better explained, 167; its ftate in the church of Rome, 218.

Theology, explanatory, its state in vi cent. ii. 125; arguments ufed by its writers deftitute of clearness and precifion, 128; various methods of explaining Chriftian truths used about this time, ib. 129; chiefly confined to the fentiments of the Fathers, who were diligently studied in viii cent. 250; the merit of those writers confidered, who explained Chriftian truths by methods independent on the authority of the Fathers, 251; entirely neglected by the Greeks and Latins in x cent. 424; its state in xi cent. 547; undertaken by few men of judgment and penetration in xii cent. iii. 86; the myftic method much adopted in xiii cent. 246; modelled after the fentiments of the Fathers in xiv cent. 363; its state in xv cent. 453; much freedom used in ftating points of doctrine in xvi cent. iv. 24; its state in the church of Rome, 215, 216.

polemic, badly handled in vi cent. ii. 131: its ftate in vii cent. 182; the defence of Christianity against the Jews neglected, through intelline divifions in ix cent. 332; fhocking writers in xii cent. iii. 98; writers more numerous than refpectable in xiii cent. 255.

pofitive, whence derived, ii. 128.

fcholaftic, whence its origin in iii cent. i. 274; admired in xi cent. ii. 548; why fo called, ib. the modeft views of the firft fcholaftics, ib. 549 and [c]; declines into captious philosophy, iii. 81.

its wretched ftate in xvi cent. iv. 23; most of its teachers Pofitivi and Sententiarii, ib. liberty of debating religious subjects, 24.

Romish writers in xvi cent. iv. 207, 208 and [c]; a reformation of it in Paris, 217; academical law about it, 218 and [9].

Theopafchites, who, ii. 81 and []; their founder Peter, furnamed Fullo, ib.

Theophanes, a writer among the Greeks in viii cent. ii.

246.

540.

Cerameus, his homilies not contemptible, ii.

Theophanes,

Theophanes, Bishop of Nice, his works and character, iii. 360; an eminent polemic divine in xiv cent. 368. Theophilus, Bishop of Antioch, his works, i. 181 and [9]; his expofition of the four gospels lost, 186.

Bishop of Alexandria, why he expels the monks of Nitria from their refidence, i. 391; illuftrious by his oppofition against Origen and his adherents, ii. 34.

the Emperor, his zeal against image-worship in ix cent. ii. 334.

Theophylact, Patriarch of Greece, his infamous character, ii. 400 and [o].

of Bulgaria, the most eminent expofitor among the Greeks in xi cent. ii. 547: Theofophifts, a fect of philofophers, their origin in xvi cent. and whence, iv. 165; character and opinions, ib. and [r]; their contest with Des Cartes, and moderation, v. 84.

Therapeuta, a fect among the Jews, and whether a branch of the Effenes, i. 45; were neither Chriftians nor Egyptians, according to the opinions of fome concerning them, 46.

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Therefa, a Spanish lady, reforms the Carmelites or WhiteFryars in xvi cent. iv. 200; her affociate in this arduous attempt, who, ib. ; the fuccefs fhe met with, and hence the divifion of the Carmelites into two branches, ib. and [r]; is fainted in xvii cent. by Gregory XV. v. 242.

Theffalonica, Simeon of, account of his works, iii. 439. Theurgy, an art adopted by Ammonius's followers, what, i. 174.

Thomas, Bishop of Heraclea, his fecond Syriac version of the New Teftament, ii. 178, 179 and [x].

of Strafburg, a fcholaftic divine in xiv cent. iii. 361. Thomafius, vehemently attacks the Peripatetics in xvii cent. v. 285; his views, and fuccefs of his philofophy at Hall and other places, 286 and [t].

Thorn, a famous meeting, called the Charitable Conference, held here in xvii cent. by eminent doctors of the Reformed, Lutheran, and Romish churches, v. 123.

Tiberius,

Tiberius, propofed Chrift to be enrolled among the Gods i. 66 and [b].

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Tien (Shangii), fupreme object of worship among the Chinese, v. 28; its meaning and difpute thereon, ib. Chinese miffionaries permitted by Clement XI. to ufe this word in making converts, and why, vi. 3. Tilbury, Gervais of, his character and works, iii. 155 and [o]. Timotheus, his confutation of the various herefies in vii cent. ii. 182.

the Neftorian Pontif, propagates the Gospel with great fuccefs in Hyrcania and Tartary in viii cent. ii. 204.

Tindal, his deism, and hypothefis of, vi. 7 and [7], 8. Titelman, Francis, his commentary on St Paul's Epiftles, and character of it, iv. 217.

Titus, defends the reputation of Calixtus after his death, v. 306.

Toland, John, his character and works, v. 57; answers to them, 58 and [ƒ]; account of his Pantheisticon, 67 and [u]

his infamous character and deistical principles, vi. 7 and [7].

Toleration, the act in favour of the Non-conformifts, in England under William III. v. 416 and [b].

