Pansebeia, or, A view of all religions in the world with the severall church-governments from the creation, to these times : also, a discovery of all known heresies in all ages and places, and choice observations and reflections throughout the whole / by Alexander Ross.

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Pansebeia, or, A view of all religions in the world with the severall church-governments from the creation, to these times : also, a discovery of all known heresies in all ages and places, and choice observations and reflections throughout the whole / by Alexander Ross.
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The Alphabetical TABLE of the chief things conteined in the severall Sections of The View of all Religions, &c.

A.
  • ABbots, how elected, 275. &c.
  • how consecrated, 343. &c.
  • Abraxas, the Sun, 519. &c.
  • Abyssins, their religion, 494. &c.
  • Adamites, 366.
  • Adonis, the Sun, 517.
  • Africa, the religion thereof, 94. &c.
  • African Islands their religions, 102.
  • Albati, 318. etc.
  • Albigenses, and their opinions, 223 &c.
  • America, the religion thereof, 102 &c.
  • Southern America, the religion thereof, 112. etc.
  • Americans, their superstitious fear, and tyranny thereof, 116 etc.
  • Anabaptists, 229 &c. of Mora∣via, 230 etc. their opinions and names, 361 &c.
  • Angola, its religion, 100 &c.
  • Antinomians, 366.
  • Apis, the Sun, 518 &c.
  • Apollo, the Sun, 516.
  • Apostles, and their office, 396.
  • Arabians, their religion and disci∣pline, 67 &c.
  • Armenians, their religion, 489 &c.
  • Arminians, their tenets 367 &c.
  • Asia, the religions thereof, 1.2 &c.
  • Atys, the Sun, 518.
  • S▪ Austins girdle; 257 &c.
B.
  • Babylonians, their ancient reli∣gion. 58 &c.
  • Bel and Belenus, the Sun, 520.
  • Bengala, its religion, 83.
  • Bishops, 399. 405. &c.
  • Bisnagar, its religion, 87 &c.
  • Brasil, its religion, 113 &c.
  • S. Bridgets Order, 313 &c.
  • Brownists, their kinds and tenets, 363 &c.
  • Buildings first erected for divine service, 4.
  • Burial of the dead, an Act of ju∣stice and mercy. 131 &c.
C.
  • Calvins doctrine. 236 &c.
  • Camaldulenses, 283.
  • Cambaia, its religion, 84.
  • Canons of S. Saviour, 318. of S. George, 319 &c. of Lateran, 320.
  • Carmelites. 300 &c.
  • Carthusians, 284 &c.
  • Cerberus, the Sun, 527.
  • Ceremonies in religion, 513 &c.
  • Charom, the Sun, 526 &c.
  • Chinois, their religion, 79 &c.
  • Christianity, its beginning, 181, &c. It yeelds to Mahumeta∣nisme, 182 &c. Its excellency▪ 538 &c. Christian duties urged▪ 542 &c.
  • Churches from the beginning 1, 2. etc▪
  • ...

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  • 1, 2. &c. set Day, Sacri∣fices, and Church-Govern∣ment from the beginning, 5 &c. Under Moses, 6. After Moses, 7. Under David and Solomon, 8 &c. After Solomon, 9 &c. Among the ten Tribes, 11. In, and after the Capti∣vity of Babylon, 28 &c. Among the Iewes at this day, 29 &c. Church Offices sold among the Iewes, 49 &c. Church how to be governed, 409. Church-Governours, ibid. &c. Alte∣rable, 410.
  • Church of Arnhem, vide Millena∣ries.
  • Church of England deplored, and Remedy against her growing errours. 427. Of Protestant Churches, 496 &c.
  • Church of Rome, wherein different from other Churches, 429 &c.
  • Cluniacenses, 282.
  • Colours of the Sun worn, 531 &c.
  • Cong its religion, 101. The re∣ligions of its Northern neigh∣bours. Ibid &c.
  • Cophti of Egypt, 493 &c.
  • Creation, the knowledge the Pa∣gans had thereof, 71 &c. of it, and Noahs flood, what knowledge the Americans had, 109 &c.
