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Creeds of Christendom • VOLUME 1

Parthenius, [1145]59.

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Melville (Andrew), [1031]684.

Melville (James), [1032]677, [1033]679.

Menno Simons, [1034]842.

Mennonites, [1035]842.

Methodism and Methodists, [1036]882.

Methodist Creeds, [1037]890.

Metrophanes Critopulus, [1038]52.

Michaud, [1039]161.

Michelet, on Calvin, [1040]441.

Michelis, [1041]194, [1042]196.

Mill (Walter), [1043]673.

Millenary Petition, [1044]707.

Milner, [1045]90.

Milton, on the Waldenses, [1046]571; on the Solemn League and Covenant, [1047]693; on the Westminster Assembly, [1048]729; against Episcopacy, [1049]734; against Presbytery, 737; on Religious Toleration, [1050]848; on Roger Williams, [1051]852.

Missal, Roman, [1052]189.

Mitchell (Alex. F.), [1053]727, [1054]754, [1055]770, [1056]775.

Mogilas, [1057]58.

Möhler, [1058]88, [1059]183, and passim.

Mohnike, [1060]97.

Molinæus, [1061]482.

Monophysites, [1062]80.

Montalembert, opposes the erection of an idol on the Vatican, [1063]153; dies during the Vatican Council, [1064]161.

Montauban, [1065]485.

Moravians, [1066]567, [1067]874.

More (Sir Thomas), [1068]749.

Mörlin, [1069]272.

Mornay (Du Plessis), [1070]479.

Mouravieff, [1071]51, [1072]58, [1073]59, [1074]69, [1075]75.

Mozley, [1076]638, [1077]640,

Mühlhausen, Confession of, [1078]887.

Münzer {Thomas), [1079]842.

Myconius (Friedrich), [1080]387.

Myconius (Oswald), [1081]387.

N.

Nantes, Edict of, [1082]498.

Napoleon I., [1083]499.

Napoleon III., [1084]139, [1085]160.

Nassau, Confession of, [1086]564.

Nast (William), [1087]882, [1088]891.

National Covenant, [1089]686.

Neal (Daniel), [1090]701, [1091]797, and passim.

Nestorians, [1092]79.

Nevin, on the Apostles' Creed, [1093]16, [1094]23; on the Reformed doctrine of the Lord's Supper, [1095]456; on the Heidelberg Catechism, [1096]541.

New England, [1097]825.

Newman (J. H.), on Papal Infallibility, [1098]154; Tract No. [1099]90, [1100]599.

Nicæa, Council of, [1101]25.

Nicene Creed, [1102]24.

Niemeyer, [1103]355 and passim.

Nitchmann, [1104]875, [1105]886.

Nitzsch, [1106]89.

Noailles, [1107]105, [1108]107.

Non-Jurors, [1109]74.

Nowell's Catechism, [1110]657.

Nye (Philip), [1111]737, [1112]743.

O.

Oberlin Declaration, [1113]839.

OEcolampadius, [1114]374, [1115]386.

OEcumenical Councils against Papal Infallibility, [1116]173, [1117]179; Creeds, [1118]12, [1119]210.

Old Catholics in Holland, [1120]107; in Germany and Switzerland, [1121]191, [1122]198.

Olevianus, [1123]534.

Olivetan, [1124]492.

Original Sin, Controversy on, [1125]268; Zwingli's view, [1126]377 ; Methodist view, [1127]897.

Orthodox Confession of Mogilas, [1128]59.

Osgood (Howard), [1129]853.

Osiander, [1130]272.

Osiandric Controversy, [1131]271.

Otterbein, [1132]887.

Overberg, against Infallibility, [1133]183.

Owen (John), [1134]830.

P.

Palacky, [1135]565 and passim.

Palatinate Catechism, [1136]529.

Pallavicini, [1137]91, [1138]96.

Palmer (Herbert), [1139]744.

Palmer (Bay), [1140]838.

Pare (George Van), [1141]846.

Parker (Archbishop), [1142]616.

Parkhurst, [1143]605.

Parliament, action on the Westminster confession, [1144]758.

Parthenius, [1145]59.

Passaglia, [1146]108.

