A33359:223
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 can't judge that the Scripture says this, but upon a supposition that the word [Greek or Hebrew], Acts 2. 5. can signify no other thing than inhabitants, but this is a mistake, for the word denotes such as abide in a place, not only as inhabitants, but as strangers or Sojourners. Thus Dr. Hammond will have it translated abiding, rather than dwellingb, those that were there as strangersc, and here expresses those abiding at Jerusalem, to be Jews which came up to the Feast of the Passover, and Proselytes which had come from several Nations of all Quarters of the World. Thus also Mr. Meadd, for the word [Greek or Hebrew], saith he, which I translate sojourning rather than dwelling (for so I understand it, that they were not proper dwellers, but such as came to worship at Jerusalem from those far Countries, at the Feast of the Passover and Pentecost, and so had been continuing there some good time) it is true that in the usual Greek, [Greek or Hebrew] and [Greek or Hebrew] signify a durable mansion, but with the Hellenists in whose Dialect the Scripture speaketh, they are used indifferently for a stay of a shorter or longer time, that is, for to sojourn as well as to dwell, as these two examples out of the Septuagint will make manifest, Gen. 27. 44. 1 Kings 17. 20. there [Greek or Hebrew] is to sojourn only. In a word [Greek or Hebrew] and [Greek or Hebrew] answer to the Hebrew Verb [Greek or Hebrew] which signifies any stay or remaining in a place. Grotius saith it answers the Hebrew word which is rendered not only by [Greek or Hebrew] but [Greek or Hebrew], &c. adding, therefore it is not said only of them who had fixed their habitation, but of those who were come to the City for the celebrating of the Passover or Pentecost, staying there for a while. The best and most learned Expositors generally take it so in this place, as denoting, not settled Inhabitants, but such as resided there only for a time. Indeed when this Author would have the Scripture say all these strange Nations were inhabitants of Jerusalem, he makes it speak things inconsistent.