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interpreter_n in_o the_o hieron_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lxx_o episccopus_fw-la levitarum_fw-la hieron_n 22._o vers_fw-la and_o not_o without_o approbation_n of_o the_o scripture_n itself_o which_o render_v the_o 109.8_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d psal_n 109.8_o hebrew_n word_n of_o the_o same_o original_n in_o the_o old_a by_o the_o 1.20_o the_o act._n 1.20_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o new_a testament_n of_o levi_n it_o be_v say_v by_o moses_n the_o man_n of_o god_n 33.10_o god_n deut._n 33.10_o they_o shall_v teach_v jacob_n thy_o judgement_n and_o israel_n thy_o law_n they_o shall_v put_v incense_n before_o thou_o and_o whole_a burn_a sacrifice_n upon_o thy_o altar_n because_o this_o latter_a part_n of_o their_o office_n have_v cease_v with_o they_o and_o the_o leviticall_a altar_n the_o truth_n prefigure_v thereby_o be_v now_o exhibit_v be_v quite_o take_v away_o may_v not_o we_o therefore_o conclude_v out_o of_o the_o former_a part_n 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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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on_o the_o other_o side_n shall_v give_v that_o appeal_v any_o entertainment_n consider_v the_o allegation_n afore_o mention_v except_o he_o shall_v pretend_v
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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 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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 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ought_v to_o decree_v nothing_o without_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o presbyter_n who_o themselves_o also_o by_o reason_n of_o this_o common_a administration_n of_o the_o church_n have_v the_o name_n of_o bishop_n in_o the_o scripture_n give_v unto_o they_o so_o we_o may_v see_v 280._o idem_fw-la de_fw-la animarum_fw-la curâ_fw-la officioque_fw-la pastor_n eccles_n ibid._n pag._n 280._o act._n 20.28_o that_o by_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o care_n of_o soul_n and_o the_o pastoral_a office_n ought_v to_o be_v impose_v upon_o all_o the_o presbyter_n of_o the_o church_n in_o common_a and_o from_o hence_o s._n hierome_n do_v right_o collect_v that_o the_o presbyter_n and_o bishop_n office_n and_o charge_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o hierome_n indeed_o write_v this_o withal_o that_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o church_n those_o presbyter_n take_v care_n of_o the_o church_n and_o govern_v it_o by_o common_a counsel_n and_o that_o then_o at_o length_n one_o of_o the_o presbyter_n be_v set_v over_o the_o rest_n and_o peculiar_o call_v a_o bishop_n when_o sect_n and_o heresy_n begin_v to_o arise_v in_o the_o church_n and_o every_o one_o labour_v to_o advance_v his_o own_o sect_n but_o it_o be_v not_o credible_a that_o this_o be_v so_o observe_v long_o nor_o in_o all_o church_n neither_o for_o as_o we_o have_v clear_a testimony_n out_o of_o the_o father_n that_o be_v more_o ancient_a than_o hierome_n in_o all_o the_o chief_a church_n from_o the_o apostle_n time_n thus_o it_o be_v observe_v that_o the_o episcopal_a office_n indeed_o be_v impose_v upon_o all_o the_o presbyter_n yet_o so_o notwithstanding_o that_o always_o even_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o one_o of_o the_o presbyter_n be_v choose_v and_o ordain_v to_o be_v a_o guide_n of_o this_o office_n and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o prelate_n who_o go_v before_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o have_v the_o care_n of_o soul_n and_o administer_v the_o episcopal_a office_n chief_o and_o in_o the_o high_a degree_n hence_o also_o our_o lord_n 582._o idem_fw-la de_fw-la vi_fw-la &_o usu_fw-la s._n ministerii_fw-la explicat_fw-la cantabrigiae_fw-la ann_n 1550._o ibid._n pag._n 581._o 582._o when_o he_o will_v have_v his_o to_o be_v conjoin_v and_o cohere_v one_o with_o another_o as_o member_n do_v in_o the_o body_n he_o subject_v every_o one_o of_o he_o unto_o other_o