more_o do_v he_o permit_v these_o four_o to_o be_v equal_n among_o themselves_o but_o appoint_v ithamar_n exod._n 38.21_o to_o command_v over_o eliasaph_n with_o his_o gershonits_n num._n 4.28_o zuriel_n with_o his_o merarit_n num._n 4.33_o eleazar_n num._n 4.16_o to_o have_v jurisdictio_fw-la over_o his_o own_o family_n elizaphan_n with_o his_o cohathite_n yea_o he_o make_v not_o eleazar_n and_o ithamar_n to_o be_v absolute_a equal_n but_o give_v eleazar_n preeminence_n over_o ithamar_n and_o therefore_o term_v he_o nasi_n nesiim_n princeps_fw-la principum_fw-la or_o praelatus_fw-la praelatorum_fw-la num._n 3.32_o and_o all_o these_o under_o aaron_n the_o high_a priest_n so_o that_o 1._o aaron_z be_v the_o high_a priest_n 2._o under_o he_o eleazar_n who_o as_o he_o have_v his_o peculiar_a charge_n to_o look_v unto_o so_o be_v he_o general_o to_o rule_v both_o ithamars_n jurisdiction_n and_o his_o own_o 3._o under_o he_o ithamar_n over_o two_o family_n 4._o under_o he_o the_o three_o prelate_n 5._o under_o each_o of_o they_o their_o several_a chief_a father_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o they_o be_v term_v exod._n 6.25_o under_o elizaphan_n four_o under_o eliasaph_n two_o under_o zuriel_n two_o num._n 3.18_o etc._n etc._n 6._o under_o these_o the_o several_a person_n of_o their_o kindred_n this_o be_v here_o worth_a the_o note_n that_o albeit_o it_o be_v grant_v that_o aaron_n be_v the_o type_n of_o christ_n and_o so_o we_o forbear_v to_o take_v any_o argument_n from_o he_o yet_o eleazar_n who_o be_v no_o type_n nor_o ever_o so_o deem_v by_o any_o writer_n will_v serve_v sufficient_o to_o show_v such_o superiority_n as_o be_v plead_v for_o that_o be_v a_o personal_a jurisdiction_n in_o one_o man_n restant_n over_o the_o head_n or_o ruler_n of_o diverse_a charge_n the_o form_n of_o government_n under_o joshua_n the_o commonwealth_n be_v change_v from_o the_o ambulatory_a form_n into_o a_o settle_a estate_n in_o the_o city_n of_o canaan_n as_o before_o the_o levit_n be_v divide_v according_a to_o the_o several_a quarter_n of_o the_o camp_n so_o now_o be_v they_o sort_v into_o the_o several_a territory_n of_o the_o tribe_n so_o god_n command_v num._n 35.2_o 8._o the_o lot_n fall_v so_o that_o the_o four_o partition_n of_o the_o xii_o tribe_n be_v not_o the_o same_o as_o when_o they_o camp_v before_o together_o but_o after_o another_o sort_n for_o the_o tribe_n of_o 1._o juda_n simeon_n and_o benjamin_n make_v the_o first_o quarter_n 2._o ephraim_n dan_n and_o half_a of_o manasses_n the_o second_o 3._o issachar_n asher_n napthali_n and_o the_o other_o half_n of_o manasses_n the_o three_o 4._o zebulun_n reuben_n and_o gad_n the_o four_o now_o in_o these_o four_o 1._o the_o charge_n or_o oversight_n of_o the_o first_o be_v commit_v to_o aaron_n and_o his_o family_n and_o they_o have_v therein_o assign_v to_o they_o xiii_o city_n in_o judah_n and_o simeon_n ix_o and_o in_o benjamin_n iu._n jos_n 21.9_o 10_o etc._n etc._n 2._o of_o the_o second_o the_o care_n be_v commit_v to_o the_o family_n of_o the_o cohathits_n and_o they_o have_v assign_v to_o they_o x._o city_n in_o ephraim_n iv_o in_o dan_n iu._n and_o in_o the_o half_a of_o manasses_n ii_o jos_n 21.20_o 3._o the_o three_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o family_n of_o gershon_n and_o they_o have_v therein_o assign_v to_o they_o xiii_o city_n in_o issachar_n iv_o in_o asher_n iv_o in_o naphtali_n iii_o in_o the_o other_o half_n of_o manasses_n ii_o jos_n 21.27_o 4._o the_o oversight_n of_o the_o four_o partition_n be_v commit_v to_o the_o merarit_n and_o they_o have_v therein_o assign_v to_o they_o xii_o city_n in_o zebulun_n iv_o in_o reuben_n