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out the Afiyrian empire. The barbarities which the Af- 
fyrians exercifed towards them, are painted in dreadful 
colours by the prophet Hol'ea, and in others of the pro¬ 
phetical writings. Thus fatally ended the Ifraelitifh king¬ 
dom, after it had flood divided from that of Judah two 
hundred and fifty-four years. This cataftrophe took 
place in the ninth year of the reign of Hofhea, before 
Chritt 721. 2 Kings, xvii. 
HO'SIUS (Stanillaus), an illuftrious catholic prelate, 
born at Cracow in 1504. Having entered into holy or¬ 
ders, he was appointed a canon of Cracow; which prefer¬ 
ment was foon followed by his nomination to the bifhopric 
of Culm,at the reqult of kingSigifmund Auguftus. After¬ 
wards he was made biihop of Warmia. Pope Pius IV. fent 
him on millions to the emperor Ferdinand, and to the king 
of Bohemia, to negociate for the continuation of the coun¬ 
cil of Trent. Having proved fuccefsful in thefe negoci- 
ations, pope Pius lent him, in 1561, a cardinal’s hat. Af¬ 
terwards he retired to his bifhopric in Poland, where he 
employed himl'elf in preparing fome of his numerous pub¬ 
lications. From this fituation he was recalled to Rome, 
by pope Gregory XIII. who appointed him grand peni¬ 
tentiary of the Roman church. He died in the neigh¬ 
bourhood of that city in 1579, at feventy-fix years of age. 
The catholic pontiffs, and the writers of his time, were 
accuftomed to call him, “ the pillar of the church, the 
Auguitine of his age,” Sec. He certainly was one of the 
ableft polemical divines among the Catholics; and his 
controverfial writings are little, if at all, inferior to the 
belt which appeared in his day. His works have under¬ 
gone numerous impreffions, and fome of them have been 
tranflated into the French, Italian, German, Flemifh, Po- 
lifli, Englifh, and Armenian, languages. The moft com¬ 
plete edition of them was publiflied in Latin at Cologne, 
in 1584, in 2 vols. folio. 
HOS'KIN, a town of the American States, in North 
Carolina: four miles north of Edenton. 
HOS'NITZ, a river of Silefia, in the principality of 
Oppau, which riles about two miles fouth of Bennifch, 
and runs into the Mora two miles fouth of Troppau. 
IIOSPIDALET'TO, a town of Germany, in the bi- 
fhopric- of Trent: fourteen miles fouth-ealt of Bormio, 
and thirty-five north-weft of Trent. 
HOSPIN'IAN (Rodolphus), a Swift proteftant divine, 
born at Altorf, in the canton of Zurich, in 1547. Hav¬ 
ing loft his father in 1563, he found an affectionate pa¬ 
tron in Rodolphus Gualterus, his godfather. By his kind 
afliftance he was enabled to vilit feveral univerfities, cele¬ 
brated for the eminence of their profeffors. During two 
years he continued at Marpurg, where he diftingnilhed 
himfelf -by the alliduity with which he applied to his ftu- 
cties, and his commendable behaviour. The fame charac¬ 
ter he maintained at the univerfity of Heidelberg. In 
the year 1568, he was recalled to his native country, and 
admitted into the miniftry; and in 1576. he was appointed 
minifter of a church within a league of Zurich. In 1588, 
he was appointed archdeacon of the Caroline church. For 
near a year, he was deprived of his fight by a cataract; 
notwithstanding which he continued to preach extempore, 
and was happily couched in 1613. In 1632 his faculties 
became impaired, and he died in 1626, in the feventy- 
ninth year of his age. He was the author of the follow¬ 
ing works : 1. De Origine & Progrcjfu Rituum & Ctremonia- 
rum Ecclcftafticaruni, 1585. 2. De Templis: hoc eft, dc Ori¬ 
gine, Progrcfu , Ufn, S 3 Abuja, Templorum, ac omnino Rerum 
omnium ad Templa periinenlium , 1587, folio, of which a larger 
edition, containing anfwers to Bellarmin and Baronius 
on the lubject, appeared in 1603. 3 . De Monachis : feu, de 
Origine S 3 Progrcjfu Monachatus, ac Ordinum Monafticqt uni, 
h.(]uiium Militarium tarn Sacrorum quam Seadarium omnium, 
1588, folio, of which a lecond edition, with a confuta¬ 
tion of Bellarmin’s book De Monachis, was publiihed in 
1609'. 4. De Feflis Judtcoruni & Ethnicorum: hoc cjt, de Ori¬ 
gine, Progrcjfu, Ccrcmoniis, S 3 Ritibus Ftjlorum Dierum Juda- 
flruin, Gruicorum, Rmanorum , Turkarum, & Irulianorum, 1 592, 
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folio, of which a fecond edition, with feveral corre&ionj 
and additions, was printed in 1611. 5. De Origine, Pro¬ 
grcjfu, Ceremoniis, & Ritibus Feftorum Dierum Chriftianorum, 
1 593, which was republifhed in 1612, with confiderable 
fupplements, ufeful for the refutation of Bellarmin on the 
fubjecl of the idolatry of the church of Rome. 6. Hifto- 
ria Sacramentaria : hoc ejl, Libri quinque de Cana Dominica 
prima Injlitutione, ejufque vero Ufa S 3 Abvfu in pnmitiva Ec- 
clcfta ; nccnon de Origine, Progrcjfu, Ceremoniis, & Ritibus, 
Mijfa, Tranfubjlantiationis, S 3 c. 1598, folio; and a fedond 
part of the fame work, entitled, De Origine S 3 ProgreJJ'u. 
