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Creeds of Christendom • VOLUME 1

Confession and Absolution in the Lutheran Church, [356]248.

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Confession and Absolution in the Lutheran Church, [356]248.

Confession of Faith. See Creeds.

Confession of Anhalt, [357]563; of Augsburg, [358]225; Baptist, [359]851; of Basle, I., [360]385; of Basle, II., [361]388; of Belgium, [362]502; of the Bohemian Brethren, [363]576; of Brandenburg, [364]554; of Bremen, [365]564; Congregational, [366]828; Cumberland Presbyterian, 815; of Cyril Lucar, [367]54; of Dositheus (Synod of Jerusalem), [368]61; French Reformed (Gallican), [369]490, [370]500; of Friends, [371]864, [372]870; of Gennadius, [373]46; Helvetic, I., [374]388; Helvetic, II., [375]390; of Hessia, [376]564; Hungarian, [377]591; Methodist, 890; of Metrophanes Critopulus, [378]52; of Mogila, [379]58; Moravian, [380]878; of Nassau, 564; Reformed (in general), [381]354; Savoy, [382]829; Scotch, I., [383]680; Scotch, II., 686; of Sigismund, [384]555; Tetrapolitan, [385]526; of Thorn, [386]562; Welsh Calvinistic, 903; of Westminster, [387]753.

Confutatio Papistica, [388]227, [389]243.

Congregational Declarations. See Confession.

Congregationalism and Congregationalists, [390]820.

Consensus and Dissensus of Creeds, [391]919.

Consensus of Geneva, [392]474; Helveticus, [393]477, [394]485; of Sendomir, [395]586; of Zurich, [396]471.

Consubstantiation, [397]232, [398]316, [399]325, [400]327.

Cop, [401]427.

Copts, [402]80.

Corvinus, [403]302.

Cotton (John), [404]820, [405]850.

Council, of Nicæa, first, [406]25, [407]44, [408]173; second, [409]44; of Chalcedon, [410]29, 173; of Constantinople, first, [411]25, [412]28, [413]44; second, [414]44; third, [415]44; fourth, 178; of Ephesus, [416]44; of Ferrara and Florence, [417]46, [418]97, [419]181; of Jerusalem (1672), [420]61; of Pisa, Constance, Basle, [421]182; of Trent, [422]91, [423]124; of the Vatican, 134, [424]168.

Covenanters, [425]694.

Covenants, Scotch, [426]685; doctrine of, [427]773.

Craig (John), [428]686, [429]698.

Cranmer, [430]596, [431]601, [432]605, [433]611, [434]614, [435]630, [436]642; on the Lord's Supper, [437]647; Catechism of, [438]655.

Creeds: name and definition, [439]3; authority, [440]7; use, [441]8; classification, [442]9. See Confession.

Crell, [443]283, [444]345.

Cromwell, [445]693, [446]714, [447]720, [448]723; his Policy, [449]830; towards Baptists, [450]847; towards Quakers, [451]862, [452]868.

Crosby (Thomas), [453]845.

Crusius (Martin), [454]50.

Crypto-Calvinistic Controversy, [455]279.

Crypto-Calvinists, [456]267, [457]281, [458]346.

Cumberland Presbyterian Church, [459]813; Confession of, [460]815.

Cummins (Bishop), [461]665.

Cunningham, [462]635, [463]637.

Currey, on the Westminster Confession, [464]789.

Cyprian, against Papal Infallibility, [465]174.

Cyril Lucar, [466]54.

Czenger, Confession of, [467]591.

D.

Daillé, [468]482.

Damasus, Creed of, [469]395.

Darboy (Archbishop), against Papal Infallibility, [470]156; submits with a mental reservation, and dies a martyr, [471]161.

Dathenus, [472]537.

De Maistre, on Infallibility, [473]166.

Decrees. See Predestination.

Decretals, pseudo-Isidorian, [474]180.

Dévay, [475]589.

Dexter (Henry Martyn), [476]821, [477]849, [478]863.

Discipline, [479]461.

Döllinger, [480]88, [481]146, [482]153, [483]164; his writings, [484]193; his protest against the Vatican Decrees, and his excommunication, [485]195.

Dominicans, [486]124.