by_o who_o as_o by_o member_n of_o a_o more_o ample_a and_o large_a power_n and_o efficacy_n he_o may_v be_v preserve_v move_v and_o direct_v the_o same_o do_v the_o holy_a ghost_n command_v eph._n 5.21_o submit_v yourselves_o one_o to_o another_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n the_o holy_a father_n therefore_o of_o old_a consider_v these_o thing_n appoint_v such_o a_o order_n in_o the_o clergy_n that_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o rank_n shall_v be_v keep_v and_o govern_v by_o the_o singular_a care_n of_o the_o presbytery_n and_o that_o among_o the_o presbyter_n the_o bishop_n as_o the_o consul_n among_o the_o senator_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n shall_v take_v upon_o he_o the_o chief_a care_n and_o custody_n as_o of_o the_o whole_a church_n so_o special_o of_o the_o whole_a order_n of_o the_o clergy_n such_o bishop_n do_v they_o ordain_v in_o all_o more_o populous_a church_n and_o to_o each_o of_o those_o church_n they_o commend_v those_o other_o that_o be_v more_o near_o unto_o they_o in_o the_o small_a town_n or_o village_n and_o to_o that_o purpose_n will_v have_v each_o of_o the_o presbyter_n and_o overseer_n of_o those_o church_n who_o they_o call_v chorepiscopi_fw-la to_o be_v obedient_a to_o the_o bishop_n and_o presbytery_n that_o be_v next_o unto_o they_o who_o those_o other_o prime_a bishop_n do_v upon_o all_o occasion_n call_v together_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o clergy_n and_o inform_v they_o in_o the_o skill_n and_o diligence_n which_o be_v to_o be_v use_v in_o the_o discharge_n of_o their_o function_n now_o see_v it_o be_v god_n will_v that_o all_o his_o servant_n shall_v mutual_o embrace_v and_o take_v care_n each_o of_o other_o as_o far_o and_o wide_o as_o their_o ability_n can_v reach_v unto_o all_o christian_n be_v but_o one_o body_n the_o holy_a father_n do_v ordain_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o every_o province_n for_o all_o the_o nation_n subject_a to_o the_o roman_n be_v now_o distribute_v into_o province_n shall_v meet_v together_o with_o the_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n as_o oft_o as_o the_o need_n of_o the_o church_n do_v so_o require_v but_o constant_o twice_o in_o the_o year_n that_o they_o may_v inquire_v touch_a christ_n doctrine_n and_o discipline_n how_o it_o be_v administer_v and_o maintain_v in_o every_o church_n and_o where_o they_o do_v find_v any_o thing_n faulty_a they_o may_v correct_v it_o but_o such_o thing_n as_o they_o do_v find_v be_v right_o they_o may_v confirm_v and_o further_o and_o that_o these_o synod_n may_v be_v administer_v right_o and_o in_o due_a order_n they_o will_v have_v the_o metropolitan_o take_v the_o charge_n both_o of_o congregate_a and_o moderate_v they_o to_o wit_v the_o bishop_n of_o every_o metropolis_n for_o so_o be_v the_o chief_a city_n of_o every_o province_n call_v wherein_o be_v the_o court_n of_o the_o supreme_a precedent_n and_o to_o this_o end_n they_o impose_v upon_o these_o metropolitan_a bishop_n a_o kind_n of_o charge_n and_o care_n of_o all_o the_o church_n within_o their_o province_n that_o if_o they_o do_v understand_v any_o thing_n be_v not_o right_o ordain_v or_o do_v either_o by_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n or_o by_o the_o people_n they_o may_v admonish_v they_o thereof_o in_o time_n and_o if_o by_o their_o admonition_n they_o can_v not_o amend_v it_o they_o may_v call_v together_o a_o synod_n of_o the_o bishop_n to_o correct_v it_o the_o judgement_n of_o doctor_z rainolde_n touch_v the_o same_o when_o 14.23_o when_o act._n 14.23_o elder_n be_v ordain_v by_o the_o apostle_n in_o every_o church_n 1.5_o church_n tit._n 1.5_o through_o every_o city_n division_n d._n rainold_n conference_n with_o hart_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 3._o and_o beginning_n of_o the_o 5._o division_n 20.28_o division_n act._n 20.28_o to_o it_o to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v to_o do_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o pastor_n to_o it_o feed_v the_o flock_n of_o christ_n whereof_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v