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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Title: 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.
Author: Ross, Alexander, 1591-1654.
Publication: London :: Printed by T.C. for John Saywell ...,; 1655.
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Subject terms: Church history.; Religion -- Early works to 1800.; Anabaptists.
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The Contents of the ninth Section.

THe first original of the Monastical life. 2. The first Eremites, or Anchorites. 3. The man∣ner of their living. 4. Their Excesses in Religion. 5. The preheminence of the Sociable life to the Solitary. 6. The first Monks after Anthony. 7. The rules of Saint Bafil. 8. Saint Hieroms order. 9. Saint Austins order. 10. If Saint Austin instituted his Ermites to begge. 11. Of Saint Austins Leathern Girdle used at this day. 12. The institutions and exercises of the first Monks. 13. Why religious persons cut their hair and beards. 14. Whence came that custome of shaving. 15. Of the Primitive Nuns. 16. Of what account Monks are at this day in the Ro∣man Church. 17. How the Monks and Nuns of old were consecrated. 18. The Benedictine order. 19 Of the orders proceeding from them. 20. Of Saint Bennets rules to his Monks. 21. The Bene∣dictines habit and dyet. 22. Rules prescribed by the Council of Aix to the Monks. 23. The Rites and institutions of the Monks of Cassinum. 24. The manner of electing their Abbots. 25. The Be∣nedictine Nuns and their rule. 26. Of the Laws and Priviledges of Monasteries.