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A geographical and historical disquisition touching the Asia properly so called, the Lydian Asia…A geographicall and historicall disqvisition touching the Asia properly so called, the Lydian Asia…
A geographical and historical disquisition touching the Asia properly so called, the Lydian Asia (which is the Asia so often mentioned in the New Testament), the Proconsular Asia, and the Asian Diocese by James Usher.A geographicall and historicall disqvisition touching the Asia properly so called, the Lydian Asia (which is the Asia so often mentioned in the New Testament), the Proconsular Asia, and the Asian Diocese by James Ussher.
Oxford: printed by Henry Hall, 1643
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In the 16. chapter of the Acts, the journey of S. Paul and his company is by S. Luke thus described. When they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the holy Ghost to preach the word in ASIA; after they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not. And they passing by Mysia, came down to Troas. Where it may be observed, that the greater Phrygia, (through which they passed into Galatia) and Mysia Olympena (which was next adjoining unto Bithynia) and Hellespont wherein Troas was situated, being all of ⟨p. 11⟩them parcels of the Asia by the Romans properly so called; are yet expressly distinguished from Asia, in this more strict sense so denominated as Caria likewise, wherein Miletus stood, appeareth to be by what we read in Acts 20.16, 17.
In the 16. chapter of the Acts, the journey of S. Paul and his company is by S. Luke thus described. When they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the holy Ghost to preach the word in ASIA; after they were come to Mysia, they assayed to goe into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not. And they passing by Mysia, came downe to Troas. Where it may be observed, that the greater Phrygia, (through which they passed into Galatia) and Mysia Olympena (which was next adjoyning unto Bithynia) and Hellespont wherein Troas was situated, being all of ⟨p. 11⟩them parcells of the Asia by the Romans properly so called; are yet expresly distinguished from Asia, in this more strict sense so denominated as Caria likewise, wherein Miletus stood, appeareth to be by what we read in Acts 20.16, 17.
And as these are thus exempted by S. Luke; so the rest that remain of the proper Asia, together with the seven Churches of Asia mentioned in the Revelation of S. John, ae all of them comprehended within the limits of that Lydian Asia, whereof we have spoken. For, that Pergamus was a city of Lydia, is plainly affirmed by