D.
  • DAyes festival in the Church of Rome, 458 &c.
  • Dacons, and their office, 397. and 399.
  • Dead, vide Burial.
  • Death, how worshipped, 143 &c.
  • Domincans, 30 &c.
E.
  • Earth, &c. how worshipped, 142 &c.
  • Egyptians, their ancient religion, 90 &c. Their idolatrous wor∣ship, 91 &c. and continuance thereof, 92 &c. Their modern Religions, 93 &c.
  • Elders, 403 &c.
  • Endymion, the Sun, 522
  • Episcopacy, what among the Pres∣byterians, 408 &c. How diffe∣ferent from Presbytery, 410. &c.
  • Eremites, or Anchorites, 243 &c. Their first manner of living, 244 &c. Their too great rigour, 245 &c. Of S. Austin, 28 &c.
  • Of S. Paul in Hungary, 312.
  • Of S. Hierom, 318.
  • Ethiopians of Africa, their ancient religion, 98 &c. Their reli∣gion at this day, 99 &c. The religion of the lower Ethiopi∣ans, 100.
  • Europe, the religions thereof, 121 &c.
  • Excommunicate persons their con∣dition, 415. Prophets, Phari∣sees, &c. could not excommu∣nicate, ihid. &c. Why Christ did not excommunicate Iuds, 416.
  • Excommunication and excommu∣nicate persons considered, ibid. &c.
F.
  • FAmilists, their Heresies, 364. Superstitious Fear, its cru∣elty, 116.
  • Festival dayes of Christ, 458 &c.
  • Of the Saints, 468 &c.
  • Fez, the religion and Church∣discipline

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  • thereof, 95 &c.
  • Their times of prayer, 96 &c.
  • Fire, &c. how worshipped, 142 &c.
  • Florida, its religion, 104.
  • Franciscans, 304 &c. subdivided into divers Orders, 341 &c.
  • Fraternities, 279 &c.
  • Fratricelli, 319.
  • Friers Mendicants, 298. Predi∣cants, 302 &c. Minorites, 306 &c.
G.
  • GEntiles, their Gods, vid. Gods. worshipped the Sun under di∣vers names and shapes, 516 &c. acknoweldged but one deity, 527 &c. under divers names, 528 &c. Their superstitious fear ibid. acknowledge a Tri∣nity, 529 &c.
  • Georgians, 490 &c.
  • Goa, the religion thereof, 84 &c.
  • God, acknowledged by the Ameri∣cans, 109. but one God ac∣knowledged by the wiser sort of Gentiles. 126 &c. and 529.
  • Gods of the Gentiles, 134 &c. 155. &c. How ranked and armed. 156. Their chariots how drawn, 157. In what peculiar places worshipped. ibid &c. One God acknowledged by them, 529.
  • Greeks, their religion and Gods▪ 134 &c. their worship, and how painted, 137 &c. The Greeks sacrifices, 144 &c. Their Priests and Temples, 146. their chief festivals, 158 &c. Greek religion at this day, 478 &c. their Church dignities and di∣scipline, 480 &c.
  • roves and high places condemned in Scripture. 3 etc.
  • Guinea, its religion, 97 &c.
H.
  • HErcules, the same with the Sun, 520 &c.