Dorner, on Luther and Melanchthon, [487]265; on Luther and Reformed Christology, 264, [488]290, [489]334; on the Formula of Concord, [490]322; on Zwingli, [491]383; on Calvin, 442.

Dort, Synod of, [492]478, [493]512.

Dositheus (Patriarch of Jerusalem), [494]61.

Douglas (Robert), [495]747.

Du Moulin, [496]482.

Duns Scotus, for the Immaculate Conception, [497]123.

Dupanloup (Bishop), against Papal Infallibility, [498]156; submits, [499]162.

E.

Eastern Church Association, [500]75.

Ebrard, [501]456, [502]471, [503]564, and passim.

Eck, [504]226, [505]241.

Edward VI., [506]596, [507]613.

Edwardine Articles, [508]614.

Edwards (Thomas), [509]797.

Election. See Predestination.

Elizabeth (Queen), [510]596, [511]601, [512]674, [513]705.

Elizabethan Articles, [514]615.

Elrington, [515]662.

Emmons (Dr.), on Congregationalism, [516]826.

England, Church of, [517]593, [518]598. See Anglican Church, etc.

Episcopacy (English), [519]604, [520]667; in the Westminster Assembly, [521]732; abolished by the Long Parliament, [522]719, [523]734; restored, [524]721; reduced, [525]736.

Episcopius, [526]511, [527]523, [528]897.

Erasmus, [529]385.

Erastians, [530]738.

Erbkam, [531]840, [532]867.

Eucharistic Controversies, [533]279, [534]326. See Lord's Supper.

Eusebius, Creed of, [535]24.

Evangelical Alliance, [536]915.

F.

Faber, [537]227.

Farel, [538]429, [539]438.

Featley, [540]733, [541]852.

Filioque, [542]26.

Fisher (George P.), [543]443, [544]594, [545]603, [546]607, [547]838.

Fisher (the Jesuit), [548]715.

Fiske (J. O.), [549]838.

Fitzgerald (Bishop), votes against Papal Infallibility, [550]158.

Flacian Controversy, [551]268.

Flacius, [552]269, [553]276, [554]300.

Fletcher (John W.), [555]884, [556]899.

Forbes (Bishop), [557]599.

Formula Consensus Helvetica, [558]478.

Formula of Concord, [559]258, [560]311.

Fox (George), [561]860, [562]868.

Foxe (John), [563]846.

France, Reformation in, [564]491.

Francis I., [565]368, [566]427, [567]450, [568]491.

Franciscans, [569]124.

Frederick III., [570]392, [571]532; his Confession, [572]563.

Free Will, denied by Luther and the Formula of Concord II., [573]106, [574]313; Arminian doctrine of, [575]508; Westminster doctrine of, [576]771; Methodist doctrine of, [577]897.

Free-will Baptists, [578]857.

Friedberg, [579]135.

Friedrich, [580]135, [581]145, [582]194, [583]196.

Friends, society of, [584]859.

Frommann, [585]97, [586]135.

Fuller (Thomas), [587]658, [588]707, [589]708, [590]709, [591]741, [592]753, and passim.

Funck, [593]273.

G.

Gallican Confession, [594]490.

Gallicanism and Ultramontanism, [595]167.

Gardiner, [596]611, [597]613.

Gattaker (Thomas), [598]742.

Geddes (Jenny), [599]688.

General Assembly of Scotland, adopting the Westminster Standards, [600]759.

Geneva, [601]422, [602]429; Church of, [603]460; Consensus of, [604]474.

Gennadius, [605]46.

German Empire, founded after the Infallibility Decree, [606]160.

Gernler, [607]478.

Giessen Divines on Christology and Ubiquity, [608]294.

Gillespie (George), [609]727, [610]746.

Gilman (Edward W.), on Congregational Creeds, [611]839.

Gindely, [612]565 and passim.

Gomarus, [613]511.

Good Works, necessity of, [614]274.

Goodwin (Thomas), [615]737, [616]742.

Gouge (William), [617]756.

Gratry, [618]153; submits to the Vatican Council on his death-bed, [619]161; on Honorius, [620]164.

Greek Church, [621]43.

