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66._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d speak_v of_o this_o place_n give_v it_o the_o same_o title_n for_o give_v a_o account_n of_o scythianus_n the_o father_n of_o the_o manichean_a doctrine_n he_o say_v that_o he_o come_v to_o thebais_n to_o a_o city_n call_v hypselis_n and_o to_o conclude_v ptolemy_n 〈◊〉_d ptolemy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d make_v it_o the_o metropolis_n of_o the_o country_n call_v from_o it_o hypseliotes_n 21._o hypseliotes_n prim._n ep._n p._n 21._o dracontius_n be_v make_v a_o bishop_n in_o the_o territory_n of_o alexandria_n can_v have_v no_o city_n for_o his_o seat_n drac_n seat_n athan._n ep._n ad_fw-la drac_n our_o author_n pronounce_v too_o rash_o from_o this_o passage_n for_o the_o territory_n of_o alexandria_n be_v the_o same_o with_o its_o nomus_n or_o prefecture_n and_o in_o the_o same_o nomus_n there_o may_v be_v more_o city_n than_o one_o otherwise_o all_o egypt_n must_v have_v but_o six_o and_o thirty_o city_n for_o into_o so_o many_o nomi_fw-la 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his_o ordination_n accuse_v athanasius_n of_o force_v his_o church_n overthrow_v his_o communion-table_n and_o break_v the_o chalice_n although_o it_o be_v prove_v he_o never_o be_v a_o presbyter_n nor_o have_v any_o church_n for_o there_o never_o have_v be_v any_o in_o his_o village_n for_o a_o reward_n of_o calumny_n this_o hamlet_n be_v erect_v into_o a_o bishop_n seat_n by_o constantius_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o catholic_n faith_n to_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o church_n and_o to_o 793._o to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d athan._n ap._n p._n 802._o &_o p._n 793._o ancient_a tradition_n and_o usage_n of_o that_o country_n athanasius_n 27._o athanasius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d athan._n ap._n 2._o p._n 802._o socr._n l._n 1._o c._n 27._o be_v very_o particular_a in_o his_o description_n of_o this_o place_n which_o be_v make_v the_o scene_n of_o his_o accusation_n and_o tell_v we_o that_o mareotis_n the_o region_n in_o which_o this_o village_n be_v have_v always_o belong_v 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his_o regulator_n be_v not_o more_o dangerous_a man_n to_o the_o franchise_n of_o our_o corporation_n than_o this_o author_n be_v to_o ancient_a city_n for_o if_o there_o be_v but_o a_o letter_n amiss_o the_o charter_n be_v forfeit_v and_o it_o sink_v into_o a_o obscure_a village_n this_o be_v the_o case_n of_o calanae_n because_o there_o be_v a_o c._n where_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o b._n our_o author_n have_v disfranchised_a it_o the_o place_n where_o euphration_n be_v bishop_n be_v balanea_n so_o it_o be_v write_v in_o antonin_n itinerary_n 27_o mile_n from_o gabala_n and_o 24_o from_o antaradus_n stephanus_n steph._n stephanus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d steph._n style_v it_o a_o city_n of_o phoenicia_n in_o his_o time_n call_v leveas_fw-la and_o add_v that_o epicrates_n have_v write_v a_o encomium_n upon_o it_o ptolemy_n 5._o ptolemy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ptol._n l._n 5._o name_v it_o next_o to_o paltis_n and_o so_o do_v 5._o do_v plin._n l._n 5._o pliny_n in_o the_o 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to_o name_v the_o bishop_n of_o a_o place_n unknown_a to_o all_o geographer_n here_o may_v be_v room_n for_o conjecture_n but_o i_o dare_v not_o venture_v know_v the_o temper_n of_o my_o adversary_n to_o be_v too_o captious_a to_o make_v necessary_a allowance_n for_o critical_a divination_n