The Doctrine of the Saints' Perseverance

Sect: 3. Says he Judea and the rest of the places where Churches are mentioned, are the names of Provinces, [Greek or Hebrew] quatenus [Greek or Hebrew] contradistinguntur. But if the Doctor takes these words in an Ecclesiastical sense, he begs that which will upon such unworthy terms, never be granted him; If no more be intended but that Judea, Galatia, and the like names of Countries, were Provinces wherein were many Churches; Smyrna, Ephesus, of Townes and Cities, wherein there was but one. We grant it with him:

Sect: 3. Sayes he Judaea and the rest of the places where Churches are mentioned, are the names of Provinces, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 quatenus 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 contradistinguntur. But if the Doctour takes these words in an Ecclesiastical sense, he beggs that which will upon such unworthy termes, never be granted him; If no more be intended but that Judaea, Galatia, and the like names of Countryes, were Provinces wherein were many Churches; Smyrna, Ephesus, of Townes and Citties, wherein there was but one. We grant it with him:

And how much that Concession of ours, is to his advantage hath been intimated. And this seems to be his intendment by his following words, provinciarum inquam in quibus plurimae civitates singulae singularum Ecclesiarum sedes, comprehendebantur, ideoque Ecclesiae in plurali istius sive istius provinciae dicendae. well, what then? cum tamen unaquaeque civitas, cum territorio sibi adjuncto ([Greek or Hebrew]) ab Episcop• suo administrata, singularis Ecclesia dicenda sit: ideoque quod [Greek or Hebrew] factum dicitur, Act: 14. 25: [Greek or Hebrew] fieri jubetur, Tit: 1. 5. that in every City there was a singular Church in those Provinces (I speak of those where any number were converted to the faith) I grant, for the annexed Territories let the Doctor take care: There being one Church at Corinth, and an other at Cenchrea. So that every single City, had it's own single Church, with it's Bishops in it, as at