A33359:155
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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Nor did they content themselves with those little ones, for besides this built in Athanasius his time, there was one greater than those small ones finished in Alexander's time, where the body of Catholics assembled with Alexander, the other places being too strait, [Greek or Hebrew], this is that one I excepted, when I said (after Athanasius) that the rest, all save one, were exceeding small. But is it any proof that these were not ⟨p. 42⟩very small which Athanasius represents as such, because there was one (expressly excepted from that number) something larger? As for what he adds, that then every ordinary City, built very great and magnificent Cathedrals, it is easily said, but will never be proved.
Nor did they content themselves with those little ones, for besides this built in Athanasius his time, there was one greater than those small ones finished in Alexander's time, where the body of Catholicks assembled with Alexander, the other places being too strait, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, this is that one I excepted, when I said (after Athanasius) that the rest, all save one, were exceeding small. But is it any proof that these were not ⟨p. 42⟩very small which Athanasius represents as such, because there was one (expresly excepted from that number) something larger? As for what he adds, that then every ordinary City, built very great and magnificent Cathedrals, it is easily said, but will never be proved.
3dly, Some of these Churches had been built with a design of receiving as many as well could have personal Communion in Worship together.