A33359:219
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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Many take occasion from the thousands converted at Jerusalem, Acts 2. and 4. to conclude the vast number of Christians and exceeding largeness of Churches elsewhere. Our Author hath nothing from Scripture for Diocesan Churches but this, which is considerablei; nor will this appear so, if but a small part of those thousands can be counted inhabitants of Jerusalem, and so fixed in that Church. And this is as demonstrable as ⟨p. 64⟩any thing of this nature can be. For this miraculous Conversion was at Pentecost, one of the three great Feasts, when there was a vast concourse of Jews and Proselytes from all parts to that City: These converted were not only Inhabitants of Jerusalem but Foreigners; and in all reason more of these proportionably, as they exceeded the Inhabitants in number. And then those of the City will scarce be a 20th part of the 5 or 8000 Converts. For the Foreigners that resorted to Jerusalem at these great Solemnities are reckoned to be three millions, [Greek or Hebrew]k, whereas the Inhabitants of that City were but about an 120000 [Greek or Hebrew], but of this elsewhere more fully.
Many take occasion from the thousands converted at Jerusalem, Acts 2. and 4. to conclude the vast number of Christians and exceeding largeness of Churches elsewhere. Our Author hath nothing from Scripture for Diocesan Churches but this, which is considerablei; nor will this appear so, if but a small part of those thousands can be counted inhabitants of Jerusalem, and so fixed in that Church. And this is as demonstrable as ⟨p. 64⟩any thing of this nature can be. For this miraculous Conversion was at Pentecost, one of the three great Feasts, when there was a vast concourse of Jews and Proselytes from all parts to that City: These converted were not only Inhabitants of Jerusalem but Forreigners; and in all reason more of these proportionably, as they exceeded the Inhabitants in number. And then those of the City will scarce be a 20th part of the 5 or 8000 Converts. For the Forreigners that resorted to Jerusalem at these great Solemnities are reckoned to be three millions,