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rufini_n version_n locus_fw-la est_fw-la restituendus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d papias_n in_o prooemio_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apud_fw-la euseb_n lib._n 3._o hist_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o upon_o occasion_n any_o of_o the_o presbyter_n which_o have_v accompany_v the_o apostle_n do_v come_v i_o diligent_o inquire_v what_o be_v the_o speech_n which_o the_o apostle_n use_v what_o andrew_n or_o what_o peter_n do_v say_v or_o what_o philip_n or_o thomas_n or_o james_n or_o john_n or_o matthew_n or_o some_o other_o of_o the_o disciple_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o thing_n that_o aristion_n and_o john_n the_o elder_a our_o lord_n disciple_n do_v speak_v ibid._n speak_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d euseb_n ibid._n the_o two_o last_o of_o who_o he_o often_o cite_v by_o name_n in_o the_o process_n of_o the_o work_n relate_v the_o passage_n in_o this_o kind_n which_o he_o have_v hear_v from_o they_o and_o thus_o have_v we_o deduce_v episcopacy_n from_o the_o apostolical_a time_n and_o declare_v withal_o that_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o seven_o church_n be_v no_o other_o but_o such_o as_o in_o the_o next_o age_n after_o the_o apostle_n be_v by_o the_o father_n term_v bishop_n it_o follow_v now_o that_o we_o inquire_v why_o these_o church_n be_v confine_v within_o the_o number_n of_o seven_o in_o the_o superscription_n of_o that_o apostolical_a epistle_n prefix_v before_o the_o book_n of_o the_o revelation_n 1.4_o revelation_n revel_v 1.4_o john_n to_o the_o seven_o church_n in_o asia_n grace_n be_v unto_o you_o and_o peace_n where_o s._n john_n direct_v his_o setter_n unto_o they_o thus_o indefinite_o without_o any_o mention_n of_o their_o particular_a name_n he_o can_v by_o common_a intendment_n be_v conceive_v to_o have_v understand_v any_o other_o thereby_o but_o such_o as_o by_o some_o degree_n of_o eminency_n be_v distinguishable_a from_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o church_n that_o be_v in_o asia_n and_o in_o some_o sort_n also_o do_v comprehend_v all_o the_o rest_n under_o they_o for_o take_v asia_n here_o in_o the_o most_o strict_a sense_n for_o the_o lydian_a or_o as_o the_o 3._o the_o co._n l._n theodos_n lib._n 16._o tit_n 1._o de_fw-la fide_fw-la cathol_a leg_n 3._o imperial_a constitution_n call_v it_o the_o proconsular_a asia_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v imagine_v that_o after_o so_o long_a pain_n take_v by_o the_o apostle_n and_o their_o disciple_n in_o the_o husband_n of_o that_o part_n of_o the_o lord_n vineyard_n there_o shall_v be_v find_v no_o more_o but_o seven_o church_n therein_o especial_o since_o s._n paul_n that_o 3.10_o that_o 1._o cor._n 3.10_o wise_a master_n builder_n profess_v that_o he_o have_v here_o 9_o here_o 1._o cor._n 16.8_o 9_o a_o great_a door_n and_o effectual_a open_v unto_o he_o and_o s._n luke_n testify_v according_o that_o 20._o that_o act._n 19.10_o 20._o all_o they_o which_o dwell_v in_o asia_n hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n both_o jew_n and_o greek_n so_o mighty_o grow_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o prevayled_a which_o extraordinary_a blessing_n of_o god_n upon_o his_o labour_n move_v the_o apostle_n to_o make_v his_o residence_n 31._o residence_n act._n 20.18_o 31._o in_o those_o part_n for_o the_o space_n of_o three_o year_n wherein_o he_o cease_v not_o to_o warn_v every_o one_o night_n and_o day_n with_o tear_n and_o in_o particular_a among_o the_o epistle_n of_o ignatius_n write_v but_o twelve_o year_n as_o have_v be_v show_v after_o the_o mention_n of_o these_o seven_o church_n make_v in_o the_o apocalypse_n there_o be_v one_o direct_v to_o the_o church_n in_o trallis_n which_o by_o urbib_fw-la by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d step_v a_o de_fw-fr urbib_fw-la stephanus_n byzantinus_n be_v reckon_v among_o the_o city_n of_o the_o lydian_a and_o by_o pio._n by_o jul._n capitolin_n in_o antonio_n pio._n julius_n capitolinus_n of_o the_o proconsular_a asia_n wherein_o he_o make_v mention_n of_o polybius_n their_o bishop_n or_o 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d euseb_n lib._n 3._o hist_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d governor_n as_o eusebius_n call_v he_o who_o they_o have_v send_v to_o visit_v he_o at_o smyrna_n add_v withal_o his_o usual_a admonition_n trallian_n admonition_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ignat._n epist_n ad_fw-la trallian_n be_v subject_n to_o the_o bishop_n as_o to_o the_o lord_n and_o ibid._n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n to_o the_o presbytery_n as_o to_o the_o apostle_n of_o jesus_n christ_n our_o hope_n ibid._n hope_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n he_o that_o do_v any_o thing_n without_o the_o bishop_n and_o the_o presbyter_n &_o the_o deacon_n such_o a_o one_o be_v defile_v in_o conscience_n ibid._n conscience_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n ibid._n fare_v you_o well_o in_o jesus_n christ_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o bishop_n and_o likewise_o to_o the_o presbyter_n that_o in_o 29._o in_o plin._n lib._n 5._o hist_o nature_n cap._n 29._o laodicea_n sardis_n smyrna_n ephesus_n and_o 30._o and_o id._n ibid._n c._n 30._o pergamus_n the_o roman_a governor_n hold_v their_o court_n of_o justice_n to_o which_o all_o the_o city_n and_o town_n about_o have_v recourse_n for_o the_o end_n of_o their_o suit_n be_v observe_v out_o of_o pliny_n in_o 2._o in_o ptolem._n geograph_n lib._n 5._o cap._n 2._o ptolemy_n likewise_o thyatira_n be_v express_o name_v a_o metropolis_n as_o philadelphia_n also_o be_v in_o