Paul III., [1147]93.

Paul IV., [1148]585.

Paul V., [1149]125.

Pax Dissidentium, [1150]585.

Pelagius, on the Sinlessness of Mary, [1151]120; on Infant Salvation, [1152]379.

Pelargus, [1153]556.

Penn (William), [1154]861, [1155]868.

Perfectionism, [1156]900.

Perkins (William), [1157]659.

Perrone, [1158]89, [1159]108, [1160]123, [1161]126, [1162]127, [1163]178.

Perry, [1164]650.

Pestalozzi, [1165]388, [1166]395.

Peter, his Primacy, [1167]185.

Peter Martyr, [1168]477.

Peucer, [1169]282, [1170]283.

Pfeffinger, [1171]270.

Philaret, Catechism of, [1172]71.

Philip II., [1173]503.

Philip of Hesse, [1174]226, [1175]234, and passim.

Philippists, [1176]267.

Pighius, [1177]474.

Pilgrim Fathers, [1178]782, [1179]827.

Pinkerton, on Russia, [1180]70.

Pius IV., [1181]91, [1182]96, [1183]100.

Pius V., [1184]101, [1185]124, [1186]189.

Pius IX. defines the dogma of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, [1187]108; issues the Papal Syllabus, [1188]128; convenes the Vatican Council, [1189]136; controls its proceedings, [1190]142; proclaims the dogma on the Catholic Faith, [1191]150; believes in his Personal Infallibility, and exerts his influence in favor of this dogma, [1192]152; receives the deputation of anti-Infallibilists and declines their request, [1193]157; proclaims the dogma of Papal Absolutism and Infallibility, [1194]158; excommunicates the Old Catholics, [1195]200.

Placeus, [1196]479, [1197]485, [1198]488.

Planck, on Andræ, [1199]308; on the Formula of Concord, [1200]336.

Platon (Metropolitan of Moscow), [1201]71.

Pletho, [1202]46.

Plitt (Hermann), [1203]872.

Plymouth Brethren, [1204]910.

Poland, Reformation in, [1205]581.

Ponet, [1206]606.

Pope (W. B.), [1207]892, [1208]898, [1209]900, [1210]901.

Popery, [1211]158. See Pius IX., Syllabus, Infallibility, Vatican Decrees.

Port Royal, [1212]103.

Predestination, controversy on, [1213]305; Lutheran doctrine, [1214]329, [1215]347; Zwingli's, [1216]370; Calvin's, [1217]451, [1218]474; Amyraut's, [1219]480; Anglican doctrine, [1220]633; Irish Articles and Westminster Confession, [1221]762, [1222]768, [1223]791; opposed by Wesley and the Arminian Methodists, [1224]895; adopted by Whitefield, [1225]901; and the Welsh Methodists, [1226]903.

Presbyterian Polity, [1227]462, [1228]737, [1229]739.

Presbyterian Reunion, [1230]809.

Presbyterianism in England, [1231]734, [1232]736.

Presbyterians in Scotland, [1233]685; persecuted, [1234]798; in America, [1235]804.

Preterition, [1236]791.

Profession of the Tridentine Faith, [1237]96.

Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States, [1238]650.

Protestantism, [1239]203; principles of, [1240]206; compared with Romanism, [1241]207.

Prynne, [1242]717.

Pseudo-Isidor, [1243]180.

Psychopannychia, [1244]428.

Puritans and Puritanism, [1245]701, [1246]723.

Pusey (Dr.), [1247]108, [1248]716.

Q.

Quakers, [1249]859.

Quesnel, [1250]105.

Quick, [1251]490, [1252]493.

Quint (Alonzo H.), [1253]829, [1254]835, [1255]838.

Quirinus, Letters of, [1256]135, [1257]145, [1258]157, [1259]159.

R.

Radziwill, [1260]582.

Randall (Benjamin), [1261]858.

Ranke, on the Augsburg Confession, [1262]234; on Luther's Catechism, [1263]251.

Rauscher votes against Papal Infallibility, [1264]156; submits, [1265]160, [1266]196.

Redford (Dr.), [1267]834.

