image-worship, ib. its authority and this decifion ac- Nicephorus, patriarch of Conftantinople, an account of his Calliftus, his ecclefiaftical hiftory, an account of, iii. 304. 360. Gregoras, his character, iii. 304; works, Nicetas, Choniates, a Greek hiftorian in xiii cent. iii, 149. David, an account of, ii. 314. Pectoratus, a zealous advocate for the Greeks in 547. patriarch of Conftantinople, fufpends the Em- Nicholas II. Pope, his character, ii. 477 and [c]; his fa- III. Pope, his famous conftitution, confirming IV. Pope, refuses to crown the Emperor Rodol- V. Pope, his great character, iii. 427; a great Henry, founder of the Family of Love in xvi Nicias, a polemic divine in vii cent. ii. 182; writes a- Nicolaitans, an account of this fect, i. 143. Nicolle, a Janfenift doctor and polemic divine, v. 133; Nicon, his treatise on the religion of the Armenians in x Nieder, John, his works, and the use of them, iii. 442. Noailles, 345 Noailles, Cardinal de, oppofes the Bull Unigenitus of Cle- Nobili, Robert de, account of that Jefuit's miffion, v. II; Noetus, his doctrine of the Trinity, i. 305; followers, Nogaret, William de, feizes the perfon of Pope Boniface Nogent, Guibert, Abbot of, his commentaries, iii. 88; Nominalifts, who, and whence fo called, ii. 291 [b]; [u]; Guthebald the most eminent miffionary among Notker, a monkish hiftorian in x cent. ii. 395. Novatian, difturbs the peace of the church in iii cent. i. Nuremberg, an account of the diet in xvi cent. iv. 61, 62; 0. OCCAM, William, renews the difpute between the Nomi- Ochin, a fuppofed infidel in xvi cent. iv. 159. Ochinus, Bernardin, his opinions, iv. 435; embraces the Odenfee, the famous edict at, in xvi cent. iv. 83 and [t]. Odo, Abbot of Clugni, his attempts to reform the monks, Bishop of Cambray, reftores the fcience of logic, Oeconomical Oeconomical method of disputing introduced in ii cent. i, Oecumenical council, first established in iv cent. i. 348. Ogilby, his remarkable embaffy to the King of Spain from Olaus, King of Norway, converted to Christianity, ii. Olive, Jean Pierre de, famous Francifcan in xiii cent. ex- 344. Olympia, Donna, her illicit commerce with Pope Inno- Optatus, his work against the Donatifts, and character, Oratory, priests of the, founded in xvi cent. iv. 204; their Order, its meaning when applied to Monks, ii. 413 [b]. religious, new in xiv cent. what, iii. 354; new monaftic, their state in xvii cent. v. 165; refor- Orefme, Nicholas, his French tranflation of Ariftotle in Origen, his zeal in spreading copies of the Gofpel, i. glects glects the outward letter of it, and confines his ftudy to the hidden sense of it, ib. his fubdivifions of this myftical world, 278 and [g, b]; method followed by other interpreters, ib. his Stromata and principles, 279; moral works, 280; rigorous measures by Demetrius, Bishop of Alexandria, in two councils against him, 287; his book of Principles contains dangerous opinions, 288 and [t]; his depravation and degradation variously received, ib. and [u]; confutes the Arabian philosophers, 308; controverfies concerning him in iv cent. 389; troubles in the Eaft, on account of his writings, 391; his method of interpret ing Scripture followed by many, ii. 42. 115; controverfies concerning him renewed in vi cent. 132; con demned by Juftinian, and his doctrine ordered to be fuppreffed, ib. and [k, ]; condemned with his fol lowers in the fifth general council at Conftantinople 135 and [r]; his doctrine adopted by the Quakers, v. 478.480. Origenifm, difputes about, in v cent. ii. 52; melancholy effects of them to Chryfoftom, 53. Origenifts, who, i. 392. Orkneys, Christianity first propagated there in x cent. ii. 383. Orofius, obviates many objections against Christianity in his hiftory, ii. 13; his character, 35 and [p]. Ofiander, Andrew, his Harmonies of the Evangelifts, iv. 305; difputes excited by him in xvi cent. 3,6; his character and doctrine, ib. opposed by Stancarus, 338. Ofnabrug, peace of Westphalia concluded at, v. 112. Oftorod, Chriftopher, attempts to propagate Socinianism in Holland, iv. 516; is banished, and his books condemned to be burned, but not executed, ib. [n]. Oftrogoths, kingdom in Italy in v cent. and its duration, ii. 2. Otho the Great, his zeal for Chriftianity, ii. 383; ex ceffive liberality to the clergy, and its unhappy effects, 384; obtains the Purple, and saluted with the title of Emperor by Pope John XII. 404, calls a council, and imprifons the perjured Pope, ib. his death and mi ferable confequences, 405; his edict, by which he and |