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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.
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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.
And allowing this man a Countrey Bishoprick, that of Alexandria would be a great deal too bigg for the Congregational measure.
And so it might be, and yet be no Diocesan Church; if that will satisfy him which is too big for those measures, he seems content to drop his cause, and may leave it in the hands of Presbyterians. And he is in the more danger, because he seems not apprehensive of it, but counts it enough if he thinks a Church is any where found larger than one Congregation.
And so it might be, and yet be no Diocesan Church; if that will satisfie him which is too big for those measures, he seems content to drop his cause, and may leave it in the hands of Presbyterians. And he is in the more danger, because he seems not apprehensive of it, but counts it enough if he thinks a Church is any where found larger than one Congregation.