iv_o in_o gad_n iu._n jos_n 21.34_o these_o be_v in_o all_o xlviii_o city_n whereof_o the_o chief_a as_o may_v appear_v be_v city_n set_v on_o hill_n and_o all_o so_o situate_a in_o such_o proportion_n and_o distance_n as_o that_o they_o most_o equal_o part_v their_o tribe_n among_o they_o to_o perform_v unto_o they_o their_o duty_n of_o attendance_n and_o instruction_n further_o there_o be_v in_o joshuahs_n time_n add_v by_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o prince_n the_o nethinim_n of_o the_o people_n of_o gibeon_n for_o the_o low_a ministery_n and_o for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o levit_n jos_n 9.27_o so_o that_o now_o the_o order_n be_v thus_o 1._o eleazar_n 2._o phineas_n 3._o abisua_n 4._o the_o three_o nesiim_n 5._o the_o raze_v aboth_o or_o head_n of_o the_o family_n 6._o the_o levit_n 7._o the_o nethinim_n if_o this_o power_n and_o superiority_n be_v necessary_a when_o all_o the_o people_n and_o priest_n be_v within_o one_o trench_n even_o within_o the_o view_n of_o aaron_n eye_n much_o more_o in_o canaan_n when_o they_o be_v scatter_v abroad_o in_o divers_a city_n far_o distant_a be_v the_o retain_v of_o it_o more_o than_o necessary_a the_o form_n of_o government_n under_o david_n albeit_o in_o saul_n government_n small_a regard_n be_v have_v to_o the_o church_n yet_o david_n find_v at_o his_o come_v a_o superiority_n among_o they_o for_o beside_o the_o priest_n he_o find_v six_o prince_n or_o ruler_n over_o six_o family_n of_o the_o levit_n 1._o chron._n 15.5_o 6_o etc._n etc._n vriel_n over_o cohath_n asajah_n over_o merari_n joel_n over_o gershon_n shemajah_n over_o elizaphan_n eliel_n over_o hebron_n amminadab_n over_o vzziel_n likewise_o between_o the_o two_o priest_n a_o inequality_n one_o abiathar_n attend_v the_o ark_n at_o jerusalem_n the_o high_a function_n the_o other_o zadok_v the_o tabernacle_n at_o gibeon_n 2._o sam._n 20.25_o 1._o chron._n 16.37_o 39_o but_o after_o the_o ark_n be_v bring_v back_o he_o set_v a_o most_o exquisite_a order_n among_o the_o levit_n and_o that_o by_o samuel_n direction_n 1._o chron._n 9.22_o so_o that_o he_o be_v there_o reckon_v as_o a_o new_a founder_n of_o they_o he_o make_v six_o order_n 1._o chron._n 23._o 1._o priest_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 24000._o vers_fw-la 4._o 2._o minister_n of_o priest_n 24000._o vers_fw-la 4._o 3._o judge_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 6000._o vers_fw-la 4._o 4._o officer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 6000._o vers_fw-la 4._o 5._o singer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 4000_o verse_n 5._o 6._o porter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 4000_o verse_n 5._o i._o of_o priest_n zadok_n be_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o family_n of_o eleazar_n and_o ahimelech_n the_o second_o of_o the_o family_n of_o ithamar_n 1._o chron._n 24.3_o under_o these_o be_v xxiiii_o other_o course_v of_o the_o posterity_n of_o eleazar_n xvi_o 1._o chr._n 24.4_o of_o the_o posterity_n of_o ithamar_n viii_o 1._o chr._n 24.4_o which_o xxiiii_o be_v call_v in_o the_o 5._o verse_n ruler_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o ruler_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o to_o who_o the_o learned_a interpreter_n think_v the_o xxiiii_o elder_n apocal._n 4.4_o have_v relation_n ii_o of_o levit_n that_o minister_v to_o the_o priest_n in_o their_o function_n likewise_o xxiiii_o course_n out_o of_o the_o ix_o the_o ix_o viii_o family_n the_o head_n of_o who_o be_v set_v down_o in_o 1._o chron._n 23.6_o and_o 24.20_o over_o all_o which_o jehdeiah_n be_v chief_a iii_o of_o judge_n