A33359:178
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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How far it is from being true, that their multitude was undiminished; and how needless either to enlarge—or to dwell closer, may soon appear. The multitude must needs be much diminished in such a War, and a close siege of many years continuance, for so it is reported both by Eusebius and Jerome; and it was much wasted 1and in a consumptive condition, before it was thus besieged and dismantled by Claudius 2. or Aurelian.
How far it is from being true, that their multitude was undiminisht; and how needless either to inlarge—or to dwell closer, may soon appear. The multitude must needs be much diminished in such a War, and a close siege of many years continuance, for so it is reported both by Eusebius and Jerome; and it was much wasted 1and in a consumptive condition, before it was thus besieged and dismantled by Claudius 2. or Aurelian.
- 1in Chronic.
It was greatly diminished in numbers by Caracalla who Massacred a great part of the Inhabitants. Herodian says, [Greek or Hebrew], &c. the slaughter was such that with the streams of blood, which ran from the place, not only the vastest outlets of Nilus, but the Sea, all along the Shore of Alexandria was discolouredo. Towards the latter end of the third Age, Dionysius gives an account of the strange diminution of the Alexandriansp, signifying that in former days the elderly men were more numerous, than in his time, both young and old, comprising all from infancy, to extreme old age, [Greek or Hebrew].
It was greatly diminished in numbers by Caracalla who Massacred a great part of the Inhabitants. Herodian sayes, , &c. the slaughter was such that with the streams of bloud, which ran from the place, not only the vastest outlets of Nilus, but the Sea, all along the Shore of Alexandria was discoloured