Beghards, Belgic and German, their origin, iii. 233, and [u], 234, and [w]; first fociety, when and by whom formed, ibid. and [x]; corrupted by the brethren of the free spirit in xiv cent. 377; a divifion of this fect, ibid. [c]; the perfecution of them, and tragical conclufion, 380, 381, and [b].

Schweftriones, in xv cent. iii. 462- their leading principle, ibid. the miseries they fuffer from the Inquifition, ibid. accounts of them by many wri. ters imperfect, ibid. [b].

-, by corruption called Picards, iii. 463; their horrible tenets, ibid. fevere treatment from Ziska, ibid. and [i]; called Adamites, 464; this name afterwards applied to the Huffites, ibid.

Beguines (fee Begbards), how different from the Belgic and German, iii. 232.

Behmen, Jacob, one of the Rofecrucian brethren, v. 79; his chimerical notions and followers, 341; works, ibid. [b].

Believers, who obtained this name in the earliest period of the Chriftian church, i. 100; how diftinguifhed from Catechumens, 117.

Bellarmine, Samuel, an eminent defender of the Romish church in xvi cent. iv. 21: his character, 222; is cenfured by the church of Rome, ibid. and [u].

Bellator, his character as a commentator, ii. 126; translates the works of Origen, 132.

Bello-vifu, Armand de, an account of, iii. 240.

Bembo, Peter, Cardinal, a fuppofed infidel writer in xvi cent. iv. 159.

Benedict, of Nurfia, founder of an order of monks in vi cent. ii. 118; his works, 122.

-, Abbot of Aniane, employed by Lewis the Meck, to reform the practices of the monks in ix cent. ii. 310; reftores the monaftic difcipline, ibid. fubjects the various monaftic orders to that of Benedict of Mount Caffin, ibid. his difcipline at first admired, foon declines, 311.

VI. Pope, his character and fate, ii. 405.
VII. Pope, account of, ii. 406.

IX. his infamous character, ii. 475.

Benedict

Benedict XII. his good character, iii. 323; is cenfured
for the festival he added to the ritual, 371.

405.

XIII. Anti-pope, an account of, iii. 401,

XIII. Pope, his character, vi. 9.

XIV. Pope (Profper Lambertini), his great
character, vi. 9; attempts to reform the clergy, but in
vain, 10.
Benedictine order of monks, its rife in vi cent. ii. 117;
the founder's views in this inftitution, 118; degene-
racy among them from his practice, ibid. its rapid
progrefs in the weft, 119, 120; their founder's dif-
cipline neglected and forgot by the monks in x cent. ii.

412.

Benefices, the right of nomination to them affumed by the
Romish pontifs, who are opposed by the civil power in
xiii cent. iii. 166, 167.

Bennet, Gervas, gives the denomination of Quakers to the
fect fo called, and why, v. 460.

Berenger, introduces logic into France, ii. 465; his dif-
pute with Lanfranc against the real prefence of Christ's
body and blood in the Holy Sacrament, 466, 548 and
[a]; commentary on the Revelations, 547; ex-
plains the doctrines of fcripture by logical and
metaphyfical rules, 548; maintains his doctrine
of the Eucharift against fynodical decrees, and the
threats and punishment of the civil power, 559,
560; abjures his opinions, but teaches them foon
afterwards, 561; his conduct imperfectly repre-
fented, ibid. makes a public recantation with an
oath, and yet propagates his real fentiments of the
Eucharift, 562; his fecond declaration before Gre-
gory VII. 563; fubfcribes a third confeffion with an
oath, 564; yet retracts publicly, and composes a
refutation, ibid. 565 and [%]; whence appear Gre-
gory's fentiments of the Eucharift, ibid. and [x];
his fate, and the progrefs of his doctrine, 566, 567;
his real fentiments, 568 and [c]; the weakness of the
arguments ufed by the Roman catholic writers against
the real fentiments of this divine, 569 and [d]; the
nature and manner of Christ's prefence in the Sacra-

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ment not fixed by the church of Rome in xi cent.
ibid. fub fin. not. [d].

Berg, the famous form of concord reviewed there, and
i.. contents, iv. 345 and [c].

Bermudes, John, fent into Abyffinia with the title of
patriarca, in xvi cent iv. 177; met with little or no
fuccefs in his miniftry, 178; a mistake about Loyola
being fent into Abyssinia, ibid. [g].

Bern, an account of the cruel and impious fraud acted
in xvi cent. upon one Jetzer, by the Dominicans, iv.
18 [k].

church of, oppofes Calvinism, iv. 381.

Bernard, St Abbot of Clairval, preaches up the Crufade,
in xii cent. iii 13; draws up aule of difcipline for
the Knights Templars, 19; expofes in his writings
the views of the pontifs, bifhops, and monks, 42 and
[w, x]; confidered as the fecond founder of the
Ciftertian monks, who are called from him Bernardin
monks, 66; his great influence, 67; apology for
his own conduct in the divifions between the Ciftertian
monks, and thofe of Clugni, ibid. and [b]; and answer
to it by Peter of Clugni, 68 and [2]; combats the
doctrine of the fchoolmen, 94; his charge against
Abelard, 95 and [t]; as alfo against Gilbert de la Porte,
96; oppoles the doctrine of the immaculate conception
of the Virgin Mary, 105; combats the fect of the A-
poftolics, 128.

