Keimåelia 'ekklåesiastika, The historical and miscellaneous tracts of the Reverend and learned Peter Heylyn, D.D. now collected into one volume ... : and an account of the life of the author, never before published : with an exact table to the whole.

A Brief CHRONOLOGY of the Estate of Holy Church, in these two last Centuries.

• An. Christ. 102. CLemens Bishop of Rome, the true Author of the Epistle to the Church of Corinth, and the supposed Author of the Apostles Canons, depart∣eth this life.
• 103. Evaristus succeedeth Clemens in the See of Rome, in the which Church he afterwards ordained Parishes.
• 109. Simeon B. of Jerusalem Martyred; Justus succeeded in his place.
• Ignatius led a Prisoner towards Rome, writes his Epistles to the Churches.
• 110. Ignatius Martyred, designing Hero his Successor in the Church of Antioch. Onesimus B. of Ephesus, mentioned in the former Century, is made a Martyr.
• 118. Papias B. of Hierapolis, in Phrygia, at this time flourisheth.
• 128. Quadratus B. of Athens publisheth an Apologie in behalf of Christians.
• 138. Marcus made B. of Hierusalem, the first that ever had that place of the Ʋn∣circumcision.
• 150. Justin Martyr writeth his Apologie.
• 160. Hegesippus beginneth his travels to∣wards Rome, conferring with the Bi∣shops as he past along.
• 169. Polycarpus, the famous B. of Smyrna Martyred,
• 172. Melito B. of Sardis publisheth an Apo∣logie.
• 175. Dionysius B. of Corinth flourished, and writeth many of his Epistles.
• Theophilus B. of Antioch writes in defence of Christianity.
• 177. Eleutherius succeedeth Soter in the Church of Rome.
• Lucius a British King, sendeth an Am∣bassage unto Eleutherius, desiring to be made a Christian.
• 178. Several Episcopal Sees erected in the Isle of Britain.
• 180. The holy Father Irenaeus made B. of Lyons.
• 190. Demetrius succeedeth Julianus in the See of Alexandria, being the twelfth Bishop of that Church.
• 191. Serapion succeedeth Maximinus in the Church of Antioch, the ninth Bi∣shop of that See.
• 198. Victor the Successor of Eleutherius, excommunicates the Asian Churches, a∣bout their observation of the Feast of Easter.
• Irenaeus B of Lyons, and Polycrates Bishop of Ephesus, write against him for it.
• Several Councils called about it, by the Metropolitans and other Bishops of this time.
• 199. Theophilus, Bishop of Caesarea, at this time flourished, as did Narcissus also, the thirtieth Bishop of Hierusalem.
• 200. Tertullian, Who began to be in estima∣tion, Anno 196. doth this year publish his Apologie.
• 203. Zepherinus succeedeth Victor in the Church of Rome.
• 204. Clemens of Alexandria flourisheth in the publick Schools of that famous City.
• 205. Origen, one of his Disciples, beginneth at this time to be of Credit. Irenaeus B. of Lyons crowned with Martyrdom.
• 217. Agrippinus Bishop of Carthage lived about this time.
• Origen preacheth in Caesarea. De∣metrius Bishop of Alexandria, and Theoctistus of Caesarea disagree a∣bout it.
• 230. Origen made a Presbyter by Theocti∣stus, B. of Caesarea, and Alexander, B. of Hierusalem.
• 232. Origen Excommunicated by Deme∣trius.
• 233. Heraclas, Origen's Successor in the Schools of Alexandria, is made the Bishop of that City.
• 240. Donatus Successor of Agrippinus in the See of Carthage.
• 248. Dionysius, who before succeeded Hera∣clas in the Professorship of Alexan∣dria, doth now succeed him in his See.
• 250. Cyprian, a right godly man succeeds Donatus in the Church of Carthage.
• 253. Cyprian, by reason of the Persecution, retires awhile.
• Fabius succeedeth Babilas in the See of Antioch.
• 254. A faction raised against Saint Cyprian by Felicissimus, and his Associates.
• Cornelius chosen Pope of Rome in the place of Fabian.
• Novatianus makes a Schism in the Church of Rome, causing himself to be ordained B. of the same.

• Cyprian returns again to Carthage.
• 255. Several Councils held against the Schism and Heresie of the Novatians.
• 256. The death of Origen.
• 257. The memorable case of Geminius Fau∣stinus, one of the Presbyters of the Church of Carthage.
• 261. Cyprian, and divers other Bishops Martyred: Lucian succeeding Cypri∣an in the See of Carthage: Dyonisius chosen Pope of Rome, who caused Pa∣rishes to be set forth in Country Villages.
• 266. The first Council of Antioch against Samosatenus.
• 272. Paulus Samosatenus, the sixteenth Bi∣shop of Antioch, deposed for his Heresie by the Council there, and Doninus cho∣sen in his place.
• Dionysius, Bishop of Alexandria dieth, and Maximus succeedeth in that See. The Bishops of Italy and Rome made Judges in the case of Paulus, by the Emperor Aurelianus.
• 277. The Manichean Heresie now first made known; and the impiety thereof confu∣ted by several Bishops.
• Felix succeedeth Dionysius in the See of Rome.
• Doninus Bishop of Antioch dieth, and Timaeus succeedeth in that charge.
• 283. Cyrillus Successor unto Timaeus.
• 285. Theonus succeedeth Maximus in the Church of Alexandria.
• 296. Zamdas succeedeth Hymenaeus in Hie∣rusalem.
• Marcellinus, the third from Felix, succeeds Eutychianus in the See of Rome.
• 298. Tyrannus succeedeth Cyril in the Church of Antioch, being the twenti∣eth Bishop of this See, and the last of this Age.
• 299. Hermon succeedeth Zamdas in the Church of Hierusalem, the thirty-ninth Bishop of the same, and the last of this Century.
• 300. Petrus succeeds Theonus in the See of Alexandria, the seventeenth Bishop of that Church.
• 302. the Persecution raised by Dioclesian growes unto the height.
• The grievous lapse of Marcellinus, Pope of Rome.
• 303. The Council held at Sinuessa by the Western Bishops for the condemnation of Marcellinus.
• Mensurius Bishop of Carthage, the Successor of Lucianus at this time flou∣risheth.
• 304. Marcellinus honoured with the crown of Martyrdom, leaveth Marcellus his Successor, who was the twenty-ninth Bishop of this Church, reckoning from S. Peter.
• 305. The Council of Eliberis assembled by the Spanish Prelates.
• 306. Constantine, most worthily surnamed the Great, attaineth the Empire, setleth the Church of Christ in peace, safety, and honour on the Clergie.

The end of the Second Part.

FINIS.