Presbyters, esteemed by Luther one order with bishops, 231:
their ordaining of bishops, 307.

Priests, their concubines held to be "of ecclesiastical jurisdic-
tion," 194: Italian, their irreverence, and disbelief of professed
tenets, 231.

Princes, views which it behoves them to take for the general
good, 62, 63.

Prodigies, two described by Luther, 76.

Protestants, origin of the name, 5: their condition at Augsburg
previously to the diet, 9-13: preaching of their divines
there, 14-16: their situation during the diet, 72-74: they
leave Augsburg, 83: not chargeable with the insurrections in
Germany, 84; or with expelling the monks, 85: principles
on which they were assailed at Augsburg, 92, 93": calumnies
propagated against them, 101, 201: complaints of their cor-
rupt manners, 102, 153-155: their importance in the empire,
111 instances of their extensive charities, 130-1: they re-
fuse the council proposed by pope Paul III, 200-202: their
charges against the pope, 202-3: their disposal of the eccle-
siastical funds, 221: their integrity in this respect, 222: state
of discipline among them, 281-2: Cochlaus's testimony con-
cerning their practices, 301: they are courted by the Emperor,
343 his concessions to them, 345: their anxious circum-
stances, 354: their determination not to acknowledge the
council of Trent, 412: they receive information of the de-
signs formed against them, 417: their want of union, 418:
they are convinced of the Emperor's hostile intentions, 424:
their proposals to the diet of Ratisbon, 426-7: they quit the
diet and prepare for war, 428: they decline to seek alliance
with France and England, 442.

Provence, the Waldenses of, 134-150: the massacre of them,
443-449.

Providence, its dealings, 439, 519.

Prussia, divines of, their sentiments on resistance in defence of
religion, 107 remarkable circumstances by which the coun-
try became Protestant, 259, 264.

Psalms of David, Luther's use of them, 503.

R

Ratisbon, Conferences at, between the Roman Catholics and the
Protestants, 268-273, 421, 434-438: book submitted to
the collocutors by the Emperor, 269, 271, 274-276: Diet
of, (1541,) its recess, 273, 289: declaration of the Emperor
annexed to the recess, 274: another diet, (1546,) 425: re-
formation of, 303, 304.

Razeberg, physician to the Elector of Saxony, 474.

Reformation, its origin, preservation, and advancement, 1: con-
duct of its opponents, 1, 2: means by which it was pro-
tected, 2 unity of its doctrine, 39, 40: religious instruction
diffused by it, 65, 66: its extension, 129-134, 170-183, 244
-266, 300-320, 385-387, 450-452: Pope Paul III's
commission for, 194-200: difference between that proposed
by him and that sought by Luther, 198: partial, proposed by
George of Saxony, 248: and by the bishop of Misnia, 253:
Luther on the misconduct of the reformed, 325, 326: George
of Anhalt on objections against, 395: schemes of, prepared
by the divines of Wittemberg and Strasburg, 429–434.
Reformers, the, grounds of our obligations to them, 504-507.
Refutation, of the Confession of Augsburg, 50-52: a copy of
it refused, 53: its friends ashamed of it, 96.

Regulation, ecclesiastical, of the Elector of Brandenburg, 261
-264.

Relics, collection of at Halle, 302.

Repentance, on a sufficient degree' of, 33.

Resistance, in defence of religion, Luther on 96, 97, 102-109,
310, 311, 323, 434.

Revenues, ecclesiastical, see Funds.

Reverend on the title as given to ministers, 232.

Rhoda, Paulus à, of Stettin, 178.

Rhodes, conquered by the Turks, 18.

Richard, the Dominican, on the Koran, 508,

Righteousness of faith, Luther's observations on its importance,
527-8. See Justification.

