maxentius, in their Persecution of the Christians.iv.vi.i.xiii
How Constantius his Father, being reproached with Poverty by Diocletian, filled his Treasury, and afterwards restored the Money to those by whom it had been contributed.iv.vi.i.xiv
Of the Persecution raised by his Colleagues.iv.vi.i.xv
How Constantius, feigning Idolatry, expelled those who consented to offer Sacrifice, but retained in his Palace all who were willing to confess Christ.iv.vi.i.xvi
Of his Christian Manner of Life.iv.vi.i.xvii
That after the Abdication of Diocletian and Maximian, Constantius became Chief Augustus, and was blessed with a Numerous Offspring.iv.vi.i.xviii
Of his Son Constantine, who in his Youth accompanied Diocletian into Palestine.iv.vi.i.xix
Flight of Constantine to his Father because of the Plots of Diocletian.iv.vi.i.xx
Death of Constantius, who leaves his Son Constantine Emperor.iv.vi.i.xxi
How, after the Burial of Constantius, Constantine was Proclaimed Augustus by the Army.iv.vi.i.xxii
A Brief Notice of the Destruction of the Tyrants.iv.vi.i.xxiii
It was by the Will of God that Constantine became possessed of the Empire.iv.vi.i.xxiv
Victories of Constantine over the Barbarians and the Britons.iv.vi.i.xxv
How he resolved to deliver Rome from Maxentius.iv.vi.i.xxvi
That after reflecting on the Downfall of those who had worshiped Idols, he made Choice of Christianity.iv.vi.i.xxvii
How, while he was praying, God sent him a Vision of a Cross of Light in the Heavens at Mid-day, with an Inscription admonishing him to conquer by that.iv.vi.i.xxviii
How the Christ of God appeared to him in his Sleep, and commanded him to use in his Wars a Standard made in the Form of the Cross.iv.vi.i.xxix
The Making of the Standard of the Cross.iv.vi.i.xxx
A Description of the Standard of the Cross, which the Romans now call the Labarum.iv.vi.i.xxxi
How Constantine received Instruction, and read the Sacred Scriptures.iv.vi.i.xxxii
Of the Adulterous Conduct of Maxentius at Rome.iv.vi.i.xxxiii
How the Wife of a Prefect slew herself for Chastity's Sake.iv.vi.i.xxxiv
Massacre of the Roman People by Maxentius.iv.vi.i.xxxv
Magic Arts of Maxentius against Constantine; and Famine at Rome.iv.vi.i.xxxvi
Defeat of Maxentius's Armies in Italy.iv.vi.i.xxxvii
Death of Maxentius on the Bridge of the Tiber.iv.vi.i.xxxviii
Constantine's Entry into Rome.iv.vi.i.xxxix
Of the Statue of Constantine holding a Cross, and its Inscription.iv.vi.i.xl
Rejoicings throughout the Provinces; and Constantine's Acts of Grace.iv.vi.i.xli
The Honors Conferred upon Bishops, and the Building of Churches.iv.vi.i.xlii
Constantine's Liberality to the Poor.iv.vi.i.xliii
How he was present at the Synods of Bishops.iv.vi.i.xliv
His Forbearance with Unreasonable Men.iv.vi.i.xlv
Victories over the Barbarians.iv.vi.i.xlvi
Death of Maximin, who had attempted a Conspiracy, and of Others whom Constantine detected by Divine Revelation.iv.vi.i.xlvii
Celebration of Constantine's Decennalia.iv.vi.i.xlviii
How Licinius oppressed the East.iv.vi.i.xlix
How Licinius attempted a Conspiracy against Constantine.iv.vi.i.l
Intrigues of Licinius against the Bishops, and his Prohibition of Synods.iv.vi.i.li
Banishment of the Christians, and Confiscation of their Property.iv.vi.i.lii
Edict that Women should not meet with the Men in the Churches.iv.vi.i.liii
That those who refuse to sacrifice are to be dismissed from Military Service, and those in Prison not to be fed.iv.vi.i.liv
The Lawless Conduct and Covetousness of Licinius.iv.vi.i.lv
At length he undertakes to raise a Persecution.iv.vi.i.lvi
That Maximian, brought Low by a Fistulous Ulcer with Worms, issued an Edict in Favor of the Christians.iv.vi.i.lvii
That Maximin, who had persecuted the Christians, was compelled to fly, and conceal himself in the Disguise of a Slave.iv.vi.i.lviii
That Maximin, blinded by Disease, issued an Edict in Favor of the Christians.iv.vi.i.lix