reafon, a defire to enlarge the borders of the church,
ibid. a paffage in Gregory Thaumaturgus's life il-
luftrating this, ibid. [o]; fecond reason, to refute
calumnies and reproaches, with a remark thereon,
202; third reason, the abuse of Jewish rites, ibid.
fourth reafon, the imitation of the heathen mysteries,
201 and [p]; fifth reason, the fymbolic nanner of
teaching among the eastern nations, ibid. fixth rea-
fon, prejudices of converted Jews and Gentiles, 205;
an example brought for an illuftration of this last
reafon, ibid. affemblies, where and when held by the
primitive Chriftians, 206; the state of its doctrine in
iii. cent. 272; vicious method of controverfy practifed
by its defenders in this cent. and fpurious writings
among them, 281, 282; its progrefs in the east in vi
cent. ii. 95; in the weft, 96; many converts retain
their idolatrous cuftoms through the vicious lenity of
the miffionaries, 98 and [i]; miracles supposed to be
wrought by its miflionaries in this cent. examined, 99;
three methods of explaining its doctrine about this time,
128, 129.

christianity, causes of its rapid progrefs fupernatural, i.
67. 153; its fuccefs afcribed to abfurd caufes, 68;
its progress in the Roman empire, 148; in Ger-
many, 149, and ii. 203; in Gaul, 150. 339; the con-
verfion of the philofophers in ii cent. if advantageous
or not, confidered, 156; is gradually corrupted,
with a proof, 183, 184; deprived of its primitive
fimplicity, and whence, 201. 206; its fuccefs in iii
cent. must be imputed partly to divine, partly to hu
man causes, 244, 45; embraced by the Goths, 246.
338; interpreted according to the principles of the Pla-
tonic philofophy, 273; Julian attempts its deftruc-
tion, 329, 330; the efforts of the philofophers
against it, 334; and the prejudices received by the
Chriftian caufe from them, 335; established in Ar-
menia, 337; its progrefs among the Abaffines and
Georgians, ibid. the caufes of the many converfions
in iv cent. 340; corrupted by the introduction of
various rites, 362; embraced by the Burgundians,
ii. 5; by the Franks, 6, 7; by the Irish, 81,
converfions in v cent. caufes of, examined, 11; at-

tempts

tempts of the Pagans to deftroy its credit, 12; its
decline in Britain, through the cruelty of the Anglo-
Saxons, 13; oppofed by fecret enemies, 15; au-
thorities and logical difcuffions thought more useful
in proving its principles, than the word of God,
45; its progrefs in the coft, 95; the converfion of
Ethelbert, King of the Anglo-Saxons, and of many
others in Britain, 96, 97, and ii. 153; many Jews
converted, ii. 98, 99; Platonic philofophers oppose
its fuccefs in their writings, IOI; introduced into
China by Jefujabas of Gaddala, 151; many Jews
compelled to embrace it by the Emperor Heraclius,
156; propagated in Hyrcania and Tartary, 203, 372;
fuffers through the fuccefs of the Turks and Sara-
cens, 213, 214; embraced by the Danes, 276, 379;
by the Swedes and Cimbrians, 276, 277; by the
Bulgarians, Bohemians, and Moravians, 278; Sla-
vonians send an embaffy to Conftantinople, with their
refolution to embrace it, ibid. 279 and [f]; conver-
fion of the Ruffians, who are mifreprefented by Le-
quien, 280 and [b], and 376; authority of the Fa-
thers made the test of truth in ix cent. 328; embraced
by the Poles in x cent. ; by the Hungarians, 377; by
the Norwegians, and through whofe endeavours, 381;
382 and [u]; the zeal of Chriftian princes in propa-
gating it in this cent. and the caufe, 388; no writers
in its defence at this time, 425; converfion of the
Pomeranians in xii cent. by Otho, Bishop of Bam-
berg, iii. 1, 2; received by the inhabitants of the
ifland of Rugen, through the pious labours of Absa-ˆ
lom, Archbishop of Lunden, 3 and [b]; by the
Finlanders, 4 and [c, d]; by the Livonians, ibid;
what judgment must be formed of the converfions in
this cent. 8; its doctrines corrupted, and by what
means, 80; its decline in Afia in xiv cent. iii. 301,
302; as also in China and Tartary, ibid. conver-
fions of the Samogetæ and Indians in xv cent. con-
fidered, 387; propagated by Spanish and Portuguese
miffions, and the methods examined, iv. 153 and [a];
propagated in India, v. 10; how first conveyed to
Siam, Tonquin, and Kochin China, 14; its ene-
mies in England, and how audacious in the reign of
Charles

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Charles II 50; the ingenious treatises in defence of re-
ligion, and Boyle's lectures founded, 51 and [x]; Bur-
net's abridgment of thefe, 52, [y]; chief leaders of this
impious band against Christianity, and characters, ibid.
60, and notes; its enemies on the continent, 60. 68
and notes; its profperous state in xviii cent. vi. 2; pro-
pagated in Afia, Africa, and America, and by whom,
with is different fruits, ibid. 6; its enemies in Eu-
rope, a more efpecially in England, ibid. 7 and [/];
Atheifi bit few, 8; Deists, who, and may be divided
into different claffes, ibid.