that_o sit_v for_o cause_n aswell_o of_o god_n as_o the_o king_n there_o be_v appoint_v 1._o on_o this_o side_n jordan_n upward_o towards_o the_o river_n ashhabiah_n the_o hebronite_n 1._o chr._n 26.30_o 2._o on_o this_o side_n jordan_n downward_o towards_o the_o sea_n chenaniah_n the_o isharite_n 1._o chr._n 26.29_o 3._o beyond_o jordan_n over_o the_o two_o tribe_n and_o the_o half_a jerijah_n the_o chief_a of_o the_o hebronites_n 1._o chron._n 26.31_o four_o of_o officer_n scribe_n shemaiah_n 1._o chron._n 24.6_o scribe_n seraiah_n 2._o sam._n 8.17_o scribe_n shevah_n 2._o sam._n 20.25_o scribe_n of_o the_o levit_n 1._o chron._n 24.6_o scribe_n of_o the_o temple_n 2._o king_n 22.3_o jer._n 36.10_o scribe_n of_o the_o people_n mat._n 2.4_o scribe_n of_o the_o king_n 2._o king_n 12.10_o v._o of_o the_o singer_n likewise_o he_o set_v xxiv_o course_n over_o which_o he_o place_v three_o chief_a out_o of_o the_o three_o family_n 1._o chron._n 15.17_o &_o 25.2_o 3_o 4._o out_o of_o cohath_n heman_n samuel_n nephew_n 1._o chr._n 6.33_o out_o of_o gershon_n asaph_n 1._o chron._n 6.39_o out_o of_o merari_n ethan_n or_o jeduthun_n 1._o chron._n 6.44_o of_o these_o heman_n be_v the_o chief_a 1._o ch._n 25.5_o under_o these_o be_v diverse_a other_o 1._o chr._n 15.18_o vi_o of_o porter_n who_o be_v divide_v into_o the_o keeper_n of_o the_o watch_n of_o the_o temple_n mat._n 27.65_o psal_n 134.1_o who_o be_v place_v on_o each_o quarter_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n 1._o chr._n 26.13_o 14_o etc._n etc._n on_o the_o east_n side_n vi_o over_o who_o be_v shelemiah_n south_n four_o for_o the_o tabernaele_n ii_o and_o ii_o for_o asuppim_fw-la over_o who_o be_v obed._n
isidorus_n de_fw-fr patrib_n and_o dorothei_n synopsis_n to_o two_o of_o these_o timothy_n and_o titus_n the_o one_o at_z ephesus_z the_o other_o at_o crete_n euseb_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 4._o the_o apostle_n impart_v their_o own_o commission_n while_o they_o yet_o live_v even_o the_o chief_a authority_n they_o have_v to_o appoint_v priest_n tit._n 1.5_o &_o hieron_n in_o eum_fw-la locum_fw-la to_o ordain_v they_o by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n 1._o tim._n 5.22_o 2._o tim._n 2.2_o to_o keep_v safe_a and_o preserve_v the_o depositum_fw-la 1._o tim._n 6.14_o 20.2_o tim._n 1.14_o to_o command_v not_o to_o teach_v other_o thing_n 1._o tim._n 1.3_o tit._n 3.9_o 2._o tim._n 2.16_o to_o receive_v accusation_n 1._o tim._n 5.19_o 21._o to_o redress_v or_o correct_v thing_n amiss_o tit._n 1.5_o to_o reject_v young_a widow_n 1._o tim._n 5.11_o to_o censure_v heretic_n and_o disorder_a person_n tit._n 1.11_o and_o 3.10_o 1._o tim_n 6.5_o 2._o tim._n 3.5_o and_o these_o after_o the_o apostle_n decease_v succeed_v they_o in_o their_o charge_n of_o government_n which_o be_v ordinary_a successive_a and_o perpetual_a their_o extraordinary_a gift_n of_o miracle_n and_o tongue_n cease_v with_o they_o so_o irenaeus_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 3._o quos_fw-la &_o successores_fw-la relinquebant_fw-la suum_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la locum_fw-la magisterii_fw-la tradentes_fw-la of_o the_o promiscuous_a use_n of_o their_o name_n these_o be_v they_o who_o posterity_n call_v bishop_n but_o in_o the_o beginning_n regard_n be_v not_o have_v to_o distinction_n of_o name_n the_o authority_n and_o power_n be_v ever_o distinct_a the_o name_n not_o restrain_v either_o in_o this_o or_o other_o the_o apostle_n be_v call_v priest_n or_o senior_n 1._o pet._n 5.1_o deacon_n or_o minister_n 1._o cor._n 3.5_o teacher_n or_o doctor_n 1._o tim._n 2.7_o bishop_n or_o overseer_n act_n 1.20_o prophet_n