but_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a it_o seem_v to_o contend_v 22._o contend_v prim._n ep._n p._n 22._o for_o the_o council_n of_o antioch_n in_o their_o synodal_n epistle_n 7._o epistle_n euseb_n h._n e._n l._n 7._o concern_v paulus_n samosatenus_fw-la mention_v 〈◊〉_d mention_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bishop_n both_o in_o country_n and_o city_n these_o country_n bishop_n who_o be_v the_o flatterer_n of_o paulus_n samosatenus_fw-la valesius_fw-la vale._n valesius_fw-la chorepiscopos_fw-la intelligere_fw-la videtur_fw-la eos_fw-la enim_fw-la distinguit_fw-la epistola_fw-la ab_fw-la episcopis_fw-la urbium_fw-la vale._n take_v to_o be_v chorepiscopi_fw-la and_o the_o meaness_n of_o their_o behaviour_n 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this_o division_n there_o be_v 17_o bishop_n in_o all_o 52._o at_o the_o bottom_n of_o this_o last_o division_n we_o have_v this_o remark_n that_o this_o armenia_n be_v independent_a and_o belong_v to_o no_o patriarch_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o st._n gregory_n of_o armenia_n and_o it_o have_v 200_o city_n and_o fortify_v to_n so_o far_o be_v all_o the_o armenia_n from_o have_v 1000_o bishop_n in_o the_o nine_o century_n and_o before_o this_o about_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o five_o century_n we_o find_v in_o the_o first_o armenia_n but_o six_o bishop_n subscribe_v to_o the_o synodical_a epistle_n 3._o epistle_n conc._n chalced._n pars._n 3._o of_o that_o province_n in_o confirmation_n of_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n and_o in_o the_o second_o armenia_n but_o three_o and_o yet_o the_o metropolitan_o of_o each_o speak_v 2._o speak_v cum_fw-la sancto_fw-la concilio_n quod_fw-la mecum_fw-la est_fw-la ep._n arm._n 1._o una_fw-la cum_fw-la episcopis_fw-la nostrae_fw-la 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few_o inhabitant_n nor_o do_v our_o author_n criticism_n about_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v he_o any_o great_a service_n for_o the_o diminish_n of_o any_o town_n call_v by_o that_o general_a name_n for_o though_o it_o be_v sometime_o distinguish_v from_o a_o city_n yet_o be_v there_o instance_n of_o some_o of_o the_o great_a city_n that_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o aquileia_n be_v a_o city_n of_o the_o large_a size_n and_o yet_o procopius_n hoeschel_n procopius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d procop._n bell._n vandal_n l._n 1._o p._n 97._o ed._n hoeschel_n who_o be_v a_o master_n of_o propriety_n of_o speech_n do_v not_o stick_v to_o call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o have_v represent_v it_o as_o a_o great_a and_o exceed_o populous_a city_n he_o add_v that_o attilas_n be_v not_o able_a to_o take_v the_o place_n 27._o place_n prim._n ep._n p._n 27._o lystra_n seem_v a_o place_n no_o more_o considerable_a it_o be_v a_o small_a place_n call_v by_o ptolemy_n ausira_n by_o strabo_n isaura_n yet_o st._n luke_n call_v it_o a_o city_n more_o than_o once_o nay_o ptolemy_n 〈◊〉_d ptolemy_n ptol._n l._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d place_v it_o among_o the_o city_n of_o isauria_n and_o distinguish_v it_o from_o isaura_n florus_n 6._o florus_n validissimas_fw-la urbes_fw-la eorum_fw-la phaselin_n olympon_n evertit_fw-la isaurumque_fw-la ipsam_fw-la arcem_fw-la ciliciae_n unde_fw-la conscius_fw-la sibi_fw-la magni_fw-la laboris_fw-la isaurici_fw-la cognomen_fw-la adamavit_fw-la flor._n l._n 3._o c._n 6._o name_v isaura_n among_o the_o city_n of_o cilicia_n and_o make_v it_o the_o most_o considerable_a place_n of_o all_o those_o the_o pirate_n hold_v in_o those_o part_n and_o therefore_o servilius_n