doctrine, with the Calvinifts opinions concerning them, ibid. 446 and [b]; Prince Maurice declares against the Arminians, and confequence, 447, 451 and notes; fynod convoked at Dort, to examine their doctrine, and by whom, ibid. and [n]; their tenets condemned by it, with the bad confequences to them, 452 and [o]; the fynod accused of partiality by the Arminians, and with reafon, 453 and [p], 454; and [q, r; their fate after the fynod of Dort, 454 per- fecuted varioufly, ibid. are invited into Holtein, and form themselves into a colony, ibid. and [u]; recalled from exile, 456; their ancient and modern fyftem, 457 and [y]; which was invented by Arminius, but embellished by Epifcopious, with the great end pro- pofed by it, and its principal heads, 458 and [*]; their confeffion of faith, but are not obliged strictly to adhere to its doctrine, and confequence, 461 and [c, d]; united only in their opinions concerning predeftination and grace, 462; their prefent state, ibid. fuccefs in England, 463; fundamental principle embraced at most Proteftant courts, and what it is, ibid. great progrefs how retarded in Germany, ibid. 464 and [ee]; form of divine worship and ecclefiafti- cal government, 465 and [ƒ].
church, Dutch, its ftate in xviii cent. vi. 36; divided by the Cartefian and Coccein controverfies, but with fome hopes of their termination, and whence, ibid. other controverfies, and concerning what, ibid. 37 and [e, ƒ].
Eaftern, its hiftory in xvi cent. iv. 244; divi- ded into three diftinct communities, ibid. Greek, properly fo called, what, its fubdivifion into two branches, and its four provinces defcribed, 245, 246 and [o, p, q]; its doctrine. 249; unsuccessful attempt to unite it with the Proteftants, 251. churches, Eaftern, feparated from the Greeks and La- tins, iv. 257; comprehended under two claffes, with their names and fubdivifions, ibid and [b]; the remarkable averfion to Popery fhewn by thofe mem、 bers of them who have been educated at Rome, 271, 272 and []; their ftate in xviii cent. vi. 17;
Greek Christians treated with more indulgence than formerly, 18.
Church of England inclines to the fentiments of Luther, and in what refpect, iv. 387: but changes after the death of Heary VIII. to Calvinism, ib. receives a new form of ceremonials and difcipline under Queen Eli- zabeth, 389 and []; controverfy with the Puritans, 436; revolution in it, in favour of Arminianifm, v. 268. 389; its genius and spirit, 370; ftate under James 1. and changes made in it, 384, 39 and notes; ftate under Charles I. ibid .07 and notes; nder Cromwell, 409 and [t]; who tolerates all fects but Epifcopalians, ib. Prefbyterian government esta- blished, ib. [t]; what fects flourished at this time, 4 o and [u, w, x], 41 and [y]; its ftate under Charles II. and his fucceffors 415; divifions, whence the terms of High-church and Low-church, 417, 418 and notes; its state in xvii cent. vi. 3; eftablished form of govern- ment, ib. Non-conformists in general tolerated, ibid. the members of the established church divided into two claffes, with their different opinions concerning Epis copacy, 34; warm difputes between them, with the principal champions, ib. its spirit with relation to those who diffent from it appears from its rule of doctrine and government, and from Dr Wake's project of peace and union between the English and Gallican churches, ibid. and [w]; various fects in England, through the unbounded liberty of the prefs, and publishing religious notions, 35.
Greek, its history and deplorable state in xvii cent. 244; fome exceptions, ib. 245 and [a]; invin- cible averfions to the Latin church, ibid. and [b]; me, thods for foftening it, under Urban VIII. and great hopes of fuccefs entertained by the Latins, who pub- lifhed many laborious treatises on this plan, 246, 247 and [d]; its doctrine, if not corrupted by the Romish miffionaries and doctors, 250, 251 and [g]; whence with bribery, &c. of the Jefuits in obtaining certifi- cates from the Greeks about fome Romish points, 252.