act_n 13.1_o revel_v 22.9_o evangelist_n 1._o cor._n 9.16_o the_o name_n of_o apostle_n be_v enlarge_v and_o make_v common_a to_o more_o than_o the_o xii_o to_o barnabas_n act._n 14.4_o 14._o andronicus_n rom._n 16.7_o epaphroditus_n phil._n 2.25_o titus_n and_o other_o 2._o cor._n 8.23_o timothy_n hieron_n in_o cant._n chr._n euseb_n the_o priest_n be_v call_v prophet_n 1._o cor._n 14.32_o bishop_n philip._n 1.1_o tit._n 1.7_o so_o chrysostom_n in_o philip._n 1._o quid_fw-la hoc_fw-la a_o unius_fw-la civitatis_fw-la multi_fw-la erant_fw-la episcopi_fw-la nequaquà m_fw-la sed_fw-la presbyteros_fw-la isto_fw-la nomine_fw-la appellavit_fw-la tunc_fw-la enim_fw-la nomina_fw-la adhuc_fw-la erant_fw-la communia_fw-la hierome_n hîc_fw-la episcopos_fw-la presbyteros_fw-la intelligimus_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la in_o unâ_fw-la urbe_fw-la plures_fw-la episcopi_fw-la esse_fw-la potuissent_fw-la theodoret_n non_fw-la fieri_fw-la quidem_fw-la poterat_fw-la ut_fw-la multi_fw-la episcopi_fw-la essent_fw-la unius_fw-la civitat_fw-la be_v pastor_n quo_fw-la sit_fw-la ut_fw-la essent_fw-la soli_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la quos_fw-la vocavit_fw-la episcopos_fw-la &_o in_o 1._o tim._n 3._o eosdem_fw-la olim_fw-la vocabant_fw-la episcopos_fw-la &_o presbyteros_fw-la eos_fw-la autem_fw-la qui_fw-la nunc_fw-la vocantur_fw-la episcopi_fw-la nominabant_fw-la apostolos_fw-la oecumenius_n non_fw-la quòd_fw-la in_o unâ_fw-la civitate_fw-la multi_fw-la essent_fw-la episcopi_fw-la etc._n etc._n for_o in_o the_o apostle_n absence_n in_o church_n new_a plant_v the_o oversight_n be_v in_o they_o till_o the_o apostle_n ordain_v and_o send_v they_o a_o bishop_n either_o by_o reason_n of_o some_o schism_n or_o for_o other_o cause_n the_o bishop_n as_o the_o ecclesiastical_a history_n recount_v they_o be_v call_v apostle_n philip._n 2.25_o evangelist_n 2._o tim._n 4.5_o diaconi_fw-la 1._o tim._n 4.6_o priest_n 1._o tim._n 5.17_o for_o it_o be_v plain_a by_o the_o epistle_n of_o irenaeus_n to_o victor_n in_o eusebius_n lib._n 5._o cap._n 26._o that_o they_o at_o the_o beginning_n be_v call_v priest_n that_o in_o very_a truth_n and_o propriety_n of_o speech_n be_v bishop_n and_o by_o theodoret_n in_o 1._o tim._n 3._o that_o they_o which_o be_v bishop_n be_v at_o the_o first_o call_v apostle_n the_o name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v suidas_n be_v give_v by_o the_o athenian_n to_o they_o which_o be_v send_v to_o oversee_v the_o city_n that_o be_v under_o their_o jurisdiction_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o name_n episcopus_fw-la be_v give_v among_o the_o roman_n to_o he_o qui_fw-la praeerat_fw-la pani_fw-la &_o vaenalibus_fw-la ad_fw-la victum_fw-la quotidianum_fw-la ff_n de_fw-fr munerib_n &_o honorib_n cicere_fw-la ad_fw-la atticum_fw-la lib._n 7._o epist_n 10._o vult_fw-la me_fw-it pompeius_n esse_fw-la quem_fw-la tota_fw-la haec_fw-la campania_n &_o maritima_fw-la ora_fw-la habeat_fw-la episcopum_fw-la the_o name_n in_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gen._n 41.34_o seem_v to_o have_v relation_n to_o the_o second_o use_n for_o they_o be_v such_o as_o have_v charge_n of_o the_o grain_n lay_v up_o and_o sell_v under_o joseph_n the_o necessary_a use_n of_o the_o bishop_n office_n and_o the_o charge_v commit_v to_o he_o the_o party_n who_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v call_v episcopus_fw-la be_v in_o the_o old_a call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d psal_n 109.8_o with_o act._n 1.20_o in_o a_o house_n or_o family_n it_o be_v first_o affirm_v of_o joseph_n gen._n 39.4_o who_o have_v the_o oversight_n and_o