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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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No, but of the generality of them, all that could commodiously fly as strangers might do. Nor must it be confined to all the Officers only, the generality of Expositors are mis-represented if this be made their sense, nor doth it appear that Eusebius so understood it, [Greek or Hebrew] is used in Scripture and other Writers, and Eusebius himself, to denote Believers and not Officers only. As for ⟨p. 69⟩the time of the dispersion (though I need not insist on it) probably it was nearer this great Pentecost than some would have it. On the first day of the week in the morning were the three thousand converted, the next or (as some tell us) the same day afternoon, at the ninth hourp, the number of the Converts was increased to five thousand. While this Sermon was preaching the Apostles are apprehended and committed to Custody till the next morning. Another, it is like the day after, they are imprisoned, but enlarged by an Angel in the night, chap. 5. In or near that week were the seven Deacons chosen, presently after the Disciples were thus increased and the Apostles imprisoned and dismissed. The expression signifies it, chap. 6. 1. It is not [Greek or Hebrew], in those days which may admit a latitude and some good distance of time, but [Greek or Hebrew], in these days, which denotes the time instant, or that which immediately ensues, without the interposure of any such distance. And so the phrase is used by St. Luke both in the Gospel and in the Acts. It is Dr. Hammond's observation upon Luk. 1. 39. The phrase [Greek or Hebrew], in these days, saith he, hath for most part a peculiar signification, differing from [Greek or Hebrew], in those days. The latter signifies an indefinite time, sometimes a good way off, but the former generally denotes a certain time then present, instantly, then at that time; so here, that which is said of Mary's going to Elizabeth was sure immediately after the departing of the Angel from her, and therefore it is said she rose up [Greek or Hebrew], very hastily, so ver. 24. [Greek or Hebrew], i. e. immediately Elizabeth conceived, so chap. 6. 12. [Greek or Hebrew], i. e. then, at that point of time he went out to the Mountain. See Chap. 23. 7. c. 24. 18. Acts 1. 5. c. 11. 27. and 21. 15.