Sub-deacons, the nature of their office, i. 268, [t]. Sublapfarians, their doctrine, and why fo called, v. 366. Subfchal Jefu, his converfions in Hyrcania in viii cent.

ii. 204.

Sueno, of Denmark, apoftatizes and embraces Chriftianity anew in x cent. ii. 380.

Suidas, fuppofed to live in x cent. ii. 414.

Sulpitius, Severus, of Gaul, the most eminent hiftorian in iv cent. i. 364 and [p].

Supererogation, doctrine of, its foundation laid in xiii cent. iii. 241.

Superfition, its great increase in vi cent. ii. 124; this accounted for, and exemplified by the doctrines then taught, 125; and by introducing a variety of new rites into the church, 138; the occafion of them, ib. infinuates itself into the tranfactions of civil life, in ix cent. and whence, 359; evident from the feveral trials in proof of innocence, 361; how nourished by many idle opinions in x cent. 419; particularly that of an immediate and final judgment, 420; the effects of this opinion beneficial to the church, 421 and [w]; reigns among the people in xii cent. iii. 81; a proof of this appears in the confidence placed in relics, ib. connexion between it and fanaticifm confidered, iv. 138, 139 and [c].

supralapfarians, who fo called, and why, v. 366. Supremacy of Rome; fee Popes.

Sufneius (Seltam Segued) Emperor of the Eaft protects the Jefuit miffionaries in Abyffinia, v. 139; his intentions of propagating the doctrine and worship of the church of Rome how fruftrated, 140.

Swedes, embrace Christianity in ix cent. ii. 180; convert many in Finland in xii cent. and by what means, iii. 4; Reformation established among them in xvi cent, by Guftavus Vafa Ericon, iv. 79.

Switzerland, origin of the Reformation by Zuingle, iv. 38; progrefs of it, 49; receives the doctrine of Caroloftadt in xvi cent. 315; adopts the doctrine of Zuingle, 361; doctrine of Claudius propagated there, 488; difputes about the form of concord in xvii cent. v. 436; and continue in xviii cent. iv. 38. See Zuingle.

sylvefter

Sylvester II. Pope, his letter, by which he gave the fignal for the first crufade, in x cent. ii. 385 and [≈]; reftores learning, 397; chiefly inclines to the study of the mathematics, ib. the fuccefs of his zeal for literature, ib. derives his knowledge from the Arabians fettled in Spain, 398; his promotion to the Pontificate univerfally approved, 408; his high character, 415. Symmachus, violent difpute between him and Laurentius, concerning their election to the fee of Rome, ii. 115; defended by Ennodius, 116.

Syncellus, Michael, endeavours to raife the credit of Mysticism, by his panegyric on Dionyfius in ix cent.

ii. 330. syncretifical (Calixtine) controverfies, their rife in xvii cent. v. 302; the hare which Buscher had in them, 303, 304; the animated oppofition of Calixtus to his Saxon accufers, 305 and [d]; continuation of thefe debates by Calovius, 306; and other able divines, with their names, and the creed drawn up by them, ib. and [e]; the iffue of thefe debates, 307.

syncretis, Platonic, their rife in xv cent. and account of, iii. 397; chargeable with many errors, ib.

endeavour to promote concord among Chrift

ians in xvii cent. v. 301.

Synergifts, their doctrine, iv. 329.; oppofed by the Lutherans, ib. See controverfy Synergistical

Synods, their origin in ii cent. and canons formed there, i. 178.

Szegedin, with others, propagates Calvinifm in Hungary and Tranfylvania, in xvi cent. iv. 409.

T.

TABOR, mount, why fo called, i. 446.

Taborites, in Bohemia, their rife and name, whence, iii. 449; extravagant demands for a total reformation, ib. chimerical notions of Chrift's defcent to purify the Church, 450; the cruelties they were guilty of, and their principles, ib. and [%]; their obftinacy in maintaining their opinions, 451; the reformation that took place among them, ib. afterwards affift Luther in the Reformation, 452; remains of them in Poland and other places, ib.

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Taio,

Taio, Bishop of Saragoffa, his character, ii. 167; his body of divinity, 180; the firft who compofed a fyftem of divinity, 550. Tamerlane, his zeal for Mahometanifm, and the extirpa tion of Chriftianity, in xiv cent. iii. 301; compels many to apoftatize, ib, his religion doubtful, ib. [7]. Tanner, a Jefuit, writes again! the Proteftants, v. 104. Tarquelinus, or anquelmus, his horrid blafphemy in xii cent. iii. 118; feems to have been a myftic, ib. is asfaffinated, and his fect filenced by Norbert, 119. Tarnovius, a Lutheran expofitor of the Scriptures in xvii cent. v. 295; fome of his opinions cenfured, 335. Tartary, Chriftianity embraced there in x cent. ii. 372; propagated in xi cent. by the Neftorians, 435 and [b, c]; embaffies and miffions from Rome in xiii cent. and fuccefs, iii, 132; the decline of the Gospel there in xiv cent. 301.

