Cellites, their rife at Antwerp in xiv cent. iii. 355; called
Alexians and Lollards, with the reason, ibid. and [u];
their fame and progrefs, 357, 358; oppreffed by the
clergy, ibid. privileges granted them by the Popes,
359.

Celfus, his objections against Christianity refuted by Ori-
gen, i. 163.

celts, learning among them in i cent i. 94; their Druids
and priests eminent for their wisdom, ibid.

cene, Charles le, propagates Pajon's doctrine (fee Pajon)
v. 384; his fingular tranflation of the Bible condemned,
ibid. and [b]; he rejects the doctrine of original fin and
human impotence, &c. ibid. and [c].

Century, i. its Ecclefiaftical hiftory, i. 1.-ii cent. 147.

-iii cent. 241.-iv cent. 313-v cent. ii. 1.—vi
cent. 95.-vii cent. 151. viii cent. 203.-ix cent.
276.x cent. 372.-xi cent. 434-xii cent. iii. 1.
-xiii cent. 131.-xiv cent. 295-xv cent. 386.—
xvi cent. iv. 6.-Appendix I, 136.-xvii cent. v. I.
-xviii cent. vi. 1. Appendix II, 45.-Appendix
III, 61.

erdo, founder of an heretical fect in Afia, i. 218; his
principles and tenets, ibid. 219.
Ceremonies (rites), two only inftituted by Chrift, i. 124;
the Jewish retained in fome, but not all places, ibid.
why multiplied in ii cent. 201-106; the esteem of
modern Platonifm a cause of their increase in iii cept.
289; their burthen in iv cent. apparent from a faying
of Auguftin, 393; how multiplied in v cent. with a
general view of the new rites, which are attended
with much pomp, ii. 55; feveral introduced into the
Romish ritual in vii cent. ii. 183; additions by every
Pope, with feveral examples, ibid. 185; their origin,
nature, and ends, become the fubjects of many writers
in ix cent. 357; thefe writings confidered as to their
ufe, ibid. a general account of them in this cent. 358;
many of them drawn from Pagan rites, 362 []; their
increase, and the nature of them in x cent. 427; of
the Romish church, impofed on all the western
churches, 573; the fuperior excellence of the Latin
or Gothic ritual left to be determined by fingle com-
bat and fiery trial in Caftile, 574; abfurdity of per-

forming

forming divine worship in an unknown tongue, which prevails both in the Latin and Eastern churches, ibid. 575; the eagerness of the Grecian bishops to increase their ritual in xii. cent. iii. 106; multiplied in xiii cent. 260; ridiculous, and thofe inftituted in relation to the Eucharist, 261 and [r] 292; many and useless ceremonies remain in xvi cent. iv. 242; where most prevalent, 243 and [7].

Cerinthius, founder of an heretical fect in i cent. i. 144 ; blends the doctrines of Chrift with the errors of the Jews and Gnoftics, and how, 145; an advocate for the Millennium, and promises his followers a sensual paradife for a thousand years, and an endless life in the celeftial world, 146.

Cerularius, Michael, patriarch of Conftantinople, revives the controverfy between the Greeks and Latins in xi cent. ii. 440, 553; accuses the Latins of various errors, and resents the Pope's arrogance, 554; violent meafures used on both sides, 555; adds new accusations 556.

chains, what fo called by the Latins, ii. 127.

chais, his letters concerning the jubilee commended, iii, 86 [a], 264 [x].

chalcedon, fourth general council called by Marcian the Emperor, ii. 77; the legates of LEO I. Pope, prefide at the council, 78; condemns, depofes, and banishes Diofcorus, ibid. annals the acts of the fecond council at Ephefus, ibid. the doctrine, relating to Chrift eftablished here, what, ibid.; the melancholy confequences of this council, 79.

chalcidius, his notions of the agreement between the. Christian and Pagan religions, i. 336; this philofopher not alone in this opinion, ibid. whether a Christian or not, ii. 101 [n].

chapters, controverfy about the three,in vi cent. ii. 134. and [o]; condemned by Juftinian, and warm opposition, ibid.

charenton, fynod of, pacificatory attempts at, in xvii cent. v. 272; but ineffectual, 273; and [b].

charity, feafts of, called Agapa, what i. 64; celebrated at the conclufion of the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, 129; fupprefsed in v cent. ii. 56.

charlemagne,

ebarlemagne, his expedition against the Saxons in viii
cent. ii. 208; his defign of propagating Christianity,
ibid. the averfion of the Saxons to the gofpel, and
whence, 209 [b]; his methods for converting and re-
taining the Saxons, ibid. [i]; is canonized, 211; the
judgment to be formed of his converfions. ibid.
his attempts against the Saracens not very fuccefsful,
214; revives learning among the Latins, through the
affistance of Alcuin, 217; if founder of the univerfity
of Paris, confidered, 218; his munificence to the Ro-
man pontif, and the caufe, 237: his grant to the fee.
of Rome, and its extent, uncertain, 233, 234 and [u];
the motives to which this grant is to be attributed, 35;
opportunity opened for the western empire, which he
embraces, ibid. and [w]; his rights, and the papal right
to dispose of an empire, confidered, 236 and [y], 237
[x]; his works, 246; expofition and zeal for the study
of the fcriptures, 251; miffes his aim, and how, 252,
253 and [g]; affembles a council at Francfort, at
which the worship of images was unanimoufly con-
demned, 267 and [x]; his attachment to the Romish
ritual, 270; attempts to ftop the progrefs of fuperfti-
tion, how rendered ineffectual, 271.

charles the Bald, a great patron of letters and the sci-
ences, ii. 288, 289.