  • Heresy an enemy to christianity, 183
  • Hereticks and Heresies, namely Simon Magus, 184. Menander, 186 &c. Saturninus 187. Basilides, ibid. Nicolaitans, Gnosticks 188. &c. Carpocrates, Cerinthus, 189. Ebion, Nazarites, 190. Valenti∣nians, ib. etc. Secundians, Pol∣means, 191 &c. Marcites, ib. etc. Colarbasii, 192▪
  • Heracleonites, 192. Ophites, ibid. &c. Cainites, and Sethites, 193. Archonticks, and Asco••••y∣prae, Cerdon, 194. Marcion, ibid. &c. Apelles 195. Severus, ib. etc. Tatianus, 196. Cataphryglans, ib. &c. Pepuzians, Quintilians, 197. Arotyrites, ibid. &c. Quartodecimani, Alogiani, 198. Adamians, ibid. &c. Elcesians, and Theodotians, 199. Melchi∣sedecians, ibid. &c. Bardesa∣nists. Noetians, Valesians, 200. Cathari, ibid. &c. Angelici, Apostolici, 201. Sabellians, Ori∣ginians, Originists, ibid. &c. Samosatenians, 202. Photini∣ans, ibid. &c. Manichees, 03▪ &c. Hierachites, 204. Meliti∣ans, ibid. etc. Arrians, Audi∣ans, Semi-Arrians, 205. Mace∣donians, ibid. &c. Aerians, Ae∣tians, 206. Eunomians, ibid. &c. Apollinarists, Antidicoma∣rinites, 207. Messalians, ibid. &c. Metangismonites, Hermi∣ans, Procli••••ites, Patricians,

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  • Ascitae, ibid. &c. Pattalorin∣chitae, Aquarii, Coluthiani, Floriani, Aeternales, 209. Nudipedales, ibid. &c. Donatists, 210. Priscillianists, ibid. &c. Rhetorians, Feri. Theopaschitae, Tritheitae, Aquei, Melionii, Ophei, 211. Tertullii, ibid. &c. Liberatores, Nativitarii, Lu∣ciferians, Iovinianists, and Arabicks, 212. Collyridians, Paterniani, Tertullianists 213. Abellonitae, ibid. &c. Pelagi∣ans, Praedestinati, 214. Timo∣theans, ibid. &c. Nestorians, 215. Eutychians, and their spawn, ibid. &c. Hereticks of the seventh Century, 218. &c. of the eighth Century, 220. of the ninth and tenth Centu∣ries, ibid. &c. of the eleventh and twelfth Centuries, 221. &c. of the thirteenth Century, 224 &c. of the fourteenth Century▪ 225 &c. of the fif∣teenth Century, 227 &c. of the sixteenth Century, 229. and 28 &c.
  • Hierapolis, the religion thereof, 62 &c.
  • High places, vid. Groves, &c.
  • Hispaniola, its religion, 118.
  • Hussites, their tenets▪ 227 &c.
I.
  • IAcobites, 492.
  • Ianus, the Sun, 522.
  • Iapon, its religion, 88 &c.
  • Idolaers their cruelty and cost in their barbarous sacrifices▪ 106. &c. The making, worshiping of Images, and bringing in Idolatry. 19 &c.
  • Idolatry of the Gentiles, and of all kindes condemned. 63 &c.
  • Idolatry further condemned. 118. &c. and 515.
  • The Gentile Idols were dead men, 60 &c.
  • Iesuites, 325. &c. their rules, 326. &c. their constitutions and rules for Provincials, 328. Provosts, 330 &c. Rectors, 331. Masters, ibid. &c. Coun∣sellers, 333. Travellers, ibid. &c. Rules for the Admonitor, 334 &c. Overseer of the Church, 335. for the Priests, ibid. &c. Preachers, 336. for the Generals Proctor, ibid. &c. for the Readers, Infirmarii, 337. Librarii, and under Officers, ibid. &c. Their privileges granted by divers Popes. 339. &c.