the_o 5._o the_o council_n constantino_n sub_fw-la mennâ_fw-la act._n 5._o greek_a act_n of_o the_o council_n of_o constantinople_n hold_v under_o menna_n which_o give_v we_o good_a ground_n to_o conceive_v that_o the_o seven_o city_n in_o which_o these_o seven_o church_n have_v their_o seat_n be_v all_o of_o they_o metropolitical_a and_o so_o have_v relation_n unto_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o town_n and_o city_n of_o asia_n as_o unto_o daughter_n rise_v under_o they_o the_o lydian_a asia_n be_v separate_v from_o caria_n by_o the_o river_n maeander_n upon_o the_o bank_n whereof_o be_v seat_v both_o trallis_n and_o magnesia_n which_o in_o the_o 27._o the_o hieroclis_fw-la notit_fw-la orientalis_n imperii_fw-la in_o append._n geograph_n sacr_n caroli_n à _fw-fr s._n paulo_n edit_n paris_n ann_n 1641._o pag._n 27._o civil_a list_n of_o the_o empire_n be_v place_v under_o the_o peculiar_a regiment_n of_o the_o proconsul_n of_o asia_n and_o in_o the_o 90._o the_o ordo_fw-la metropolitar_n ib._n pag._n 11._o &_o in_o tomo_fw-la 1_o juris_fw-la graeco-romani_a à _fw-la io._n le_fw-fr unclavio_n edit_n pag._n 90._o ecclesiastical_a register_n under_o the_o government_n of_o the_o metropolitan_a of_o ephesus_n but_o whether_o this_o subordination_n be_v as_o ancient_a as_o the_o day_n of_o ignatius_n who_o epistle_n be_v extant_a unto_o these_o three_o church_n and_o 〈◊〉_d and_o euseb_n lib._n 3._o hist_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d damas_n the_o than_o bishop_n of_o magnesia_n with_o polybius_n of_o trallis_n be_v at_o that_o time_n subject_a to_o onesimus_n the_o bishop_n of_o ephesus_n may_v well_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o the_o same_o ignatius_n direct_v one_o of_o his_o epistle_n unto_o the_o church_n roman_n church_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ignat._n epist_n ad_fw-la roman_n which_o have_v presidency_n in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o region_n of_o the_o roman_n and_o in_o the_o body_n thereof_o do_v attribute_n unto_o himself_o the_o title_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o syria_n whereby_o as_o he_o intimate_v himself_o to_o have_v be_v not_o only_o the_o bishop_n of_o antioch_n but_o also_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o province_n syria_n which_o be_v under_o that_o metropolis_n so_o do_v he_o likewise_o not_o obscure_o signify_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v at_o that_o time_n a_o presidency_n over_o the_o church_n that_o be_v in_o the_o 3._o the_o exit_fw-la vrblca_n riâ_fw-la region_fw-la cod._n theod._n lib._n 11._o tit_n 2._o leg_n 3._o vrbicarian_a region_n as_o the_o imperial_a constitution_n or_o the_o leguntur_fw-la the_o exit_fw-la provincià _fw-la romanâ_fw-la civitate_fw-la portuen_n etc._n etc._n in_o nominibus_fw-la quae_fw-la concilio_n arelatensi_fw-la i_o praefixa_fw-la leguntur_fw-la roman_a province_n as_o the_o act_n of_o the_o first_o council_n of_o arles_n call_v it_o what_o that_o vrbicarian_a region_n be_v i_o will_v not_o now_o stand_v to_o discuss_v whether_o tuscia_n only_o wherein_o rome_n itself_o be_v situate_v which_o in_o the_o day_n of_o ignatius_n be_v one_o entire_a region_n but_o afterward_o divide_v into_o tuscia_n suburbicaria_n and_o annonaria_n or_o the_o territory_n wherein_o the_o praefectus_fw-la vrbis_fw-la do_v exercise_v his_o jurisdiction_n which_o be_v confine_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o a_o hundred_o mile_n about_o the_o city_n or_o with_o that_o those_o other_o province_n also_o whereunto_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o vicarius_fw-la vrbis_fw-la do_v extend_v or_o last_o the_o circuit_n within_o which_o those_o 69_o
dulcibus_fw-la in_o stagnis_fw-la rimantur_fw-la prata_fw-la caystri_n and_o in_o the_o seven_o of_o the_o aeneid_n mdash_n sonat_fw-la amnis_fw-la &_o asia_n longè_fw-la pulsa_fw-la palus_fw-la it_o be_v further_a also_o report_v by_o strabo_n that_o roman_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strab._n lib._n 14._o pag._n 650._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eustath_n in_o iliad_n ss_z pag._n 254._o edit_n roman_n in_o this_o field_n near_o unto_o the_o bank_n of_o the_o river_n cayster_n the_o inhabitant_n use_v to_o show_v the_o chapel_n dedicate_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o caystrius_n and_o of_o one_o asias_n who_o the_o etymologist_n 〈◊〉_d etymologist_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etymologic_n magn_n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d note_v to_o have_v be_v sometime_o king_n of_o lydia_n and_o to_o have_v give_v the_o name_n unto_o this_o asian_a field_n or_o 45._o or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d herodet_fw-la lib._n 4._o §._o 45._o as_o the_o lydian_n themselves_o will_v have_v it_o to_o the_o whole_a land_n of_o asia_n allege_v further_a that_o from_o this_o asias_n the_o son_n of_o cotys_n the_o son_n of_o maneus_n they_o have_v a_o tribe_n in_o their_o head-city_n sardis_n which_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o be_v record_v by_o herodotus_n whether_o 〈◊〉_d whether_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d stephan_n de_fw-fr urbib_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o this_o asias_n the_o continent_n of_o asia_n do_v take_v his_o denomination_n or_o from_o the_o forementioned_a city_n of_o lydia_n or_o from_o asia_n the_o wife_n of_o prometheus_n or_o from_o some_o other_o original_n stephanus_n byzantinus_n leave_v we_o to_o inquire_v but_o beside_o that_o the_o first_o vowel_n in_o homer_n asia_n be_v long_o and_o in_o the_o great_a asia_n which_o ibid._n which_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id._n ibid._n stephanus_n acknowledge_v