government_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o servant_n in_o a_o house_n there_o may_v be_v many_o servant_n which_o have_v place_n of_o charge_n but_o there_o be_v one_o that_o have_v the_o charge_n of_o all_o that_o be_v oeconomus_fw-la the_o steward_n so_o do_v the_o apostle_n term_v themselves_o 1._o cor._n 4.1_o and_o their_o office_n 1._o cor._n 9.17_o and_o their_o successor_n the_o bishop_n tit._n 1.7_o vid._n hilar._n in_o matth._n 24.45_o in_o a_o flock_n evagrium_fw-la vid._n hierenym_n epist_n 4._o ad_fw-la ruslicum_fw-la cap._n 6._o &_o epist_n 85._o ad_fw-la evagrium_fw-la the_o pastor_n joh._n 21.15_o act._n 20.28_o mat._n 25.32_o 1._o pet._n 5.2_o ephes_n 4.11_o in_o a_o camp_n the_o captain_n matth._n 2.6_o hebr._n 13.7_o 17_o 24._o in_o a_o ship_n the_o governor_n 1._o cor._n 12.28_o under_o who_o other_o act._n 13.5_o in_o the_o commonwealth_n they_o be_v such_o as_o be_v set_v over_o officer_n to_o hasten_v they_o forward_o and_o see_v they_o do_v their_o duty_n as_o in_o 2._o chron._n 34.12_o and_o 31.13_o nehem._n 11.22_o and_o 12.42_o so_o that_o what_o a_o steward_n be_v in_o a_o house_n a_o pastor_n in_o a_o flock_n a_o captain_n in_o a_o camp_n a_o master_n in_o a_o ship_n a_o surveiour_n in_o a_o office_n that_o be_v a_o bishop_n in_o the_o ministry_n upon_o he_o lie_v to_o take_v care_n of_o the_o church_n under_o he_o 2._o cor._n 11.28_o philip._n 2.20_o 1._o pet._n 5.2_o council_n antiochen_n can_v 9_o and_o for_o that_o end_n to_o visit_v they_o act._n 9.32_o and_o 15.36_o be_v to_o be_v observant_a of_o that_o which_o be_v well_o and_o orderly_a to_o confirm_v it_o act._n 15.41_o revel_v 3.2_o otherwise_o to_o redress_v it_o tit._n 1.5_o to_o he_o be_v commit_v i._o authority_n of_o ordain_v tit._n 1.5_o and_o so_o of_o beget_v father_n epiph._n haeres_fw-la 75._o see_v ambrose_n theodoret_n and_o oecumenius_n in_o 1._o timoth._n 3_o damasus_n epist_n 3._o hierome_n epist_n 85._o ad_fw-la evagr._fw-la leo_fw-la epist_n 88_o council_n ancyran_n can_v 12._o al._n 13._o for_o though_o s._n paul_n shall_v mention_v a_o company_n with_o he_o at_o the_o ordain_v of_o timothy_n 1._o tim._n 4.14_o yet_o it_o follow_v not_o but_o that_o he_o only_o be_v the_o ordeyner_n no_o more_o then_o that_o christ_n be_v the_o only_a judge_n although_o the_o xii_o shall_v sit_v with_o he_o on_o throne_n luc._n 22.30_o ii_o authority_n of_o enjoin_v or_o forbid_v 1._o tim._n 1.3_o ignat._n ad_fw-la magnesian_n cyprian_a epist_n 39_o iii_o authority_n of_o hold_v court_n and_o receive_v accusation_n 1._o tim._n 5.19_o 1._o cor._n 5.12_o revel_v 2.2_o augustin_n de_fw-fr opere_fw-la monachor_n cap._n 29._o iv_o authority_n of_o correct_v 1._o tim._n 1.3_o tit._n 1.5_o hieron_n contra_fw-la lucifer_n cap._n 4._o &_o epist_n 53._o ad_fw-la riparium_fw-la cyprian_a ep_v 38._o ad_fw-la rogatianum_fw-la v._o authority_n of_o appoint_v fast_n tertullian_n advers._fw-la psychicos_fw-la finis_fw-la the_o original_a of_o bishop_n and_o metropolitan_o brief_o lay_v down_o by_o martin_n bucer_n sometime_o professor_n of_o divinity_n in_o the_o university_n of_o cambridge_n john_n rainolde_v late_a professor_n of_o divinity_n in_o the_o university_n of_o oxford_n james_n usher_n sometime_o professor_n of_o divinity_n in_o the_o university_n of_o dublin_n afterward_o archbishop_n of_o armagh_n and_o primate_n of_o all_o ireland_n whereunto_o be_v annex_v a_o geographical_a and_o historical_a disquisition_n touch_v the_o lydian_a or_o proconsular_a asia_n and_o the_o seven_o metropolitical_a church_n contain_v in_o it_o by_o the_o say_a archbishop_n of_o armagh_n together_o with_o a_o declaration_n of_o the_o patriarchicall_a government_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n by_o edward_n