Tatian's Harmony of the Gofpels, i. 186.

his character and opinions, i. 222; various names given to his followers, and taken from their aufterity, ib. his oration to the Greeks, and his tenets by whom mentioned, ib. [9].

Taulerus, a myftic of eminent piety in xiv cent. iii. 366. Taurellus, Nicholas, a fuppofed infidel writer in xvi cent. iii. 366.

Telefus, a philofopher in xvi cent. iv. 163; his character, ib. [o].

Telingius, character of his moral writings, iv. 429.

Tellius, Sylvefter, banished the territory of Geneva, iv..

494.

Templars, origin of their knights, and names, of their

founders, iii. 19; why fuppreffed, ib. 20 and [6]; fummoned to appear before Clement V. Pope, in xiv cent. 383; condemned, and the order extirpated by the council of Vienne, ib. their revenues partly beftowed on the knights of Malta, ib. the impiety imputed to fome not justly to be charged upon all, 384; reasons to think injuftice was done them, ib. and [7]. Temples, to the faints, multiplied in vi cent. and fuperftitious opinions adopted about them, ii. 140.

Tertiaries,

1

Tertiaries, an order of Francifcans, an account of, iii. 225; their name whence, 226: obferve the third rule prefcribed by St Francis, 227 [9]: chiefly known by the name of Beghards, or Beguards, and the rife of these denominations, 228 and [r].

Tertullian, his apology written for the Chriftians in ii cent. i. 163 character of his works, 182, 183 and [r]; why unfuccefsful in his writings against the Jews, 188; his treatifes on morality, and account of them, 191; his work against Hermogenes, 236 and [b]; a profeffed admirer of Montynus the Heretic, 239 and [d].

Teftament, New, its translations how useful, and the principal among them, i. 151; the zeal of Chriftians in fpreading abroad these verfions, and the benefits hence arifing to the cause of religion in iii cent. 244, 245Tetzel, John, his matchlefs impudence in preaching up the impious doctrine of indulgences in xvi cent iv. 30 and [e]; miferable death, 40. See Luther.

Tuetonic knights, their office, iii. 20; formed into a fraternity in Germany, 21; corruption introduced among them, and confequences, 22 and [d].

Thalafius, a moral writer in vii cent. ii. 180.

Theatins, a monaftic order inftituted in xvi cent. and by whom, iv. 202; female convents of this order, ib. Thegan, an hiftorian in ix cent. ii. 292.

Theodomir, writes in defence of image-worship in ix cent. ii. 338.

Theodore, of Mopfueftia, his character, ii. 34 and [7]; his commentaries on the Scriptures, 41, ib. and [c]; his book against Origen, 43; his application of the writings of the Prophets, and why cenfured, ib. and [g, b].

of Cæfaria in Cappadocia, defends Origen against all his adverfaries in vi cent. ii. 132; perfuades the Emperor Juftinian to condemn the three chapters, 133. of Tarfus, Archbishop of Canterbury, promotes learning in England. ii. 165; reftores penance in vii cent. 180; account of his new Penitential, 182 and [c]; its progrefs and decline, ib.

Theodore,

394

Theodore, Abbot of Raithu, his book against fects, ii. 1743 treatise concerning the incarnation of Christ, 180. Theodoret, Bishop of Cyprus, his character, ii. 33; an excellent expofitor, and why, 41 and [b].

Theodorus, Studites, his character and works, ii. 312 and [n].

Grantus, a zealous advocate for image worship

in ix cent. ii. 313 and [0].

Abuçara, account of, ii. 313 and [o].

Lafcaris, his works, and zeal in defending the cause of the Greeks against the Latins in xiiicent.iii.237. Metochila, an hiftorian in xiv cent. iii. 304. Theodofius the Great, his zeal against Paganism in iv cent. i. 333. the younger, difcovers an ardent zeal for promoting Christianity, and extirpating idolatry, in v cent. ii. 3, 45.

of Alexandria, feconds the efforts of Jacob Baradæus, in reviving the fect of the Monophyfites, in vi cent. ii. 146.

Theodotus, his erroneous notions about Christ in ji cent, i. 235; uncertainty about these, ib.

of Ancyra, a writer in v cent. ii. 35. Theodulphus, Bishop of Orleans, an eminent writer in viii cent. ii. 248.

Theology, controverfial. See Controverfial Writers.

didactic, its fimplicity in the infant state of Christianity, i. 116; gradually lofes its fimplicity, and whence, in i cent. 183, 184; corrupted by introducing Platonic tenets into the Chriftian fyftem in iii cent. 273; is made the subject of many learned writers, 279; the moft eminent writers of in iv cent. 370; its deplorable state in v cent. ii. 43; its writers in vii cent. deserve no commendation, 179; state in viii cent. 255; the opinions and authority of the Fathers confidered as the teft of divine truth, 256; authority made the criterion of truth in ix cent. 328; its ftate in xii cent. iii. 88; different fects of didactic divines at Paris, 89; a principal object of study in xiii cent. 247; greatly improved in xvi cent. iv. 166; and the genius and spirit of the Chriftian religion

better