who_o reduce_v those_o robber_n take_v the_o name_n of_o isauricas_n from_o it_o pliny_n 27._o pliny_n oppida_fw-la ejus_fw-la intus_fw-la isaura_n olibanus_fw-la etc._n etc._n plin._n l._n 5._o c._n 27._o name_v isaura_n among_o the_o city_n of_o cilicia_n and_o stephanus_n 〈◊〉_d stephanus_n steph._n in_o isaura_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o diodorus_n siculus_n 18._o siculus_n diod._n sic._n l._n 18._o style_v it_o a_o city_n of_o isauria_n and_o gregory_n 3._o gregory_n greg._n regist_n l._n 12._o ep._n 2_o 3._o the_o great_a mention_n the_o bishop_n of_o isaura_n but_o strabo_n 12._o strabo_n strab._n l._n 12._o mention_n two_o place_n of_o this_o name_n and_o call_v they_o both_o village_n i_o will_v only_o add_v a_o few_o word_n that_o follow_v in_o that_o author_n and_o then_o let_v the_o brethren_n of_o the_o congregational_a way_n make_v what_o use_n they_o please_v of_o this_o instance_n isauria_n say_v strabo_n 〈◊〉_d strabo_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v two_o village_n of_o its_o name_n but_o a_o great_a many_o other_o village_n be_v subject_a to_o these_o and_o if_o the_o civil_a subjection_n of_o so_o many_o village_n shall_v draw_v after_o it_o a_o ecclesiastical_a and_o religious_a dependence_n the_o diocese_n of_o lystra_n may_v be_v large_a enough_o so_o that_o after_o all_o our_o author_n diligence_n to_o find_v or_o to_o make_v village_n for_o st._n paul_n bishop_n he_o do_v not_o appear_v to_o have_v ordain_v any_o in_o such_o inconsiderable_a place_n nor_o 28._o nor_o prim._n ep._n p._n 28._o leave_v the_o practice_n warrant_v by_o apostolical_a example_n and_o authority_n to_o proceed_v 28._o proceed_v prim._n ep._n p._n 28._o artemidorus_n say_v our_o author_n give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o city_n of_o pisidia_n reckon_v but_o eleven_o whereas_o there_o be_v twenty_o two_o bishopric_n in_o the_o catalogue_n of_o leo._n it_o be_v pity_n so_o great_a diligence_n shall_v have_v so_o little_o good_a fortune_n in_o sum_v up_o those_o city_n he_o have_v lose_v two_o for_o artemidorus_n 12._o artemidorus_n strab._n l._n 12._o reckon_v thirteen_o but_o to_o pass_v by_o small_a mistake_n let_v we_o consider_v the_o main_a 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notitiae_fw-la but_o that_o it_o may_v appear_v how_o much_o the_o number_n of_o city_n be_v increase_v in_o this_o country_n before_o leo_n the_o wise_a let_v we_o appeal_v to_o the_o civil_a notitia_fw-la paulo_n notitia_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apud_fw-la car._n a_o s._n paulo_n that_o go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o hierocles_n where_o we_o have_v 26_o city_n under_o a_o consular_a governor_n and_o if_o all_o of_o they_o remain_v to_o leo_n time_n some_o bishop_n of_o that_o province_n must_v have_v two_o city_n under_o his_o care_n so_o far_o be_v pisidia_n from_o afford_v village-bishop_n after_o this_o cappadocia_n come_v 28._o come_v prim._n ep._n p._n 28._o under_o search_n for_o primitive_a village-bishop_n strabo_n divide_v cappadocia_n taurica_n into_o five_o praefecture_n three_o of_o which_o have_v no_o city_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v many_o bishopric_n in_o they_o it_o must_v be_v confess_v that_o in_o strabo_n time_n the_o praefecture_n of_o melitene_n 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16._o m._n from_o andabalis_n to_o tyana_n 16_o m._n anton._n lilner_n about_o two_o and_o thirty_o mile_n it_o be_v situate_a on_o the_o confine_n of_o both_o diocese_n and_o be_v erect_v late_o and_o upon_o a_o competition_n of_o jurisdiction_n make_v but_o a_o sorry_a instance_n of_o primitive_a congregational_a