Robertson, Dr. the historian, his sentiment on the providence
of God visible in the reformation, 2: his account of the incon-
sistent and persecuting conduct of Francis I, 188-191: his
view of Luther's course agrees with that of Dr. Milner, 211:
his representation of Gropper's book, 269: remarks on this
representation, 270 views of the general course of events
from him, 388, &c, 408, &c: remarks upon his representa-
tion of the Elector and the Landgrave, 440, 441: his character
of Luther, with remarks, 487, &c.

Rome, profligacy of, acknowledged, 197-8: church of, essen-
tially persecuting, 228: its unalterable character, 229: its
idolatry, 297-8, 507.

Rotenberg, reformation of, 385.

Rotman, Bernard, a preacher at Munster, 380.

Ruthen, reformation of, 385.

S

Sacrament, of the Lord's supper, Confession of Augsburg on,
31 controversy concerning, among the reformed, 85, 86:
Bucer's views of, nearest to those of the church of England,

85, 86: Ecolampadius on receiving it among the papists,
144, 145: Concord of Wittemberg respecting, 215: extra-
vagance of Luther's views, 216: on the elevation of the ele-
ments, 512, 513.

Sacramentarians, obnoxious, 86, 100.

Saints, Luther's idea of, 239: use of their history and example
to us, 514-516.

Salvation, in what sense none out of the church, 165.

Salzburg, Matthew Langi, Archbishop of, 7, 10; his observa-
tions on the Confession of Augsburg, 24: his contention with
the bishop of Augsburg, 26: his hostility to the Protestants,
70: he joins the holy alliance,' 204.

Satan; "a gloomy and morose spirit," 66.

Satiety of the word of God, 324.

Saxony Luther's account of the religious state of, 65, 66:
visitation of, 171: ducal, reformation of, 252–257.

-, Frederic the Wise, Elector of, his remark on confed-
eracies, 235 his reply respecting Erfurt, 348: would put no
restraint on Luther, 522.

John the Constant, Elector of, his arrival at Augsburg,
5: his designs suspected by the Emperor, 6: marshall of the
empire, 8 attends the Emperor at mass, 12: his devout
spirit, 17 refused investiture by the Emperor, 50: leaves
Augsburg, 83: letter of Luther to him, 83: his proposal
respecting the ecclesiastical funds, 85: his death and char-
acter, 126-128. · ..

-, John Frederic, Elector of, succeeds his father John,
129: increases the endowment of the university of Wittem-
berg, 171, 172: will not allow Melancthon to go to the king
of France, 190, 191: his firm and pious spirit, 219, 226,
356, 440: his repeal respecting the ecclesiastical funds, 223:
his zealous assistance in the reformation of ducal Saxony,
254, 255: his sentiments at the period of the diet of Ratis-
bon, (1541,) 290: again, (1546,) 440: difference between his
views and those of the Landgrave, 419, 420: comparison of
the two princes, 440: his education of his sons, 512: would
not restrain Luther in what he wrote, 521, 522.1

George, Duke of, 6: his persecutions, 168, 169: joins
the holy alliance,' 204: his proposals of a partial reforma-
tion, 248: was himself bred to the church, 248: his corres-
pondence with his brother Henry, 246, 247: his efforts to
prevent reformation after his death, 248: his death, 244, 251.

-, Henry, Duke of, succeeds his brother George, 245: his
previous history, 245-252: his reformation of Freyburg,
245-247; and of ducal Saxony, 252-257: his death,
339 his family, 346.

-, Maurice, Duke of, succeeds his father Henry, 339:

his line of policy, 339, 340: his differences with the Elector,
341, 347: marries the Landgrave's daughter, 346: the
part acted by him, 347, 413: his ecclesiastical regulation,
349.

Scaliger, Julius Caesar, notice of, 133.

Schaumburg, coadjutor of the Archbishop of Cologne, 367:
made Archbishop, 374.

Schenckius, employed in the reformation of Freyburg, 245.
Schnepfius, Erhard, of Marpurg, 7: employed in the reforma-
tion of Würtemberg, 177.