Bernard, of Sens, a mystic writer in xv cent. his charac-
ter, iii. 455.

Bernoulli, two aftronomers in Switzerland in xvii cent.
their character, v. 72.

Bertramn, Ratramn, monk of Corby, eminent for refut-
ing Radber's doctrine of the Eucharist, ii. 315 and [b];
prepares to draw up a clear and rational explication of
this important fubject, by the order of Charles the
Bald, 154 and [, ]; an account of this explication,
341; defends God fchalcus, 346; his difpute with
Hinemar, about the hymn Trina Deitas, 349; main-
tains the caufe of the Latin church against Photius,"
354.
Berulle, Cardinal, inftitutes the order of Oratorians in
xvii cent. v. 173.

Beryllus

Beryllus denies the proper fubfiftence of Christ before his
coming into the world, i. 306; confuted by Origen,
he returns to the church, ibid.

Beffarion, how employed by the Greeks in the council of
Florence, iii. 425, terms of reconciliation made by
him on their part with the Latins not lafting, ibid.
created foon afterwards a cardinal, ibid. his character,
440, and [m].

Beza, Theodore, teaches the fciences at Geneva with fuc-
cefs, iv. 376; his Latin verfion of the New Tefta-
ment, and notes, 425.

Bibliander, an eminent writer in xvi cent. iv. 438.
Biblical colleges, what fo called, and their rise in xvii
cent. v. 315.

Biblicifts, Chriftian doctors fo called, their rife in xii cent.
iii. 29; decline in xiii cent. 249; oppose the scholastic
divines, 251.

Biddle, John, a famous writer among the Socinians in
xvii cent. v. 505, and [w].

Biel, a fcholaftic writer in xv cent. iii. 443.

Bishops, appointed first at Jerufalem, i. 105; the nature
and extent of their dignity at their first inftitution,
ibid. their authority augmented by the councils, 178;
acknowledge themfelves the delegates of their refpec-
tive churches, and authoritative rules of faith and
manners when claimed by them, ibid. their power
vehemently afferted by Cyprian in iii cent. 266; their
contentions with each other about the extent of
power, in iv and following centuries, produced violent
commotions in the church, 356; difputes between
the bishops of Rome and of Conftantinople in v cent.
ii. 22, 23; their court when firft established, 30;
their ambition to extend their jurifdiction in x cent.
ii. 409; afpire after, and obtain, temporal dignities,
410; admit perfons to the order of faints, indepen-
dently on the power of the Roman pontif, 423; op-
pofe the arrogance of the pontifs in xiii cent. iii. 167;
difputes between them and the Mendicants, 200; fen-
timents of the Puritans concerning them, iv. 393
and [7].

ixochi, a fect. See Tertiaries.

Blanc, Lewis le, his writings to reconcile the Romish and
Reformed churches in xvii cent. v. 379; unfuccefs-
ful, 380.

Blandrata, George, propagates Socinianifm in Tranfyl-
vania, and his character, iv. 413.

Blefdyck, Nicholas, charges David George with main-.
taining blafphemous errors, and has his body burnt, iv.
482.

Bleffenfis, Petrus, his works, iii. 79 and [o]: refutes the
Jews in xii cent 99.

Blount, Charles, his oracles of reafon and death, v. 60,
61 and [i].

Blumius, Henry, his change of religion in xvii cent. and
character, v. 137 and [9].

Bockhold, John, a taylor of Leyden, and mock King of
Munster, an account of, iv. 452; his enthusiastic im-
piety, and feditious madness, particularly at Munfter,
ibid. 453 and [p, q, and r]: fhort reign and ignomini-
ous death, ibid.

Bodin, a fuppofed infidel writer in xvi cent. iv. 159.
Boethius, an account of, ii. 107; the only philofopher in
vi cent. 108.

Boetius, his controverfy with Balduin in xvii cent. v.
336.

Bogerman, prefides at the fynod of Dort, and hates the
Arminians, v. 453.

Bogomiles, a fect of heretics in xii cent. iii. 109; founder
Bafilus, ibid. their name, whence, 110 and [n].
Bohemia, commotions in xv cent. excited by the ministry
of John Hufs, iii. 446; how terminated, 451; troubles
there excited against the Proteftants in xvii cent. v.
106; who defend themselves furiously, and chuse
Frederick V. King, 10 and [9]; account of the war,
and dreadful confequences of it to the King and the
Bohemians, ibid. how defeated, 108 [r and s]; pro-
grefs of the war unfavourable to the confederates, with
the Emperors proceedings, 109; Guftavus Adolphus
intervenes, III; end of the thirty years war, ibid.
112; the peace of Weftphalia, advantages to the
Proteftants, and the disappointment of the Pope, 113,
114 and [y].

Bohemian,