make_v they_o overseer_n they_o to_o the_o intent_n they_o may_v the_o better_o do_v it_o by_o common_a counsel_n and_o consent_n do_v use_v to_o assemble_v themselves_o and_o meet_v together_o in_o the_o which_o meeting_n for_o the_o more_o orderly_a handle_n and_o conclude_v of_o thing_n pertain_v to_o their_o charge_n they_o choose_v one_o among_o they_o to_o be_v the_o precedent_n of_o their_o company_n and_o moderator_n of_o their_o action_n as_o in_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n though_o it_o have_v 20.17_o have_v act_n 20.17_o sundry_a elder_n and_o pastor_n to_o guide_v it_o yet_o among_o those_o sundry_a be_v there_o one_o chief_a who_o our_o saviour_n call_v 1._o call_v rev._n 2_o 1._o the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n and_o write_v that_o to_o he_o which_o by_o he_o the_o rest_n shall_v know_v and_o this_o be_v he_o who_o afterward_o in_o the_o primitive_a church_n the_o father_n call_v bishop_n for_o as_o the_o name_n of_o minister_n 4.1_o minister_n 1._o cor._n 4.1_o common_a to_o all_o they_o who_o serve_v christ_n in_o 12.42_o in_o luk._n 12.42_o the_o stewardship_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o god_n that_o be_v in_o preach_v of_o the_o gospel_n be_v now_o by_o the_o custom_n of_o our_o english_a speech_n restrain_v to_o elder_n who_o be_v under_o a_o bishop_n 20.28_o bishop_n 1._o tim._n 3.2_o tit._n 1.7_o act._n 20.28_o so_o the_o name_n of_o bishop_n common_a to_o all_o elder_n and_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n be_v then_o by_o the_o usual_a language_n of_o the_o father_n
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
bishopric_n be_v contain_v that_o 23._o that_o insuper_fw-la praeter_fw-la septem_fw-la collaterales_fw-la episcopos_fw-la erant_fw-la alii_fw-la episcopt_v qui_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la suffraganci_fw-la romani_fw-la pontificis_fw-la nulli_fw-la alii_fw-la primati_fw-la vel_fw-la archiepiscopo_fw-la subjectis_fw-la qui_fw-la frequenter_a ad_fw-la synodos_n vocarentur_fw-la ms._n vatican_n apud_fw-la baron_n ann_n 1057._o §._o 23._o be_v immediate_o subject_a to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o frequent_o call_v to_o his_o synod_n the_o name_n whereof_o be_v find_v register_v in_o the_o record_n of_o that_o church_n the_o antiquity_n of_o which_o number_n as_o it_o may_v in_o some_o sort_n receive_v confirmation_n from_o the_o roman_a synod_n of_o seventy_o bishop_n hold_v under_o gelasius_n so_o for_o the_o distinction_n of_o the_o bishop_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n from_o those_o that_o appertain_v to_o italy_n we_o have_v a_o far_o more_o ancient_a testimony_n from_o the_o edict_n of_o the_o emperor_n aurelian_a who_o in_o the_o controversy_n that_o arise_v betwixt_o paulus_n samosatenus_fw-la and_o domnus_n for_o the_o house_n which_o belong_v unto_o the_o church_n of_o antioch_n command_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v deliver_v to_o they_o 〈◊〉_d they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v niceophorus_n callist_n lib._n 6._o hist_o cap._n 29._o but_o eusebius_n lib._n 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d more_o full_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o who_o the_o bishop_n of_o italy_n and_o rome_n shall_v by_o their_o letter_n declare_v that_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v give_v which_o distinction_n aswell_o in_o the_o forecited_a suprà _fw-la forecited_a exit_fw-la provinciâ_fw-la italiae_fw-la civitate_fw-la mediolanen_n etc._n etc._n exit_fw-la provinciâ_fw-la romanâ_fw-la civitate_fw-la portuen_n ut_fw-la suprà _fw-la act_n of_o the_o council_n of_o arles_n as_o in_o the_o epistle_n of_o the_o 588._o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d synod_n sardic_n epist_n ad_fw-la alexandrino_n in_o 2._o athanasii_fw-la apologiâ_fw-la tomo_fw-la 1._o oper_n edit_fw-la commelin_n pag._n 588._o sardican_a synod_n and_o 640._o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d athanas_n epist_n ad_fw-la solitar_n vit_fw-mi agentes_fw-la ibid._n pag._n 640._o at_o