-, Helvetic, what points firft excited a difference between its members and the Lutherans,iv. 373 and [m];
adopt Zuingle's doctrine of the Eucharift, 374 and [2] opposes Bucer's endeavours to modify its doctrine to fome degree of conformity with that of Luther, ibid. warm contests in it concerning the formulary of con- cord, and whence, vi. 38, and how terminated through the interceffion of the King of Great Britain and the States General, 39. church, Lutheran, its rife, 53, 54 and [] pro- grefs retarded by internal divifions relative to the Eu- charift, 63; and by a civil war, 64, 66; its name, commencement, and why called Evangelical, 281; why Lutheran, 282; began to acquire a regular form, &c and raised to the dignity of a lawful and complete Hierarchy ibid. fum of its doctrine, ibid. cer- tain formularies adopted by this church, ibid. con- feffion of Augfbung, with its defence, 283 and [a]; its ceremonies and public worthip, 285; rejects the ceremonies and obfervances of the church of Rome, 286; its visible head and form of government, ibid. and [f]; internal government removed from pifcopacy and Prefbyterianifm, Sweden and Denmark excepted, 287 and [8]; Hierarchy, ib. liturgies, public worship, and method of infruction, 288; holidays and ecclefi- aftical difcipline, 290 and [b]; excommunication, ib. and how brought into difpute, and to what attributed, 291; few profperous or unfavourable events, 292 and [ allegations of their enemies against the religious peace, unjuft, 292, 293 and [n]; ftate of learning, 294; tudy of the Belles Lettres and languages, 296; au- thors eminent therein, ib. various fate of philofophy among them, 297; fects among them, 299; fcience of theology corrected and improved, 303; exegetic theo- logy, its ftate, 304; refpective merits of interpreters, 305; two claffes, 306; didactic theology, ibid. its form changed, 307; morality, its ftate, and writers upon this fubject, 308; no regular fyftem, 309; polemic or controverfial theology introduced, 310; afperity in its difputants, how alleviated, 311; three periods to be diftinguished in the history of this church, 312; enjoys tolerable tranquillity during Luther's life, ibid. debates between Luther and the fanatics in the fift period, and who they were, ibid. 313; alfo between
him and Caroloftadt, with the occafion, 315, 316 and [g, b, i]; and Schwenckfeldt, 317; and Antinomians, 320; debates in the fecond period between the death of Luther and Melancthon, 323; methods to heal di- vifions, how frustrated, 339; form of doctrine pro- jected, and James Andreæ employed, 340; rejects the form of concord, 348; judgment concerning the controverfies in it, 354; principal doctrines and wri- ters, 355; its hiftory in xvii cent. v. 265; lofes ground in fome places, ib. attempts made towards an union between the Lutheran and reformed churches, 269; declaration of the fynod of Charenton, 271; pro- fperous events, 280 and [p]; progrefs in learning, 281; ftate of philofophy, 282; freedom of philo- fophical inquiries gains ground, 284; ecclefiaftical polity, and bad confequence thereof, 292; moft emi- nent writers in this century, 293; historical view of its religious doctrine, 294; commotions in it, 301; its external and internal state in xviii cent. vi. 18; receives a confiderable acceffion, and whence, with its fuccefs in remote countries, but is oppreffed at home, 19; methods of defence, &c. changed, and why, ibid. attempts to reform its body of ecclefiafti- cal law, oppofed by its chief rulers, whence contests arife, with their motives for oppofition, 20; its in- teftine enemies, and the fate they meet with, ibid. fome pretended Reformers, but they fall into con- tempt, and are forgot, 21; ftate of philofophy, 24; metaphyfics improved, and by whom, ibid. op- pofed, and controverfies thereon, with the charges. brought against it. 25; the Wertheim tranflation of the Bible condemned, and its author imprisoned, ibid. the Pietistical controverfies ftill carried on, but re- duced to one principal queftion, and what that is, 26; other religious contefts and divifions in this church
Church, reformed, its hiftory in xvi cent. iv. 356; con-
ftitution and founders, ib. no centre of union, and how far this remark is true, 357 and [9]; the causes that produced this ftate of things, 358; who may claim as members of it, 360; its progrefs in Switzer- land, 361; controverfy between the Lutherans and
Reformed, about the Eucharift, 362; progrefs of it 364. 366; dispute about predestination, 369; difcord carried to the greateft height, 370; what worthy of observation in the rife and progrefs of this church, 371; its history comprehended in two periods, ib. its principal founder, 374; form of doctrine, different from Zuingle's, 377; is oppofed, 380; yet propagated in many countries, 381; in Germany and France, 382; its ftate in the Netherlands, 404; in Poland, 4053 divifions, 410 and [9]; doctrine adopted by it, 412; how different from the Lutherans, 413, 414; and the importance of these differences, 415; to whom belongs the right of ecclefiaftical government, determined, 416; its form of ecclefiaftical government, 418, 419, and [*]; ftate of church-difcipline, 420; of learning, 423; interpreters of fcripture, 424; theological doctrine, 426; ftate of morality, 428; and explained by Perkins and others, 429; perfons of eminent genius in this church, 438; gains ground in Heffe and Brandenburg in xvii cent. v. 266, 267; its history in this cent. 348; limits extended, ib. 349 [m, n, o]; decline in France, 350; receives injurious treatment from the French court, 352; its decline in the Palatinate, 356: ftate of learning, 357, and [u]; of explanatory, 358; and didac- tic theology, 362; and alfo of morality, 363; contro- verfies, 365. 384; its flate in xviii cent. vi. 27; its great extent, and who may account themselves mem- bers of it, 28, 29, and notes; expreffion of Dr Mo- fheim cenfured, 28 [o]; inaccuracy cenfured, ib. [p]; remarkable error in the quarto edition of this work corrected, and how, with the defence of the Re- formed church against the charge of approximation to Popery, 29 [9]; no general subject of controversy between the Lutherans and Arminians, and how far this remark is true, 31 and [s]; projects of re-union between the Reformed and the Lutherans, and whence unfuccefsful, 32 and [t]. Church, Reformed, in France, difpofed to favour Armi- nianifm, v. 370; particular tenets, 371; the caufe of departing from their brethren in fome points, 372; charged with fome conceffions of moment to Popery;
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