king_n reduce_v they_o into_o the_o form_n of_o a_o province_n which_o they_o call_v 1620._o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strabo_n geograph_n lib._n 13._o pag._n 624._o edit_n graecolatin_n ann_n 1620._o by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o great_a continent_n asia_n this_o be_v by_o cicero_n flacco_fw-la cicero_n namque_fw-la ut_fw-la opinor_fw-la asia_n vestra_fw-la constat_fw-la ex_fw-la phrygiâ_fw-la mysiâ_fw-la cariâ_fw-la lydiâ_fw-la cicer._n orat_fw-la pro_fw-la l._n flacco_fw-la distinguish_v into_o four_o region_n phrygia_n mysia_n caria_n lydia_n although_o the_o southern_a part_n of_o the_o great_a phrygia_n be_v in_o his_o time_n a_o member_n of_o the_o province_n of_o cilicia_n namely_o that_o which_o in_o after_o age_n be_v know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o phrygia_n pacatiana_n as_o the_o northern_a part_n thereof_o by_o the_o name_n of_o phrygia_n salutaris_n the_o inland_n mysia_n border_v on_o the_o north_n upon_o the_o mountain_n olympus_n from_o whence_o 576._o whence_o herodot_n lib._n 7._o §_o 74._o strab._n lib._n 12._o pag._n 571._o 574._o 576._o mysia_n olympena_n take_v the_o name_n which_o by_o the_o interposition_n of_o the_o river_n rhyndacus_n be_v separate_v from_o the_o province_n that_o in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o empire_n make_v by_o constantine_n the_o great_a be_v call_v 27._o call_v c._n l._n 1._o de_fw-fr offic_n come_v sacr_n patrim_n cum_fw-la notitiâ_fw-la utriusque_fw-la imperii_fw-la &_o graecâ_fw-la alterâ_fw-la orientalis_n imperii_fw-la in_fw-la appendice_fw-la geographiae_fw-la sacrae_fw-la caroli_n à _fw-la sancto_fw-it paulo_n edit_n paris_n ann_n 1641._o pag._n 27._o hellespontus_n consularis_fw-la the_o northern_a part_n of_o this_o hellespont_n name_v epictetus_n be_v heretofore_o call_v the_o lesser_a or_o the_o hellespontian_n phrygia_n 571._o phrygia_n strab._n lib._n 2._o pag._n 29._o &_o lib._n 12._o pag._n 563._o 571._o as_o strabo_n inform_v we_o the_o southern_a call_v troas_n be_v by_o 5._o by_o galen_n de_fw-fr sunitat_fw-la tuend_a lib._n 5._o galen_n name_v the_o helle._n spontian_n mysia_n although_o 2._o although_o ptolem._n geograph_n lib._n 5._o cap._n 2._o ptolemy_n do_v give_v unto_o troas_n the_o title_n of_o the_o lesser_a phrygia_n and_o to_o the_o other_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lesser_a mysia_n so_o hard_o it_o be_v to_o distinguish_v the_o bound_n of_o the_o mysian_o and_o the_o phrygian_n as_o by_o 572._o by_o strab._n lib._n 12._o pag._n 571._o 572._o strabo_n also_o be_v here_o observe_v caria_n be_v part_v from_o lydia_n by_o the_o wind_a current_n of_o maeander_n from_o the_o receive_n of_o the_o river_n lycus_n into_o it_o unto_o the_o empty_n of_o itself_o into_o the_o myrtoan_n sea_n for_o howsoever_o ptolemy_n take_v all_o that_o lie_v betwixt_o this_o and_o the_o river_n cayster_v from_o lydia_n and_o add_v it_o unto_o caria_n yet_o 577._o yet_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strab._n lib._n 12_o pag._n 577._o strabo_n make_v maeander_n to_o be_v the_o limit_n betwixt_o those_o province_n and_o aswell_o by_o scylax_n caryandensis_fw-la in_o his_o periplus_n as_o by_o 29._o by_o lydia_n perfusa_fw-la flexuosi_n amnis_fw-la maeandri_fw-la recursibus_fw-la super_fw-la joniam_fw-la procedit_fw-la plin._n lib._n 5_o cap._n 29._o pliny_n and_o 38._o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d maxim_n tyr._n dissert_v 38._o maximus_n tyrius_n it_o be_v express_o reckon_v among_o the_o river_n of_o lydia_n lydia_n contain_v