Severinus promotes the philofophy of Paracelfus in Denmark in xvi cent. iv. 301.

Severus, his character, i. 147; perfecution under him, 162; Martyrs who fuffered under him, 249.

Alexander, fhews favour to the Chriftians, i. 249; is affaffinated by the order of Maximin, ib.

Sulpitius, an eminent hiftorian in iii cent. i. 364 and [p].

the Monophyfite, made Patriarch of Conftantinople by Anaftafius, the Emperor, ii. 143; is deposed and fucceeded by one of his own fect, 145; his doctrine concerning the body of Chrift, 148; names given to his followers, ib.

Sfondrati, Cæleftine, his innovated doctrine of predesti nation, v. 241; is accufed of erroneous notions before Innocent XII. with the Pope's conduct, ib. and [x]. Shaftsbury, Earl of, his character and writings, v. 55; how dangerous to christianity, 56 and [e].

Sharrock, the great advantages derived to religion from his moral works, v. 365.

Sheppard, a Puritan miffionary in America, v. 48. Siam, the first miflion there by the Jefuits, under the dis rection of Alexander of Rhodes, and its fuccefs, v. 14; embaffy fent by Lewis XIV. to convert the King and people, 16 and [p]; this was fruitlefs, and remarkable obfervation by the King on this occafion, 17 and [9].

Siculus, Peter, an account of, ii. 313.

Sidonius Apollinaris, his writings tumed, but not destitute of eloquence, ii. 37.

Sienno, Jacobus a, protects the Socinians, iv. 513; embraces their communion, and erects a public feminary for them, ib.

Siganfu, famous Chinese monument found there in vii cent. ii. 12 and [a].

Sigifmund, John, Elector of Brandenburg, renounces Lutheranifm, and embraces the communion of the Re formed church, v. 66; adopts not all their tenets, and leaves his subjects free as to their religious fentiments, 267; the bad effects of this liberty, and Lutherans difgufted at it, 268; controverfy and civil commotions that enfued, 269; the form of concord VOL. VI. hereupon

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hereupon fuppreffed, and other edicts made by the Elector and his fucceffors, ib. and [d].

Simon, Bishop of Jerufalem, crucified by Trajan's law, i. 158.

head of the Stylites, makes many converts, ii. 48; his extravagant tenets, 49; attracts the veneration of many perfons, ib. and [p]; followed by many perfons, though not with the fame aufterity, ib. and [q]; his fuperftitious practice continued till xii cent. 50 and [r].

of Conftantinople, tranflates the lives of the Saints in x cent. and hence ftyled the Metaphrast, ii. 414 and [7].

Sin, original, doctrine of, difputed by la Place, v. 377; denied by le Cene, 384.

Smalcald, league, how formed by the confederate princes, iv. 98; the fubftance of their invitation, and offers made to Henry VIII. of England, ib. [b]; and his answer, 9, fub not. [b]; how it influenced the Emperor, and whence he became inclined to peace, ib. its articles and account of, iv. 284 and [6].

Smaragdus, a fkilful linguist and grammarian in ix cent.ii.

292.

Socinian, different fenfe of that term, iv. 485 and [y]. Socinianifm, errors about its origin, iv. 495, 496 and [m]; its real origin, 497; progrefs of it, 500; how propagated in Tranfylvania and Hungary, 513; in Holland and England, 514; in Germany, 516; its main principle, ib. dangerous confequences, 517; fum of theology, 518; moral doctrine, 519.

Socinians, their history, name, and origin, iv. 485; how far their origin may be traced, 486; their tenets and doctors, 487; fpread their doctrine in Poland, 499; their progrefs and different claffes, 500; their Polish version of the Bible, 503; fummary of religion, ib. account of the Cracow catechifm and its fix points, ib. and [x]; their methods of propagating their doctrine, 515 and []; yet fail almoft every where, 516; their firft attempts in Holland, and by whom, ib. alfo in Britain and Germany unfuccefsful, with their main principle, ib. ftate of learning among them, 522; method of proceeding in theology, 523;

their divifions and inteftine controverfies, 524; effect of the death of their chief, Fauftus, 528; their flourishing state in xvii cent. v. 498; their extensive views and attempts to make profelytes, with the fingular method of propagating their doctrine, ib. their miffions not fuccessful, with their decline at Altorf, and how, 499; their decline and fufferings in Poland, and on what account; 500 and [n]; banished thence for ever with the utmost severity, 501; fate of the exiles, ib. conceive fome hopes of fettling in Denmark, and how disappointed, 502; fome in England enjoy tolerable tranquillity, 503 and [rr]; congregations of them formed at London, with their notions, ib. fub [rr]; embrace the communion of other fects, ib. 504 and [t]; not united in their opinions, 504 and [#]; account of their state in xviii cent. vi. 28.

Socinus, Lælius, his great character, iv. 485; adopts the Helvetic confeffion of faith, ib. his travels, after which he fettles at Zurich, and dies there, ib. and [w].