episcopacy_n for_o this_o bishopric_n be_v whole_o owe_v to_o the_o contention_n of_o two_o metropolitan_o and_o gregory_n 〈◊〉_d gregory_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d complain_v that_o basil_n have_v do_v it_o without_o necessity_n have_v no_o less_o than_o fifty_o chorepiscopi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d chorepiscopi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d belong_v to_o his_o great_a diocese_n the_o country_n place_n of_o simplicia_fw-la seem_v to_o be_v no_o other_o than_o doara_n of_o which_o we_o have_v speak_v before_o and_o for_o the_o other_o place_n which_o basil_n make_v bishop_n seat_n and_o those_o bishopric_n be_v not_o a_o few_o no_o body_n can_v ever_o find_v they_o out_o and_o 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ep._n p._n 30._o in_o pontus_n polemoniacus_fw-la pityus_n and_o sebastopolis_n be_v bishop_n seat_n and_o yet_o they_o be_v not_o city_n in_o justinian_n 28._o justinian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nou._n 28._o account_n that_o they_o be_v bishop_n seat_n in_o justinian_n time_n or_o some_o time_n after_o do_v no_o where_n appear_v that_o i_o know_v in_o the_o old_a notitia_fw-la paulo_n notitia_fw-la car._n a_o s._n paulo_n of_o the_o patriarchat_n of_o c._n p._n it_o neither_o be_v a_o bishop_n see_v nor_o yet_o in_o the_o notitia_fw-la say_v to_o be_v compile_v under_o leo_n the_o wise_a for_o in_o both_o these_o there_o be_v but_o five_o bishop_n seat_n in_o that_o province_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o city_n mention_v in_o that_o novel_a of_o justinian_n and_o before_o that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o leo_n the_o first_o there_o be_v but_o four_o bishopric_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o subscription_n to_o the_o synodical_a letter_n to_o that_o pope_n indeed_o there_o 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oblige_v to_o use_v artifice_n rather_o than_o force_v in_o the_o restore_n of_o his_o superstition_n julian_n say_v that_o historian_n 〈◊〉_d historian_n soz._n l._n 5._o c._n 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d zealous_a to_o make_v heathenism_n prevail_v be_v much_o grieve_v to_o see_v it_o overcome_v by_o the_o christian_a religion_n which_o be_v in_o the_o general_n esteem_v prefer_v to_o it_o and_o it_o trouble_v he_o to_o think_v that_o his_o religion_n must_v sink_v as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v dead_a for_o though_o the_o temple_n be_v open_v again_o and_o the_o old_a rite_n restore_v yet_o he_o observe_v that_o the_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o servant_n even_o of_o the_o heathen_a priest_n be_v general_o christian_n from_o hence_o it_o be_v clear_a how_o the_o great_a part_n and_o body_n of_o the_o people_n stand_v affect_v to_o christianity_n and_o though_o here_o and_o there_o a_o city_n may_v abound_v with_o heathen_a it_o be_v no_o wonder_n for_o where_o there_o be_v a_o mixture_n of_o religion_n a_o party_n which_o to_o the_o whole_a do_v not_o bear_v the_o proportion_n of_o one_o to_o ten_o may_v in_o some_o few_o place_n happen_v to_o be_v predominant_a phoenicia_n follow_v palestine_n and_o these_o our_o author_n 72._o author_n prim._n ep_v p._n 72._o observe_v from_o theodoret_n be_v mad_a upon_o their_o idol_n and_o idolatrous_a rite_n and_o this_o observe_v by_o chrysostom_n in_o arcadius_n his_o reign_n that_o there_o be_v superstitious_a people_n in_o phoenicia_n at_o that_o time_n i_o do_v not_o deny_v and_o perhaps_o more_o than_o in_o most_o place_n but_o that_o they_o be_v the_o great_a part_n or_o near_o equal_a to_o the_o christian_n