beside_o the_o inland_n region_n common_o know_v by_o that_o name_n the_o adjoin_a country_n also_o aswell_o of_o jonia_n lie_v on_o the_o sea_n side_n between_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o river_n hermus_n and_o maeander_n as_o of_o aeolis_n 586._o aeolis_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strab._n lib._n 13._o pag._n 586._o reach_v up_o from_o hermus_n unto_o lecton_n 583._o lecton_n promontorium_n lecton_n disterminans_fw-la aeolida_n &_o treada_n plinius_n l._n 5._o cap._n 30._o &_o damasses_n apud_fw-la strabon_n lib._n 13._o pag._n 583._o which_o do_v disterminate_v it_o from_o troas_n for_o here_o we_o do_v not_o with_o ptolemy_n take_v aeolis_n in_o the_o strict_a sense_n for_o the_o maritime_a coast_n only_o which_o lie_v by_o south_n of_o the_o river_n caîcus_n but_o also_o for_o the_o land_n situate_v northward_n thereof_o unto_o which_o 42._o which_o herodet_fw-la lib._n 6._o §_o 28._o &_o lib._n 7_o §_o 42._o herodotus_n give_v the_o name_n of_o mysia_n and_o be_v by_o strabo_n describe_v to_o be_v that_o mysia_n which_o be_v 10._o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strab._n lib._n 12._o pag._n 571._o ipsam_fw-la quoque_fw-la urbem_fw-la pergamenam_fw-la dictam_fw-la fuisse_fw-la olim_fw-la teuthraniam_fw-la testis_fw-la est_fw-la pausanias_n in_fw-la atticis_fw-la pag._n 4._o &_o 10._o about_o caicus_n and_o pergamena_n until_o teuthrania_n and_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o river_n galen_n indeed_o write_v that_o 5._o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d galen_n de_fw-fr sanit_fw-la tuend_a lib._n 5._o the_o hellespontian_n mysia_n be_v conterminous_a to_o pergamus_n by_o which_o mysia_n as_o we_o must_v conceive_v troas_n to_o have_v be_v mean_v which_o lie_v upon_o the_o hellespont_n so_o upon_o the_o like_a ground_n we_o may_v not_o take_v pergamus_n for_o the_o bare_a city_n itself_o so_o far_o distant_a from_o thence_o but_o for_o the_o whole_a pergamen_fw-la territory_n or_o mysia_n pergamena_n reach_v up_o from_o caîcus_n unto_o troas_n and_o that_o all_o this_o also_o be_v reckon_v for_o a_o parcel_n appendant_a unto_o lydia_n may_v easy_o be_v gather_v out_o of_o xenophon_n 7._o xenophon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d xenoph._n de_fw-fr exp_v cyri_n lib._n 7._o who_o count_v that_o a_o part_n of_o the_o lydian_a sea_n which_o run_v by_o antandrus_n and_o adramyttium_n from_o whencence_n he_o say_v he_o and_o his_o company_n take_v their_o journey_n through_o the_o plain_a that_o lie_v by_o the_o river_n caîcus_n unto_o pergamus_n a_o city_n of_o lydia_n yea_o and_o in_o adramyttium_n itself_o 613._o itself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strab._n lib._n 13_o pag._n 613._o strabe_n do_v testify_v that_o in_o his_o time_n the_o name_n of_o the_o lydian_a gate_n be_v still_o preserve_v as_o a_o memorial_n of_o the_o build_n of_o that_o city_n by_o the_o lydian_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o reason_n to_o be_v give_v why_o cicero_n in_o the_o catalogue_n of_o the_o country_n of_o asia_n proper_o so_o call_v shall_v whole_o pretermit_v the_o mention_n of_o aeolis_n and_o jonia_n but_o that_o he_o comprehend_v the_o one_o under_o the_o name_n of_o 30._o of_o aeolis_n proxima_fw-la est_fw-la quondam_a mysia_n appellata_fw-la &_o quae_fw-la hellesponto_fw-la adjacet_fw-la troas_n plin._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 30._o mysia_n and_o the_o other_o of_o lydia_n in_o both_o which_o we_o see_v adramyttium_n and_o all_o the_o other_o city_n downward_o unto_o ephesus_n to_o be_v place_v by_o scylax_n in_o his_o periplus_n that_o