  • Iewes, their Church discipline from the beginning▪ till their last destruction, 6 &c. The difference of the High Priest from other Priests. 7. Solomons Temple, and the outward splendor of the Iewes religion. 11 &c. what represented by Solomons Temple, and utensils thereof. 15. office of the Le∣vites. 16. Prophets, Scribes, ibid. Pharisees. 17. Nazarites, ibid. etc. Rechabites. 18. Essenes, Sadduces, ibid. Smaritans. 19 Iewes, their ancient observation of the Sabbath. 19 &c. how they ob∣served their passover. 20 &c. their feast of pentecost. 21. their feast of tabernacles, ibid. &c. their new

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  • Moons, 22. and 45. their feast of trumpets, 22. &c. their feast of expiation, 23. their Sabbati∣cal year, ibid. &c. their Jubilee, 24 &c. their excommunications of old, 25 &c. how instructed by God of old, 26 &c. their maintenance or allowance to their Priests and Levites, 27 &c. their Church government at this day, 29 &c. their manner and times of prayer, 30 &c. they hear the law three times a week, 31 &c. their ceremonies about the book of the Law, 32 &c. their manner of obser∣ving the Sabbath, 33 &c. how they keep their passover, 35 &c. their manner of eating the paschal lamb, 36 &c. their modern ceremonies are Rabbi∣nical, 37. observations con∣cerning the Jewes at this day, ibid. &c. whether to be per∣mitted (amongst Christians) to live, and exercise their own religion, 39 &c. wherein chri∣stians are no to communicate with Jewes, 41 &c. they spend eight dayes in their Easter solemnities, 43. their pentecost, ibid. &c. their feast of taber∣nacles, 44 &c. they fast in August, 45. their solemnities in beginning the new year, ibid. &c. their preparation for morning prayer, 46 &c. their feast of reconciliation, and ceremonies therein, 48. their rites after the law is read over, 49. their Church offices sold, ibid. &c. their feast of Dedica∣tion, 50. of Purim, ibid. &c. their fasts, 51 &c. their marria∣ges, 52. &c. their bills of divorce, 53 &c. the separating of the Wife from the dec••••sed husbands brother, 54. their circumcision, and rites thereof, ibid. &c. how they redeem their fist born, 56. their duty to the sick, ibid. their ceremo∣nies about the dead, ibid. etc.
  • Ignatius Loyola, 325 &c.
  • Independents, and their tenets, 389 &c.
  • Independents of New-England their tenets, 39 &c. The grounds whereupon the Independents forsake our Chur∣ches. 391 &c. the grounds whereupon they and the Ana∣baptists allow Lay-men▪ to preach, without call or ordina∣tion. 392 &c.
  • Indians, their ancient religion. 81. and at this day, 492.
  • Iohn Tany, vide Theaurau Iohn.
  • Iucatan, its religion, 111 &c.
  • Iupiter, the Sun, 519
K.
  • KAtharine of Sena, 317 &c.
  • Knights-hospitlers of S. Iohn, 290 &c. of Rhodes, 292 &c. of alta, 293. Templars, ibid. &c. the Teutonicks or Marians, and their instalment, 294. &c. of S. Lazarus, 297. of Cala∣trava, ibid. &c. of S. Iames, 298. Divers other Orders of Knighthood, ibid. &c. Knights of the holy Sepulchre, 309 &c. Gladiators, 310 &c.
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  • ... Knights of S. Mary of redempti∣on, 311. of Montesia, ibid. of the Annunciation, of S. Marice, of the the Golden Fleece, of the Moon, of S. Michael, 31. of S. Stephen, ib. &c. of the holy Sprit, etc. 322 and 347 &c.
  • Knights of the Gennet, 345 &c. of the Crown Royal, of the Stir, of the Broom flower, of the Ship, 346. of S. Michael, ibid. &c. of Christian charity, of S. Lazarus, of the Virgin Mary in mount Carmel, 348. of Orleance, or Porcupine, ibid. &c. of the golden Shield, of the Thistle, of Aniou, 349. of S. Magdalen, ibid. &c. of Bri∣taigne or Ermin, 350. of the Golden Fleece, of the Garter, 351. of the Bath, ibid. &c. of S. Andrew, or the Thistle, of Navarre, or the Lilly, 352. of S. Iames of the Sword, ibid. &c. of S. Iulian, or the Pear∣tree, or Alcantara, 353. of Calatrava, ibid. &c. of the band or red scarffe, of the Dove, of S. Saviour of Mon∣treal, of our Lady in Montesia, 354. of the Looking. glasse, ibid. &c of Iesus Christ, of D. Avis, In Germany, of the Dragon; in Austria, of S. George; in Poland, of the white Eagle; 355. in Denmark, of the Ele∣phant; ibid. &c. in Sweden, of the Sraphims; in Cleve, of the Swan; in Livonia, of the Sword∣bearers; in Switzerland, of S. Ga••••; 356. Divers Orders of Knights at Rome, ibid. &c.