he_o to_o have_v be_v ignorant_a of_o be_v of_o a_o short_a quantity_n no_o man_n can_v doubt_v but_o the_o derivation_n of_o the_o name_n of_o asia_n from_o a_o lydian_a city_n or_o from_o a_o lydian_a king_n and_o heros_n be_v far_o more_o proper_o applyable_a to_o lydia_n itself_o then_o to_o the_o whole_a continent_n either_o of_o the_o great_a or_o the_o lesser_a asia_n for_o that_o lydia_n comprise_v within_o the_o bound_n before_o describe_v have_v in_o a_o peculiar_a acception_n the_o name_n of_o asia_n ascribe_v unto_o it_o may_v further_o be_v make_v clear_a both_o out_o of_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o the_o distinction_n make_v by_o the_o roman_a emperor_n betwixt_o the_o proconsular_a asia_n which_o we_o will_v show_v be_v the_o same_o with_o this_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o asian_a diocese_n in_o the_o 16._o chapter_n of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n the_o journey_n of_o s._n paul_n and_o his_o company_n be_v by_o s._n luke_n thus_o describe_v when_o they_o have_v go_v throughout_o phrygia_n and_o the_o region_n of_o galatia_n and_o be_v forbid_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o preach_v the_o word_n in_o asia_n after_o they_o be_v come_v to_o mysia_n they_o assay_v to_o go_v into_o bythinia_n but_o the_o spirit_n suffer_v they_o not_o and_o they_o pass_v by_o mysia_n come_v down_o to_o troas_n where_o it_o may_v be_v observe_v that_o the_o great_a phrygia_n through_o which_o they_o pass_v into_o galatia_n and_o mysia_n olympena_n which_o be_v next_o adjoin_v unto_o bythinia_n and_o hellespont_n wherein_o troas_n be_v situate_v be_v all_o of_o they_o parcel_n of_o that_o asia_n which_o at_o first_o be_v by_o the_o roman_n proper_o so_o call_v and_o afterward_o of_o the_o asian_a diocese_n also_o be_v yet_o express_o distinguish_v from_o asia_n in_o a_o more_o strict_a sense_n so_o denominate_v as_o caria_n likewise_o wherein_o miletus_n stand_v seem_v to_o be_v by_o what_o we_o read_v in_o act_n 20.16_o 17._o and_o as_o these_o be_v thus_o exempt_v by_o s._n luke_n so_o the_o rest_n that_o remain_v of_o the_o proper_a asia_n together_o with_o the_o seven_o church_n of_o asia_n mention_v in_o the_o revelation_n of_o s._n john_n be_v all_o of_o they_o comprehend_v within_o the_o limit_n of_o that_o lydian_a asia_n whereof_o we_o have_v speak_v for_o that_o pergamus_n be_v account_v a_o city_n of_o lydia_n we_o have_v hear_v before_o confirm_v out_o of_o xenophon_n to_o who_o aristotle_n also_o may_v be_v add_v in_o his_o book_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o he_o speak_v of_o a_o war_n sometime_o raise_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sardis_n philadelphia_n and_o thyatira_n be_v by_o ptolemy_n smyrna_n and_o epheus_fw-la by_o scylax_n caryandensis_fw-la and_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d steph._n de_fw-fr urbib_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d laodicea_n by_o stephanus_n byzantinus_n place_v therein_o yet_o be_v laodicea_n by_o ptolemy_n refer_v unto_o caria_n and_o by_o other_o unto_o phrygia_n the_o reason_n of_o which_o difference_n we_o may_v learn_v from_o strabo_n 628._o strabo_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strab._n lib._n 13._o pag._n 628._o who_o show_v that_o the_o confine_n of_o phrygia_n lydia_n and_o caria_n be_v so_o coincident_a that_o they_o be_v hardly_o to_o be_v discern_v the_o one_o from_o the_o other_o which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o though_o he_o himself_o 663._o himself_o id._n lib._n 12._o pag._n 576._o &_o lib._n 14._o pag._n 663._o do_v reckon_v laodicea_n among_o the_o city_n of_o phrygia_n yet_o hierapolis_n which_o be_v 629._o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id._n lib._n 13._o pag_n 629._o opposite_a to_o it_o towards_o the_o east_n be_v by_o stephanus_n urbib_fw-la stephanus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d stephan_n de_fw-fr urbib_fw-la say_v to_o be_v seat_v betwixt_o phrygia_n and_o lydia_n it_o by_o that_o mean_n be_v place_v in_o and_o laodicea_n without_o the_o border_n of_o phrygia_n this_o also_o do_v strabo_n assign_v for_o another_o reason_n 629._o reason_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strab._n lib._n 13._o pag._n 629._o why_o the_o bound_n of_o the_o province_n hereabout_o be_v confound_v because_o that_o the_o roman_n do_v not_o divide_v these_o place_n by_o the_o nation_n but_o order_v they_o after_o another_o manner_n according_a to_o the_o circuit_n wherein_o they_o keep_v their_o court_n and_o exercise_v judicature_n five_o of_o these_o tribunal_n be_v seat_v in_o the_o city_n of_o 30._o of_o plin_n lib._n 5._o cap._n 29._o &_o 30._o laodicea_n sardis_n smyrna_n ephesus_n and_o pergamus_n philadelphia_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o sardian_n and_o thyatira_n to_o the_o pergamen_fw-la jurisdiction_n thus_o be_v it_o when_o pliny_n write_v towards_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o empire_n of_o vespasian_n although_o afterward_o 2._o afterward_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ptolem_n lib._n 5._o c._n 2._o thyatira_n be_v a_o metropolis_n of_o itself_o as_o ptolemy_n declare_v in_o his_o geography_n and_o in_o all_o likelihood_n philadelphia_n also_o the_o only_a city_n remain_v of_o those_o seven_o famous_a one_o single_v out_o as_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o most_o eminent_a church_n of_o all_o asia_n in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o revelation_n for_o that_o philadelphia_n be_v herein_o no_o whit_n inferior_a unto_o thyatira_n may_v easy_o be_v gather_v by_o the_o respect_n which_o it_o still_o retain_v after_o that_o lydia_n as_o we_o shall_v hear_v be_v separate_v from_o the_o