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

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

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

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

27.

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,

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;

and