A discourse concerning liturgies

The lamentable insufficiency of those, who took up this Ministration, we may judge of, by the ⟨p. 192⟩noted ⁿdefectiveness of those times, part whereof were in this respect, incomparably better. The unworthiness of those who were preferred, is noted by Ambrose, Nazianzen, ^oand almost every one, who was not obnoxious. Not only the Pride, but the Ignorance of the Western Bishops, and some of the chief of them, is censured by Basil, ^p[Greek or Hebrew] ⁴[Greek or Hebrew]; What belief can be expected from the superciliousness of the West, where they neither know the truth, nor will learn? ⟨p. 193⟩The condition of the East was not much better, for a little after we hear from Sozomen and others, that Asia and the parts about it were sick of their unworthy Bishops, [Greek or Hebrew], and languished under the want of such as were really Pastors.

The lamentable insufficiency of those, who took up this Ministration, we may judge of, by the ⟨p. 192⟩noted ⁿdefectiveness of those times, part whereof were in this respect, incomparably better. The unworthiness of those who were preferred, is noted by Ambrose, Nazianzen, ^oand almost every one, who was not obnoxious. Not only the Pride, but the Ignorance of the Western Bishops, and some of the chief of them, is censured by Basil, ^p〈non-Latin alphabet〉