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nianl were a1l voluntary, aOlI 001ímpofc<1 on Ihrm by

any law5of the church; yet pmate cOlltdhotl \\',\5 nOI

only allolVed, but encouraged.

The RomiO\ church

re~uircs

confeflioo not ol\ly as

a duty, but has advRnceu it 10 the digoilYof a f',m ·

meot : this confellioo is

m~de

tO thepri<tl, and is pri.

vate aod auricular; and Ihe priell is 001 to reveal

thetn under pain of the highell punifhmenl.

CONFESIION

¡ni/h,

!in

of Ihe feveral anicles ofbe–

lief in .ny church.

CONFESSIONAL, or CONrESS'ONARY, a place in

churches, under the great altar, where the bodies of

dete.Ced f.inls, Dlartyrs, and confe{fors, were depo·

filed.

CONFESSOR, in Ihe Romifh church, a priell who is

impowmd 10 receive Ihe confellion of penilenls, and

~ive

them abfolulion.

CONFIGURATION, Ihe oUlward figure IVhich bounds

bodies, and givel Ihem Iheir eXlernal appearance; be·

ing Ihal which, in a greal mcaCure. confiitules Ihefpe.

ci6c di!ference betlYeen bodies.

CONFIRMATION

[.p"ior.

See Seon LAW.

title.

rran[miJIioll o[ righll h)' conftonation.

CO NF IH' ATlOS

1,j1amtnl.

See SCOTS LAW.

,ideo

SUCCfJlion in 1II0v,ah/".

CONF'RMATION, in theology, Ihe ccremony of laying

on of hands, for ,he conveyance of ,he Holy Gholl.

The antiquilY of this ceremony is, by all ancient

wrilm, carried al high as the apollles, and founded

upon Iheir example and praélice. In Ihe primilive

church, il ufed to be given tO Chrillians immediately

afler uapliCm, if Ihe bifhop happened to be preCent at

the ColcmnilY. Among Ihe Grecks, and Ihroughoul

Ibe Eall, il lIill accompanies bapliCm: but Ihe Roma.

nills make il a diflinél independenl facramenl. Seven

years is IhelIaled lime for confirmalion : however, 'hey

are fomelimes confirmed before, and fometimes afler

Ihal age. T he perCon lO be confirmed has a god fa.

ther and god mOlher appointed him, as in baplifm.

The order of confirmation in the church of

Engl.md

does not delermine the precife age

Ihe perfon! 10 be

confirmed.

CONFISCATION, in law, the adjudication of goods

or e!feéls to Ihe public treafu ry; as Ihe bodies and

ef!'eéls of criminals, traiIO!!,

oc.

CONfLAGR.'\TIO~,

the general burning of a city,

or other confiamble place.

This word is commonly applied 10th.t grand period

or catallrophe of our world, when the face of nalure

is to be changed by fire, as formerly it was by IVmr.

CO FLUE T, among phyticians,

oc.

an appellauon

given 10 Ihat kind oí ,fmall-pox wherein the pullules

run into earh other. See MED ICI NE.

CO FORMATlON. me panicularconfillence and

!eX,

ture of the pans

3ny body, aotl Ihei r difpofiliuo 10

compofe a whole.

Co ·rOR"ATI O. , i medicine, lhat make and conllruc

tioo of Ihe humanbody, wbich is peculiu 10m rl' io–

divi~t1al.

CO f OR IITY.

amon~

fchoolmen. the relation of a–

grlcmeol b IWco one tblOg and anolher

a, that be-

e o

t"'een any thing 2nd Ihe

divir.on

Ihereof, lhe

o~'/l

antl Ihe

ondcrllaodin~,

crc.

CONFUSION , in Sruls law, i! a melhod of min·

guillung and f"fFenciing obligalions. See Scon L.w,

litle.

Ex/in{/¡on

.blignli,m.

CO GE'

d'/i",

in cccldi.lIicdl polily, Ihe king's per·

million royal tO a de.o and chapler in the time Df.

vacancl', tO

chuf~

a biOlop; or tO aD al bey, or pri.

orl', of his own foundation, to ehufe thtir abbot or

prior.

The king of England, as foyereigo palron of

.11

arehbifhoprics, bifhnprics, and other ecder..lIieal be·

nefices, had of aneient lime free appoiotment of all

ecclefiaHical dignitirs, whenfoem lhey chanced 10 be

void; inveHing them firll

prr hnccu/utIJ

(;

nnnu/um,

and afterwards by his letterl'patenl ; and in courfe of

time he made the tleélion over tOolhm, under rer·

taio forms and limitation!, as Ihal Ihey fhould al

every vacation, before they chuCe, demand Ibe king',

congó d'lire, and afler lhe e1eélion eme hil royal

,{feol,

crc.

CONGE', in architeélure, a mould in form of a qoaner

round or a caVellO, which fe!Ves tOfeparote t\Vo memo

bers from one anolher, fuch as Ihat. which joins Ihe

fhafl of the columo

the cinélure, called alCo apo·

phyge.

CO NG E! are alfo rinr.s or ferrels formerly

ufe~

in Ihe

extremitics of wooJen pillan, 10 kecp them from

fplitling, aflerlvards imilmd in 1I0nc·work.

CONGELATION, frmiog, or Cuch a chlonge produ.

eed by eold iD a fluid body, thal il quil! il! former

lIate, and becomes congealed. See FR lEZ ING.

CONGER, in zoology. See MURA:NA.

CONGERIE , a conllellalion or aggregate oUevenl

panirles or bodies uoittd inlO ooe mafs.

CONCIUS, a liquid meafllre of th'e ancient Romans,

eontaioing lhe<ighlh pan of Iheamphora, or .Ihe founh

of Ihe urna, or fix fextarii. The congius

Engl,fh

meafure contaios

2,070 676

Colid ioche!; thal ", fe·

veo pints, 4.94

folid iochel.

CO GLOSATE

g/U

lid,

io aoatomy. See Vol.

21i3·

CONG LOMERATE

g/and,

in aO:llomy. See Vol.

26í .

h. IIOIII.

CO GLUTINATION, the gluing or faOeninr. aoy I\VO

bodies 10gClher by Ihe intromitToon oF a tluld, \Vhofe

p.m are unéluous aod teoacious. in the nature of glue.

See GLl/E.

CJO,

alarge cOllnlly on Ihe \YeOcro eoaO of

Afri~,

bCllveen

10°

.od

20°

F..

loog. aod bel\Vteo theequa

tor and

18°

S. bt. comprehcod,og Ihe COUOlrl'S o

Loango, Angola. and Iknguella.

is boundeJ by

the kingdom of Benlo on Ihe oOllh ; hy Mmm.n•.'

pan of Caf!'",ia, on Ihe fomh; .nd

Ihe Adantlc

ocean,

the well ; aod

Comelimescalled Ih, ¡u..er

Guinea.

GI(EG.~TIO

,an

a{f~01hly

of f..eral ecclcfil"

flics Ilnllcc!, fo

3S 10

conOitule on, hodv; asao

.tr,m–

bly of

cardin~l<,

in Ihe CClnflilutiuo of Ihe

r"r~'s

eourt,

me! for the dlft..,ch of fome p"tirolar huCln,fs.

T bcfe a!T<UJblies, btlOS fi:u 'D in Dumb r, m dld'

IIrib