there_o do_v not_o appear_v from_o any_o thing_n produce_v by_o our_o author_n nay_o the_o contrary_a appear_v from_o that_o relation_n of_o theodoret_n how_o chrysostom_n with_o the_o assistance_n of_o a_o few_o monk_n pull_v down_o the_o heathen_a temple_n of_o the_o country_n in_o syria_n our_o author_n 73._o author_n prim._n ep_v p._n 73._o meet_v with_o heliopolis_n a_o place_n singular_a for_o superstition_n and_o beastliness_n where_o not_o one_o will_v endure_v to_o hear_v the_o name_n of_o christ_n and_o arethusa_n he_o think_v be_v not_o much_o better_o furnish_v with_o christian_n because_o they_o all_o join_v in_o the_o murder_n of_o their_o bishop_n yet_o in_o the_o same_o chapter_n sozomen_n assign_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o bishop_n return_v when_o he_o have_v once_o flee_v because_o 10._o because_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d soz._n l._n 5._o c._n 10._o there_o be_v many_o like_a to_o be_v bring_v in_o danger_n upon_o his_o account_n apamea_n be_v mention_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n and_o this_o be_v a_o metropolis_n say_v our_o author_n here_o the_o multitude_n be_v only_o restrain_v through_o fear_n from_o hinder_v the_o demolish_n of_o jupiter_n be_v temple_n theodor._n l._n 5._o c._n 21._o
prim._n ep_v p._n 76._o in_o the_o west_n he_o offer_v but_o one_o instance_n or_o two_o in_o turin_n the_o heathen_a be_v so_o prevalent_a that_o the_o christian_n be_v not_o suffer_v to_o choose_v a_o bishop_n after_o gratian_n decease_n greg._n turin_n l._n 10._o c._n 43._o this_o turin_n be_v i_o suppose_v tours_n in_o france_n and_o gregory_n bishop_n of_o that_o place_n do_v indeed_o in_o the_o last_o chapter_n of_o the_o ten_o book_n of_o his_o history_n make_v a_o recapitulation_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o that_o city_n of_o who_o gratian_n be_v the_o first_o who_o according_a to_o that_o author_n turon_n author_n greg._n turon_n be_v send_v thither_o from_o rome_n in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o decius_n which_o answer_v the_o year_n of_o christ_n 253._o according_o to_o baronius_n 31._o baronius_n h._n l._n 10._o c._n 31._o but_o 249_o according_a to_o bishop_n pearson_n 249._o pearson_n ann._n cypr._n anno._n 249._o when_o this_o gratian_n dye_v the_o see_v be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v void_a seven_o and_o thirty_o year_n but_o no_o reason_n be_v there_o assign_v for_o so_o long_a a_o vacancy_n but_o gregory_n seem_v to_o be_v afraid_a there_o shall_v be_v many_o christian_n in_o that_o part_n of_o gaul_n before_o martin_n come_v to_o convert_v the_o country_n yet_o in_o gaul_n they_o can_v not_o but_o be_v exceed_o numerous_a since_o they_o suffer_v 16._o suffer_v lactant._n de_fw-fr mort._n persec_n ss_z 16._o so_o little_a in_o dioclesian_n persecution_n and_o must_v consequent_o become_v the_o common_a refuge_n of_o the_o christian_n that_o flee_v from_o other_o place_n but_o to_o make_v short_a work_n and_o so_o offer_v all_o the_o rest_n in_o one_o in_o rome_n itself_o in_o the_o four_o century_n the_o senate_n the_o noble_n and_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o people_n be_v give_v up_o to_o heathenish_a superstition_n and_o for_o this_o he_o refer_v his_o reader_n to_o the_o centuriator_n they_o have_v indeed_o several_a instance_n to_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a party_n of_o heathen_a in_o that_o city_n in_o the_o four_o century_n but_o none_o of_o these_o make_v it_o evident_a that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o roman_n be_v then_o heathen_a unless_o it_o be_v a_o passage_n of_o st._n jerom_n 57_o jerom_n hoc_fw-la