Chriftians, ten perfecutions of them, by the Gentiles,
i. 71; what emperors made laws against them, 72;
why perfecuted by the Romans, 73; loaded with
opprobrious calumnies, 75; falfely charged by Nero
with burning the city of Rome, 79; their perfecution
under him, ibid, and the extent, 80; why perfe-
cuted by Domitian, and the martyrs, who, 82; a
perfect equality among the primitive, 100, divided
into believers and catechumens, 117; first, their care
in the education of their youth, 118; their schools
and Gymnafia different, ibid. fecret doctrine, what,
119; lives and manners, 120; controverfies early
among them, 121; adopt the Jewish rites in feveral
places, but not in all, 124; unanimous in confecra-
ting the first day of the week to public worship, 125;
churches eftablished among them, and how the pub-
lic worship was conducted, 127; the Lord's Supper,
feafts of charity and baptifm, 129: the fick anointed,
and fafting introduced, 130; the perfecution under
Trajan, 157; under Adrian, 158; under Antonius
Pius, 159; the calumny of impiety and Atheism
charged upon them, refuted by Juftin Martyr, 160;
perfecuted under Marcus Antoninus, ibid. and the
chief martyrs, who. 162; the clemency of Commo-
dus towards them, ibid. the calamities they fuffer
under Severus, ibid. 248; rendered odious by ca-
lumnies, 163; at Alexandria, captivated with the
principles and difcipline of the modern Platonics,
159; their learning in i cent. 176; why many be-
come Afcetics, 194; pious frauds, whence, 197;
excommunication found neceffary, 198; penitential

difcipline

difcipline gradually modelled by the Heathen mysteries, 199; and the expediency of this cuftom confidered, ibid. their immunities increafed under various emperors in iii cent. 241, 242; their numbers increased, partly by divine, and partly by human causes, 244, 245; perfecution they fuffer under Maximin, 248; many revolt from the Chriftian faith, under Decius, 249; and the opprobrious names given them, 250; certificates from the Pagan prieft to those who apoftatized, ibid. and []; warm difputes concerning the re-admiflion of the lapfed, upon their request to be restored to the communion of the church, 251; perfecuted by Gallus, Volufianus, and Valerian, 252; their ftate under Gallienus and Claudius tolerable, 253; perfecution under Aurelian prevented by his death, 254; attempts of the Jews against them, 257; their affairs reduced to a dangerous crifis under Dioclefian, 315, 316; miferies very great under Galerius Maximin, 38; happy ftate under Constantine the Great, ibid. calamities they fuffer under Licinius, 326; letters revive among them in iv cent. and the caufes, 315; yet many illiterate among them, 316; two moit pernicious maxims adopted by their teachers, 381; their immorality increafes, 382; controverfies frequent among them, 384; fuffer from the fuccefs of barbarous invaders in v cent. ii. 1; the cruelty of the Goths and Vandals to them in Gaul, 13; their calamities from the Picts and Scots in Britain, ibid. perfecuted in Perfia, and the cause, 15; the oppofition they met with from the Jews, ibid. fufferings from the Vandals in Africa 61; from the Anglo-Saxons in England, 103; from the Huns and Lombards, ibid. from Chofroes in Perfia, 104; oppreffed by the Saracens in Spain and Sardinia, 214; their fuperftitious piety and morals in viii cent. 249; perfecuted in x cent. by the barbarians in the weft, 387; their affairs in Palestine in a declining fiate, iii. 11; oppreffed by the Saracens in xii cent. and the caufe, 23; an important divifion of their doctors, 92; both faulty in the methods of defending and explaining Chriftian doctrines, ibid. the decline of their intereft in Palestine, and how occafioned in xiii cent.

141; endeavour to extirpate the Saracens out of Spain,
300, 386.
Chriftian II. King of Denmark, promotes the Reforma-
tion among the Danes, but from bad motives, iv.
82; is depofed, and the reafons, 8 and [r]; the dif-
ferent conduct of his fucceffor Frederick, ibid. 84 and
[t].

III. his laudable zeal in reforming the Danish
church from Romifh fuperftition, and how he finished
it by Bugenhagius, and the council at Odenfee, iv. 84
and [z; fuppreffes Epifcopacy, and how far justifiable,
86 and [x].

Chriftina, Queen of Sweden, her change of religion and
character, v. 136 and [m]; joins with Lewis XIV.
against Pope Innocent XI. I 7 [7].

chryfoloras, Michael, his character. iii. 306 and [t].
chryfoftom, a general account of him and his works, i. 358.
and [y], 359, [*]; his commentaries on the fcriptures,
370; moral treatifes, 374; the rigorous proceedings
of Theophilus, Bishop of Alexandria, against him, and
on what account, ii. 53 and [w]; the injuftice of his
fufferings confidered, 54.

chub, a Deiftical waiter in xviii cent. vi. 7 and [7]; his
hypothefis of Deifm, 8.,

church, in general, its history in xvii cent. v.

I;

in xviii cent. and Romish in particular, its profper-
ous state, vi. 2; miffions appointed by the latter,
and fuccefs, with obfervations, ibid. famous conteft
concerning the obfervance of the old Chinese rites in
China, and how decided in two Papal edicts, 3; con-
fequence of the execution of thefe edicts in China, 4, 5
and [kk].

Arminian, its history and rife in xvii cent. v. 439;
by whom founded, and whence denominated, ibid.
and [a]; its commencement and doctrine of Ar-
minius, 440 and [b]; who is oppofed, and by whom,
441 and [c]; progrefs of this church after his death,
with fome hopes of a toleration, 442 and [d]; pacific
methods ufed by its members, but in vain, 443 and
[, ]; their doctrine comprehended in five articles,
and what thefe are, 444; laft of the five articles.
changed by the Arminians, 445; refemble Luther's
doctrine