A reply unto M. Hardinges answerA replie vnto M. Hardinges ansvveare

Further to increase absurdities, he saith, by these words, per Ecclesias, is meant, not the material Church, but the people of the Church: that is to say in plainer terms, Ecclesia, ¹is not a Church, but a private house. I grant the Greek ⟨p. 55⟩word [Greek or Hebrew], out of which our English word, Parish, [Greek or Hebrew] seemeth to have been taken, signifieth a Congregation, or meeting of neighbours, or a company dwelling within some space together, whether it be in compass more or less. So saith Eusebius:² Dionysius writeth unto Basilides the Bishop of the divisions of Pentapolis. ^aAthanasius saith, that Demetrius took upon him the Bishopric of Alexandria, and, [Greek or Hebrew], of the divisions in Egypt. In these places and certain others, that might be alleged out of Basil, Nazianzene, and other Greek fathers, this word, [Greek or Hebrew] seemeth to signify a Bishopric, or a Diocese, and not a several parish.^b And therefore Irenaeus thus writeth unto Victor Bishop of Rome, The Priests of Rome, meaning thereby the Bishops there, sent the Sacrament [Greek or Hebrew], to them that came out of other dioceses or divisions. And Eusebius thus writeth of Hippolytus: [Greek or Hebrew]. He being Bishop of an other division. Thus much touching this word [Greek or Hebrew], being moved thereto by the strange interpretation of M. Harding. Certainly, I think, he him self will say, that sithence the Church was once in peace, neither this word Ecclesia, nor this word Parochia ever signified a private house, in any kind of writer, or in any time.

Further to increase absurdities, he saithe, by these woordes, per Ecclesias, is meante, not the material Churche, but the people of the Church: that is to saie in plainer termes, Ecclesia, ¹is not a Churche, but a priuate house. I graunte the Gréeke ⟨p. 55⟩