2. How had they been told to meet their afflictions?--_Matt_. v. 12.--1 _Peter_, iii. 14. 3. What had He said of confessing or denying Him?--_Matt_. x. 32, 33. 4. What had been promised through St. John to such as overcame?--_Rev_. ii. 17.--iii. 5 and 21. 5. How had the lot of the martyrs been shown to St. John?--_Rev_. vii. 14-17. 6. How many periods of persecution had been predicted?--_Rev_. ii. 10. 7. Name the ten chief persecutors. 8. How is Severus memorable in Britain? 9. Who were the martyrs of Carthage? 10. Who were the chief martyrs of the persecution of Valerian? 11. What were St. Lawrence's treasures? 12. Why did Sapricius fail? 13. What became of Valerian? 14. Whose was the fiercest persecution? 15. How did the Theban legion witness their confession? 16. In what manner were Christians brought to trial? 17. Mention some of the martyrs of the Diocletian persecution. 18. Who was the British martyr? 19. Who shielded the Britons? 20. How was the Empire divided? 21. What was the difference between a martyr and a confessor? 22. What was the remarkable end of Galerius? LESSON XXVI. 1. Who was the first believing monarch? 2. How was Constantine converted? 3. Tell me a few of the promises that Gentile sovereigns should obey the Church?--_Ps_. lxxii. 11.--_Is_. xlix. 23.--lx. 4.--lxvi. 12.--_Rev_. xi. 15. 4. What was the date of Constantine's conversion? 5. What was Helena's expedition to Jerusalem? 6. How did she do honour to the holy places? 7. What did Jerusalem thenceforth become? 8. What prophecy thus had a partial and material fulfilment?--_Is_ lx. 10.--lxvi. 20. 9. How did Constantine change the capital of his empire? 10. To whom was his chief church dedicated? 11. Who were the patriarchs of the Church? 12. What name was given to the patriarch of Rome? 13. What were those called who retired from the world? 14. What is a heresy? 15. How had our Lord foretold that heresies would arise?--_Matt_. xviii. 7. 16. What warnings had He given against them?--_Matt_. vii. 15. 17. What warning had the apostles given?--_Acts_, xx. 29, 30.--1 _Tim_. iv. 1.--_Titus_, iii. 10.--2 _Peter_, ii. 1, 2. 18. What had St. John given as the test of the truth?--1 _John_, iv. 15. 19. What was the heresy of Arius? 20. What council was held against it? 21. Who was the great champion of the truth? 22. What creed was drawn up at Nicea? 23. How many bishops signed the Nicene Creed? 24. How was Arius punished? 25. Into what error did Constantine fall? 26. How was the Church spared from communion with Arius? 27. In obedience to what commands were obstinate sinners cut off from the Church?--_Matt_. xviii. 17. 1 _Cor_. v. 4, 5.--_Titus_, iii. 10, 11. 28. When was Constantine baptized? 29. How was the Church tried under Constantius? 30. How was it tried under Julian? 31. What profane attempt did Julian make? 32. How was it frustrated? 33. What is the meaning of Catholic?