errore_fw-la &_o pessima_fw-la consuetudine_fw-la vetustatis_fw-la multarum_fw-la provinciarum_fw-la urbes_fw-la laborant_fw-la ipsaque_fw-la roma_fw-la orbis_fw-la domina_fw-la ut_fw-la tam_fw-la intrantes_fw-la quam_fw-la exeuntes_fw-la domos_fw-la svas_fw-la inoliti_fw-la semper_fw-la commoneantur_fw-la erroris_fw-la hieron_n in_o esa_n c._n 57_o which_o as_o it_o be_v produce_v by_o those_o collector_n will_v make_v they_o all_o heathen_a for_o they_o make_v he_o say_v that_o the_o image_n of_o the_o tutelar_a deity_n be_v worship_v in_o every_o house_n in_o rome_n but_o he_o seem_v to_o represent_v this_o as_o a_o relic_n of_o heathen_a superstition_n that_o stick_v in_o many_o place_n and_o be_v retain_v even_o among_o christian_n and_o therefore_o bring_v it_o as_o a_o parallel_a instance_n to_o match_v the_o superstition_n of_o the_o jew_n which_o they_o learn_v from_o their_o neighbour_n but_o that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n be_v christian_n towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o three_o century_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o four_o we_o have_v a_o plain_a testimony_n from_o eusebius_n 14._o eusebius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d euseb_n h._n e._n l._n 8._o c._n 14._o who_o speak_v of_o maxentius_n say_v that_o at_o first_o he_o counterfeit_v himself_o a_o christian_n to_o please_v and_o flatter_v the_o people_n of_o rome_n yet_o mr._n clerkson_n be_v of_o another_o opinion_n and_o tell_v 76._o tell_v prim._n ep_v p._n 76._o we_o that_o a_o little_a before_o the_o christian_n be_v but_o a_o small_a part_n of_o rome_n when_o with_o general_a acclamation_n the_o people_n cry_v out_o christiani_n tollantur_fw-la duodecies_fw-la etc._n etc._n baron_n anno._n 301._o ss_z 3._o but_o this_o evidence_n fall_v short_a upon_o several_a account_n first_o the_o authority_n of_o it_o be_v not_o very_o good_a it_o be_v take_v from_o the_o act_n of_o savinus_n of_o which_o baronius_n publish_v some_o part_n but_o they_o be_v entire_a in_o baluzius_n 47._o baluzius_n baluz_fw-fr miscel_n l._n 2._o p._n 47._o his_o miscellany_n baronius_n 18._o baronius_n anno._n 301._o 18._o vouch_v they_o for_o sincere_a and_o good_a and_o baluzius_n 463._o baluzius_n baluz_fw-fr not._n in_o pass_n s._n savini_n p._n 463._o give_v they_o the_o same_o character_n but_o there_o be_v some_o marvellous_a passage_n which_o may_v make_v one_o who_o be_v not_o very_o credulous_a to_o doubt_v such_o 11._o such_o pass_n s._n savini_n ss_z 5._o 9_o 10_o 11._o as_o the_o break_n of_o the_o idol_n of_o jupiter_n make_v of_o coral_n by_o this_o martyr_n while_o he_o be_v under_o examination_n his_o restore_a sight_n to_o the_o nephew_n of_o serena_n his_o heal_n and_o convert_v of_o venustianus_n precedent_n of_o tuscia_n and_o some_o other_o thing_n that_o taste_v of_o fable_n but_o to_o let_v these_o act_n pass_v for_o authentic_a it_o do_v not_o follow_v from_o the_o clamour_n of_o the_o people_n at_o the_o circensian_a game_n against_o the_o christian_n that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o rome_n be_v heathen_a for_o those_o who_o be_v present_a at_o those_o sport_n be_v general_o heathen_a the_o christian_n think_v themselves_o forbid_v by_o their_o religion_n to_o go_v to_o such_o show_v so_o this_o allegation_n yield_v but_o a_o poor_a argument_n against_o the_o number_n of_o the_o christian_n since_o the_o fact_n be_v not_o very_o certain_a and_o the_o consequence_n far_o from_o be_v good_a however_o our_o author_n 77._o author_n prim._n ep_v p._n 77._o find_v that_o long_a after_o this_o the_o roman_n be_v general_o heathen_a for_o constantine_n after_o he_o have_v be_v emperor_n twenty_o year_n express_v his_o detestation_n of_o the_o 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sit_fw-la magna_fw-la
