with Lewis XIV. and the caufe, 27; bull against
Janfenius, and declaration, 214.

Alexander VIII. Pope (Ottoboni), his character, v. 102.
Natalis, writes against the Popish claims, in

xvii cent. v. 151.

Alexandria, Patriarch of, his jurisdiction in the earliest
times of Christianity, i. 355; embaffy fent by one to
the pope in xvi cent. a Jefuitical scheme, iv. 178, 179,
and [1, m]; the extent of his authority in this cent.
244, 245 and [o].

Alfred, his tafte for letters, ii. 290; his works, ibid.
w]; the most eminent learned men under him, ibid.
[x].

Allatius, Leo, his works for uniting the Greek and Ro-
mish churches, v. 247, and [d]; difingenuity cenfured,
ibid. and [d].

Alliaco, Petrus de, labours to reform the schoolmen in
xv. cent. iii. 454.

Almerc, an account of, iii. 157; the followers of this
philofopher guilty of enormous errors and vices, ibid.
[t].

King of Leon, an eminent patron of letters in
xiii cent. iii. 151; the fame he acquired by his aftro-
nomical tables, ibid. and [c].

Alphonfus VI. King of Naples, a zealous promoter of
letters in xv cent. iii. 391.

Altenburg, conference held at, to heal the Lutheran divi-
fions, unsuccessful, iv. 340.

Alva, Duke of, his cruelty, checked by the prudent and
brave conduct of a Prince of Orange, gave rife to the
powerful Republic of the United Provinces, iii. 131.
Amalmunis, Caliph of Babylon, an eminent patron of let-
ters among the Arabians in ix cent. ii. 287.

Amalric, the absurd and impious doctrine taught by him,
iii. 287 and [b, c]; his chief disciple, who, 288; if he
adopted Joachim's predictions, 289.

Ambrofe, Bishop of Milan, his character, i. 361, and [i];
three books on the duty of minifters, 374; opposes the
principles of Jovinian, 389.

of Camalduli, his works, iii. 442.
VOL. VI.

America,

America, when firft vifited by the Europeans, iii. 387; its inhabitants converted to Chriflianity, ibid. divided by Pope Alexander VI. between the Portuguese and Spaniards 338; miffionaries fent, ibid.

Eish and Dutch colonies there in xvi cent. v. 39, Komish miffions, 42; method ufed by the Jefuits for its converfion, with their views, and Labat's candid declaration, 44 and [o]; proteftant miffions, 45; the ambition of the Jefuits in Paraguay, 47, fub fin. [o].

Ames, William, explains morality, and account of, iv. 429 and [p, q]; treats it as a separate science, v. 363. Ammonius Saccas, founder of the new Platonics in ii cent. i. 169; attempts a coalition of all philofophical fects and religion with his own syftem of religion, 170; his religious notions, if Pagan or Chriftian, confidered, 169 [m]; the principles of his philofophy, with its chief articles, 171, 172, his moral difcipline, 172; delivers his injunctions in the language of fcripture, 174; pretends to the power of purging the Senforium, ib. his notions of God and of Chrift, ibid. and [n]; the many pernicious effects of his philofophy to Chriftianity, and hence the foundation of the Monks and Myftics, 175; the rapid progrefs of his fect, 260; his Harmony of the Gospels, 279.

Amour, Guillaume, doctor of the Sorbonne, a ftrenuous oppofer of the Dominicans, and whence, iii. 202; įs banished, and the caufe, 203; his works and great character, ib. and [d].

Amfdorf, denies the neceffity of good works, iv. 328; is oppofed by George Major, and the event, 329. Amfterdam, clergy and magiftrates of, oppose the toleration of the Menonites, in xvi cent. iv. 477.

Amulo, his works against the Jews in ix cent. ii. 332. Amyraut, Mofes, account of his works, v. 364; form of his doctrine and reconciliatory endeavours, 374; meets with oppofition, yet gains ground, 376; proceedings of the Swifs church against him, 436. Anab prifts, their enthufiaftic, feditious, and vile principles n cent and pudfemerts they undergo, iv. 103 and [#, 0]; their refidence fixt at Munster, ib, Anabap

Anabaptifts (Mennonites), their history, iv. 436; origin
obfcure, and reason of their names, ib. and [e]; infince-
rity in declaring their opinions concerning re-baptism,
ibid. and 440, fub not. [e]; account of themselves
and adversaries, 441 and []; moft probable account
of their origin, 443; maxim whence their peculiari-
ties, ibid. different ways of thinking among them about
it, 444; their drooping fpirits revived on Luther's, &c.
appearance, ib. not. [b]; fatisfied with Luther's plan
of reformation with an account of their first motions,
445 and [i]; progress of this fect, 447; diftinguished
by the enormity of their crimes, 448; points of doctrine
maintained by the most rational of them, who are not
equally chargeable with fury and brutal extravagance,
ibid. fevere punishments inflicted on them, 449, and
[n]; indifcriminate severity, with a difourse thereon,
450.

