The critical history of the religions and customs of the eastern nations written in French by the learned Father Simon ; and now done into English, by A. Lovell ...

Title

The critical history of the religions and customs of the eastern nations written in French by the learned Father Simon ; and now done into English, by A. Lovell ...

Author

Simon, Richard, 1638-1712.

Publication

London :: printed by J. Heptinstall, for Henry Faithorne and John Kersey ...,

MDCLXXXV [1685]

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Subject terms

Orthodox Eastern Church -- History.

Eastern churches.

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Contents

• title page
• THE TRANSLATOUR TO THE READER.
• A Table of the Chapters of this Book, and of the Pieces subjoyned to it.
• THE Critical History OF THE Belief and Customs OF THE EASTERN NATIONS.
  • CHAP. I. Of the Belief and Customs of the Modern Greeks.
  • CHAP. II. Of Transubstantiation. Whether it be ac∣knowledged by the Greeks who are com∣monly called Schismaticks.
  • CHAP. III. Of the Adoration of the Sacrament of the Eucharist: whether it be in use amongst the Greeks.
  • CHAP. IV. Of the Belief of the Melchites.
  • CHAP. V. Of the Belief and Customs of the Georgians or Iberians, and of those of Colchis or Mangrelia.
  • CHAP. VI. A Supplement concerning the Belief and Customs of the Georgians and Mengre∣lians.
  • CHAP. VII Of the Belief and Customs of the Nesto∣rians.
  • CHAP. VIII. Of the Indians, or Christians of St. Tho∣mas.
  • CHAP. IX. Of the Customs and Ceremonies of the Jacobites.
  • CHAP. X. Of the Belief and Customs of the Coph∣ties.
  • CHAP. XI. Of the Belief and Customs of the Abyssines or Ethiopians.
  • CHAP. XII. Of the Belief and Customs of the Arme∣nians.
  • CHAP. XIII. Of the Belief and Customs of the Maro∣nites.
  • CHAP. XIV. A Supplement to what hath been said con∣cerning the Maronites.
  • CHAP. XV. Of the Religion and Customs of the Maho∣metans.
• A List of the Churches depending on the Patriarchate of Constantinople, compo∣sed by Nilus Doxapatrius, and related by Leo Allatius. lib. 1. de Cons. Eccl. Occid. & Orient. cap. 24.
• Another List of the Churches depending on the Patriarchate of Constantinople, pub∣lished by Mr. Smith, in his Discourse concerning the Present State of the Greek Church.
• The Testimony of Gennadius concerning Transubstantiation, taken out of a Manu∣script Book of Meletius Syrigus against the Confession of Faith published under the name of Cyrillus Lucaris Patriarch of Constantinople.
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• An Extract from a Manuscript Book, whereof the TITLE is,
  • De nomine () Transubstantiationis.
• An Extract from M. Claude's Copy of a Manuscript Letter ascrib'd to Meletius Archbishop of Ephesus, and pretended to have been written to some Divines of Leyden.
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• A List of the Churches depending on the Patriarch of Armenia Residing at Egmi∣athin, which was Dictated by USCAN Bishop of Uscavanch, and Proctor Ge∣neral to the Patriarch.
• A Catalogue of Books Printed for Henry Faithorne, and John Kersey, at the Rose in St. Paul's Church-yard.