hanasius_fw-la may_v likewise_o be_v observe_v the_o name_n of_o italy_n be_v in_o a_o more_o strict_a sense_n apply_v therein_o to_o the_o seven_o province_n which_o be_v under_o the_o civil_a jurisdiction_n of_o the_o vicarius_fw-la or_o lieutenant_n of_o italy_n and_o the_o ecclesiastical_a of_o the_o bishop_n of_o milan_n and_o it_o be_v well_o worth_a the_o observe_n that_o the_o father_n of_o the_o great_a council_n of_o nice_a afterward_o confirm_v this_o kind_n of_o primacy_n not_o only_o in_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o antioch_n 6._o antioch_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d council_n nicaen_fw-la 1._o can._n 6._o but_o also_o in_o the_o metropolitan_o of_o other_o province_n do_v make_v their_o entrance_n into_o that_o canon_n with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v the_o ancient_a custom_n continue_v which_o open_v unto_o we_o the_o meaning_n of_o that_o complaint_n which_o some_o threescore_o and_o ten_o year_n before_o this_o s._n cyprian_n make_v against_o novatianus_n for_o the_o confusion_n which_o by_o his_o schism_n he_o bring_v upon_o the_o church_n of_o god_n that_o 52._o that_o cùm_fw-la jampridem_fw-la per_fw-la omnes_fw-la provincias_fw-la &_o per_fw-la urbes_fw-la singulas_fw-la ordinati_fw-la sint_fw-la episcopi_fw-la in_fw-la aetate_fw-la antiqui_fw-la in_fw-la fide_fw-la integri_fw-la in_fw-la pressurâ_fw-la probati_fw-la in_o persecutione_n proscripti_fw-la ille_fw-la super_fw-la eos_fw-la creare_fw-la alios_fw-la pseudoepiscopos_fw-fr audeat_fw-la cyprian_a epist_n 52._o whereas_o long_o since_o in_o all_o province_n and_o in_o all_o city_n bishop_n have_v be_v ordain_v in_o age_n ancient_a sound_a in_o faith_n try_v in_o affliction_n proscribe_v in_o persecution_n yet_o take_v he_o the_o boldness_n to_o create_v other_o false_a bishop_n over_o their_o head_n namely_o subordinate_a bishop_n in_o every_o city_n and_o metropolitan_o in_o every_o province_n in_o africa_n at_o that_o time_n although_o there_o be_v many_o civil_a province_n yet_o be_v there_o but_o one_o ecclesiastical_a whereof_o cyprian_n himself_o be_v 2._o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d council_n constantinopol_n in_o trullo_n can_v 2._o archbishop_n as_o the_o father_n of_o the_o trullan_n synod_n call_v he_o it_o please_v say_v he_o in_o one_o of_o his_o epistle_n 40._o epistle_n universis_fw-la episcopis_fw-la vel_fw-la in_o nostrâ_fw-la provinciâ_fw-la vel_fw-la trans_fw-la near_fw-mi constitutu_fw-la cyprian_a epist_n 40._o all_o the_o bishop_n constitute_v either_o in_o our_o province_n or_o beyond_o the_o sea_n intimate_v thereby_o that_o all_o the_o bishop_n which_o be_v on_o his_o side_n the_o sea_n do_v belong_v unto_o one_o province_n 45._o province_n quoniam_fw-la latiùs_fw-la fusa_fw-la est_fw-la nostra_fw-la provincia_fw-la habet_fw-la etiam_fw-la numidiam_fw-la &_o mauritanias_fw-la dvas_fw-la sibi_fw-la cohaerentes_fw-la id._n epist_n 45._o for_o our_o province_n say_v he_o in_o another_o place_n be_v spread_v more_o large_o have_v numidia_n also_o and_o both_o the_o mauritaniaes_n annex_v unto_o it_o whence_o that_o great_a council_n assemble_v by_o he_o for_o determine_v the_o question_n touch_v the_o baptise_v of_o those_o that_o have_v be_v baptize_v by_o heretic_n be_v say_v to_o be_v gather_v cypriam_fw-la gather_v exit_fw-la provinciâ_fw-la africâ_fw-la numidià _fw-la mauritaniâ_fw-la council_n cypriam_fw-la out_o of_o the_o province_n of_o africa_n numidia_n and_o mauritania_n for_o howsoever_o in_o the_o civil_a government_n the_o proconsular_a africa_n wherein_o carthage_n be_v seat_v numidia_n and_o both_o the_o mauritany_n sitifensis_n &_o caesareensis_fw-la be_v account_v three_o distinct_a province_n yet_o in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a administration_n they_o be_v join_v together_o and_o make_v but_o one_o province_n immediate_o subject_a to_o the_o metropolitical_a jurisdiction_n of_o the_o prime_n see_v of_o carthage_n some_o threescore_o year_n before_o this_o african_a council_n be_v hold_v by_o cyprian_a those_o other_o provincial_n synod_n be_v assemble_v by_o the_o