A33359:323
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
POST-SCRIPT.
A Late Writer presumes he has detected a notable mistake in the Author, of No Evidence for Diocesan Churches (ascribed to one who owns it not) about [Greek or Hebrew], which I suppose he would have Translated Ten Thousands definitely; but there it is rendered indefinitely thousands, as we are wont to express a great many, when the precise number is not known. Those who understand the Language, and have observed the use of the Word, will be far from counting this a fault: and those who view the passage will count it intolerable, to render it as that Gentleman would have it. That of Atticus Bishop of C. P. may satisfy any concerning the import and use of the word, who sending money for the relief of the poor at Nice to Calliopius, he thus ⟨image 64⟩writes, [Greek or Hebrew], where he tells him that by [Greek or Hebrew] he understands a multitude whose number he did not exactly know, thus (i. e. indefinitely) is the word most frequently used by Greek Writers, and particularly by Eusebius the Author of the passage cited. So he tells us, Nero killed his 1Mother, his Brothers, his Wife, [Greek or Hebrew], of her Kindred: And Timotheus of Gaza, he 2says, endured [Greek or Hebrew]. Many more might be added, where the word is not rendered by the best Translators (Valesius particularly) ten thousand; but still indefinitely innumerabiles or infinity, or sexcenti, &c. Nor have I met with one instance (though possibly there may be some) in him where it is used to express ten thousand precisely.
A Late Writer presumes he has detected a notable mistake in the Author, of No Evidence for Diocesan Churches (ascribed to one who owns it not) about 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, which I suppose he would have Translated Ten Thousands definitely; but there it is rendred indefinitely thousands, as we are wont to express a great many, when the precise number is not known. Those who understand the Language, and have observed the use of the Word, will be farr from counting this a fault: and those who view the passage will count it intolerable, to render it as that Gentleman would have it. That of Atticus Bishop of C. P. may satisfie any concerning the import and use of the word, who sending mony for the releif of the poor at Nice to Calliopius, he thus