The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon

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Scope Of Chapter XX. A.D
306-337

• Date of the Conversion of Constantine
• His Pagan Superstition

306-312

• He protects the Christians of Gaul

313

• Edict of Milan
• Use and Beauty of the Christian Morality
• Theory and Practice of Passive Obedience
• Divine Right of Constantine

324

• General Edict of Toleration
• Loyalty and Zeal of the Christian Party
• Expectation and Belief of a Miracle
  1. The Labarum, or Standard of the Cross
  2. The Dream of Constantine
  3. Appearance of a Cross in the sky
• The Conversion of Constantine might be sincere
• The fourth Eclogue of Virgil
• Devotion and Privileges of Constantine
• Delay of his Baptism till the approach of Death
• Propagation of Christianity

312-438

• Change of the National Religion
• Distinction of the Spiritual and Temporal Powers
• State of the Bishops under the Christian Emperors
  1. Election of Bishops
  2. Ordination of the Clergy
  3. Property
  4. Civil Jurisdiction
  5. Spiritual Censures
  6. Freedom of Public Preaching
  7. Privilege of Legislative Assemblies

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