metropolitan_o of_o sundry_a nation_n for_o the_o compose_n of_o the_o paschall_n controversy_n then_o hot_o pursue_v and_o among_o the_o rest_n that_o in_o our_o neighbour_n country_n out_o of_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d euseb_n histor_n lib._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o parish_n for_o so_o in_o the_o ancient_a language_n of_o the_o church_n those_o precinct_n be_v name_v which_o now_o we_o call_v diocese_n of_o which_o irenaeus_n have_v the_o superintendency_n whence_o also_o he_o write_v that_o free_a epistle_n unto_o victor_n bishop_n of_o rome_n 〈◊〉_d rome_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o person_n of_o those_o brethren_n over_o who_o he_o be_v precedent_n at_o which_o time_n and_o before_o the_o 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d most_o famous_a metropoles_fw-la of_o that_o country_n and_o so_o the_o ibid._n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id._n ibid._n most_o eminent_a church_n therein_o be_v lion_n &_o vienna_n in_o the_o one_o whereof_o irenaeus_n be_v then_o no_o les_fw-fr renown_v a_o prelate_n than_o cyprian_n be_v afterward_o in_o africa_n dionysius_n the_o famous_a bishop_n of_o corinth_n be_v elder_a than_o they_o who_o among_o many_o other_o epistle_n direct_v one_o 〈◊〉_d one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id._n lib._n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o church_n of_o gortyna_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o church_n of_o crete_n wherein_o he_o salute_v their_o bishop_n philip._n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o at_o that_o time_n aswell_o as_o in_o the_o age_n follow_v gortyna_n be_v the_o metropolis_n and_o the_o bishop_n thereof_o the_o metropolitan_a of_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o whole_a island_n which_o kind_n of_o superintendency_n there_o eusebius_n the_o ancient_a ecclesiastical_a historian_n now_o extant_a derive_v from_o the_o very_a time_n of_o titus_n who_o out_o of_o the_o history_n that_o be_v before_o his_o time_n he_o relate_v to_o have_v hold_v 〈◊〉_d hold_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id._n lib._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o bishopric_n of_o the_o church_n in_o crete_n with_o who_o the_o grecian_n of_o after_o time_n do_v full_o concur_v as_o appear_v both_o by_o the_o subscription_n annex_v by_o they_o unto_o the_o epistle_n of_o s._n paul_n 〈◊〉_d paul_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o titus_n ordain_v as_o there_o they_o say_v the_o first_o bishop_n of_o the_o church_n of_o the_o cretan_n and_o by_o the_o argument_n out_o of_o theodoret_n prefix_v by_o they_o before_o the_o same_o speak_v of_o he_o to_o the_o same_o effect_n that_o occumenio_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theodoret_n argument_n epist_n ad_fw-la tit._n in_o occumenio_n he_o be_v by_o paul_n ordain_v bishop_n of_o that_o great_a country_n and_o have_v commission_n
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
the_o old_a canon_n of_o sardica_n for_o liberty_n of_o appeal_v to_o the_o roman_a bishop_n no_o province_n be_v by_o the_o canon_n except_v or_o think_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o justiniana_n prima_fw-la be_v subject_a to_o he_o because_o at_o the_o first_o erection_n of_o that_o primacy_n by_o justinian_n he_o be_v perhaps_o consecrate_v by_o vigilius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n but_o as_o this_o act_n be_v perform_v by_o the_o appointment_n of_o the_o emperor_n so_o that_o canon_n of_o sardica_n so_o much_o stand_v on_o seem_v by_o the_o late_a and_o great_a council_n of_o chalcedon_n again_o to_o be_v revoke_v and_o the_o order_n of_o appeal_n otherwise_o restrain_v as_o you_o may_v read_v in_o the_o nine_o canon_n of_o that_o council_n and_o thus_o confess_v my_o ignorance_n of_o the_o reason_n of_o other_o man_n irregular_a action_n i_o end_v have_v weary_v myself_o and_o dull_v my_o pen_n perhaps_o to_o trouble_v you_o more_o then_o to_o satisfy_v you_o yet_o this_o latter_a be_v 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