Torgaw, famous convocation held at, in xvi cent. iv. 344 and [x]; confequence of it, ib.

Toftatus, Alphonfus; his works and character, iii. 441; voluminous commentaries on the Scriptures worthy of little notice, 452.

Tournon, Cardinal, carries into China the fevere edict of Pope Clement XI. against the use of Chinese rites, and the zeal with which he puts it into execution, vi. 4; is caft into prifon by the Chinese Emperor, and dies there, ib.

Trajan, a fhort character of him, i. 147; prohibits all ánonymous libels against the Chriftians, 148; perfecution of the Chriftians under him, 157; his order to Pliny and its effects, ib. a great patron of learning, 165. Tranfubftantiation, doctrine of, introduced by Innocent III. in xiii cent. iii. 243; adopted by the Greek church

in

in xvii cent. v. 250; attacked by John Claude, with Arnaud's defence of its antiquity, 251; other ftratagems to prove its antiquity, 252, 253 [k, l].

Tranfylvania, Socinianifm publicly established there, and how, iv. 913.

Trapefond, George of, tranflates feveral Grecian authors into Latin, and is a learned advocate for the Latins in xv cent. iii. 440.

Trent, the project of a council there renewed, iv. 116; conditions on which Maurice, Elector of Saxony, confented to it, 117 [c]; neceffary steps taken by the Proteftants for providing against events, ib. congregation for interpreting decrees of this council, 208; the council for what affembled, and its decifions cenfured, 209; its decrees how far acknowledged by the members of the church of Rome, 211; afford no clear and perfect knowledge of the Romish faith, 212, 213 and []; measures taken by it to prevent the reading of the Scriptures, 214; forbid all interpretations of them contrary to, or different from, the fenfe adopted by the church, 215 and [m].

Trials of innocence in ix cent. by cold water, ii. 360 and [f]; by fingle combat, fire ordeal, and the cross, 361; : fub not. [f]; whence thefe methods of deciding doubtful cafes, and accufations arofe, 362 and []; accompanied with the Lord's Supper, ib.

Trigland, raises difputes concerning the power of the civil magiftrate in church affairs, v. 421.

Trinity, doctrine of, difputes concerning it arifè in iv cent. i. 411; the church had frequently decided against the Sabellians as to a real difference of the perfons, but not as to its nature, ib. Origen's opinion about the Trinity embraced by many Chriftians, ib. what that is, ib. and its dangerous tendency in the hands of unskilful judges, 412; if one of the Bleffed Trinity may be faid to have fuffered, debated, ii. 137 and [u]; hence, whether Chrift's body fhould be confidered as compounded, 138; controverfies concerning it in xviii cent. and between whom, vi. 40 and []; its incomprehenfibility, whence no way of terminating the controverfies about it, and Bishop Stillingfleet's

Stillingfleet's excellent admonition concerning them, 44 fub not. [g].

Trinity, fraternity of, inftituted in xiii cent. iii. 190; called alfo Mathurins, and whence, ib. their primitive aufterity gradually leffened, 191 and [m].

Tripoly, Philip of, a tranflator and interpreter of Ariftotle in xiii cent. iii. 159.

Tritheifts, their tenets, and rife in vi cent. ii. 149; their divifion into the Philoponifts and Cononites, 150. Trithemius, reftores learning in xv cent. iii. 394. Trivium, a term invented in the times of barbarism, to exprefs the three sciences firft learned in the schools, viz. Grammar, Rhetoric, and Logic, ii. 463 and []; few proceeded beyond this in their studies, till towards the eleventh century, ib.

Turks, their fuccefsful incurfions into the East in viii. cent. ii. 213; fubdue the Saracens and Greeks, 214; ruin the affairs of the Saracens in Perfia in x cent. 386; take Conftantinople in xv cent. and hence Chriftianity received an irrecoverable blow, iii. 390.

Turlupins, brethren of the free spirit, fo called in xiii cent. but whence uncertain, iii. 280 and [t].

Turrecremata, John de, an eminent fcholaftic writer in xv cent. iii. 443; writes againft, and refutes the Saracens, 456. Type, or Formulary, publifhed by Conftans the Emperor, occafioned warm difputes in vii cent. ii. 192; this, with the Ecthefis, are condemned by Pope Martin, who is imprifoned at Naxos by the Emperor, and the turbulent monks banished to Bizyca, ib. 193.

UCKEWALLISTS, a fect of the rigid Anabaptifts, their founder and rife in xvii cent. v. 493; doctrine and rigid difcipline, 494; odd hypothefis about Judas's falvation, ib. fcrupulously adhere to their original founder Menno's tenets, ib. customs among them, 495. Udalric, Bishop of Augfburg, the first perfon folemnly fainted by the Pope, ii. 321, 423 and [x]. Uke Walles, founder of the Uckewallifts, his character and strange doctrine, v. 493; is banished the city of Groningen,