proconsular_a asia_n and_o each_o province_n ordinary_o permit_v to_o have_v but_o one_o metropolis_n for_o sardis_n be_v then_o the_o prime_a city_n of_o lydia_n the_o next_o in_o account_n after_o it_o be_v philadelphia_n another_o also_o be_v place_v betwixt_o it_o and_o thyatira_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o order_n of_o they_o constant_o observe_v aswell_o in_o the_o 29._o the_o hieroclis_fw-la notit_fw-la orientalis_n imperii_fw-la in_o append._n geograph_n sacr_n edit_fw-la paris_n a_o 1641._o pag._n 29._o civil_a as_o in_o the_o 90._o the_o ordo_fw-la metiopolit_fw-la ibid._n pag._n 13._o &_o 45._o &_o in_o tomo_fw-la 1._o juris_fw-la graeco-romani_a pag._n 90._o ecclesiastical_a catalogue_n of_o the_o city_n belong_v to_o that_o province_n whereupon_o in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o constantinopolitan_a council_n hold_v under_o menna_n we_o see_v that_o eustathius_n subscribe_v himself_o in_o express_a term_n 5._o term_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d council_n constantinop_n sub_fw-la mennâ_fw-la act._n 5._o bishop_n of_o the_o metropolis_n of_o the_o philadelphian_o of_o the_o province_n of_o the_o lydian_n the_o addition_n of_o these_o two_o mother-city_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v then_o make_v when_o vespasian_n add_v those_o many_o new_a province_n to_o the_o old_a government_n which_o 8._o which_o sueton._n in_o vespasian_n cap._n 8._o suetonius_n speak_v off_o at_o what_o time_n as_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a he_o separate_v this_o proconsular_a asia_n from_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o asia_n which_o together_o with_o this_o be_v 840._o be_v strabo_n
in_o sin_n lib._n 17._o pag._n 840._o by_o augustus_n caesar_n former_o make_v one_o entire_a consular_a province_n for_o the_o proconsul_n of_o asia_n have_v but_o two_o province_n under_o his_o jurisdiction_n before_o that_o of_o hellespont_n be_v cast_v upon_o he_o by_o theodosius_n the_o elder_a the_o one_o in_o the_o continent_n which_o he_o govern_v by_o himself_o the_o other_o in_o the_o land_n which_o he_o rule_v by_o a_o precedent_n it_o be_v know_v breviario_fw-la know_v sub_fw-la vespasiano_n principe_fw-la insularum_fw-la provincia_fw-la facta_fw-la est_fw-la sexr_n rufus_n in_o breviario_fw-la that_o the_o rhodes_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o those_o land_n be_v first_o make_v a_o province_n by_o vespasian_n and_o from_o his_o time_n downward_o long_o before_o the_o distribution_n of_o the_o empire_n make_v by_o constantine_n there_o remain_v a_o continue_a memory_n of_o the_o proconsul_n of_o asia_n for_o in_o his_o son_n day_n we_o find_v casauboni_n find_v plin._n lib._n 4._o epist_n 3._o &_o 5._o vid._n jul._n capitolin_n in_o antonino_n pio_n cum_fw-la notis_fw-la casauboni_n arrius_n antoninus_n to_o have_v be_v proconsul_n of_o asia_n and_o 7._o and_o acta_fw-la graeca_n timothei_n apud_fw-la p._n halloix_n notat_fw-la in_o vit._n polycarpi_n cap._n 7._o peregrinus_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o nerva_n under_o who_o timothy_n suffer_v at_o ephesus_n pio._n ephesus_n jul._n capitolin_n in_o antonino_n pio._n antoninus_n pius_n 128._o pius_n justin_n martyr_n in_o apologiâad_a antonin_n &_o ex_fw-la eo_fw-la euseb_n lib._n 4._o hist_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o chronic-ann_a christ_n 128._o serenius_fw-la grannianus_n and_o minucius_n fundanus_n boar_n the_o same_o office_n under_o the_o emperor_n hadrian_n and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o marcus_n aurelius_n 235._o aurelius_n fasti_fw-la sicult_a ad_fw-la ann_n 4._o o._n lymp_n 235._o tatius_n quadratus_n under_o who_o polycarpus_n suffer_v martyrdom_n at_o smyrna_n as_o pionius_n also_o do_v afterward_o in_o the_o same_o place_n under_o 257._o under_o ibid._n ad_fw-la ann_n 4._o olymp._n 257._o proclus_n quintianus_n there_o be_v mention_n also_o make_v by_o aelius_n lampridius_n of_o the_o proconsulship_n of_o another_o do_v another_o lamprid._n in_o commo_fw-la do_v arrius_n antoninus_n under_o commodus_n and_o ulpian_n in_o his_o first_o book_n of_o the_o proconsul_n office_n allege_v procon_n allege_v imperator_fw-la noster_fw-la antoninus_n augustus_n ad_fw-la de_fw-la sideria_fw-la asianorum_n rescripsit_fw-la proconsuli_fw-la necessitatem_fw-la imposit_v be_o per_fw-la mare_fw-la asiam_fw-la applicare_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pri_fw-la mam_n attingere_fw-la ulpian_n in_o l._n observare_fw-la d._n the_o ossic_a procon_n a_o rescript_n of_o the_o emperor_n antoninus_n whereby_o a_o necessity_n be_v impose_v upon_o the_o proconsul_n to_o pass_v into_o asiaby_n sea_n and_o among_o the_o other_o metropoles_fw-la whereof_o we_o hear_v there_o be_v many_o to_o arrive_v first_o at_o ephesus_n but_o after_o the_o day_n of_o constantine_n the_o distinction_n of_o the_o office_n of_o the_o vicarius_fw-la dioecesis_fw-la asianae_fw-la and_o the_o proconsul_n asiae_n do_v more_o evident_o occur_v especial_o in_o eunapius_n where_o he_o tell_v how_o in_o his_o time_n valens_n be_v then_o emperor_n of_o the_o east_n clearchus_n be_v prefer_v unto_o they_o both_o for_o first_o he_o declare_v that_o he_o be_v make_v maximi_fw-la make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eunap_n in_o vitâ_fw-la maximi_fw-la governor_n of_o all_o that_o asia_n the_o jurisdiction_n whereof_o do_v extend_v from_o hellespont_n through_o lydia_n and_o pisidia_n unto_o pamphylia_n where_o in_o stead_n of_o lydia_n which_o at_o that_o time_n as_o we_o will_v show_v do_v belong_v unto_o the_o proconsular_a asia_n we_o be_v to_o put_v phrygia_n which_o appertain_v to_o this_o and_o aswell_o in_o the_o 16.6_o the_o act._n 2.9_o 10._o &_o 