in xv cent. 433; corrupt ftate in xvi cent. iv. 17;
their averfion to learning, ib. very ferviceable to
the Pope, 184; much reformed, 198; new orders,
onophyfites, their tenets concerning the nature of Christ,
ii. 85; called Severians, whence, 144; encouraged by
the Emperor Anaftafius, 145; depreffed by Juftin and
fucceffive Emperors, ib. their fect reftored by Jacob
Baradæus, ib. whom they acknowledge to be their fe-
cond founder, 146; divifions among them terminated,
147; called Jacobites, and flourish in the eaft in xvi
cent. iv. 257 and [b]; divifion into the African and
Afiatic, ib. 258; their religious doctrines and rites, 259;
differ from the Greek and Latin churches, in what, 260
and [o]; their ignorance, 261; in Afia, their state in
xvii cent. v. 258 and [s];-African and Abyffinian,
refit obftinately the Roman yoke, 259; their state in
xviii cent. vi. 17.
Monothelites, the rife of this fect in vii cent. ii. 189; He-
raclius's compromife, ib. progrefs of their doctrine,
190; opposed by Sophronius, monk of Palestine, 191;
condemned in the fixth general council, 194; a view of
their doctrine, ib. different opinions among them, 195;
their fate after the council of Conftantinople, 196; fen-
timents embraced by the Maronites, 197.
Montagne, a fuppofed Infidel in xvi cent. iv. 159.
Montanus, his tenets, i. 236; fome miftakes about them,
237 [c]; attempts to fupply the pretended defects of
the gofpel, 238; his exceffive aufterity, ib. reafons for
excommunicating him, and fuccefs of his doctrine, ib.
which Tertullian adopts, 239 and [d].
Montefono, John de, denies the immaculate conception of
the Virgin Mary, and conteft with the University of
Paris, iii. 369; is excommunicated, and various opi-
nions concerning the reafons for it, 370 and [m].
oors, or Saracens, fome converted in xv cent. and how,
iii. 386; banifhed out of Spain in xvii cent. v. 116;
confequences, 117.
Moralifts (moral writers), in ii cent. who, i. 191; their
merit as fuch, ib. the double doctrine introduced by
them, what, and the effects, 192; hence the Afcetics,
193; charged with want of order and precifion, in iii
cent. 280; the most eminent in iv cent. with their de
fects, 374, 375; their character in v cent. ii. 47; mys-
tic principles adopted by them, 50; reduce practical re-
ligion to the observance of a few virtues in vii cent. ii.
180; imbibe many of the Ariftotelian principles in viii
cent. 258; principally employed in ix cent. in collect-
ing the fentiments of the Fathers on morality, 329
content themselves in x cent. with compofing fome few
homilies, and writing the lives of the faints, 424; con-
temptible in xi cent. 551; partly fcholaftic, partly
myftic, in xii cent. iii. 98; their character in xiii cent.
253; definitions of piety and justice different from those
in the Scriptures, 254; chiefly employed in collecting
and folving cafes of confcience, and in moralizing on
the natures, properties, and actions of the brute crea-
tion in xiv cent. 366; their character and names in
xvi cent, iv. 309 [c];-Lutheran, ib.
Morality, Romih, its fad ftate in xvi cent. v. 320; no
fuccessful attempt made to reform it, and complaints
against the Jefuits, ib. writers on it divided into three
claffes, ib.
true principles of, not fettled in xvi cent. iv.
309.
Moravians, their converfion in ix cent. ii. 278.
Moravian (Bohemian), brethren, an account of, iv. 406.
Morgan, his deifm, and hypothefis of, vi. 7 and [7], 8.
Morinus, his pacific endeavours to unite the Greek and
Latin churches in xvii cent. v. 247 and [d].
Mofcovy, patriarch of, when firft made, iv. 255; his im-
munities extended, ib.
Mofes, Barcepha, a Syrian Bishop in ix cent. his great
character, ii. 313.
Cretenfis, an account of this impoftor in iv cent. ii.
5 and [g].
Moulin, Peter du, is employed to reconcile the Lutherans
and the Reformed, v. 271 and [ƒ].
Moyer, Lady, her lectures founded in xviii cent. vi. 44.
Munfter, feized upon by the fanatics in Germany in xvi
cent. iv. 314 and 452; retaken by its Sovereign,
Count Waldeck, 453; peace of Germany concluded
at, v. 112.
Munzer, one of the leaders of the fanatics, iv. 446; af-
fembles a numerous army of the peasants in xvi cent,
447; his ravages not chargeable on Luther, ibid. is de-
feated, taken, and ignominiously put to death, ibid. fate
of his affociates, ibid.
Muralpt, a Deiftical writer in xviii cent. vi. 9 and [n];
his religious fyftem comprehended in three points, and
what they are, ibid.
Mufæus, approves of Calixtus's pacificatory plan, v. 310;
adopts fome of his fentiments, 312; imputations against
him and the divines of Jena, ibid. and [7].
Mufcovy, religion established there in x cent. ii. 376.