Green (J. R.), on Puritanism, [622]723; on Cromwell, [623]831; on Whitefield, [624]902.

Gregory I. against Papal Infallibility, [625]175.

Gregory XV., [626]125.

Grindal, [627]605.

Grotius, [628]511.

Grynæus, [629]388.

Guibert (Archbishop), publishes the Vatican Decrees, [630]161.

Guido de Brès, [631]504.

Guizot, on Calvin, [632]423, [633]428, [634]440, [635]442, [636]449, [637]463.

Gurley (Dr.), [638]810.

Gurney (Joseph John), [639]859, [640]868, [641]869.

H.

Hades, Controversy on, [642]296.

Hagenbach, [643]388, [644]395, and passim.

Hall (Bishop), [645]726, [646]737.

Hallam, on English Articles, [647]636; on Hampton Court Conference, [648]708; on Laud, [649]717.

Haller, [650]365.

Hamilton (Patrick), [651]673.

Hampton Court Conference, [652]661, [653]706.

Hardwick, [654]592 and passim.

Hase (Carl), [655]89; on Infallibility, [656]172.

Heathen, Salvation of, [657]382.

Hefele (Bishop), against Papal Infallibility, [658]156; submits, [659]161; on the case of Honorius, [660]178.

Heidegger (J. H.), [661]478, [662]486.

Heidelberg Catechism, [663]529, [664]535.

Helvetic Confession, the First, [665]388; the Second, [666]396.

Helvetic Consensus Formula, [667]477.

Henderson (Alexander), [668]692, [669]745.

Henry IV., [670]491.

Henry VIII., [671]595, [672]600, [673]605, [674]611, [675]613.

Heppe, on Formula of Concord, [676]337; on the Saxon and Würtemberg Confessions, [677]341; German Reformed Confessions, [678]563 and passim.

Heretical Popes, [679]176, [680]178.

Herminjard, [681]421, [682]425.

Herzog, on the Waldenses, [683]568; 'Real-Encykl.,' passim in Literature.

Heshusius, [684]266, [685]270, [686]282.

Hessian Confession, [687]564.

Hetherington, [688]689.

Heurtley, on the Apostles' Creed, [689]19.

Heykamp, [690]197.

Heylin, [691]717, [692]778.

Hicks (Elias), and the Hicksite Quakers, [693]873.

High-Commission, [694]717.

Hodge (A. A.), on the Westminster Confession, [695]754, [696]795.

Hodge (Charles), on Infallibility, [697]170; on the Lord's Supper, [698]376; on Infant Salvation, [699]381; on the Helvetic Confession, [700]396; on Predestination, 455; on the Number of the Lost and Saved, [701]795.

Holland, Reformation in, [702]502.

Hommius, [703]507, [704]513.

Honorius (Pope), condemned as a heretic, [705]178.

Hook (Dean), [706]717.

Hooker (Richard), [707]607; on Calvin, [708]608; on Baptism, [709]643; on the Lord's Supper, [710]649; on the Lambeth Articles, [711]662; on Travers, [712]706; on the Lord's Day, [713]777.

Hooker (Thomas), [714]820.

Hooper, on Ubiquity, [715]335; corresponds with Bullinger, [716]391, [717]602, [718]630; refuses to conform, [719]705.

Hosius, [720]585.

Hottinger (John Jacob), [721]477.

Hoyle (Joshua), [722]743.

Huber, [723]194.

Hubmaier, [724]842.

Hülsemann, [725]557.

Hungarian Confession, [726]591.

Hungary, Reformation in, [727]589.

Hunnius, [728]345.

Huntingdon (Lady), [729]902.

Hus, [730]565.

Hussites, [731]566.

Hutchinson (Mrs. Lucy), Memoirs, [732]701; description of Charles I., [733]710.

Hyacinthe (Père), [734]194.

I.

Idellette de Buren, [735]430.

Ignatius, [736]174.

Immaculate Conception, definition of, [737]108.

Imputation, [738]484.

Independency and Fellowship, [739]826.

Independents, [740]737, [741]824. See Congregationalists.

Infallibilists, [742]163, [743]184.

Infallibility of OEcumenical Councils, [744]168; of the Pope, [745]150, [746]164.