16.6_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n as_o in_o the_o epistle_n of_o the_o church_n of_o vienna_n and_o lion_n recite_v by_o eusebius_n be_v express_o exclude_v from_o that_o other_o asia_n 〈◊〉_d asia_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d euseb_n lib._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d then_o touch_v the_o advancement_n of_o clearchus_n to_o the_o other_o government_n eunapius_n write_v thus_o ibid._n thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id._n ibid._n thing_n prosperous_o succeed_v valens_n be_v wonderful_o well_o please_v with_o clearchus_n and_o be_v so_o far_o from_o deprive_v he_o of_o his_o former_a charge_n that_o he_o advance_v he_o unto_o a_o great_a government_n appoint_v he_o to_o be_v proconsul_n of_o asia_n now_o proper_o so_o call_v this_o from_o pergamus_n downward_o take_v the_o sea-coast_n into_o it_o towards_o the_o adjacent_a continent_n reach_v unto_o caria_n the_o mountain_n tmolus_n circumscribe_v that_o of_o it_o which_o belong_v unto_o lydia_n of_o the_o government_n it_o be_v the_o most_o honourable_a and_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o praefectus_fw-la praetorio_fw-la save_v that_o now_o by_o reason_n of_o these_o late_a commotion_n all_o thing_n be_v again_o confound_v and_o disturb_v in_o which_o word_n touch_v this_o proconsular_a asia_n we_o may_v observe_v first_o the_o name_n which_o he_o give_v unto_o it_o of_o asia_n now_o proper_o so_o call_v then_o the_o limit_n wherewith_o he_o circumscribe_v it_o as_o it_o yet_o stand_v in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o emperor_n valens_n and_o last_o the_o change_n which_o afterward_o do_v happen_v therein_o in_o the_o first_o of_o which_o we_o be_v to_o consider_v that_o the_o asia_n now_o proper_o so_o call_v be_v but_o a_o parcel_n of_o that_o which_o in_o former_a time_n the_o roman_n call_v their_o proper_a asia_n and_o that_o as_o the_o title_n of_o asia_n then_o proper_o so_o call_v be_v use_v by_o they_o as_o a_o term_n to_o distinguish_v it_o from_o asia_n minor_fw-la so_o now_o it_o have_v a_o like_a relation_n unto_o the_o asian_a diocese_n from_o which_o as_o a_o member_n from_o the_o whole_a by_o this_o specification_n of_o the_o name_n it_o be_v discriminared_a second_o touch_v the_o limit_n thereof_o it_o may_v be_v note_v that_o as_o galen_n in_o the_o place_n before_o allege_v make_v the_o hellespontian_n mysia_n which_o in_o the_o old_a distribution_n of_o the_o empire_n be_v within_o the_o precinct_n of_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o vicarius_fw-la dioecesis_fw-la asianae_fw-la to_o be_v conterminous_a unto_o pergamus_n where_o he_o himself_o be_v bear_v so_o eunapius_n from_o the_o same_o pergamus_n or_o the_o pergamen_fw-la mysia_n rather_o begin_v the_o bound_n of_o the_o proconsular_a asia_n extend_v the_o length_n thereof_o from_o thence_o downward_o unto_o caria_n and_o the_o breadth_n from_o the_o sea_n unto_o tmolus_n 629._o tmolus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strabo_n lib._n 13._o pag._n 629._o a_o mountain_n place_v in_o the_o eastern_a border_n of_o lydia_n which_o be_v by_o euripides_n in_o his_o bacchae_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o fortress_n of_o lydia_n and_o on_o the_o side_n whereof_o sardis_n a_o chief_a city_n of_o that_o province_n and_o eunapius_n his_o own_o country_n be_v not_o only_o by_o he_o bacchis_n he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d euripid._n in_o bacchis_n but_o also_o by_o 101._o by_o herodot_n lib._n 1._o §_o 84._o &_o lib._n 5._o §._o 101._o herodotus_n 625._o herodotus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strab._n l._n 13._o pag._n 625._o strabo_n and_o 29._o and_o lydia_n celebratur_fw-la maxim_n sardibus_fw-la in_o latere_fw-la tmoli_n montis_fw-la qui_fw-la antè_fw-la tmolus_n appellabatur_fw-la plin._n lib._n 5._o c._n 29._o pliny_n howsoever_o ptolemy_n misplace_v it_o sufficient_o prove_v to_o have_v be_v situate_v by_o which_o description_n it_o appear_v that_o the_o proconsular_a asia_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o old_a lydian_a asia_n within_o the_o compass_n whereof_o all_o those_o seven_o church_n be_v comprehend_v which_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o revelation_n three_o for_o the_o change_n which_o follow_v afterward_o we_o find_v that_o by_o theodosius_n the_o elder_n who_o succeed_v valens_n in_o the_o eastern_a empire_n the_o leg_n the_o l._n offic._n hestesponti_n c._n the_o offic_n commit_v sacri_fw-la potrimon_n vel_fw-la pouùs_fw-la proconsalis_fw-la &_o leg_n consular_a hellespont_n wherein_o that_o hellespontian_n mysia_n be_v contain_v which_o border_v upon_o pergamena_n be_v take_v from_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o vicarius_fw-la of_o the_o asian_a diocese_n and_o put_v under_o the_o power_n of_o the_o proconsul_n of_o asia_n and_o either_o by_o he_o or_o his_o son_n arcadius_n the_o inland_n province_n of_o lydia_n on_o the_o other_o side_n take_v from_o the_o proconsul_n of_o asia_n and_o subject_v to_o the_o vicarius_fw-la of_o the_o asian_a diocese_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o palladius_n 〈◊〉_d palladius_n palladius_n in_o vitâ_fw-la chrysostomi_n &_o ex_fw-la eo_fw-la georgius_n alexandrinus_n tomo_fw-la 8._o edit_fw-la graec._n oper_n chrysost_n pag._n 202._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d speak_v of_o the_o asian_a
