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<dl><dd>CONTENTS.</dd></dl><p>CHAPTER I. 
Scantiness of strictly personal notices of Cyprian. — Pontius his panegyrist. — Questions of the place of Cyprian's birth, — of his age, — and of his marriage. — His profession and condition as a heathen. — His acquaintance with Ccecilius. — His conversion. — His use of the Scriptures. — His Baptism. — His own account of the spiritual change effected in him at Baptism. — He adopts the name of Caecilius. p. 1
CHAPTER II. 
St. Cyprian's writings while a layman. — His Epistle to Donatus, on the Grace of God. — His Treatise on the Vanity of Idols. — The death of Caecilius ; — who appoints Cyprian the guardian of bis family. — St. Cyprian a Deacon. — Dionysius of Alexandria. — St. Cyprian a Presbyter. — His three books of Testimonies against the Jews. 23
CHAPTER III. 
Cyprian chosen Bishop. — His attempt to escape. — The part of the people in his election. — The constitution of the Church in the Cyprianic age. — The state of morals and of discipline in Cyprian's diocese, and the acts and writings which arose out of the condition of the Church. — The Epistles of Cyprian. — The case of Geminius Victor: — commemoration of the dead: — the primitive practice a witness against Romish Errors. — The case of the player: — the state of the stage in Cyprian's time. — The case of the rebellious Deacon. — The case of the ****  — "Ancient Christianity." 39
CHAPTER IV. 
Revolutions in the Roman State. — Their influence on the condition of the Church. — Edicts of Decius. — The persecution commences. — Some retire from Carthage;— among whom St. Cyprian himself. — Cyprian's reasons for retiring. — His care of the Church while absent. — His letter to the Confessors. — The insinuations of the Roman Clergy against Cyprian: and Cyprian's answer to their Epistle. — The progress of the persecution — The sufferings of Mappalicus, and other Confessors and Martyrs. 76
CHAPTER V. 
The number of apostates in the Decian persecution. — The Sacrificati, Thurificali, and Libellalici. — The discipline of the lapsed. — Its rigour, — and its occasional relaxation. — The privilege of the Martyrs: — abused in this instance. — The Clergy chiefly in fault. — Cyprian's own determination of the case of the lapsed. 104
CHAPTER VI. 
Cyprian's return prevented by a schism in his Church. — The origin of the schism. — Novatus: — his character: his crimes. — He is cited to appear before Cyprian. — He escapes under cover of the Decian persecution. — He makes a party, and forsakes the Church. — He obtains the ordination of Felicissimus : — it is questioned by whom. The five Presbyters companions of Novatus in schism. — Cyprian appoints deputies to put his regulations in force. — The place which voluntary eeceders hold, in respect of the Church. — Novatus goes to Rome. — Novation ; — his character. — His secret cabals: — fostered by Novatus. Election of Cornelius to the See of Rome. — His character. Novatian's schismatical ordination. — His practices at home and abroad. — The spread of his party. — Novatus returns to Carthage. 126
CHAPTER VII. 
Proceedings touching the election of Cornelius, and the schismatical ordination of Novatian, at Carthage; — at Hadrumettium. — The Episcopate of Cornelius finally recognized. — Felicissimus and the five Presbyters excom- municated. — St. Cyprian's letters to the schismatical confessors — His Treatise De Vnilaie Ecclesia. — Letter of Dionysius of Alexandria to Novatian. — A Synod at Carthage, and in Rome. — The return of the schismatical Confessors. — Letters of Cornelius, the Confessors, and Cyprian. — Reflections on the Novatian schism. 157
CHAPTER VIII. 
A review of St. Cyprian's Tract De Unitale Ecclesae. 181
CHAPTER IX. 
A schism at Carthage. — Its origin. — The surreptitious ordination of Fortunatus. — The schismatics apply to Cor- nelius for his support: — they are at first repelled, but afterwards too favourably heard. — St. Cyprian expostulates with Cornelius. — The extinction of Fortunatus's party. — Maximus ordained by the Novatians in Carthage. — His faction contemptible. 197
CHAPTER X. 
Persecution renewed on occasion of the plague. — Cyprian's apologetic letter to Demetrian. — His Epistle to the Thybaritani. — The penitent lapsed admitted to communion, in anticipation of persecution. — The exhortation to Martyrdom. — St Cyprian's last letter to St Cornelius. — Death of Cornelius. — Of Lucius. — How far persecution a test of truth. 208
CHAPTER XI. 
The plague rages at Carthage. — Cyprian's Tract De Mortalitbte. — The expectation of the last day in the early Church : —Gibbon's use of it — Cyprian's opinion on the time, person, and character of Antichrist. 250
CHAPTER XII. 
Weakness of the Roman empire. — Numidian Christians carried captive by Barbarians. — Collections made in Carthage to redeem them. — Cyprian's Epistle to Caecilius on the mixed cup. — His doctrine applied to half communion, and other errors in the present day. 272
CHAPTER XIII. 
Revolutions in the Roman empire. — Questions of Fidus touching a lapsed Bishop, and the case of infant baptism. — The case of Fortunianus. — of Basil ides and Martialis. — of Marcianus of Aries. — The insolence of Pupianus. 304
CHAPTER XIV. 
The question of the baptism of heretics, and the controversy arising out of it— Its origin in Asia Minor : — it is discussed in a Synod at Carthage. — Cyprian's letter td die Bishops of Numidia. — The character of several objections against his rule. — A Synod of seventy-two Bishops assembled at Cartilage to determine thd question. — Cyprian's account to Stephen of the proceedings of the Synod. — Cyprian's letter to Jubaianus. 327
CHAPTER XV. 
Stephen, Bishop of Rome, interferes in the controversy about the Baptism of heretics. — Cyprian's Epistle to Pompeius. — The last Council assembled at Carthage to determine the question ; — St Cyprian's opening Address ; — and several of the more remarkable suffrages — The unanimity of the Council against the judgment of Stephen, and the custom of Rome. — Irenceus and Victor. — Dionysius and Stephen. 358
CHAPTER XVI. 
A general view of the principles involved in the controversy concerning the baptism of heretics. 379
CHAPTER XVII. 
Valerian instigated by Macrianus to persecute the Church. — Death of Stephen : — and election of Sixtus. — St Cyprian summoned before the Proconsul: — his confession:— his banishment: — his vision. — Dionysius of Alexandria also banished. — Cyprian recalled to Carthage by Galerius Maximu8. — He retires for a short time when summoned to Utica. — He returns to Carthage, and is brought before the Proconsul — His examination, — sentence, — and death. 397
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Poole, Geo. Ayliffe (George Ayliffe), 1809-1883</div>
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