V. Emperor, is perfuaded to prevent the iffuing
of any unjuft edict against Luther, iv. 55; unwil-
ling to offend the Pope, he calls a diet at Worms, at
which Luther is banished, ibid. ratifies the sentence
of Luther's banishment, 56 and [r]; his interview
with the Pope at Bologna, about calling a general
'council, and the anfwer of Clement VII. to his re-
queft, 76, 77; is an advocate for Papal authority
at the diet of Augsburg, 93, 94; concludes a
peace with the Lutherans, and the conditions of it,
100; liftens to the fanguine councils of Paul III.
110; his designs give occafion to the Proteftants to
take up arms, ibid. raifes an army against the Pro-
teftant princes for oppofing the council of Trent,
III; his bafe and perfidious behaviour to Philip
Landgrave of Heffe, 112 and [y]; his real views,
118; difconcerted by Maurice of Saxony, 119; his
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attempts to impofe on the Germans the edict called In-
terim, and confequence, iv. 326.

charls I. of England, his character, v. 119; three
principal objects of his adminiftration, 392; entrusts
the execution of his plan to Laud, 393; his proclama-
tion in favour of Calvinifm perverted by Laud, ibid.
fub. not. [m]; diffentions between him and the Par-
liament increase, 396; the latter abolith epifcopal go-
vernment, and bring the King to the Scaffold, 397; re-
flexions upon this event, and the conduct of the Puri-
tans, ibid.

II. patron of arts, v. 72; his character, 120 and
[1]; state of the church under him, and his fucceffors,
415; Act of Uniformity, called alfo Toleration Act,
under him, 416 and []; confequences to the Non-
conformists; and fluctuating state, ibid. 417; fuffering
ftate of the Quakers under him, v. 471; grants Penn-
fylvania to William Penn, 473.

charnft, or Solares, an account of, in xvi cent. iv. 270
and [g].

charron, an enemy to the Gospel, iv. 159.

chaumont, French ambaffador to the King of Siam, with
the latter's acute answer to the former's memorial, v.
17 and [9].

chemnitz, Martin, his examination of the council of Trent
commended, iv. 296, 297; Harmonies of the Evange--
lifts, 305.

childeric III. King of France, depofed by Pope Zachary
in viii cent. ii. 230 [9].

chillingworth, a leader of the Latitudinarians in xvii cent.
his great character, v. 414; his work intitled the Re-
ligion of Proteftants a fafe Way to Salvation, commend-
ed, ibid. [d].

china, Christianity planted there in vii cent. by Jefujabas
of Gaddala, ii. 151; the ftate of Chriftianity here in
xiv cent ii. 297.

miffions there in xvii cent. v. 18; their asto
nifhing fuccefs, 19; owing to the Jefuits, with
their dexterity in arts and fciences, 20; progrefs of
Christianity how retarded, with a change of affairs,
ibid. great fuccefs, 21; Romish miffions in xviii

cent.

cent. vi. 2; ftate of Christianity fomewhat precarious,

4.

chinese monument difcovered at Siganfu in vii cent. ii.
152 and [a]; Christians, difput about allowing them
their old religious rites in xviii cent. vi. 4.

choniates, Nicetas, a good hiftorian in xiii cent. iii. 149.
chorepifcopi, their origin (and office, i. 106; permitted to
baptize, but not to confirm, as confirmation was re-
ferved to the bishop alone, 129, 130 and [i].

chofroes, King of Perfia, a violent perfecutor of the
Christians in vi cent. ii. 104; a patron of the Aristote-
lian philofophy, 110.

chrift, his birth, i. 53; accounts of him in the four
gofpels, 54; his choice of twelve apostles and seventy
difciples, and reafon for this particular number, 56;
extent of his fame beyond Judea, 57; his death, $9;
refurrection and afcenfion, 60; pours out the Holy
Ghost on his apoftles, 61; his gospel preached first to
the Jews and Samaritans, ibid. refpected among the
Gentiles, 65, 66 and [c]; left the form of the
church undetermined, 97 and [*]; inftitutes only two
Sacraments, 123; hence a multitude of ceremonies.
not neceffary or effential to Chriftianity, 124, com-
parison between him and the philofophers, and its
fatal confequence, 256, 157; a parallel arrogantly
drawn between him and Apollonius Tyaneus, 334;
disputes about the nature of his body in vi cent. ii.
147; debates about the manner of his birth in ix cent.
349; the festival of his body, or the Holy Sacrament
in xiii cent. and its origin, iii. 180, 261; controverfy
in xv cent. concerning the worship due to his blood, and
how decided by Pius II. 457, 458; his divine nature.
denied by the Socinians, iv. 485, 486; omniprefence of
his flesh, a fubject of debate in xvii cent. v. 331; ge-
neration of, according to Roell's fentiments, 430; his
humanity denied by the Quakers, with their opinions
concerning him, 482, 483.

chriftian religion, the whole comprehended in two great
points, and what these are, i. 115; rites or ceremonies
multiplied in i cent. and the reafons, 200; remark
of Lord Bolingbroke concerning the elevation of
the hoft in the Romish church, 201, []; first
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