ABSOLUTION, on a form of used at Nuremberg, 324.
Adolphus, Bp. of Mersburg, 392.
Advent of Christ, Luther's desire of it, 153.
Agricola, John Islebius, attended the diet of Augsburg, 7, 327:
his antinomianism, 327-330: one of the authors of the In-
terim, 400.
Aichstadt, Hutten, Bp. of, 435, 438.
Ales, a Scotch divine patronized by the Landgrave of Hesse,
286, 350.
Alexandria and Egypt, a custom of the church there, 307.
Allegories of Scripture, 148.
Alliance, the Holy, among the Roman Catholics, 204.
Alterius, Balthasar, his correspondence with Luther from Ven-
ice, 315-320.
Ambrose, St. a saying of, 515.
Amsdorf, superintendant of Magdeburg, 177: made bishop of
Naumburg, 307: his feeling on the death of Luther, 482:
deposed, 308.
Anabaptists of Munster, 183, 184.
Anecdote, of Luther and Bucer, 216: of Luther, 403.
Anhalt, princes of, 131: Wolfgang, 7, 131, 473: Joachim, 237:
John and George, 286, 308: particular account of George,
388-405: his correspondence with George of Saxony, 390
-396: effect of the Confession of Augsburg upon him, 393:
his answer to charges brought against the reformation, 395:
his mother, 388, 394: his letters to the Emperor and the Abp.
of Mentz, 397: made administrator of Mersburg &c. 399:
his conduct to the new bishop, 401: his works, 402, 405: his
death, 404 a letter of Luther's to him, 517.
Annaberg, Protestant preaching there, 255.
Antididagma, published by the clergy against the Abp. of Co-
logne, 368.
Antinomianism, taught by Agricola, and opposed by Luther,
327-330.
Apocrypha, the, colampadius on, 148: pronounced canonical
by the Council of Trent, 423.
Apology for the Confession of Augsburg, Melancthon's, 80: re-
jected by the Emperor, 81.
Aristotle, his philosophy, 530.
Arminius, found it difficult to reject the doctrine of final perse-
verance, 44.
Articles, Henry VIII's law of the six, 186, 187.
Assurance, of pardon, effects of, 42: distinguished from faith,
Atterbury, Bishop, his defence of Luther, 307: his application
of a fine passage of St. Paul to him, 503-4: affirms Lu-
ther's doctrine on free will to be that of the Church of Eng-
land, 520: his apology for Luther's language, 522-3.
Augsburg, diet of (1530), Dr. Milner's remarks upon, 1: the
Emperor's entry there, 8, 9: MS. history of, 17: shameful
conduct of ecclesiastics there, 17, 18: opening of, 18: si-
tuation of the Protestants at, 72-74: the commissioners who
drew up the recess, 79: the recess of, 88: remarks on it, 90.
Melancthon there, 537-545.-See Confession.-City of, re-
formation of, 178: its commercial dealings and intelligence,
357, 417.
Christopher von Stadion, Bishop of, 7, 27: how af-
fected by hearing the Confession, 25-27: maintained the
cause of the clergy against the citizens, 178: his death, 344:
succeeded by Otto Truchses, 344.
Augustine, St., sayings of, 515, 518: Luther's observations on
him, 527, 530.
Augustus of Saxony, 346: made Bishop of Mersburg, 399:
marries and resigns the bishopric, 400.
Aurifaber, John, chaplain to the Elector of Saxony, 477, 563.
Austria, tendencies to reformation there, 132-3, 180: petition
of" the nobles" for it, 312-315.
Baden, Philip, marquis of, deserts Protestantism, 132.
Barnes, Dr. Robert, martyr, 331.
Barnimus, Duke of Pomerania, 178, 406.
Basnage, his sentiment on resistance in defence of religion, 108:
on Luther's alleged intercourse with Satan, 550.
Bavaria, Dukes of, zealous Roman Catholics, 6: they join the
"holy alliance," 204: reformation of the Palatinate of, 304
--306.
Bayer, Christian, Chancellor of Saxony, 22.
Bayle, on Luther, 215, 550: on Seckendorf, pref. xiii.
Beausobre, his History of the Reformation, 534, 537, 543.
Belgrade, taken by the Turks, 18.
Bellay, William de, of Langey, 188, 444: Cardinal, 192.
Bernard, St., Luther's remarks on, 322.
Bessarion, Cardinal, 211, 213.
Beza, his "Icones," 133.
Bigamy, of the Landgrave of Hesse, 290-294.
Billicanus, a reformer of Nordlingen, 179.
Bishops, their rights and authority would have been recognized
by the reformers, 56, 61, 94, 231: abuses respecting their ap-
pointment, 196, 399: Melancthon on their power and juris-
diction, 218: asserted by Luther to be of one order with
presbyters, 231: ordination of by presbyters, 307.
Blasphemous thoughts, 338, 558.
Blaurer, Ambr. of Constance, 177.
Boccold, or John of Leyden, 84.
Bologna, desire of reformation there, 173.
Books, Luther on the multiplication of, 241: that submitted to
the conference at Ratisbon, 269, 271, 274-276, 337.
Bossuet, Bishop of Meaux, animadversions on his History of
Protestant Variations, 102, 218, 434, 513, 546-555: his so-
phistry concerning justification, 279, 280: his treatment of the
Landgrave's bigamy, 291-294: his palliation of popish doc-
trines, 363, 552: censured by the university of Louvain, 552.
Brandenburg, Joachim I, Elector of, a zealous papist, 6: his
address to the Legate, 9: his harsh address to the Protest-
ants, 81; answer to, 535: his persecution of his own family,
258.
Joachim II, Elector of, embraces Protestantism,
63, 132 particular account of him and his reformation, 258
--266, 290.
