A90276:47
Of schism the true nature of it discovered and considered, with reference to the…Of schisme the true nature of it discovered and considered, with reference to the…
Of schism the true nature of it discovered and considered, with reference to the present differences in religion. / By John Owen D.D.Of schisme the true nature of it discovered and considered, with reference to the present differences in religion. / By John Owen D.D.
Oxford: printed by L.L. for T. Robinson, 1657
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thence Churches were called [Greek or Hebrew], consisting of a number of them, who were [Greek or Hebrew] or [Greek or Hebrew] the Saints of God expressing the place which they inhabited, and the manner, as Strangers, said of the Churches whereof they were [Greek or Hebrew] and [Greek or Hebrew]: this is now made to denote a Region, a Territory, the adjacent Region to a Metropolis; and such like things, as the poor primitive pilgrims little thought of. This will scarcely as I suppose ⟨p. 36⟩evince the Assertion we are dealing about; there may be a Church of God dwelling at Rome or Corinth, without any adjacent Region annexed to it, I think. Besides, among those who first used the word in the sense now supposed, did not understand a Province by [Greek or Hebrew], which was with them (as originally) the charge of him that was a Bishop, and no more. [Greek or Hebrew] was with them a Province that belonged to a Metropolitan; such as the Bishop of Corinth is supposed to be. I do not remember where a Metropolitan Province is called his [Greek or Hebrew], there being many of these in every one of them. But at present I will not herein concern my self.
thence Churches were called 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, consisting of a number of them, who were 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 or 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 the Saints of God expressing the place which they inhabited, and the manner, as Strangers, said of the Churches whereof they were 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 and 〈non-Latin alphabet〉: this is now made to denote a Region, a Territorie, the adjacent Region to a Metropolis; and such like things, as the poor primitive pilgrimes little thought of. This will scarcely as I suppose ⟨p. 36⟩evince the Assertion we are dealing about; there may be a Church of God dweling at Rome or Corinth, without any adjacent Region annexed to it, I think. Besides, among those who first used the word in the sence now supposed, did not understand a Province by 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, which was with them (as originally) the charge of him that was a Bishop, and no more. was with them a Province that belonged to a Metropolitan; such as the Bishop of Corinth is supposed to be. I do not remember where a Metropolitan Province is called his , there being many of these in every one of them. But at present I will not herein concerne my selfe.