Infant Salvation, [747]378, [748]381, [749]794, [750]898.

Innes, [751]669, [752]798, [753]800.

Innocent III., [754]176.

Innocent IV., [755]176.

Innocent X., [756]103.

Innocent XIII., [757]107.

Inopportunists, [758]153.

Institutes, Calvin's, [759]447.

Intolerance, [760]796, [761]800, [762]802.

Irenæus, [763]174.

Irish Articles of Religion, [764]662, [765]761; compared with Westminster Confession, [766]762.

Irving (Edward), on the Scotch Confession, [767]684; his life and labors, [768]905.

Irvingites. See Catholic Apostolic Church.

J.

Jacobites, [769]80.

James I., [770]604, [771]606, [772]617, [773]697; his character, [774]706; at Hampton Court Conference, [775]708; on Bible Revision, [776]709; on Laud, [777]711.

James II., [778]724.

Jansen, [779]103.

Jansenists, Papal Bulls against the, [780]102; in Holland, [781]107.

Janus, [782]134, [783]164, [784]195.

Jeremiah II. (Patriarch of Constantinople), [785]50.

Jerome, [786]119.

Jerusalem Chamber, [787]748.

Jesuits, [788]103, [789]124, [790]138, [791]182.

Jewell (Bishop), [792]603, [793]605, [794]633, [795]643.

Joan of Kent, [796]846.

John XXII., [797]177.

John, Elector of Saxony, [798]227 and passim.

Jonas (Justus), [799]239; his Catechism, [800]655.

Judex, [801]266.

Justification by Faith, [802]206, [803]211, [804]216, [805]231, [806]255, [807]271, [808]275, [809]406.

K.

Kahnis, on the Lord's Supper, [810]327; on the Two States of Christ, [811]328; on the Reformed opposition to the Formula of Concord, [812]334; on Calvin, [813]442.

Kampschulte, on Calvin, [814]421, [815]425, [816]433, [817]446, [818]449, [819]463.

Keble, [820]60.

Keenan, Catechism against Infallibility, [821]183

Kenosis, [822]294, [823]323.

Kenrick (Archbishop of Baltimore), [824]90.

Kenrick (of St. Louis), [825]144, [826]153, [827]156, [828]163, [829]172, [830]187.

Ketteler (Bishop), prostrate before the Pope, [831]156, [832]163, [833]172, [834]187.

Killen (W. D.), [835]662, [836]664.

Knollys (Hanserd), [837]844, [838]848.

Knox, on the Church of Geneva, [839]460; labors in England, [840]602; his life and character, [841]673; his Confession, [842]681; his Liturgy, [843]684; views on Sunday observance, [844]776.

Köllner, on the Formula of Concord, [845]336.

Koolhaas, [846]510.

Koornhart, [847]510.

Krauth (Charles P.), on the Augsburg Confession, [848]235; on Luther's Catechism, [849]251; on the Formula of Concord, [850]318, [851]337, [852]340.

L.

La Place, [853]479, [854]484.

Lainez, [855]182, [856]194.

Lambeth Articles, [857]658.

Langen, [858]164.

Lasco. See Laski.

Laski (à Lasco), [859]565, [860]583.

Latimer, [861]649.

Laud (Archbishop), [862]607, [863]617, [864]664, [865]688; his character and administration, [866]709, [867]711; on the Westminster Assembly, [868]732.

Launoy, [869]108, [870]123.

Laurence (Bishop), on the Articles of the Church of England, [871]634, [872]637.

Lawrence (Edward A.), [873]835, [874]838.

Lecky (W. E. H.), [875]796, [876]799, [877]801.

Lefèvre, [878]492.

Leighton, [879]717.

Leipzig Interim, [880]299; Colloquy, [881]558.

Leo Judæ, [882]388.

Leo X., [883]160.

Liberius, [884]177.

Liberty, Religious, [885]465, [886]800, [887]848, [888]849.

Light, the inner, [889]868.

Lightfoot (John), [890]727, [891]739, [892]743, [893]755.

Lipomani, [894]585.

Liturgical Standards of Rome, [895]189.

Löhe, on Luther's Catechism, [896]251.

Lord's Day, doctrine of the, [897]776.