-, Fauftus, an account of, iv. 485, 485 and [y]; his dexterous proceedings, 510; changes the ancient Unitarian religion, 511; what hand Lælius had in this, and its great fuccefs, ib. [d]; publifhes the Cracow catechifm, 513; patronized by Jacobus a Sienno, who turns Socinian, ib.

sobner, Ernest, a learned Peripatetic, and advocate for Socinianifm, at Altorf, v. 499; inculcates their precepts with fuccess, ib. his death, and bad confequences of it to the Socinians, ib.

solitarius, Philippus, his character, iii.. 76; character of his Dioptra, 98.

Sommer, John, propagates the doctrine of Budnæus at Claufenburg, where he prefides in xvi cent. iv. 526 and [w, x].

sophronius, monk of Palestine, raised to the fee of Jerufalem, his character, ii. 174; oppofes the Monothe lites in vii cent. 191, condemns them as Heretics, ib. Sorbonne, Doctors of, their college founded for the study of divinity in xiii cent. and by whom, iii. 153 and [f].

Sozzine,

Sozzini, an illuftrious family at Sinnain Tuscany, iv. 485; Socinians fuppofed to derive their denomination from them, ib.

Spaugenburg, Cyriac, defends the doctrine of Flacius about original fin, iv. 334.

Spanheim, breach between him and Vander Wayen, and cause, v. 422.

spener, his method of teaching theology, and fuccefs, v. 299; fets on foot the controverfy on Pietism, 312. spina, Alphonfus de, his fortrefs of Naith, which he wrote against the Jews and Saracens in xv cent. iii. 443. Spinoza, Benedi&t, an account of that Atheist, with his wisdom and probity, v. 63 and [9]; his work and the tenets therein, 64 and [r]; never attempted to make converts, ib. fub not. [r]; feduced into his fyftem by Cartes's philofophy, 65 and [s]; his fyftem wants perfpicuity, and is eafily misunderstood by perfons of the greatest fagacity, 66 and [t]; account of his followers, 67, 68 and notes.

spire, diet held at, in xvi cent. iv. 69; its iffue favourable to Luther and the Reformers, 70; appeals made at it to a general council, for terminating ecclefiaftical. debates, ib. progrefs of the Reformation afterwards, ib. 71; a fecond diet held, in which the refolutions of the former diet are revoked, and all innovations in religion declared unlawful before the meeting of a general council, 72, 73 and [f]; the decree of this last diet confidered as iniquitous and intolerable by several princes, ib. who protest against it, and hence the denomination of Proteftants, ib. the names and number of thefe princes, ib. [b].

spirituals; fee Francifcans.

Stancarus, debates excited by, iv. 388; his tenets in refutation of Ofiander, ib. occafions commotions in Poland, and dies there, 339 and [n].

Stephen I. Bishop of Rome, his infolent behaviour to the Afiatic Chriftians on account of the baptifm of Heretics in iii cent. i. 286; vigorously oppofed by Cyprian, Bifhop of Carthage, ib.

Stephen II. Bishop of Rome, anoints and crowns the ufurper Pepin, King of France, in viii cent. ii. 231;

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hence he is made a temporal prince, and this donation of Pepin to the See of Rome affumed by his fucceffors, 232 and [t].

Stephen, establishes Christianity among the Hungarians in x cent. ii. 377.

de Muret, founds the monaftic order of Gradmontains in xi cent. ii. 532; enjoins great austerity, ib. contentions for fuperiority among fome of his order, and confequences, 533; rigorous difcipline enjoined by him gradually mitigated, 534; the origin of this order, by whom written, ib. [ƒ].

Stercorianifm, what fo called, and origin of, ii. 342. Stereoma, a celebrated work published by the CryptoCalvinists, and on what account, iv. 342 and [s, t]. Stiefel, Ifaiah, his impious abfurdities, v. 343. Stockius, Simon, the monftrous fiction relative to him, and the credit it has gained even among the Popes, iii. 204, 205 and [ƒ,8]

g].

Stoics, their explication of the divine nature and the human foul, i. 35; their notions of fate unjustly reprefented, ib. and [ƒ].

Storchius, a leader of the fanatics, iv. 313, 446.

Strabo, Walafridus, his works and character, ii. 316. Strasburg, Thomas of, a fcholaftic divine in xiv cent. iii. 361.

controversy there concerning predeftination in xvi cent. iv. 370.

Strauchius, defends the creed against fynergism in xvii cent. v. 307.

Strigellius, Victor, his commentaries, iv. 305; defends the opinions of Melanthon, 330; his conteft with Flacius, 332; is caft into prison, but released, ib. spends his days at Heidelberg, 333.

Struchtmeyer, of Harderwyk, an account of his abfurd system about Paganism and Christianity, i. 336 [m]. Stubner, a leader of the fanatics, iv. 313.

Stylites, a fuperftitious fect of pillar faints in v cent. ii. 48; their fingular and extravagant fancies, 49; not fuppreffed till xii cent. 50.

Suaningius, Bishop of Zealand, oppofes Lubieniccius in his endeavours to fettle the Socinians in Denmark,`v.

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