Reformation, [1268]204; in Geneva, [1269]444; in France, [1270]491; in Holland, [1271]502; in Bohemia, [1272]565; in Poland, [1273]581; in Hungary, [1274]589; in England, [1275]593.

Reformed, [1276]211, [1277]256, [1278]356, [1279]358.

Reformed Churches compared with the Lutheran, [1280]212.

Reformed Confessions, [1281]354.

Reformed Episcopal Church, [1282]665.

Reformed Presbyterian Church, [1283]812.

Regular Baptists. See Baptists.

Reinkens, [1284]164, [1285]191, [1286]194; elected Bishop of the Old Catholics, [1287]197; pleads for the Bible in the Old Catholic Congress of Constance, [1288]199; extends greetings to the General Conference of the Evangelical Alliance, [1289]200; answers the Papal Excommunication, [1290]201.

Rénan, on Calvin, [1291]442.

Renée, Duchess of Ferrara, [1292]428.

Repetitio Anhaltina, [1293]563.

Reprobation, [1294]770, [1295]792. See Predestination.

Restoration (of the Stuarts and Episcopacy), [1296]720.

Reunion of Old and New School Presbyterian Churches, [1297]809.

Reusch, [1298]194.

Revision of the Bible, [1299]749.

Revision of the English Bible (by King James), [1300]709.

Revolution of 1688, [1301]724.

Reynolds (Dr. Edward), [1302]744, [1303]756, [1304]772.

Reynolds (Dr. John), [1305]707.

Riccio (Bishop), votes against Papal Infallibility, [1306]158.

Richelieu, [1307]481.

Ridley (Bishop), [1308]601, [1309]630, [1310]649.

Rigg (James H.), [1311]882, [1312]886, [1313]888.

Ripley (George), reports the thunder-storm in St. Peter's at the Proclamation of the Papal Infallibility Decree, [1314]159.

Ritualism of Laud, [1315]714.

Rivet, [1316]482, [1317]485.

Robinson (John), [1318]820, [1319]827.

Rogers (Thomas), on English Articles, [1320]639.

Roman Catechism, [1321]100.

Roman Catholic Church, on persecution, [1322]802.

Romanism and Catholicism, [1323]83.

Romanism and Protestantism, [1324]207.

Rothe, Christology, [1325]33.

Rous (Francis), [1326]744.

Rudolph II., [1327]580, [1328]590.

Rufinus, on the Apostles' Creed, [1329]22.

Russian Church, [1330]68, [1331]75, [1332]77.

Russian Schismatics, [1333]52.

Rutherford (Samuel), [1334]747.

S.

Sabbath. See Lord's Day.

Sacrament. See Baptism and Lord's Supper.

Sadeel, [1335]354, [1336]493.

Saliger (John), [1337]285.

Sarpi, [1338]91, [1339]93, [1340]96.

Saumur, [1341]479.

Savoy Conference, [1342]721.

Savoy Declaration, [1343]829.

Saxon Articles of Visitation, [1344]345.

Saxon Confession, [1345]346.

Saybrook Platform, [1346]837.

Schleiermacher, [1347]451, [1348]880.

Schneckenburger, [1349]883.

Schulte, [1350]194.

Schwabach Articles, [1351]228.

Schwarzenberg votes against Papal Infallibility, [1352]158; submits, [1353]160, [1354]196.

Schweinitz (Bishop Edmund de), [1355]824.

Schweizer (Alexander), [1356]451, [1357]477, [1358]483.

Schwenkfeld (Caspar von), [1359]867.

Schyn (Hermann), [1360]841, [1361]843, [1362]844.

Scotch Confession of Faith, [1363]680.

Scotch Presbyterian Church, [1364]694.

Scotists, [1365]124.

Scotland, Reformation of, [1366]669.

Scriptures and Tradition, [1367]206, [1368]211, [1369]216.

Seaman (Lazarus), [1370]744, [1371]770.

Seekers, [1372]848, [1373]851.

Selden (John). [1374]730, [1375]745.

Semisch, on the Apostles' Creed, [1376]15.

Sendomir, Consensus of, [1377]586.

Seneca, on Mercy, edited by Calvin, [1378]424.

Servetus, [1379]428, [1380]464.

