A33359:127
Diocesan churches not yet discovered in the primitive times
Diocesan churches not yet discovered in the primitive times, or, A defence of the answer to Dr. Stillingfleets allegations out of antiquity for such churches against the exceptions offered in the preface to a late treatise called A vindication of the primitive church, where what is further produced out of Scripture and ancient authors for diocesan churches is also discussed.Diocesan churches not yet discovered in the primitive times, or, A defence of the answer to Dr. Stillingfleets allegations out of antiquity for such churches against the exceptions offered in the preface to a late treatise called A vindication of the primitive church, where what is further produced out of Scripture and antient authors for diocesan churches is also discussed.
London: printed for Thomas Parkhurst, 1682
Diocesan Churches not yet discovered in the Primitive times.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
But a Chorepiscopus is elsewhere with him a Diocesan a, and here he says that he did accept aBishopric. Now these put together will go near to make a Diocesan Bishop. But then if there were two or three Bishops in the Diocese of Alexandria, besides Athanasius; they will scarce be so much as half Diocesans.
But a Chorepiscopus is elsewhere with him a Diocesan a, and here he sayes that he did accept aBishoprick. Now these put together will go near to make a Diocesan Bishop. But then if there were two or three Bishops in the Diocess of Alexandria, besides Athanasius; they will scarce be so much as half Diocesans.
- apag. 590.
He says Athanasius pressed him to accept it. If so this great Person was no more unwilling to have another Bishop in his Diocese, and in a Country place too, than Austin was to have one at Fussala, He says further this was an extraordinary case, though what was extraordinary in it I cannot imagine; to prove any thing there mentioned to be so, will be an hard task.
He sayes Athanasius press'd him to accept it. If so this great Person was no more unwilling to have another Bishop in his Diocess, and in a Countrey place too, than Austin was to have one at Fussala, He sayes further this was an extraordinary case, though what was extraordinary in it I cannot imagine; to prove any thing there mentioned to be so, will be an hard task.
And allowing this man a Country Bishopric, that of Alexandria would be a great deal too big for the Congregational measure.