synod_n of_o seventy_o bishop_n hold_v by_o chrysostom_n in_o the_o four_o hundred_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n do_v express_o distinguish_v the_o bishop_n of_o lydia_n from_o the_o bishop_n of_o asia_n for_o as_o for_o the_o subscription_n of_o the_o first_o council_n of_o nice_a which_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o some_o latin_a copy_n they_o be_v of_o latter_a time_n and_o deserve_v little_a or_o no_o regard_n yet_o in_o this_o distraction_n of_o lydia_n from_o the_o proconsular_a asia_n it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o the_o southern_a part_n thereof_o lie_v betwixt_o the_o river_n of_o maeander_n and_o cayster_n which_o we_o note_v to_o have_v be_v attribute_v by_o ptolemy_n unto_o caria_n and_o wherein_o be_v the_o city_n of_o priene_n magnesia_n trallis_n and_o nysa_n be_v still_o reserve_v unto_o asia_n together_o with_o all_o that_o lay_v upon_o the_o sea-coast_n from_o ephesus_n up_o unto_o assos_fw-la mention_v in_o act_n 20.13_o as_o do_v appear_v aswell_o 90._o aswell_o append._n geograph_n sacr_n edit_fw-la paris_n ann_n 1641._o pag._n 27._o &_o 43._o cum_fw-la tomo_fw-la 1._o juris_fw-la graeco-romani_a pag._n 90._o by_o the_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a list_n of_o the_o province_n of_o the_o eastern_a empire_n record_v by_o the_o grecian_n as_o by_o the_o etc._n the_o subscript_n council_n chalce_v act._n 6._o council_n constantinop_n sub_fw-la mennâ_fw-la act._n 5._o council_n constantinop_n vi_o act._n 18._o etc._n etc._n subscription_n of_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n and_o other_o of_o the_o eastern_a synod_n and_o so_o imperii_fw-la so_o sub_fw-la dispositione_n viri_fw-la spectabilis_fw-la proconsulis_fw-la asiae_n provinciae_fw-la infrascriptae_a asia_n insulae_n hellespontus_n notitia_fw-la provinciar_n &_o dignitat_fw-la urriusque_fw-la imperii_fw-la asia_n thus_o restrain_v and_o disjoint_v from_o lydia_n together_o with_o the_o two_o other_o province_n of_o the_o land_n call_v cyclades_n and_o hellespontus_n continue_v under_o the_o government_n of_o the_o proconsul_n of_o asia_n as_o these_o eight_o be_v ibid._n be_v sub_fw-la dispositione_n viri_fw-la spectabilis_fw-la vicarii_fw-la dioeceseos_fw-la asianae_fw-la provinciae_fw-la infrascriptae_a pamphylia_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n under_o the_o disposal_n of_o the_o vicarius_fw-la of_o the_o asian_a diocese_n pamphylia_n lycia_n lycaonia_n pisidia_n which_o four_o be_v not_o contain_v within_o the_o asia_n propriè_fw-la dicta_fw-la of_o the_o ancient_a roman_n lydia_n caria_n phrygia_n pacatiana_n and_o phrygia_n salutaris_n this_o distribution_n be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o latin_a list_n of_o the_o province_n and_o dignity_n of_o both_o the_o empire_n calby_o 13._o calby_o alciat_fw-la parerg_n lib._n 5._o cap._n 13._o alciat_a the_o breviary_n of_o theodosius_n the_o young_a 14._o young_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d io._n malel_n antiochen_n chronic_a ms._n lib._n 14._o by_o who_o lycia_n be_v first_o divide_v from_o lycaonia_n and_o make_v a_o province_n by_o itself_o myra_n be_v appoint_v the_o metropolis_n and_o place_n of_o the_o residence_n of_o the_o precedent_n thereof_o as_o johannes_n malela_n set_v down_o in_o his_o chronicle_n which_o report_n of_o his_o if_o we_o admit_v for_o authentic_a we_o must_v withal_o say_v that_o theodoret_n have_v relation_n to_o the_o state_n of_o his_o own_o time_n when_o speak_v of_o the_o care_n which_o chrysostom_n have_v 28._o have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theodoret._n histor_n ecclesiastic_a lib._n 5._o cap_n 28._o of_o the_o whole_a diocese_n of_o asia_n he_o say_v that_o it_o be_v govern_v by_o eleven_o precedent_n count_v the_o three_o province_n which_o be_v under_o the_o proconsul_n of_o asia_n with_o the_o other_o eight_o that_o be_v under_o the_o vicarius_fw-la of_o the_o asian_a diocese_n which_o otherwise_o if_o lycia_n and_o lycaonia_n have_v be_v conjoin_v will_v have_v be_v but_o seven_o province_n indeed_o imperii_fw-la indeed_o asianae_fw-la x._o pamphylia_n hellespontus_n lydia_n etc._n etc._n notit_fw-la utriusque_fw-la imperii_fw-la in_o the_o general_a enumeration_n of_o the_o province_n of_o the_o eastern_a empire_n which_o we_o meet_v withal_o towards_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o foresay_a theodosian_a breviary_n there_o be_v but_o ten_o province_n number_v of_o the_o whole_a asian_a diocese_n the_o first_o and_o principal_n of_o they_o all_o to_o wit_n asia_n itself_o by_o some_o error_n wherewith_o 1597._o wherewith_o onuph_n panuin_n reipubl_n roman_n lib._n 3._o pag._n 424._o edit_n francofurt_n ann_n 1597._o onuphrius_n also_o be_v misledd_v be_v omit_v which_o be_v nothing_o amend_v by_o isidorus_n mercator_n but_o increase_v rather_o when_o he_o reckon_v up_o ms._n up_o asiae_n provinciae_fw-la xii_o asia_n ipsa_fw-la in_fw-la quâ_fw-la est_fw-la ilium_n id_fw-la est_fw-la troia_n lydia_n galatia_n lycia_n caria_n hellespontus_n etc._n etc._n provinciar_a romanar_n libel_n ab_fw-la ant._n sconhovio_n &_o andr._n schotto_n edit_n ex_fw-la isidori_n collect._n epistolar_n decretal_a ms._n twelve_o province_n in_o this_o asia_n the_o first_o where_o of_o be_v asia_n itself_o say_v he_o in_o which_o be_v ilium_n or_o troy_n the_o second_o lydia_n the_o three_o galatia_n whereas_o ilium_n be_v situate_v not_o in_o this_o but_o in_o the_o province_n of_o hellespont_n and_o galatia_n appertain_v to_o the_o pontican_n and_o not_o to_o the_o asian_a diocese_n whence_o by_o the_o way_n we_o may_v correct_v a_o error_n that_o have_v creep_v into_o the_o greek_a edition_n of_o the_o subscription_n of_o the_o 6._o action_n of_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n wherein_o though_o theosebius_n bishop_n of_o ilium_n have_v put_v to_o his_o name_n yet_o stephen_n the_o metropolitan_a of_o the_o ephesian_n among_o those_o absent_a bishop_n that_o be_v under_o his_o jurisdiction_n do_v nominate_v rufinus_n bishop_n not_o timi_n as_o the_o latin_a book_n have_v it_o but_o ilij_fw-la