The Councils of the Church: From the Council of Jerusalem A.D. 51 to the Council of Constantinople A.D. 381, Chiefly as to Their Constitution, But Also as to Their Objects and History

Edward Bouverie Pusey

Parker, 1857 - Church controversies - 353 pages

Contents

• Needs of the Church must be remedied by the Church: 2
• Statement by Scotch Bishops vague: 8
• Civil legislation on temporal matters of the Church no part: 15
• Scriptural proof: 21
• The inspired Apostles the Authority in the Council of Jeru: 28
• Presbyters have the same inherent authority of teaching: 33
• Antiquity of Apostolic Canon enjoining annual Councils: 39
• Frequency of Elections and so of Synods: 47
• Subscription of Bishops to the condemnation of the Monta: 53
• Second Council on Origen: 58
• Synod held by S Cyprian against the subintroductæ: 64
• Council of Numidia on heretical Baptism: 71
• Causes heard publickly before not by the people: 85
• Unauthoritative influence of Christian laymen: 89
• Council of Eliberis about A D 305: 95
• Arian Synod in Palestine: 102
• Subsequent influence of Council of Nice: 109
• CHAPTER V: 115
• List of Bishops the chief patrons and protectors of Arius: 121
• Arian Council of Constantinople A D 340: 129
• Arian Council of Philippopolis: 147
• Arian Council against S Athanasius: 156
• Council of Beziers A D 356: 163
• his fall: 169
• Anomœan Council at Antioch: 175
• numbers at Ariminum: 183
• Appeal of S Cyril to larger Synod: 193
• Council of Seleucia: 194
• Arian Council of Constantinople realters Creed: 204
• Julians policy in restoring Orthodox Bishops: 211
• Council of Ariminum condemned by Synods in Greece: 218
• Contrast of the issue of Councils of Nice and Ariminum: 225
• Macedonian Synod of Lampsacus: 232
• Anomœan Synod at Sigedin: 238
• S Basils efforts to reunite the Church by consent of Bishops: 243
• Councils held on Eustathius of Sebastia: 254
• Letters of communion everywhere given by Bishops: 261
• Synod of Arian Bishops gathered against S Basil: 268
• Council at Rome against Apollinaris: 276
• Ecclesiastical causes to be heard by Synods: 282
• Anabaptism made open question by Donatist Council: 288
• S Ambrose holds Council in behalf of one traduced: 295
• Maximus the Cynic his irregular consecration and expulsion: 298
• Eminent Bishops Meletius President: 304
• Macedonian Bishops: 311
• Tome of the Westerns its meaning: 317
• Emperor names Bishops as centres of communion: 323
• The Council of Aquileia asks Emperors to remove those con: 331
• Council of Constantinople A D 482: 339
• Bishops meet at Rome on Apollinaris: 346
• Council of Constantinople gives rest to the Church: 353

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Councils of the Church: From the Council of Jerusalem A.D. 51 to the Council of Constantinople A.D. 381, Chiefly as to Their Constitution, But Also as to Their Objects and History
• Author: Edward Bouverie Pusey
• Publisher: Parker, 1857
• Original from: Princeton University
• Digitized: Apr 21, 2008
• Length: 353 pages