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A Comparison of Constantine's Piety with the Wickedness of the Persecutors.
iv.vi.iii.i
Farther Remarks on Constantine's Piety, and his Open Testimony to the Sign of the Cross.iv.vi.iii.ii
Of his Picture surmounted by a Cross and having beneath it a Dragon.iv.vi.iii.iii
A Farther Notice of the Controversies raised in Egypt by Arius.iv.vi.iii.iv
Of the Disagreement respecting the Celebration of Easter.iv.vi.iii.v
How he ordered a Council to be held at Nicæa.iv.vi.iii.vi
Of the General Council, at which Bishops from all Nations were Present.iv.vi.iii.vii
That the Assembly was composed, as in the Acts of the Apostles, of Individuals from Various Nations.iv.vi.iii.viii
Of the Virtue and Age of the Two Hundred and Fifty Bishops.iv.vi.iii.ix
Council in the Palace. Constantine, entering, took his Seat in the Assembly.iv.vi.iii.x
Silence of the Council, after Some Words by the Bishop Eusebius.iv.vi.iii.xi
Constantine's Address to the Council concerning Peace.iv.vi.iii.xii
How he led the Dissentient Bishops to Harmony of Sentiment.iv.vi.iii.xiii
Unanimous Declaration of the Council concerning Faith, and the Celebration of Easter.iv.vi.iii.xiv
How Constantine entertained the Bishops on the Occasion of His Vicennalia.iv.vi.iii.xv
Presents to the Bishops, and Letters to the People generally.iv.vi.iii.xvi
Constantine's Letter to the Churches respecting the Council at Nicæa.iv.vi.iii.xvii
He speaks of their Unanimity respecting the Feast of Easter, and against the Practice of the Jews.iv.vi.iii.xviii
Exhortation to follow the Example of the Greater Part of the World.iv.vi.iii.xix
Exhortation to obey the Decrees of the Council.iv.vi.iii.xx
Recommendation to the Bishops, on their Departure, to Preserve Harmony.iv.vi.iii.xxi
How he dismissed Some, and wrote Letters to Others; also his Presents.iv.vi.iii.xxii
How he wrote to the Egyptians, exhorting them to Peace.iv.vi.iii.xxiii
How he wrote Frequent Letters of a Religious Character to the Bishops and People.iv.vi.iii.xxiv
How he ordered the Erection of a Church at Jerusalem, in the Holy Place of our Saviour's Resurrection.iv.vi.iii.xxv
That the Holy Sepulchre had been covered with Rubbish and with Idols by the Ungodly.iv.vi.iii.xxvi
How Constantine commanded the Materials of the Idol Temple, and the Soil itself, to be removed at a Distance.iv.vi.iii.xxvii
Discovery of the Most Holy Sepulchre.iv.vi.iii.xxviii
How he wrote concerning the Erection of a Church, both to the Governors of the Provinces, and to the Bishop Macarius.iv.vi.iii.xxix
Constantine's Letter to Macarius respecting the Building of the Church of our Saviour.iv.vi.iii.xxx
That the Building should surpass all the Churches in the World in the Beauty of its Walls, its Columns, and Marbles.iv.vi.iii.xxxi
That he instructed the Governors concerning the Beautifying of the Roof; also concerning Workmen, and Materials.iv.vi.iii.xxxii
How the Church of our Saviour, the New Jerusalem prophesied of in Scripture, was built.iv.vi.iii.xxxiii
Description of the Structure of the Holy Sepulchre.iv.vi.iii.xxxiv
Description of the Atrium and Porticos.iv.vi.iii.xxxv
Description of the Walls, Roof, Decoration, and Gilding of the Body of the Church.iv.vi.iii.xxxvi
Description of the Double Porticos on Either Side, and of the Three Eastern Gates.iv.vi.iii.xxxvii
Description of the Hemisphere, the Twelve Columns, and their Bowls.iv.vi.iii.xxxviii
Description of the Inner Court, the Arcades and Porches.iv.vi.iii.xxxix
Of the Number of his Offerings.iv.vi.iii.xl
Of the Erection of Churches in Bethlehem, and on the Mount of Olives.iv.vi.iii.xli
That the Empress Helena, Constantine's Mother, having visited this Locality for Devotional Purposes, built these Churches.iv.vi.iii.xlii
A Farther Notice of the Churches at Bethlehem.iv.vi.iii.xliii
Of Helena's Generosity and Beneficent Acts.iv.vi.iii.xliv
Helena's Pious Conduct in the Churches.iv.vi.iii.xlv
How she made her Will, and died at the Age of Eighty Years.iv.vi.iii.xlvi
How Constantine buried his Mother, and how he honored her during her Life.iv.vi.iii.xlvii
How he built Churches in Honor of Martyrs, and abolished Idolatry at Constantinople.iv.vi.iii.xlviii
Representation of the Cross in the Palace, and of Daniel at the Public Fountains.iv.vi.iii.xlix
That he erected Churches in Nicomedia, and in Other Cities.iv.vi.iii.l
That he ordered a Church to be built at Mambre.iv.vi.iii.li
Constantine's Letter to Eusebius concerning Mambre.iv.vi.iii.lii
That the Saviour appeared in this Place to Abraham.iv.vi.iii.liii
Destruction of Idol Temples and Images everywhere.iv.vi.iii.liv
Overthrow of an Idol Temple, and Abolition of Licentious Practices, at Aphaca in Phœnicia.iv.vi.iii.lv
Destruction of the Temple of Æsculapius at Ægæ.iv.vi.iii.lvi
How the Gentiles abandoned Idol Worship, and turned to the Knowledge of God.iv.vi.iii.lvii
How he destroyed the Temple of Venus at Heliopolis, and built the First Church in that City.iv.vi.iii.lviii
Of the Disturbance at Antioch by Eustathius.iv.vi.iii.lix
Constantine's Letter to the Antiochians, directing them not to withdraw Eusebius from Cæsarea, but to seek some one else.iv.vi.iii.lx
The Emperor's Letter to Eusebius praising him for refusing the Bishopric of Antioch.iv.vi.iii.lxi
Constantine's Letter to the Council, depreciating the Removal of Eusebius from Cæsarea.iv.vi.iii.lxii
How he displayed his Zeal for the Extirpation of Heresies.iv.vi.iii.lxiii
Constantine's Edict against the Heretics.iv.vi.iii.lxiv
The Heretics are deprived of their Meeting Places.iv.vi.iii.lxv
How on the Discovery of Prohibited Books among the Heretics, Many of them return to the Catholic Church.iv.vi.iii.lxvi