Lord's Supper, Luther's doctrine, [898]232, [899]260, [900]316, [901]325, [902]347, [903]645; Melanchthon's, 232, [904]241, [905]263; Zwingli's, [906]374; Bullinger's, [907]415; Bucer's, [908]528; Calvin's, [909]281, 376, [910]455; Cranmer's, [911]601, [912]647; words of institution explained, [913]327, [914]374: Consensus of Zurich, [915]471; Tetrapolitan Confession, [916]528; Heidelberg Catechism, [917]535, [918]543; Consensus of Sendomir, [919]587; Hungarian Confession, [920]591; Anglican Articles, [921]601, [922]645; Irish Articles and Westminster Confession, [923]765; Westminster doctrine of, [924]775.

Lorimer, [925]129, [926]131, [927]683.

Loudun, Synod of, [928]483, [929]498.

Louis XIV., [930]104, [931]105, [932]491, [933]498.

Loyola, [934]491.

Loyson, [935]194.

Lucas of Prague, [936]568.

Luther, his character and influence, [937]214; relation to the Augsburg Confession, 228; his Catechisms, [938]245; on Confession and Absolution, [939]248; Articles of Smalcald, [940]253; on Justification by Faith, [941]255; on Popery, the Mass, Purgatory, 255; on the Lord's Supper, [942]256; relation to Melanchthon, [943]214, [944]259, [945]265; relation to Zwingli, [946]212, [947]260; against Antinomianism, [948]278; on the Ubiquity of Christ's Body, [949]287; on the Descent into Hades, [950]297; on Free-will and Predestination, 215, [951]303; on Damnation of the Heathen, [952]382; Conduct towards the Swiss, [953]389; Judgment on Calvin, [954]430; compared with Calvin, [955]438; influence on the English Reformation, [956]600.

Lutheran Creeds, [957]220.

Lutheranism and Reform, [958]213.

M.

Macaulay, on English Reformation, [959]604, [960]605; on Charles I., [961]710; on Cromwell, [962]720.

Macleod (Norman), on Chalmers, [963]696.

M'Crie (Jr.), on the Westminster Assembly, [964]752; on the Westminster Standards, [965]761, [966]785.

M'Crie (Thomas), [967]669, [968]673, [969]675, [970]676, [971]686.

Major, [972]275.

Majoristic Controversy, [973]274.

Manning (Cardinal), [974]90, [975]135, [976]148, [977]152, [978]153; defines Infallibility, [979]167; on History, [980]171; on Honorius, [981]186.

Manuel, [982]365.

Manutius, [983]91.

Marbach, [984]305.

Marburg, Conference of, [985]212, [986]228.

Maret (Bishop), against Infallibility, [987]156, [988]163; retracts, [989]161.

Margaret (Queen of Navarre), [990]491.

Maronites, [991]80.

Marot, [992]492.

Marsden (J. B.), on Westminster Conf., [993]789.

Marshall (Stephen), [994]743.

Mary, Immaculate Conception of, [995]108.

Mary Stuart, [996]671, [997]678.

Mary Tudor, [998]596.

Masson, [999]690, [1000]693, [1001]734, [1002]740, and passim.

Mather (Cotton), [1003]849.

Matthews (G. D.), [1004]811.

Maulbronn, Colloquy of, [1005]288; Formula of, [1006]310.

Maurice, Elector of Saxony, [1007]299.

Maurice, Prince of Orange, [1008]514.

Maximilian II., [1009]576, [1010]579, [1011]590.

Megander, [1012]389.

Melanchthon, [1013]50; his character, [1014]214, [1015]261; Augsburg Confession, [1016]225; Apology of the Augsburg Confession, [1017]243; on Episcopacy and Popery, [1018]254; relation to Luther, [1019]214, [1020]259; changes his doctrine of Free-will, [1021]262; on the Lord's Supper, [1022]263; on the Necessity of Good Works, [1023]276; against Ubiquity, [1024]288; on the Descent into Hades, [1025]297; on the Adiaphora, [1026]300; silenced but not destroyed, 339; his Confessio Saxonica, [1027]341; friendship with Calvin, [1028]431; relation to the Reformed Church, [1029]525; influence in England, [1030]600.

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