The History of the Church of Christ: Century III - Joseph Milner (1744 - 1797) It is certain, that from our Saviour's time to the present, there have ever been persons whose dispositions and lives have been formed by the rules of the New Testament; men who have been real, not merely nominal Christians, who believed the doctrines of the gospel, loved them because of their divine excellency, and suffered gladly the loss of all things, that they might win Christ, and be found in him. It is the history of these men which I propose to write. It is of no consequence with respect to my plan, nor of much importance I believe in its own nature, to what external church they belonged. I intend not to enter with any nicety into an account of their rites and ceremonies, or forms of church government, much less into their secular history. Even religious controversies shall be omitted, except those which seem to bear a relation to the essence of Christ's religion, and of which the history of his real church seems to require some account. Let not the reader expect, that the actions of great men (great in a secular view I mean) will be exhibited to his notice. Nothing but what belongs to Christ's kingdom shall be admitted, and genuine piety is that alone which I intend to celebrate. 00:00 Irenaeus 13:35 Tertullian 30:59 Pantaenus 35:28 Clemens Alexandrinusesert 44:19 The Affairs of the Church during the Reigns of Severus and Caracalla 56:48 Christian Affairs during the Reigns of Macrinus, Heliogabalus, Alexander, Maximinus, Pupienus, Gordian, and Philip 01:11:06 The Conversion of Cypriant 01:28:04 The Beginnings of the Persecution of Decius, and Cyprian's Government till his Retirement 01:36:13 The History of Cyprian and the Western Church during his Retirement of two Years 01:56:25 Cyprian's Settlement of his Church after his Return and the History of the Western Church till the Persecution under Gallus 02:39:19 The Effects of the Persecution of Decius in the Eastern Church 03:38:33 The History of the Church during the Reign of Gallus 04:05:38 The Pacific Part of Valerian's Reign 04:36:44 The Last Acts and Martyrdom of Cyprian 04:53:38 Cyprian compared with Origen 05:17:29 Other Particulars of Valerian's Persecution 05:35:41 From the Reign of Gallienus to the End of the Century 06:10:20 Some Account of Gregory Thaumaturgus, Theognostus, and Dionysius of Rome 06:23:33 The Farther Extension of the Gospel in this Century 06:26:01 A Short View of the External State of the Church 06:48:24 Testimonies to the Church of Christ from its Enemies 07:17:33 Connexion between the Doctrine and Practice of Primitive Christians Top 10 Most Popular Sermons (Playlist): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzOwqed_gET3I_hiobSa2ftDDZZW-HoD7 Christian Hymns Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBD1B04EAC0152F4B Charles Spurgeon Sermon Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCDB844A9113F938C A. W. Tozer Sermons: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL66987CD6E419E258 Puritans (Playlist): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL147B764889A13CCA ▶️SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/stack45ny ▶️After subscribing, click on NOTIFICATION BELL to be notified of new uploads. ▶️SUPPORT CHANNEL: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=RB72ANM8DJL2S&lc=US&item_name=stack45ny¤cy_code=USD&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF%3abtn_donateCC_LG%2egif%3aNonHosted My Primary Backup Sites: ▶️GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/christianty ▶️My WordPress blog: https://sermonsandsongsdotorg.com/ ▶️odysee: https://odysee.com/@RichMoore ▶️Telegram: https://t.me/ChristianSermonsAndAudioBooks My Secondary Backup Sites: ▶️Battle for God's Truth https://battleforgodstruth.blogspot.com/ ▶️RUMBLE https://rumble.com/c/c-278901 ▶️Battle for God and His Truth: http://battleforgodstruth.tumblr.com/ ▶️Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AidenW.Tozer ▶️Christian Devotional Readings: https://www.facebook.com/ChristianDevotionalReadings ▶️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richmoore63/ Please watch: "A Call to Separation - A. W. Pink Christian Audio Books / Don't be Unequally Yoked / Be Ye Separate" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBDg7u21cKY