Myftics, their rise in the east, and whence, i. 175; their
unfair defence, 274; multiplied in iv cent. and doctrine
propagated, 375; their cause promoted in v cent. from
their aufterity of life, ii. 48; their pernicious influence
on moral writers, 50; flourish in ix cent. ii. 330;
their method of explaining truth adopted in xii cent.
iii. 88; oppose the Scholaftics in xiii cent. 252; a re-
conciliation between the two parties attempted, 253;
zealous for the study of the Scriptures, and the writings
of the Fathers, in xiv cent. 363; many of diftinguished
merit among them in xv cent. 455; defended against
the Schoolmen, ibid. the only remaining sparks of piety
in xvi cent. were in them, iv. 27; but unable to com-
bat the error of the times, 28; why called Quietists, v.
232; their precepts embraced by the Quakers, 478,
480.
NAGEL, Paul, his reveries, v. 344.
Nangis, William of, an hiftorian in xiii cent. his cha
racter, iii. 155.
Nantes, famous edi&t drawn up at, in xvi cent. in favour
of the Proteftants, iv. 386; revoked by Lewis XIV.
in xvii cent. v. 354 and [s].
Naples, the academy at, founded by Frederick II. in xiii
cent. iii. 151; the progrefs of the Reformation here in
xvi cent. iv. 132; the oppofition made against the at-
tempts to introduce the inquifition, 133 and [t].
Naraya, Chaw, King of Siam, his remarkable anfwer to
the French King's ambaffador, v. 17, fub not. [9];
tolerates the miffionaries, 18; is put to death, ibid.
and [r].
Naffau, church of, embraces Calvinism in xvi cent. iv. 409.
Nations, state of those not under the Romans, i. 22; the
gen us of, and liberty enjoyed by, the northern, ibid.
and1[ƒ]; all funk in fuperftition, but of different kinds,
Nature, its law ftudied with great attention in xvii cent.
v. 76; Grotius led the way, with the advantages to
Christian morality, ibid. and 77.
Naylor, James, a moft extravagant Quaker, account of
him, and the blafphemous encomiums bestowed upon
him by the Quakers, v. 470, fub not. [k].
Nazarenes, the rife of this fect properly dated from ii
cent. i. 146, 213; its divifion into two fects, 213;
ranked among heretics by Epiphanius, and if justly, ib.
and [e]; their gofpel, ib. and [f]; that term, what
originally, ib. their tenets, and why gently treated by
moft Chriftians, ib. 214 and [g].
Neercaffel, John, affifts Arnauld in propagating Jansenism
among the Romish churches in Holland and the Nether-
lands, v. 219.
Neri, Philip, founds the priests of the oratory in xvi cent.
iv. 204 by whom affifted, 205 [y]; is fainted by
Urban VIII. v. 242.
Nero perfecutes the Chriftians, and why, i. 72, 79.
Neftorianifm, its rife and author, ii. 65; impartial judg-
ment concerning this controverfy, 69; its progrefs af-
ter the council of Ephefus, 71; fuccefs in the eait, 72;
is propagated by Barfumas of Nifibis through Perfia,
73; taught in a school at Nifibis, erected for this pur-
pofe, ib. encouraged in Perfia, 110; its ftate in vi cent.
Neftorians, their divifions ceafe, ii. 73; doctrine what,
ibid. hold their founder in the highest veneration, 74;
but maintain the doctrine taught by him to be older
than himself, ibid. Eaftern, diligent in exploring the
true sense of Scripture, 126; fpread their doctrines
with fuccefs in vi cent. 144; introduce Chriftianity
among
among the Chinese in vii cent. 151; flourish under
the Saracens, 187; plant the Gospel in Tartary, and
beyond Mount Imaus, in x cent. 372; frequently fo-
licited by Romish miffionaries to fubmit to the papal
yoke in xiii cent. but in vain, iii. 266; two factions
among them, and how occafioned, in xvi cent. iv. 180;
violent methods ufed by Menazes Bishop of Goa, &c.
to reduce them to the Romish yoke, 181; are called
Chaldeans, 257; diftinguished from other focieties of
Chriftians by peculiar doctrines and rites, 263; their
notions of the two natures and two perfons in Chrift ex-
plained, 264 and []; careful in avoiding fuperftitious
opinions and practices, 265 and [x]; their patriarchs,
ib. their state in xvii cent. v. 262; offers of reconci-
liation with Rome, why not accepted, ib. 263; those
on the coaft of Malabar perfecuted by the Romish priests,
but tolerated by the Dutch, 264; refufe to enter into
the Romish communion, though repeatedly folicited by
the most earnest entreaties and alluring offers in xviii
cent. vi. 17.
Neftorius, founder of a fect in v cent. 65; occafion of his
controversy, 66; anathematized by Cyril, Bishop of
Alexanderia, 68; his charge against Cyril, ib. is
condemned to banishment by a general council at
Ephefus, 69; the juftice of this fentence examined, 70;
faults to be found in this controverfy, ib. 71 and
[r].
Neufer, Adam, introduces Socinianism into Germany, iv,
516.
Newton, Sir Ifaac, his great character, v. 93 and [s]; the
excellence of his philofophy how proved, 94; his
works, and life by whom written, ib. [t]; liberty of
thinking reftored by him and Des Cartes, and in what
the admirers of the former were fuperior to those of
the latter, ib.
Nice, the first general council at, i. 414; the account
of it imperfect, 415; Arius is condemned, ib. de-
termines the time for obferving Easter, ib. and [s] ;
terminates the Novatian troubles, ib. condemns the
Meletian fchifm, ib. 416 and [t, u]; fecond council
in viii cent. ii. 266; fuperftitious decrees in favour of
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