and_o here_o it_o be_v further_a to_o be_v observe_v that_o howsoever_o in_o former_a time_n the_o proconsular_a asia_n have_v divers_a metropolitical_a city_n in_o it_o as_o by_o that_o which_o have_v be_v already_o say_v and_o special_o by_o the_o rescript_n of_o the_o emperor_n antoninus_n vouch_v by_o ulpian_n be_v manifest_o prove_v yet_o in_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o empire_n make_v by_o constantine_n it_o be_v order_v that_o aswell_o there_o as_o in_o all_o other_o province_n respective_o there_o shall_v be_v but_o one_o chief_a city_n hold_v for_o the_o metropolis_n wherein_o the_o roman_a deputy_n be_v to_o make_v his_o principal_a residence_n and_o to_o which_o the_o provincials_n may_v have_v recourse_n for_o the_o administration_n of_o public_a justice_n now_o ephesus_n be_v hold_v to_o be_v asiaticas_fw-la be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aristid_n orat_fw-la de_fw-fr concordiâ_fw-la ad_fw-la civitates_fw-la asiaticas_fw-la the_o common_a treasury_n of_o asia_n as_o aristides_n call_v it_o be_v appoint_v to_o be_v the_o metropolis_n thereof_o as_o may_v appear_v by_o the_o testimony_n aswell_o of_o ephes_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrysost_n in_o argument_n epist_n ad_fw-la ephes_n chrysostom_n and_o other_o of_o the_o ancient_a who_o write_v upon_o the_o epistle_n of_o s._n paul_n to_o the_o ephesian_n as_o by_o the_o emperor_n chalcedon_n emperor_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theodos_fw-la jun._n epist_n ad_fw-la dioscor_fw-la alexandrin_n insert_v actioni_fw-la 1._o council_n chalcedon_n theodosius_n in_o the_o letter_n whereby_o he_o summon_v dioscorus_n and_o other_o bishop_n to_o appear_v at_o the_o second_o council_n of_o ephesus_n assemble_v by_o he_o in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n ccccxlix_n and_o he_o that_o write_v the_o book_n of_o the_o place_n mention_v in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n false_o father_v upon_o s._n hierom_n say_v that_o opera_fw-la that_o specialiter_fw-la ubi_fw-la ephesus_n civet_n as_o est_fw-la asia_n voco_fw-la lib._n de_fw-fr locis_fw-la act._n apostol_n inter_fw-la hieronymi_n &_o bedae_fw-la opera_fw-la where_o the_o city_n of_o ephesus_n be_v there_o be_v the_o asia_n special_o so_o call_v can_v mean_v no_o other_o thing_n thereby_o but_o that_o the_o province_n which_o have_v ephesus_n for_o its_o metropolis_n be_v that_o which_o have_v the_o name_n of_o asia_n in_o a_o singular_a manner_n appropriate_v unto_o it_o if_o therein_o he_o look_v any_o further_a than_o to_o the_o bare_a word_n of_o the_o text_n wherein_o it_o be_v say_v that_o paul_n 19.10_o paul_n act._n 19.10_o continue_v at_o ephesus_n by_o the_o space_n of_o two_o year_n all_o they_o which_o dwell_v in_o asia_n hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o that_o afterward_o 18._o afterward_o act._n 20.16_o 18._o he_o determine_v to_o sail_v by_o ephesus_n because_o he_o will_v not_o spend_v the_o time_n in_o asia_n and_o thereupon_o send_v for_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n he_o say_v unto_o they_o you_o know_v from_o the_o first_o day_n that_o i_o come_v into_o asia_n after_o what_o manner_n i_o have_v be_v with_o you_o at_o all_o season_n out_o of_o all_o which_o it_o be_v no_o hard_a matter_n for_o he_o
to_o gather_v at_o large_a as_o 16._o as_o erasm_n annot_n in_o act._n 16_o &_o rom._n 16._o erasmus_n do_v after_o he_o that_o asia_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n denote_v that_o part_n of_o asia_n minor_a in_o which_o ephesus_n stand_v it_o be_v here_o also_o further_o to_o be_v note_v that_o as_o in_o the_o state_n of_o the_o civil_a government_n the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o annual_a precedent_n by_o aristides_n style_v 〈◊〉_d style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aristid_n in_o orat_fw-la citat_fw-la quum_fw-la antea_fw-la dixisset_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bishop_n be_v extend_v unto_o all_o the_o city_n that_o be_v contain_v within_o the_o limit_n of_o their_o several_a province_n so_o in_o the_o eastern_a empire_n especial_o the_o ecclesiastical_a regiment_n be_v herein_o conform_v unto_o the_o civil_a there_o be_v but_o one_o metropolitan_a bishop_n settle_v in_o every_o province_n unto_o who_o the_o bishop_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o city_n be_v subordinate_v by_o which_o mean_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o of_o the_o seven_o church_n in_o asia_n speak_v of_o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o revelation_n ephesus_n alone_o in_o the_o day_n of_o constantine_n have_v the_o metropolitical_a dignity_n lest_o unto_o it_o then_o after_o the_o day_n of_o valens_n the_o emperor_n lydia_n be_v separate_v from_o asia_n the_o bishop_n of_o sardis_n which_o have_v be_v the_o 625._o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strabo_n lib._n 13._o pag._n 625._o ancient_a seat_n of_o the_o lydian_a king_n become_v the_o metropolitan_a of_o that_o province_n the_o see_v of_o philadelphia_n and_o 8._o and_o in_o the_o latin_a edition_n of_o the_o subscription_n adjoin_v unto_o the_o 6_o action_n of_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n thyatira_n be_v make_v subject_n to_o synnada_n but_o the_o greek_a read_v there_o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rather_o a_o see_v well_o know_v to_o be_v suffragan_a to_o synnada_n which_o synnada_n in_o socratis_n histor_n ecclesiast_fw-la lib._n 7._o cap._n 3._o be_v by_o another_o error_n make_v to_o be_v a_o city_n of_o phrygia_n pacatiana_n whereas_o it_o be_v without_o all_o controverfy_a the_o metropolis_n of_o phrygia_n salutaris_n see_v the_o subscript_n of_o the_o v._o general_a council_n collat._n 