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region_n of_o decapolis_n who_o to_o give_v themselves_o great_a credit_n may_v pretend_v to_o be_v the_o remainder_n of_o the_o apostolic_a church_n of_o jerusalem_n 107._o jerusalem_n prim._n ep_v p._n 107._o not_o long_o after_o they_o settle_v in_o the_o ruin_n of_o a_o part_n of_o that_o desolate_a city_n no_o fit_a place_n to_o entertain_v multitude_n where_o they_o have_v a_o few_o house_n and_o a_o little_a church_n and_o therefore_o one_o will_v judge_n they_o can_v not_o be_v very_o many_o the_o story_n of_o these_o house_n and_o church_n and_o several_a synagogue_n in_o mount-sion_n that_o escape_v in_o the_o first_o desolation_n be_v all_o jewish_a fable_n and_o inconsistent_a with_o our_o saviour_n prophecy_n of_o that_o city_n that_o one_o stone_n shall_v not_o be_v leave_v upon_o another_o as_o scaliger_n chron._n scaliger_n animadv_n in_o euseb_n chron._n have_v observe_v and_o any_o one_o may_v see_v it_o who_o will_v but_o read_v the_o story_n in_o epiphanius_n who_o
amasea_n the_o city_n of_o strabo_n ponti_n amasea_n ponti_n who_o may_v be_v allow_v as_o a_o competent_a witness_n for_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o territory_n of_o his_o own_o town_n then_o follow_v my_o country_n say_v the_o geographer_n 12._o geographer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strab._n l._n 12._o the_o territory_n of_o amasia_n the_o best_a and_o the_o great_a of_o all_o territory_n and_o we_o can_v wonder_v at_o such_o expression_n when_o we_o hear_v the_o particular_n from_o the_o river_n say_v he_o begin_v a_o valley_n something_o narrow_a at_o first_o and_o then_o open_v and_o grow_v wide_a ibid._n wide_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strab._n ibid._n which_o make_v up_o that_o field_n that_o have_v its_o name_n from_o a_o thousand_o village_n and_o this_o be_v not_o all_o but_o he_o name_v other_o region_n beyond_o this_o belong_v to_o the_o same_o city_n as_o far_o as_o the_o river_n halys_n all_o this_o on_o the_o north_n side_n and_o the_o length_n of_o the_o territory_n that_o way_n be_v five_o hundred_o furlong_n which_o make_v above_o sixty_o mile_n another_o way_n it_o be_v id._n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id._n long_o and_o reach_n to_o babanomus_n and_o ximene_n which_o likewise_o reach_v to_o halys_n this_o say_v he_o be_v the_o length_n of_o it_o the_o breadth_n be_v from_o north_n to_o south_n but_o he_o do_v not_o express_v the_o measure_n any_o otherwise_o than_o from_o the_o city_n northward_o which_o he_o reckon_v 500_o stadia_fw-la i_o hope_v this_o territory_n be_v of_o great_a extent_n than_o my_o lord_n mayor_n liberty_n and_o go_v something_o far_a than_o from_o newgate_n to_o holborn_n bar_v nor_o do_v i_o believe_v the_o mayor_n of_o lincoln_n or_o canterbury_n will_v vie_v with_o this_o city_n for_o extent_n of_o jurisdiction_n cyzicus_n cyzicus_n cyzicus_n though_o a_o great_a city_n than_o amasea_n have_v a_o less_o territory_n yet_o such_o it_o be_v that_o it_o do_v not_o seem_v inferior_a for_o extent_n to_o many_o of_o our_o bishopric_n it_o be_v seat_v in_o a_o island_n of_o the_o same_o name_n which_o belong_v to_o it_o which_o be_v five_o hundred_o furlong_n in_o compass_n yet_o beside_o this_o 〈◊〉_d this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o have_v a_o great_a territory_n partly_o ancient_a and_o part_v acquire_v by_o their_o service_n in_o the_o roman_a war_n that_o part_n of_o troas_n that_o be_v beyond_o the_o river_n asopus_n and_o the_o