George, Marquis of, 7: his noble conduct at
reformation of, 257, 261: ecclesiastical regula-
tion for, 261-264.
Bremen, reformation of, 177.
Brentius, of Halle in Suabia, made superintendant of Würtem-
berg, 177 letter of Luther to him, 525.
Brunswick, Wolfenbuttle, Henry, Duke of, 6: his increased
violence against the Protestants, 204: expelled his dominions,
343 his impiety, 350: his violent proceedings, 350-1: he
is taken prisoner, 351: Luther's letter concerning him, 520-1:
reformation of his country, 352.
Julius, Duke of, son of Henry, establishes
Lunenburg, Eric, Duke of, 63: reformation of his
dominions by his widow, 259.
Calenberg, reformation of by the Duke Philip, 177.
Bucer, (of Strasburg,) attended the Diet of Augsburg, 7: drew
up the Tetrapolitan Confession, 85: his doctrine of the sa-
crament resembled that of the Church of England, 85: he
effects the Concord of Wittemberg, 215: anecdote of him and
Luther, 216: his study of peace in the sacramental contro-
versy, 232 a collocutor at Ratisbon, (1541,) 268: recom-
mended to the Abp. of Cologne, 365, 366: assisted the Abp.
in his proposed reformation, 367: odium which he incurred
by excessive desire of conciliation, 380: his scheme of gene-
ral reformation, 430: leads in the Conferences at Ratisbon,
(1546,) 436.
Bucholzer, superintendant of Berlin, 263.
Bugenhagius, John, Pomeranus, expelled from his native coun-
try for his religion, 178: settled at Wittemberg, 178: his
mission to Lubeck, 151: to Pomerania, 178: to Denmark,
182 Luther's communications to him, when the former sup-
posed himself dying, 224: promotes the reformation of Hil-
desheim, 304: preaches Luther's funeral sermon, 480: he
thrice declines bishoprics, 405-408: his death, 408.
Bull, Bishop, remarks on his Harmonia Apostolica, 279, 280.
Bullinger, 168.
Butler, Mr. Charles, noticed, 539-543.
Cadan, treaty of, 176.
Cadurcus, John, martyr, 130.
Cajetan, Card. his insolence, 523.
Calvin, notices of, 133, 167.
Camerarius, Joachim, 177, 350,
Camin, bishopric of, refused by Bugenhagius, 406.
Campbell, Dr. his view of Luther's course agrees with Dr. Mil-
ner's, 211.
Campeggio, the Pope's legate at Augsburg, (1530,) 6: his os-
tentatious benedictions, 9, 10: his attempts to ensnare and
overawe the Protestants, 10, 12: his proceedings relative to
the Confession, 47: Melancthon's alleged letter to him, 538
Canonries, Luther opposed their suppression, 308, 402.
Capito, Wolfgang Fabricius of Strasburg, 150: attended the
Diet of Augsburg, 7.
Capitulation, or stipulation made by the Emperors of Germany,
103, 104.
Caraffa, Cardinal, (afterwards Pope Paul IV,) his answer to
Schönberg concerning reformation, 199: his censure of Con-
tarini, 289.
Cardinals, evils arising from their holding bishoprics, 196.
Carlevitz, minister of George of Saxony, his proposals for a con-
ference and reformation, 248-9.
Catechism, the, Luther daily exercised himself in the truths of,
325.
Catholics, Roman, their joy at the death of Zuinglius &c., with
F. Paul's remark, 124: confederacy of, 204: their pretend-
ing to have always taught important Protestant doctrines,
322 on attempts at accommodation with them, 323: their
idolatry, 298, 364, 407: sophistical palliations of their doc-
trines, 363.
Celestine, historian of the Diet of Augsburg, 8, 538, 541.
Chamber, Imperial, what, 90: its proceedings against the Pro-
testants, 113, 203: protest against it, 344: its reformation
promised, 345: but not performed, 356.
Charles V., Emperor, rivalry between him and Francis I. of
France, 2 his residence with Clement VII, at Bologna, and
coronation by him, 4: some things which passed there, 534:
his distrust of the Elector of Saxony, 6: his entry into Augs-
burg, 8 his private devotions, 16: his unfair conduct with
respect to the publication of the proceedings of the Diet, 17:
a noble sentiment of his, 63: favourable impression made by
him on Melancthon, 72, 73: his expostulation with the Pro-
testants, 79: refuses their Defence of their Confession, 81:
his first essay in arms, 113-4: his declarations of indulgence,
274, 355: his second African expedition, 339: he courts the
Protestants, 343: his gross dissimulation, 422: his artful and
tyrannical conduct, 356, 408, 409, 414, 424, 427, 428, 438.
Cheregato, a papal nuncio at Augsburg, 7.
Christiern III. of Denmark, completes the reformation there, 182.
Chrysostom, the apology made for his vehement language, 523.
Church, in what sense no salvation out of it, 165: obedience
due to it, 395.
Clement VII. his peculiar dread of a council, 3: reported not
to have been baptized, 3: disgusted with the conduct of the
Emperor to the Protestants, 114-116: his affected zeal for
a council, 115-6, 157.
Clergy, Protestant, provision made for, 220, 221.
Cleves, John, Duke of, his edict for reformation, 172, 173:
William, Duke of, deprived of Gueldres, 357.
Coburg, Luther's residence there, 7, 57: Justus Jonas settled
there, 303.
Cochleus, a popish divine, 7: his testimony to the progress of
the reformation, 304: his letter to George of Anhalt, 394:
instance of his violence, 438: his malignant cavils against
Luther, 480, 481.
Cœlius, Michael, pastor of Eisleben, 477.
Cologne, Herman de Wied, archbishop of, 6, 7, 13: particular
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