8._o thyatira_n be_v make_v subject_a to_o he_o as_o smyrna_n and_o pergamus_n be_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o ephesus_n there_o remain_v then_o of_o the_o seven_o only_a laedicea_n which_o get_v the_o honour_n of_o be_v the_o metropolis_n of_o phrygia_n pacatiana_n as_o we_o read_v in_o the_o greek_a subscription_n of_o the_o first_o epistle_n unto_o timothy_n the_o lateness_n whereof_o be_v thence_o right_o collect_v by_o the_o learned_a 145._o learned_a vnde_fw-la satis_fw-la liquere_fw-la potest_fw-la de_fw-fr subscriptione_n primae_fw-la epistolae_fw-la ad_fw-la timotheum_n recentiorem_fw-la eam_fw-la esse_fw-la cujac_n in_o exposit_n novel_a 145._o cujacius_n for_o as_o the_o distinction_n of_o phrygia_n pacatiana_n and_o salutaris_n be_v not_o where_o to_o be_v find_v before_o the_o distribution_n of_o the_o province_n make_v by_o constantine_n so_o at_o that_o time_n also_o when_o but_o one_o metropolis_n be_v allot_v unto_o every_o province_n it_o be_v a_o question_n whether_o of_o those_o two_o 21._o two_o laodicea_n and_o hierapolis_n as_o they_o be_v near_o one_o another_o and_o so_o conjoin_v by_o the_o apostle_n in_o coloss_n 4.13_o so_o have_v they_o the_o first_o place_n also_o assign_v unto_o they_o among_o the_o city_n of_o phrygia_n pacariana_n by_o hierocles_n in_o the_o civil_a list_n of_o the_o province_n append_v geogr._n sacr_n pag._n 21._o prime_a city_n that_o be_v so_o near_o together_o hierapolis_n which_o without_o all_o controversy_n be_v acknowledge_v to_o belong_v unto_o phrygia_n be_v not_o rather_o choose_v to_o be_v the_o mother_n city_n therein_o then_o laodicea_n which_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o doubtful_a situation_n thereof_o as_o we_o have_v hear_v be_v indifferent_o challenge_v to_o appertain_v unto_o phrygia_n garia_n and_o lydia_n in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o succeed_a emperor_n indeed_o 12._o indeed_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d council_n chalcedon_n can._n 12._o who_o yield_v so_o far_o to_o the_o ambition_n of_o some_o bishop_n that_o they_o be_v content_a there_o shall_v be_v two_o metropolitan_n in_o one_o province_n both_o these_o city_n be_v account_v for_o the_o metropoles_fw-la of_o phrygia_n pacatiana_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o in_o the_o four_o general_a council_n assemble_v at_o chalcedon_n aswell_o 6._o aswell_o council_n chalced._n act._n 6._o nunechius_n bishop_n of_o the_o metropolis_n of_o laodicea_n as_o stephen_n bishop_n of_o the_o metropolis_n of_o hierapolis_n do_v subscribe_v for_o themselves_o and_o the_o absent_a bishop_n which_o be_v under_o they_o as_o also_o in_o the_o five_o general_a council_n hold_v at_o constantinople_n there_o be_v mention_v make_v at_o the_o same_o time_n 8._o time_n council_n v._o collat._n 8._o of_o john_n bishop_n of_o the_o metropolis_n of_o the_o laodicean_n and_o auxanon_n bishop_n of_o the_o metropolis_n of_o the_o hierapolitan_o and_o in_o the_o six_o of_o tiberius_n bishop_n of_o the_o laodicean_n and_o sisinnius_n of_o the_o hierapolitan_o either_o of_o they_o give_v unto_o his_o seat_n the_o title_n 18._o title_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d council_n vi_o constantinop_n act._n 18._o of_o the_o metropolis_n of_o the_o pacatian_a phrygian_n and_o although_o by_o a_o canon_n of_o the_o say_a council_n of_o chalcedon_n it_o be_v provide_v that_o any_o bishop_n which_o afterward_o 12._o afterward_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d council_n chalced._n can_v 12._o will_v attempt_v to_o make_v such_o division_n to_o the_o derogation_n of_o the_o right_n of_o his_o own_o metropolitan_a shall_v be_v deprive_v of_o his_o dignity_n and_o that_o ibid._n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n the_o new_a metropoles_fw-la former_o constitured_a by_o the_o imperial_a charter_n shall_v so_o content_v themselves_o with_o this_o honour_n that_o the_o proper_a right_n shall_v still_o be_v preserve_v unto_o that_o which_o be_v the_o metropolis_n indeed_o yet_o we_o see_v for_o all_o this_o that_o 98._o that_o notit_fw-la graec._n in_o appendic_n geograph_n sacr_n pag._n 16._o &_o 18._o item_n 48._o &_o 52._o jur._n graeco_n roman_a tom_fw-mi 1._o pag._n 94._o &_o 98._o in_o the_o list_n of_o the_o bishopric_n of_o the_o east_n make_v in_o the_o succeed_a time_n there_o be_v still_o distinct_a suffragans_fw-la reckon_v under_o these_o two_o metropolitan_o of_o laodicea_n and_o hierapolis_n and_o that_o diverse_a other_o private_a bishop_n be_v not_o hereby_o restrain_v from_o aspire_v unto_o a_o metropolitical_a dignity_n among_o who_o to_o speak_v only_o of_o those_o who_o be_v within_o our_o compass_n be_v the_o bishop_n of_o smyrna_n who_o find_v the_o mean_n to_o be_v make_v first_o 40._o first_o notir_v graec._n in_o append_v geograph_n sacr_n pag._n 8._o &_o 40._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o independent_a and_o then_o 45._o then_o jur._n graeco-roman_a tom_fw-mi 1._o pag._n 88_o &_o 45._o a_o metropolitan_a with_o 100_o with_o ibid._n pag._n 100_o seven_o suffragans_fw-la depend_v upon_o he_o junii_fw-la he_o georg._n codin_n curopalat_n de_fw-fr offic._n constantinop_n pag._n 221._o &_o 237._o edit_n fr._n junii_fw-la the_o bishop_n of_o pergamus_n who_o be_v exempt_v likewise_o from_o his_o subordination_n to_o ephesus_n and_o make_v a_o metropolitan_a by_o himself_o and_o the_o bishop_n of_o philadelphia_n 231._o philadelphia_n ibid._n pag._n 219._o &_o 231._o who_o by_o andronicus_n palaeologus_n the_o elder_a be_v substitute_v into_o the_o place_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o sardis_n and_o make_v metropolitan_a of_o all_o lydia_n so_o as_o of_o the_o bishop_n 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