Controverjia Sacramentaria de Cana Domini inter Lutheranos 
S 3 Orthocloxos quos Zuinglianos S 3 Cahinijlas vacant ex- 
orta, ab Anno Chnjli Salvatoris 1517 ufque ad Annum 1602 
deduEla, 1602, folio. The preceding are all parts of his 
great work. The lafi: of his compofitions was written 
againft the Jefuits, and entitled, Hiftoria Jcfuitica ; hoc eft, 
de Origine, Regulis, ConJiitutionibus, Privi/egiis, Incrementis, 
Progrejfu, S 3 Propagation, Ordinis Jefuitarum, &c. 1619, 
folio. An improved edition of all his works was printed 
at Geneva; in 1681, in feven volumes, folio. 
HOS'PITA,yi in botany. See Kleinhovia. 
HOS'PITABLE, adj. [hofpitabilis, La.t. ] Giving enter¬ 
tainment to ftrangers ; kind to ftrangers: 
Receive the fhipwreck’d on your friendly fhcre; 
With hojpitable rites-relieve the poor. Drydcn. 
HOSTITABLY, adv. With kindnefs to ftrangers: 
Ye thus hofpitably live, 
And ftrangers with good cheer receive. Prior. 
HOS'PITAL, ft \j10Jpital, Fr. hofpitalis, Lat.] A place 
built for the reception of the fick; or fupport of the 
poor.—-I am about to build an hofpital, which I will en¬ 
dow handfomely for twelve old hulbanclmen. AddiJ'on .— 
A place for (belter or entertainment. Obfolete. 
They fpy’d a' goodly caftie, plac’d 
Foreby a river in a pleafant dale. 
Which chufing for that evening’s hofpital, 
They thither march’d. Fairy Queen. 
In the early ages of the church,.the biihop had the im¬ 
mediate charge of all the poor, both found-and difeafed, 
as alio of widows, orphans; ftrangers, &c. When the 
churches came to have fixed revenues allotted them, it 
was decreed, that at leaft one-fourth part thereof (hould 
go to the relief of the poor; and, to provide for them the 
more commodioudy, divers houles of charity were built, 
'which are fince denominated hofjitals. They were govern¬ 
ed wholly by the priefts and deacons, under the inspection 
of the biihop. In courfe of time, feparate revenues were 
afligued for the hafpitals ; and particular perfons, out of 
motives of piety and charity, gave lands and money for 
erecting holpitals. When the church difeipline began to 
relax, the priefts, who till then had been the adminiftra- 
tors of holpitals, converted them into a fort of benefices, 
which they held at pleafure, without giving account 
thereof to any body; referring the greateft part of the 
income to their own ufe; fo that the intentions of the 
founders were fruitrated. To remove this abide, the 
council of Vienna exprefsly. prohibited the giving any 
holpital to fecular priefts in the way of a benefice; and 
directed the ;vi mini fixation thereof to he given to luffi- 
cient and refponlible- laymen, who lhouj$t take an oath, 
like that of tutors, for the faithful dilcharge thereof, and 
be accountable to the ordinaries. This decree was exe¬ 
cuted dud confirmed by the council of Trent. 
In England, hofpitals are either aggregate, in which the 
matter or warden and his brethren have the eftate of in¬ 
heritance ; or J'ole, in which the matter only has the eftate 
in him, and the brethren, or fillers, having college and 
common leal in them, mutt confent; or the matter alone 
has the eftate, not having college or common leal. So hof¬ 
pitals are eligible, donative, or prefentative. 1 Enjl. 342. The 
matter of the holpital, who has college and common leal, 
may have a writ of right; for the right, and inheritance. 