Sewel (William), [1381]859.

Shakespere, [1382]749 and passim.

Shedd (W. G. T.), [1383]835.

Sigismund Augustus II., [1384]582.

Sigismund Confession, [1385]555.

Sigmund III., [1386]585.

Sixtus V., [1387]182.

Smalcald, Articles of, [1388]253.

Smectymnuans, [1389]736.

Smith (Henry B.), [1390]108, [1391]810.

Solemn League and Covenant, [1392]690.

Spangenberg (Bishop), [1393]874, [1394]876, [1395]879, [1396]881, [1397]886.

Spanheim, [1398]482.

Speil, [1399]89, [1400]113.

Stähelin, on Calvin, [1401]421, [1402]425, [1403]448, [1404]602.

Stahl, on Ubiquity, [1405]324.

Stancarus (Francesco), [1406]273.

Stanley (Dean), [1407]688, [1408]723, [1409]749, [1410]767; on the Westminster Standards, [1411]789.

Star-Chamber, [1412]717.

States of Humiliation and Exaltation, Lutheran and Reformed views of, [1413]323, [1414]328; Formula of Concord, [1415]306.

Stevens (Abel), [1416]882, [1417]884, [1418]902.

Stoughton (John), [1419]690, [1420]693, [1421]720, [1422]722, [1423]740, [1424]748; on Creeds, [1425]833.

Strafford (Earl of), [1426]664.

Strasburg, Reformation of, [1427]304; Confession of, [1428]526.

Strossmayer (Bishop), in the Vatican Council, [1429]145, [1430]149.

Stuart, Dynasty of, [1431]671.

Sunday in England, [1432]777.

Swabian and Saxon Formula, [1433]310.

Sylburg, [1434]537.

Syllabus, the Papal, [1435]128.

Symbols. See Creeds.

Syncretism and Syncretistic Controversy, [1436]349.

Synergism, [1437]262, [1438]264.

Synergistic Controversy, [1439]270.

T.

Tangermann, [1440]196.

Taylor (Jeremy), on the Athanasian Creed, [1441]40; on Toleration, [1442]803.

Tetrapolitan Confession, [1443]526.

Thiers, [1444]499.

Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, [1445]615.

Thomasius, on the Formula of Concord, [1446]339.

Thomas Aquinas, against the Immaculate Conception, [1447]122; in favor of Papal Infallibility, [1448]181.

Thomists, [1449]124.

Thompson (Joseph P.), [1450]838.

Thorn, Colloquy of, [1451]560; Declaration of, [1452]562.

Thuanus (De Thou), [1453]490.

Timann, [1454]266.

Toleration and Intolerance, [1455]463, [1456]466, [1457]704, [1458]725, [1459]848, [1460]849.

Torgau Articles, [1461]229.

Torgau Book, [1462]310.

Torquemada, [1463]108.

Traheron, [1464]630; on the Lord's Supper, [1465]647.

Travers (Walter), [1466]735.

Trent, Canons and Decrees of, [1467]91.

Tridentine Faith, [1468]96.

Triers, [1469]830.

Trinity, doctrine of, [1470]37.

Tübingen Divines, on Christology and Ubiquity, [1471]294.

Tuckney (Dr.), [1472]741, [1473]760, [1474]786.

Turretin (Francis), [1475]478, [1476]485.

Twisse (William), [1477]740, [1478]752.

Tyerman, [1479]882 and passim.

Tyndale, [1480]613, [1481]673, [1482]704.

U.

Ubiquitarian Controversy, [1483]285.

Ubiquity of Christ's Body, [1484]285, [1485]322, [1486]325, [1487]348.

Ullmann, on the Heidelberg Catechism, [1488]551.

Ultramontanism and Gallicanism, [1489]167.

Underhill (Edward Bean), [1490]844, [1491]853.

Uniformity, Act of, [1492]607.

Union, Evangelical, [1493]222, [1494]237, [1495]555, [1496]586.

Unitas Fratrum. See Moravians.

United Presbyterian Church, [1497]812.

Universalism of Amyraut, [1498]480.

Urban VIII., [1499]189, [1500]190.

