A33359:156
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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3dly, Some of these Churches had been built with a design of receiving as many as well could have personal Communion in Worship together.
Neither will this hold, unless some of those Churches could have received all, which had Personal Communion with Athanasius in this greatest Church; which he denies, and makes use of to Constantius as a plea why he made use of the greatest.
As Theonas is said by Athanasius to have built a Church bigger than any of those they had before.
Where Theonas is said by Athanasius to have built a Church, &c. I find not, nor does he direct us where it may be found, I suppose for very good Reason. Indeed Athanasius in this Apology speaks of a Church called Theonas (it's like in memory of a former Bishop of that place) where he says the multitude of Catholics met with Alexander, [Greek or Hebrew]; in like Circumstances, as a greater multitude assembled with himself in the new Church, which was greater, and pleads Alexander's example in defence of what he did. But Theonas could not build this Church, for he was dead many years before, being Predecessor to Peter whom Achillas and Alexander succeededh