  • Knights of Venice, Genoa, Savoy, 358. Florence, ibid. &c. of Man∣tua, 359. of Knight-hod in the East, ibid. &c.
L.
  • LIber, the Sun, 518
  • Life, vide sociable.
  • Luther his opinions, 229. and sects sprung out of Luthera∣nisme. 231 &c.
M
  • MAgistrates Office, 403, and 411
  • Magor, its religion, 83 &c.
  • Mahomet not that great Antichrist spoken of by S. Paul and S. Iohn, 165 &c.
  • Mahumetans their Law, 163 &c their opinions, 164 &c. their Sects, 166. &c. their religious Orders, 167 &c. secular Priests, 170. their devotion, ibid. etc. their pilgrimage to Mecca, 172 etc. their circumcision, 173 etc. their rites about the sick and dead, 174 etc.
  • Mahumetanisme its extent, 175 etc. and of what continuance, 177 etc.
  • Malabar, its religion, 85
  • Maronites, 492 etc.
  • Mars, the Sun, 516
  • Melancholy its danger, 79
  • Melchites, 490
  • Mendicants of S. Hierom, 320
  • Mengrelians, 491
  • Mercury, the Sun, 519 etc.
  • Mexico, its Priests and Sacrifices, 108 etc.
  • Millenaries their opinions, 370

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  • etc. the grounds upon which they build Christs temporal kingdom here on earth for a thousand yeares, ibid. the va∣nity of their opinion, 373 etc.
  • Minerva, the same that the Sun, 522 etc.
  • Ministerial calling, 400
  • Ministers called Presbyters, 412 etc. How to be elected, 413. etc. three wayes whereby Satan de∣deludes men by false miracles, 74 etc. the fear of Satans stra∣tagems (though illusions) whence it proceeds. 76. etc. Our duty respecting the many stratagems and illusions of Satan. 77 etc.
  • Mithra, the Sun, 519
  • Moloch, the Sun, ibid.
  • Monasteries and their lawes, 277 etc.
  • Monks, who were the first, 248
  • Monks of S. Basil and their rules, 249 etc. of S. Hierom, 254. of S. Austin, ibid. etc. and 300. they are not to beg, 256 etc. the Monkes first institutions and exercises, 258 etc. why they cut their hair and beard, 260 etc. whence came this custom, 61 etc. In what account Monks are in Rome, 265 etc. how consecrated anciently, 266 Benedictin Monks, 267 etc. Authours of other Orders, 269 their rules, ibid. etc. their habit and diet, 272. Rules prescribed to the Monks by the Council of Aix, ibid. etc.
  • Monks of Cassinum, 274 etc. Clu∣niacenses, 282 etc. Camaldu∣lenses, 283. of the shadowy Valley, ibid. etc. Silvestrini, and Grandimontenses, 284. of S. Anthony of Vienna, 286. Ci∣stertians, ibid. etc. Bernardi∣nes, Humiliati. 287. Praemon∣stratenses, 288. Gilbertins, ibid. etc. Cruciferi, Hospitalarii, 289 Trinitarians, ibid, etc. Bethle∣mites, 290 Augustinians, 98 Carmelites, 300 etc. Domini∣cans, 302. Franciscans, 304 etc. their Habits, Schismes, Fa∣milies, Rules, and Priviledges, 306 etc. of Vallis Scholarium, S. Marks Canons regular, 311 Boni homines, 312. of S. Ma∣ries servants, ibid. etc. Coelesti∣ni, Iesuati, 313. of S. Briget, ibid. etc. of S. Iustina, 318 of mount Olivet, 319. of the Holy Ghost, of S. Ambrose ad Nemus, Minimi of Iesu Maria, 320
  • Monks in Moscovia, 483 etc.
  • Moon, how worshipped, 141 the same luminary with the Sun, 525 etc. her properties, 526
  • Morocco, its religion, 97
  • Moscovites religion and discipline, 481 etc. their Monkes and Nuns, 483. etc. their Church service, 484. their Sacraments, 485 etc. their doctrine and ce∣remonies, 486 etc. their mar∣riages 488 etc. their Fune••••ls, 489
  • Muggleton▪ vide Reeve.
