The History of Christianity in India: From the Commencement of the Christian Era : Second Portion: Comprising the History of Protestant Missions, 1706-1816, Volume 1

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Seeley, Burnside, and Seeley, 1839 - India
 

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Persians obtain the first foreign establishment in India
10
Commences his first expedition to India
11
Is compelled to return
12
Opens a communication by sea with India and his dominions
13
Extent of Alexanders projects
14
Division of his empire between four of his officers
15
Seleucus king of Syria pursues Alexanders scheme of conquest
16
Christians welcome him
21
Persians open a commercial intercourse with India by land
22
Description of the Indian coast then known
28
Persians enter with activity into the Indian trade both by land
60
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CHAPTER III
69
Nestorianism of the Indian church in the sixth century
86
Their Charters on copperplates lost by the Portuguese
103
Baliartes the first Christian king in Malabar They fall again under
109
The Christians good character inferred from the peace and pros
116
Rise and progress of the Mahomedans who monopolize and extend
120
ambition of Europe 192
122
Mahomedans take Constantinople and expel the Genoese
123
Portuguese under Vasco de Gama discover the passage to India by way of the Cape of Good Hope They are soon obliged to return but subsequently ...
124
CHAPTER II
127
that of Britain proved
128
Mission of Augustine the monk to Britain
129
Justinian acknowledges the Popes supremacy in 533
133
its assumption favoured by circumstances
134
Former Bishops of Rome confined their attention to ecclesiastical affairs
136
Influence of the priesthood increases in the middle ages
137
Roman empire divided into ten kingdoms
138
This favours the Popes pretensions
139
protested against by the French and othe foreign prelates
140
Other iniquitous means used to support the papal pretensions
144
dawn of Reformation Inquisition established to extinguish it
146
two popes at same time
148
John Wicliff the English reformer
149
Roman church seeks to extend her dominion in the eastern and western worlds newly discovered
150
Manifestations of Divine Providence
151
brings home two Indian Christians
152
place themselves under his protection
153
Native princes of Malabar
155
Rapid progress of the Portuguese notwithstanding the opposition of Mahomedan traders
156
CHAPTER III
158
History of Ignatius Loyola
159
Rise of the order of Jesuits
160
Xaviers birth parentage and education
165
Enters upon the work and discipline of his new calling
167
Is called to labour at Rome
168
Appointed to the Indian mission
169
His departure for India
171
Arrival at Goa and exertions there
173
Foundation of the college of St Paul at Goa and of a seminary for orphans
174
His first visit to the southern coast
175
Specimen of his mode of instruction
177
Returns to Goa with some youths for education his second visit to the south
180
Invasion of the BadagesXavier succours the Paravars
181
His preaching and success in Travancore
182
Frightens an army of Badages out of the country
183
General impression in favour of Christianity
184
His third visit to the south
186
visits Ramisseram
199
Returns to Goa Baptism of three Japonese
200
Xavier writes to the king of Portugal
201
Dies at the island of Sancian within sight of China and is con veyed to Goa for interment
203
CHAPTER IV
212
CHAPTER V
238
Church of Babylon also independent
242
First attempt against the Syrians of Malabar made by the Fran ciscans with its failure
246
Second attempt by the Jesuits also fails
248
Mar Joseph the Syrian Bishop circumvented and sent to Europe
250
Returns to India under the auspices of the queen prince and princess of Portugal
252
Mar Abraham a new prelate arrives from Babylon
253
Mar Joseph arrives at Goa his dissimulation detected
254
Is permitted to return to Malabar which creates a schism in the diocese
255
Abraham is appre hended and shipped for Europe but escapes to Mosul
256
CHAPTER VI
262
Viceroys insinceritymilitary friars 26
270
Escapes from confinement there and reaches Malabar
277
Mar Simeon arrives and soon occasions a schism in the diocese
283
Mar Simeon taken by stratagem and sent to Rome where
286
Menezes Archbishop of Goa sails to India with full powers from
292
G In the fifteenth century the Florentines are admitted to a share
298
Menezes demands the Archdeacons implicit submission
304
Archdeacon makes a private confession of faith to a Franciscan
311
Rajah of Cochins policy to detach him from the Zamorin defeated
336
Two Syrian ecclesiastics join
350
CHAPTER III
364
Thirtyeight candidates ordained
391
The Rannec orders him to depart
397
Adoration of the cross
403
Holds a second ordinationreceives a visit from Francisco Roz
409
Intended interruption defeated F Roz preaches
411
Syrians feast of Charitydissertation on the practice
413
Menezes visits and relieves the sick
419
Favourable reception at Nagpili
420
CHAPTER V
423
The inhabitants reconciled to the Church of Rome
425
Archdeacon still holds out
426
Menezes affected forbearance Specimen of his knowledge of Scripture
427
His second visit to Diamperhis violence of temper
429
Private interview with the prime minister of Cochin
433
Contrasts his own charity with the parsimony of the Syrian Bishops
434
Archdeacon alarmed at his progress and doubtful how to act
435
Menezes endeavours to frighten him into submission
436
Finds the people of Naramé in arms to resist him applies to the heathen governor for assistance the place abandoned
438
Receives a submissive letter from the Archdeacon
439
Sends him ten articles to subscribehis ignorance of ecclesiastical history
440
Assumption of Roman supremacyBaronius perversion of Cypri ans sentiments
443
Menezes allows the Archdeacon twenty days to consider the articles
446
His confidence in the Rajah soon shaken
447
Suspects the Mangate Rajah of preventing the Archdeacons sub missionthreatens him
448
Overcomes the Cochin Rajah by his violence and insolence
449
Inconsistency of his behaviour with the character of a Christian and the office of a Bishop
455
At the Rajalis command the Archdeacon submits and subscribes Articles in private
456
It is determined to hold the Synod at Diamper
459
Both parties issue summonses to their respective flocks to attend
460
Menezes finishes the decrees for the Synod
461
Father Simons candid remarks on his conduct
462
CHAPTER VI
464

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