19-Battle for Church 1517–1644 Constantine to Christ

These are just the outline notes to accompany the audio version
(with the same title) of a paper I delivered in Honiton, Devon,
May 2018.
Introduction
Explain title. Christ’s ekklēsia. The corruption produced by the
Fathers. Attempted recovery before the Reformation. The
Reformation and the aftermath.
The Corruption
Fathers’ Corruption? 2nd to 5th centuries. Going to the old
covenant. Hierarchy. Clergy/Laity. Sacraments and
sacramentalism. Sacerdotalism. The withering of the priesthood
of all believers. Infant baptism and baptismal regeneration. The
fusion of church and State. Enforced uniformity. Political
councils. Christendom. See, for instance, my The Pastor: Does
He Exist?; The Priesthood of All Believers: Slogan or
Substance?; Infant Baptism Tested; Battle for the Church:
1517–1644; Letting Loose a Gadfly: Edward Miall Speaks
Today.
During the next 1000 years, triumph of Rome in the West,
sacral society, popery, the mass, Mary worship etc.