N.
  • NArsinga, its religion, 87 &c.
  • Nemesis, the Sun, 523
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  • ... Nestorians,, 491 &c.
  • New Spain its religion, 105 etc.
  • Festival dayes there, 110 etc.
  • Nuns in the Primitive times, 263 &c. how consecrated. 266 &c.
  • Nuns of S. Bennets Order, 276 etc. of S. Clara, 312. of S. Briget, 313 &c. of S. Katharin, 317 &c.
O.
  • DIvers erroneous Opinions which have bin lately revived or hatched since the fall of our Church Government, 422 etc.
  • Orders of Pilgrims, 323 &c. of Indians, of divine love or Thea∣tini, 324. of Paulini, ibid. &c. of Iesuites, 325 &c. Observantes, Cellarii, Ambrosiani, Capellani, Clavigeri, Cruciferi, 341.
  • Hospitalarii, 342 &c.
  • See Monks.
  • Ordination in the beginning of the world, 2.
P.
  • PAllas, the Sun, 523
  • Pan, the Sun, 521
  • Pegu, its religion, 82
  • Persecution an enemy to Christi∣stianity, 183
  • Persians, their ancient religion, 68 &c.
  • Persius his notable saying, 107
  • Peru, its religion, 114 &c.
  • Festival dayes, 115 &c. the Peruvians beliefe of the depar∣ted souls, 116
  • Philippinae, their religions, 89 &c.
  • Phoenicians, their religion and di∣scipline, 67
  • Poor Pilgrims, 323 &c.
  • Pilgrims vide Orders.
  • Pluto, the Sun, 526
  • Polyphemus the Sun, 522
  • Poverty, threefold, 309
  • Presbytery, the doctrine and te∣nets thereof, 394 &c. the office of Presbyters, 395. and 398 among the Jewes 412. their power to excommunicate, 414
  • Priapus, the Sun, 518
  • Priests and Levites among the Iewes, 6. among the Mexicans, 108 &c. the dignity of Priests and their necessity, 535 &c. among the Greeks, Romans, and elsewhere, 536 &c.
  • Princes should be careful of Reli∣gion, 503 &c they must not dissemble in Religion, 509 &c.
  • Proserpinae, the Sun, 526
  • Protestants, 236 &c. wherein they agree with, and ••••ssent from other christian Churches. 496 &c.
Q.
  • QVakers their opinions, 381 &c. other opinions of theirs, 383 &c. wherein the absurdi∣ties and impieties of their opi∣nions consist. 384.
R.
  • RAnters characterized, and their opinions, 387 &c.
  • Iohn Reeve and Lodowick Mug∣gleton their opinions, 379 &c.
  • Religions of the Northern coun∣tries near the pole, 73 &c. Of the nations by West Virginia and Florida, 104 &c. of the Nor∣thern neighbours of Congo, 101 of the African Islands, 101. of new Spain, 105 &c. of the

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  • parts adjoyning to Iucatan, 111 &c. of the Southern Americans, 112 &c. of Paria, Guiana, and Debaiba, 113. of Asia, 1, 2, 3, 4, &c. of Africa 94 &c. of Ame∣rica, 102 &c. of Europe, 121 of Greeks and Romans, ibid &c. of Germans, Gauls, and Britains, 148 etc. of Danes, Swedes, Mos∣covites, and their neighbours, 151 &c. of the Scythians Getes, Thracians, Cymbrians, Goths, etc. 153 &c. of the Lithuanians, Polonians, Hungarians, etc. 154 etc. of the Mahumetans, 162 etc. of Christians, 181 etc. by what engines battered, 183. pestered with diversity of opini∣ons, 239 &c. of the Greeks Religion at this day, 478 etc. of Moscovia, 481 etc. of Arme∣nia, 489. of the Melchites, 490. of the Georgians, ibid. etc. of the Circassians, 491. of the Ne∣storians, ibid. etc. of the Indi∣ans, and Iacobites, 492. of the Maronites, ibid. etc. of the Cophti, 493. etc. Abyssins, 494. etc.
