8. Metrical Doxohgies.—li is usual in Protestant churches, at the end of the singing of a hymn, or at least at the end of the last hymn in the service, to sing the doxology in the same metre. The hymn-books of the churches, therefore, contain a collection of versions of the Gloria Patri in various metres, adapted to all the metres of the hymns. See Binirham, Biog. Eccles, bk. xiv, ch. ii; Siegel, christl. Alterthumer, i, 616 sq. ; Procter, On Common Prayer, p. 212; Palmer, Grig, Liturg, iy» § 28.
Doyle, Jambs Warren, a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland, was bom in 1786 at New Ross, near Wexford, and was appointed bishop of Kildare in 1819. He was a copious writer on con-
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troyenial topics, and in the Emancipation morement was one of the most valuable coadjutors of O'Connell. He died June 16, 1834. For his testimony before the Lords Commissioners, March 21, 1825, as to the sym- bolical books of the Roman Catholic Church, see Elli- ott, DeimecUion ofBomanuniy bk. i, ch. i ; and for some severe criticisms on bishop Dojle, see the same work (Lond. edit), bk. iii, ch. iiL His i>/e, by Fitzpatrick, was republished in Boston in 1862.
Doyly, George, D.D., an eminent divine of the Church of England, was bom in London Oct. 18, 1778, and graduated B.A. at Benedict College, Cambridge, in 1800, as second wrangler and second Smith's prize- man, and M.A. in 1803. In 1811 he was made Chris- tian advocate, and D.D. in 1821. He became rector of Buxted in 1815, rector of Lambeth, and of Sun- dridge, Kent, in 1820, and died January 8, 1846. He was a frequent contributor on theological subjects to the Qfuarterly Review, Among his other numerous writings are Life ofAhp, Sancrojt (Lond. 1621, 2 vols. 8vo ; 1840, 8vo) : — Sermons^ chiefly doctrinal (London, 1827, Bvo):— Sermons at St. Mary ^ Lambeth (London, 1847, 2 vols. 8vo). He also, with bishop Mant, edited Notes explanatory and practical on the authorited Ver- sion of the BibU (Lond. 1845, 3 vols, royal 8yo). There is a good American edition of this work, which, as a judicious compilation from the best annotators, has a special value for popular use, as well as for tiieological students (edited by bishop Hobart, 181^-20, 2 vols. 4to, with additional notes).
Drabioiua {Drabiti, or Drabidi), NicoLAim, a Mystic of the 17th century, was bom at Stradteiss, in Moravia, in 1585 (according to Bayle, in 1587 ; accord- ing to Moreri, in 1588). He became an evangelical preacher in 1616, but, in consequence of difficulties with the Protestant dergy, was obliged to leave his native country. In 1629 he went to Lednitz, in Hungary, where he supported himself by mercantile pursuits. In the mean time he turned his attention to theosophy , and claimed, after February, 1688, to haye visions. He prophesied that the imperial house of Austria would end in 1657, and that m 1666 Louis XIV of France would succeed as Roman emperor. This was to be foUowed by the downfall of papacy, a great reformat tion of the Church, and the conversion of all heathen and unbelievers. By order of dls Austrian authori- ties, he was arrested at Presburg as a political offender in 1671, and executed July 17th. His corpse and his book of prophecies were burned by the executioner. J. A. Comenius (q. v.) published ttie prophecies of Drabicius, together with those of other enthusiasts, under the title Lux m tenebris (1657) ; the second edi- tion (1659) appeared under the title JSistoria revelatio- num Chr. Kotteri, Chr, Pomatotria, Ntc, Drabicii, ete. A third edition appeared under the original title in 1665. See Bayle, Dictionary^ s. v. ; Arnold, Kirchen-%i, Keteerhist. (Schaffh. ed., ii, 858-56); K6ler, Disp. de Nic. Drabitio (Alt, 1791) ; Schr5ckh, K. G. eeit d. Eef, iv, 688 ; yii, 508-9 ; Herzog, Heal-Encyklop, iii, 493.
Draohma (Spaxfirjj "drachm," 2 Mace, iv, 19 ; x, 20 ; xii, 48 ; " piece of silver," Luke xv, 8, 9), a Greek silver coin, consisting of 6 oboli (B5ckh, Staatshaus. i, 16 sq.), but varying in weight on account of the use of different talents. The Jews must have been ac- quainted with three talents — the Ptolemaic, used in Egjrpt, and at Tyre, Sidon, and Berytus, and adopted for their own shekels ; the Phoenician, used at Aradus ^. fe^i|n« and by the Persians ; and the Attic, which was almost j^.-^ fur d
to about the iame wei^^ aa the Bona 4Bssm\ V.) as well as the Ptolemaic drachma, sad or almost superseded by it. This explsiu Ike i^! of Josephus that *'tbe shekel was worth fa«^ dnchnue" {Ant. iii, 8, 2^ for the foor Ptnl.Ku te ma of the shekel, as equal to four denwii^U^ were also equal to four Attic dnduos: ak^i drachm (q. v.) was equivalent to the saocd yf tt (War, vii, 6, 6; Matt xvii, 24) of tk Im^ (See Bdckh, Metroloff. Unters. Berl. 1888.>-Sidki* See Dram ; Daric ; Silver, piece or.
Praconites, Johakn (otberwbe DmA, m !^ or, according to his natire town, Coririi^iv^ at Carlstadt in 1494. He became pnktmtl fuTt, and canon of the church of StScr^ Sr- ing shown great fHoidship for Lntter. petr^ when the reformer passed through Ezfot b I£ t his way to Worms, he lost his sitoatioi ol vi«i Wittenberg. Here he was made DJ).BMoi then became pastor at Mildenberg. Be robb^i Wittenberg in 1524. In 1584 he acceplEdi crfi preacher and professor of theologv st Utriart & died at Wittenberg AprU 18, 1566. He fr^t BibUa peniajAa, of which only fiagawaU bin ia published (156^^65); he also wrote Csmmf^srnt the Psalms, on several chapters ^Gfwm\M^i^ on Obadiah (1537) :— a Latin Tnmslatim ^fdnPm (Strasb. 1538) .—Commentary en Dand {m^^-^M mentariontm ev. de Jesu Chriato, lib. n (BmL 1^^:- Oratio de pia morte D, M. LutAeri (154^ etc. .% Adami Vita theoL Germ. ; Striegel, Bamdte QAin und Schriflstellergesduchie (3 vols,); Strobd-V* h trage £ur Literatur, hesonders da 16 Jahkaiei : vols.). — ^Herxog, ReaUEncyUopadit, iii, 495.