of Munfter, their feditious madnefs and ring-
leaders, iv. 452; their commotions in Holland, particu-
larly Amsterdam, 453 and [r]; measures taken to ex-
tirpate them, 454; plot against the magiftrates de-
fated, ib. fub not. [r]; how comforted by Menno,
455; questions about their origin, how refolvable
458 and [u]; origin of the fects that have started up
among them, 459; warm conteft, and divided into two
fects, 461; how denominated, 462 463 and [x]; new
diffentions among them, and divifion into three fects,
464; the fource of their doctrine, ibid. confeffion of
one of their fects, 463, [y]; whether fincere in their
public confeffions, 464; their religion reduced into
a system, 465; their leading principle, 467; their
religion differs little from the reformed church with
their creed, confeffions, and peculiar tenets, ibid the
fundamental principle on which their doctrine is found-
ed, ibid. and how deviated from it, 468 and [a]; their
peculiar tenets in which they all agree, 469; fyftem
of morality, 470: primitive aufterity greatly diminish-
ed, 471 and [b]; fingular opinions of fome fects, 472,
473, and [c, d] ftate of learning and philosophy among
them, 474, which are rejected by all, except the Wa-
terlandians, 475; remit fome of their ancient rigour,
ibid. their divifion into a multitude of fects, and the
causes, 476; their first folid cttlement in the United

Provinces,

Provinces, and by what means, 477; English, called
Baptists, with an account of their other different de-
Bominations, 478; opinions of the general and parti-
cular Anabaptifts in England, 479 and []; account
of a fingular fect called Davidifts, 481; tolerated un-
der Cromwell, and account of, v. 410 and [x]; their
history.in xvii cent. 490; various fortunes of them,
during this cent. ib. and[e]; union restored among them,
and how, 491; different fects, and how denominated,
with their feveral characters and notions, 492 and
[8, b]; external forin of their church, 493; three or-
ders of Minifters among them, and their respective
functions, ib. account of the Uckewallifts, a fect of the
rigid Anabaptifts, and tenets, ib. Waterlandians, 295;
Galenists and Apoftoolians, 496.

Anachorites, a monaftic order in iv cent. i. 380; their
remarkable averfion to fociety, ib.

Anaftafius, how the caufe of the Neftorian controverfy,
ii. 66; his fentiments explained by Neftorius, although
keenly oppofed, yet gain ground, 67.

of Sinai, his writings, an account of, ii. 121.
127 and [e].

the Emperor, attached to the Acephali, pro-
tects them, ii. 144.

---, of Palestine, author of fome tracts against the
Jews in viii cent. ii. 259.

an hiftorian in ix cent. ii. 192.

Anchialus, patriarch of Conftantinople, an eminent patron
of letters in xii cent. iii. 28 and [a]; seems to have
been attached to the Ariftotelian philofophy, ibid.
Andreas, Antonius, a Latin writer in xiv cent. iii. 361.
Andrew, James, employed in reconciling the Lutheran
doctors, iv. 340. See Form of Concord.

Andrew, Bishop of Crete, his homilies confidered as fpu-
rious, ii. 174.

Andronicus, Emperor of Greece, forbids all controverfies
concerning fpeculative points of theology, in xii cent.
iii. 102 and [b].

Angelome, a monk of Lyfieux, an acute but fantastic
writer in ix cent. ii. 327, 328 and [r]; his expofi-
tions, ib.

Angers, Bishop, of, refufes to fubfcribe the declaration.

against the Janfenifts, and the confequence, v. 217.

Anglo

Anglo-Saxons, opprefs the Chriftians, ii. 13; fome few
converted by Auguftin the Monk, 97; an univerfal
converfion among them in vii cent. ii. 153; the causes
of this converfion confidered, ibid.

Anhalt, princes of, embrace Calvinifm, and the reason,
iv. 409 and [n].

Anfelm, archbishop of Canterbury, improves the fcience
of logic, ii. 466; inventor of the famous argument a-
scribed to Des Cartes, ib. his character and works, 467,
[0], and 542; the first who composed a system of divi-
nity, 550; eminent for his moral treatifes, 551, and
controverfial writings, 552..

Anfelm, of Laon, his character, iii. 77. 88.

-, of Havelsberg, ftrenuous advocate for the Latins
against the Greeks in xii cent. iii. 100.

Anfgar, converts the Swedes in ix cent. ii. 277; is created
archbishop of Hamburgh, ib. founder of the Cimbrian,
Danish and Swedish churches, 278 [a].

Anthropomorphites, a fect in x cent. ii. 432; why encou-
raged and admired, ibid.

Antichrift, enfigns of, what fo called by the Puritans,
iv. 398.

Antidico-marianites, a fect in iv cent. i. 432; their tenets,

ib.

Antinomians, their rife among the Lutherans in xvi cent.
iv. 321; fuppreffion by Luther, ib. tenets, ib. English,
their rife in xvii cent. and pernicious tenets, 411, 412,
and [x, a, b].

Antioch, Patriarch of, his jurifdiction in iv cent. i. 355;
the extent of his power in xvi cent. iv. 246; four
bishops claim the title, ibid. [p].

Antiochus, a monk of Seba, his character, ii. 174; and
work, or Pandect of the Holy Scriptures, 179.
Antonines, their characters, i. 147.

Antoninus Marcus, liftens to calumnies, and perfecutes
the Chriftians, i. 161; many apologies published, ib.
falfe witneffes fuborned by his judges against the
Chriftians, 162; his partiality to the Stoics, and its
effects upon learning, 165; an ornament to the Sto-
ics, 167.

Pius, perfecution under him, i. 159; his
edict in favour of the Chriftians, ib. and [x].

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