  • Religion the ground of govern∣ment and greatnesse, 500 etc. the foundation of all Com∣monwealths, 501 etc. most re¦quisite in Princes and Gover∣nours, 503 etc. one Religion to be taught publickly, 505 etc. different Religions how and when to be tolerated, 506 etc. dissimulation in Religion reje∣cted, 509 etc▪ false Religions why blessed, and the contem∣ers punished, 51 etc. religious policie and ceremonies, 512 etc. mixed Religions, 514 etc. what Religion most consonant to natural reason, 516 etc. Religion how supported, 535 etc. Religion, which is best, 538 etc. Romans, their old Religion, 122 etc. their chief Festivals, 123 etc. their chief gods, 125 etc. their Priests, 128 etc. Sacrifices, 129 etc. their Marriage rites, 130 etc. their Funeral rites, 131.
  • Roman Church different from others about the Scriptures, 429. about Predestination, Gods image, and sinne, ibid. etc. about the law of God, Christ, Faith, Justification, and good Works, 430 etc. about Penance, Fasting, Prayer, and Almes, 432 etc, about the Sacraments, 433 etc. and their ceremonies in those controverted, 434 etc. about the Saints in heaven, 435 etc. about the Church 436. etc. about Councils, Monks, Ma∣gistrates, and Purgatory, 438. etc. the outward worship of the Roman Church, and first part of their Masse, 439 etc.
  • Roman Acolyths their offices, 440
  • Romanists their manner of dedica∣ting Churches, 443 etc. and what observable thereupon. 444 etc. their consecration of Al∣tars, etc. 446 etc. the degrees of Ecclesiastical persons in the Church of Rome, 448 etc. their sacred Orders, 449 etc. office of the Bishop, 452 etc. and what colours held sa∣cred,

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  • 453 etc. the other parts of the Masse, 454 etc. other parts of their worship, 457 etc. their Festival dayes, 458 etc. their Canonical houres of prayer and observations thereon, 464. etc. their processions and ob∣servations thereon. 467▪ their Ornaments and Utensils used in Churches, dedicated to Christ and the Saints. 472 etc. their office performed to the dead, 475 etc.
  • Russians, see Moscovites.
S.
  • SAtans stratagems, vide mi∣racles.
  • Old Saxons worshipped their gods under divers shapes and formes, 149 etc.
  • Scythians, their old Religion, 69.
  • Sea, how worshipped, 143.
  • Sects sprung out of Lutheranisme 231 etc.
  • Sects of this age, 376 etc.
  • Shakers, vide Quakers.
  • Siam, its Religion, 81 etc.
  • Simon Magus and his scholars, vide Hereticks.
  • Sociable life preferred to the soli¦tary, 247, etc.
  • Socinians, their tenets, 366 etc.
  • Solomons Temple, vide Iewes, etc.
  • Soule, its immortality be∣lieved by the idolatrous Pa∣gans, 86 etc. its immortality and life after this believed by the Americans, 109. by the Bra∣silians also, 113 etc.
  • Spain, vide New Spain.
  • Sumatra, its Religion, 90 etc.
  • Sun, how worshipped; 139 etc. the Gentiles chief and onely God, 516 etc. his divers names and worship, ibid. etc. super∣stitious Sun worship, 530 etc. how painted and worshipped by the Northern Nations, 533 etc.
  • Syrians their gods, 65 &c.
T.
  • IOhn Tany, vide Theaurau Iohn. Tartars, their old Religion, 69. &c. their diversities of Religi∣ons, 72. &c.
  • Thesurau Iohn, his opinions, 377. &c.
  • Titbonus, the Sun, 523.
  • Trinity, acknowledged by the Americans, 109. denied by Simon Magus and his scholars, with others, besides Iewes and Mahumetans, and why▪ 185. etc.
  • Turlupini, 319.
V.
  • VEnus, all one with the Sun, 524 etc.
  • Virginia, its Religion, 103 etc.
  • Vulcan, the Sun, 523.
W.
  • VVIckliffe's opinions, 226. etc.
Z.
  • ZEeilan, its Religion, 90.
FINIS.

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