Ursinus, on the Formula of Concord, [1501]333; author of the Heidelberg Catechism, [1502]533.

Ussher (Archbishop), [1503]605, [1504]663, [1505]726, [1506]733, [1507]736, [1508]761.

Utraquists, [1509]566.

V.

Vatican Council, [1510]134, [1511]168.

Vatican Decrees, [1512]147.

Vergerius, [1513]253, [1514]584.

Vigilius, [1515]177.

Vines (Richard), [1516]745.

W.

Waldenses, [1517]568.

Waldensian Catechism, [1518]574.

Wallis (John), [1519]787, [1520]790.

Wandsworth Presbytery, [1521]735.

Warren (W. F.), [1522]882, [1523]891, [1524]895.

Washburn (E. A.), on the Anglican Church, [1525]609.

Waterland, on the Athanasian Creed, [1526]34, [1527]36, [1528]37; on the Thirty-nine Articles, [1529]616.

Waterlanders, [1530]843.

Watson (Richard), [1531]882.

Wayland (Francis), [1532]845.

Welsh Calvinistic Methodists, [1533]903.

Wesley (Charles), [1534]883, [1535]887, [1536]895, [1537]896.

Wesley (John), [1538]796, [1539]883, [1540]890; on the Thirty-nine Articles, [1541]893; on Arminianism, [1542]894; on Predestination, [1543]895; on the Witness of the Spirit, [1544]899; on Perfectionism, [1545]900; relation to Whitefield, [1546]901.

Wesleyans. See Methodists.

Westminster Assembly of Divines, [1547]727.

Westminster Catechisms, [1548]783.

Westminster Confession, on Infant Salvation, [1549]380, [1550]795; on Baptism and Election, [1551]641; Origin and History of, [1552]753; Analysis of, [1553]760; doctrine of Predestination, [1554]768, [1555]791; doctrine of the Lord's Day, [1556]776; Criticism of, [1557]788; Intolerance of, [1558]796; American Revision of, [1559]806.

Westphal, [1560]280, [1561]473.

Westphalian Treaty, [1562]242.

Whedon (D. D.), [1563]882, [1564]893; on Infant Salvation, [1565]898.

Whitaker (William), [1566]659.

White (Bishop), [1567]42, [1568]651, [1569]653, [1570]666.

White (John), [1571]741.

Whitefield (George), [1572]796, [1573]883, [1574]901.

Whitgift (Archbishop), [1575]605, [1576]618, [1577]659, [1578]706, [1579]708, [1580]735.

Wigand, [1581]266, [1582]270.

Wigglesworth (Michael), on Infant Damnation, [1583]794.

William III., [1584]724.

Williams (Roger), [1585]849.

Wimpina, [1586]227.

Wiseman, [1587]90.

Wishart (George), [1588]673.

Witness of the Spirit, Methodist doctrine of, [1589]899.

Wladislaus IV., [1590]560.

Wolmar, [1591]492.

Works. See Good Works.

Würtemberg Confession, [1592]344, [1593]627.

Wycliffe, [1594]568, [1595]704.

Wyttenbach, [1596]385.

Y.

Young (Thomas), [1597]745.

Z.

Zanchi, [1598]305.

Zeller, [1599]371.

Zephyrinus, [1600]177.

Zinzendorf, [1601]874, [1602]876.

Ziska, [1603]566.

Zöckler, on the Apostles' Creed, [1604]20; on the Augsburg Confession, [1605]237, [1606]241.

Zosimus, [1607]177.

Zurich Consensus, [1608]471.

Zurich Letters, [1609]391, [1610]604, [1611]630, [1612]632.

Zwingli, at Marburg, [1613]212; his character and importance, [1614]360; judgment on Luther, [1615]362; his Articles or Conclusions, [1616]363; Theses of Berne, [1617]365; Confession of Faith to Charles V., [1618]366; to Francis I., [1619]368; doctrine of Providence and Predestination, [1620]370; of the Sacraments, [1621]372; of the Lord's Supper, [1622]374; of Original Sin, [1623]377; Salvation of Infants, [1624]378; Salvation of the Heathen, [1625]382.

Zwinglian Confessions, [1626]361.

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