heretofore_o lydia_n be_v call_v meonia_n we_o read_v in_o 74._o in_o herodot_n lib._n 1._o §_o 7._o &_o lib_n 7._o §._o 74._o herodotus_n 29._o herodotus_n plin._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 29._o pliny_n and_o other_o and_o that_o 627._o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strabo_n lib._n 13._o pag._n 627._o meonia_n be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o homer_n name_v asia_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o by_o callinus_n another_o poet_n 648._o poet_n id._n lib._n 14_o pag._n 648._o elder_a than_o archilochus_n in_o the_o ionian_a dialect_n term_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o asian_o we_o find_v to_o have_v be_v the_o opinion_n of_o demetrius_n scepsius_n 609._o scepsius_n id._n lib._n 13._o pag._n 609._o who_o be_v equal_a in_o time_n unto_o crates_n and_o aristarchus_n the_o grammarian_n whereunto_o we_o may_v also_o add_v that_o of_o euripides_n in_o his_o bacchae_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d together_o with_o that_o which_o be_v relate_v by_o 〈◊〉_d by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d stephan_n de_fw-fr vibib_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d stephanus_n byzantinus_n 〈◊〉_d byzantinus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d studan_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o erymologic_n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d suidas_n and_o the_o great_a etymologist_n that_o upon_o this_o tmolus_n there_o be_v a_o city_n of_o lydia_n seat_v which_o have_v the_o name_n of_o asia_n and_o by_o strabo_n acharnen_n strabo_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d leg_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strabo_n lib._n 13._o pag._n 629._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id._n lib_n 14._o pag._n 650._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vet._n scholiast_n aristophanis_n in_o acharnen_n that_o betwixt_o the_o two_o lydian_a mountain_n of_o tmolus_n and_o messógis_n lie_v the_o great_a caystrian_a plain_n which_o homer_n call_v the_o asian_a field_n in_o that_o verse_n of_o the_o second_o of_o the_o iliad_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o which_o virgil_n also_o have_v relation_n in_o that_o of_o the_o first_o of_o his_o georgic_n &_o quae_fw-la asia_n circum_fw-la
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
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 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v now_o of_o what_o city_n these_o primate_fw-la of_o the_o diocese_n be_v bishop_n and_o what_o province_n belong_v to_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o every_o one_o i_o can_v set_v down_o but_o i_o shall_v be_v long_o which_o i_o be_o loath_a to_o be_v love_v a_o great_a deal_n better_a sparingnesse_n than_o prolixity_n of_o discourse_n and_o special_o at_o this_o present_a when_o i_o have_v no_o leisure_n to_o spare_v but_o by_o this_o that_o i_o have_v already_o say_v of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o diocese_n you_o may_v see_v that_o there_o be_v xi_o primate_fw-la beside_o the_o iii_o patriarch_n for_o of_o the_o xiii_o diocese_n beside_o the_o praefecture_n of_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n which_o as_o before_o i_o say_v be_v administer_v by_o the_o patriarch_n of_o rome_n that_o of_o egypt_n be_v govern_v by_o the_o patriarch_n of_o alexandria_n and_o that_o of_o the_o orient_a by_o the_o patriarch_n of_o antiochia_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n by_o the_o primate_fw-la yet_o 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