Spirits and Apparitions, Dreams, &c. are mentioned in them-so, I add, are Miracles, yet we do not now make Pretensions to a Power of performing them. The GREAT BEING, who presides over every Cause of Nature, can undoubtedly make all its Effects subservient to his Pleasure: In the silence of rational Adoration, I prostrate my Faith before the immensity of his Power, of which I believe infallible Wisdom to have been the inseparable Concomitant: I must therefore apply in this Place what Horace said upon another Occasion: Nec Deus intersit, nisi dignus Vindice nodus 123 Air, the Means by which a Spirit becomes visible........ Altar, worshipping towards it 124 5 46 22 Anestese, the Salutation of the Greek Church on Easter Day... 270 Anthony, St. buries Paul the Hermit Ambrose, St. his Corpse watched Angels, good and evil attending upon Men The Devil appears to him in the Wilderness Apparitions at Tombs Arthur, King, how he observed 13 Days at Christmas ADDENDA and APPENDIX. Anselm, a Canon of his against worshipping of Fountains.. Apparitions Ash-Wednesday, remarkable Custom on in Germany. Armed Man, meeting, a good Omen on an Expedition Armilustrium-Roman Festival Achs and Corns, Prognostication of Weather by Artificial Sun-Dance on Easter-Day Amphidromia, Feast of Ale-house Signs Apple-Parings, Divination by Apple-Kernels,-ditto All-Fools-Day Andrew-merry, Agnes' Fast B. ANTIQUITATES VULGARES. Babylas, his Body carried out with Psalmody Bede, his Account of the Custom of Monasteries at the Death of any of the Brethren Bells, when first in the Church Tolling of them for the Dead, a Custom of the old Church Beersheba, the Name of Abraham's Well Bethany, the Place where Mary Magdalene lived Bethlehem, the Village of Christ Blowing of Horns, when used Bone-fires Bones of the Dead Brownists, their Charge against tolling the Bell Buchanan 35 2 1 3 ......... 92 271 167 283 305 83 5 ......... Burying with the Feet to the East, and the Head to the West... Bowing and turning to the Altar, additional Remarks on 13 15 16 ......... Borlase, Mr. his Account of May-Day Rites in Cornwall Bringing the Suminer Home Bacchanalia 237 291 215 374 376 377 393 42 429 449 451 Cassian, his Account of Spirits vanishing at Day-break 223 221 179 244 237 69 233 72 172 201 69 83 113 68 67 51 97 96 43 Crucifix Dr. Comber, his discourse of the ancient Manner of burying.... Crowning the Corps, a Custom of the Heathens..... |