Schönberg, Anthony and Ernest, 170, 242.-Cardinal, 199, 214.
Schoolmen, Luther's account of, 60.

Schrock, Christian, a Danish reformer, 181.

Schwerin, Magnus Bishop of, 178.

Scoper, Corn., his saying of the protestants, 25.

Scultetus, the annalist, 6: his testimony concerning George of
Anhalt, 394: account of, xv.

pastor of Belgern, 469.

Scurff, Jerome, 533.

Seckendorf, quoted passim: account of, xii, xiii.

Senarcley, author of the account of Diazius, 463, 464.

Servetus, observations of Melancthon on, 235.

Sibylla of Cleves, wife of John Frederic of Saxony, 50; and
sister to Ann wife of Henry VIII, 172.

Sigismond, King of Poland, letter to him, 265.

Sin, original, Confession of Augsburg on, 31: decision of the
council of Trent on, 442-3: cause of sin, the Confession
on, 35.

Sleidan, quoted passim: account of, xiii-xv.

Smalkald, league of, 99: its effects, 109: articles named from
that place, 217 resolution adopted there respecting the
ecclesiastical funds, 221.

Solyman, the Turkish Sultan, 18, 111. See Turks.

Spalatinus, chaplain to the Elector of Saxony, 7: employed in
the visitation of Freyburg, 247: Luther's letter on his Me-
morials of the Saints, 514: letter to him, 545.

Spangenberg, superintendant of Mansfeld, 473: his Postills, 509.
Speculative opinions, the term, 272.

Spira, Francis, account of, 454-456.

Spires, Diet of, (1542,) 341: (1544,) 344.

Spirit, Holy, Confession of Augsburg on, 34, 36.

Stadion, Bishop of Augsburg: See Augsburg.

Steurer, Peter, of Nordlingen, 179.

Stolberg, Dean of Cologne, 367: deprived with the Archbishop,
376.

Strasburg, extensive charities there, 130-1: joins the Lutheran
confession, 216.

Stratner, James, a preacher at Anspach and Berlin, 263, 330.
Students in theology, Luther's advice to, 234.

Sturmius, John, 191.

Suebelins, Nicholas, pastor of Dresden, 132.

Swartzburg, reformation of, 171: Count, 473.

Sweden, communications of the German protestants with,
309.

Swiss, the, excluded from the protestant alliance, 99, 101:
their practice of letting out their troops for hire, 119.
Sylvius, Eneas, (Pius II,) his advancement, 211, 213.

T

“Table Talk,” Luther's, 563-564.

Tausson, John, Danish reformer, 181, 183.

Temptations, Luther on, 549, 550, 558.

Tetrapolitan Confession, 85.

Thuanus, his account of the massacre of the Waldenses, 450.
Torgau, Articles of, 20.

Tournon, Cardinal of, 444.

Traditions, their authority established by the Council of Trent,
423, 427: a distinction among them, 443.

Trent, Council of proposed, 341: called, 342: prorogued, 342:
opened, (1545,) 415: its proceedings, 416, 422-3, 442-3.
Treviso, 315.

Trinity, the, Luther and Melancthon on objections against the
doctrine of, 234-5.

Trusches, Otto, Bishop of Augsburg, 344.

Truth, the cause of, has more to fear from indifference than
opposition, 271.

Tubingen, university of, reformed and enriched by Ulric of
Würtemberg, 177: Vergerio settled there, 456.

Turks, their successes in Europe, 2, 18, 109: an occasion of
security to the protestants, 2, 109, 111: Luther's writings
against them, 333-335, 508.

U

Ulric of Würtemberg, his restoration and promotion of refor-
mation in his dominions, 175-177.

Union, of charity and of faith distinguished, 166: what prac-
ticable, what not, 168: the boasted, of the Roman Catholic
church, 395.

Usury, Luther on, 331.

Venetians, their desire of reformation, 287: correspondence of
Luther with them, 315-320.