SUMMARY. CHAPTER I. Were the Ages of Faith pacific?-State of the question-We are not obliged to show that ages of faith were untroubled-Peace from war not promised by the Gospel-Wars and disorders, therefore, do not form ground of objection to the title of these ages to the character of eminently Christian-The causes of war always exist-Consequent misery of the present life-A glance at the most warlike periods of the Christian history p. 1 CHAPTER II. The love and desire of peace which prevailed in ages of faith-The pacific character which nations assumed-Peacefulness deemed synonymous with conversion-How peace was extolled: how war was regarded with horror-The objection of modern writers respecting the wars of the middle ages might be turned against later times-Instances of the manner in which wars were stigmatized-The demon known chiefly as the enemy of peace-The people detested war-Warriors themselves had remorse CHAPTER III. p. 30 The desire of peace expressed in the prayers, hymns, and regular office of the church-A sense of danger indicated by them-Other devotions for peace practised-Ancient local offices cited-The Antiphon Media vita-Public supplications for peace-The flagellants-The processions of the whites CHAPTER IV. P. 70 The peace invoked and promised by the Prince of peace was known to be chiefly internal,-peace of the breast-Testimonies of the middle ages cited-How peace was enjoyed; first, from internal disorder, men were at peace with God, and therefore at peace with the evils of life, with death, with the grave; secondly, they were at peace with themselves: hence they had the spirit of wisdom, and were personally at peace with the enemies of truth; thirdly, they were at peace with men: but they renounced an evil peace-Definitions of evil peace-The ancient portraits denote this threefold peace a P. 90 |