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 * colspan=3 |LECTURE I.— THE PROVINCE OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY.
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 * || of Ecclesiastical History|||1
 * I.||Its first beginning|||2
 * |||The History of Israel, the first period of the History of the Church|||4
 * ||Its peculiar interest|||5
 * ||Its religious importance|||6
 * II.|||The History of Christendom, the second period of the History of the Church|||10
 * ||Relations of Civil and Ecclesiastical History |||11
 * ||Points of contact between them|||15
 * ||Points of divergence|||17
 * ||Stages of the History of the Christian Church|||20
 * ||1.&ensp;The Transition from the Church of the Apostles to the Church of the Fathers|||ib.
 * ||2.&ensp;The Conversion of the Empire. The Eastern Church|||22
 * ||3.&ensp;The Invasion of the Barbarians. The Latin Church|||23
 * ||4.&ensp;The Reformation|||ib.
 * ||The German, French, and English Church|||26
 * ||Conclusion. The late Professor Hussey|||28
 * colspan=3 |LECTURE II.— THE STUDY OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY.
 * ||Dryness of Ecclesiastical History|||33
 * ||Remedy to be found in an Historical View of the Church|||34
 * I.||History of Doctrines|||35
 * II.||History of Creeds and Articles|||35
 * III.||History of Events and Persons|||37
 * ||General Study |||38
 * ||Detailed Study of great Events|||39
 * ||The Councils|||ib.
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 * ||3.&ensp;The Invasion of the Barbarians. The Latin Church|||23
 * ||4.&ensp;The Reformation|||ib.
 * ||The German, French, and English Church|||26
 * ||Conclusion. The late Professor Hussey|||28
 * colspan=3 |LECTURE II.— THE STUDY OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY.
 * ||Dryness of Ecclesiastical History|||33
 * ||Remedy to be found in an Historical View of the Church|||34
 * I.||History of Doctrines|||35
 * II.||History of Creeds and Articles|||35
 * III.||History of Events and Persons|||37
 * ||General Study |||38
 * ||Detailed Study of great Events|||39
 * ||The Councils|||ib.
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 * ||Remedy to be found in an Historical View of the Church|||34
 * I.||History of Doctrines|||35
 * II.||History of Creeds and Articles|||35
 * III.||History of Events and Persons|||37
 * ||General Study |||38
 * ||Detailed Study of great Events|||39
 * ||The Councils|||ib.
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 * ||General Study |||38
 * ||Detailed Study of great Events|||39
 * ||The Councils|||ib.
 * }
 * ||The Councils|||ib.
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