country_n about_o zeleia_n and_o the_o plain_a of_o adrasteia_n and_o part_n of_o the_o country_n about_o the_o lake_n of_o dascelis_n antioch_n have_v antioch_n have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lib._n de_fw-fr vit_fw-fr sva_fw-la p._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n liban_n antioch_n a_o great_a country_n belong_v to_o it_o antioch_n antioch_n and_o many_o village_n that_o be_v equal_a to_o city_n how_o great_a a_o country_n do_v it_o possess_v say_v libanius_n when_o several_a village_n belong_v to_o it_o be_v great_a and_o more_o populous_a than_o many_o city_n daphne_n remain_v in_o the_o condition_n of_o a_o suburb_n yet_o if_o it_o vie_v with_o city_n it_o will_v surpass_v they_o upon_o many_o account_n nor_o be_v it_o without_o reason_n that_o libanius_n magnify_v the_o territory_n of_o antioch_n for_o it_o 42._o it_o strab._n l._n 16._o theod._n ep_v 42._o reach_v on_o one_o side_n to_o the_o region_n of_o cyrrus_n which_o be_v two_o day_n journey_n or_o fifty_o mile_n distant_a and_o perhaps_o it_o may_v reach_v as_o far_o on_o other_o side_n except_v that_o towards_o the_o sea_n which_o according_a to_o libanius_n 339._o libanius_n liban_n antioch_n p._n 339._o be_v but_o fifteen_o mile_n from_o the_o city_n theodoret_n mention_n many_o monk_n who_o live_v in_o several_a part_n of_o the_o region_n of_o antioch_n asterius_n who_o live_v in_o the_o country_n about_o gindarus_n which_o be_v julian_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theod._n rel._n hist_o in_o julian_n a_o very_a great_a village_n and_o belong_v to_o antioch_n though_o in_o old_a time_n it_o have_v belong_v to_o the_o region_n of_o cyrrus_n and_o be_v call_v a_o city_n by_o strabo_n 16._o strabo_n str._n l._n 16._o the_o same_o author_n prisci_fw-la author_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theodor._n vit_fw-mi sim._n prisci_fw-la mention_n one_o simeon_n who_o be_v say_v to_o have_v wrought_v a_o miracle_n in_o some_o village_n near_o the_o mountain_n amanus_n which_o do_v not_o only_o fill_v all_o the_o neighbourhood_n of_o that_o place_n with_o fear_n and_o astonishment_n but_o the_o whole_a city_n likewise_o i_o mean_v say_v he_o antioch_n for_o that_o place_n belong_v to_o it_o so_o that_o by_o this_o expression_n we_o can_v judge_v it_o to_o be_v very_o near_o thebes_n thebes_n beotia_n be_v five_o hundred_o furlong_n or_o sixty_o two_o mile_n in_o length_n and_o about_o four_o and_o thirty_o mile_n in_o breadth_n according_a to_o dicaearchus_n 167._o dicaearchus_n dicaearch_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 167._o yet_o since_o epaminondas_n his_o time_n it_o be_v all_o but_o the_o territory_n of_o thebes_n attica_n be_v a_o great_a country_n and_o 46._o and_o dio._n chrys_n orat._n 46._o all_o of_o it_o the_o territory_n of_o athens_n ever_o since_o theseus_n his_o time_n lacedaemon_n athens_n lacedaemon_n lacedaemon_n 2._o lacedaemon_n arist_n polit._n l._n 2._o have_v a_o territory_n sufficient_a to_o maintain_v thirty_o thousand_o foot_n and_o fifteen_o hundred_o horse_n all_o arcadia_n be_v but_o the_o territory_n of_o megalopolis_n and_o elis_n though_o no_o great_a city_n have_v so_o large_a a_o country_n belong_v to_o it_o that_o many_o country_n family_n for_o several_a generation_n do_v never_o see_v the_o city_n to_o which_o they_o belong_v which_o polybius_n ascribe_v partly_o 468._o partly_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d polyb._n hist_o l._n 4._o p._n 468._o to_o the_o largeness_n of_o the_o region_n partly_o to_o the_o simplicity_n of_o their_o manner_n miletus_n when_o it_o be_v take_v by_o the_o persian_n have_v a_o large_a country_n belong_v to_o it_o 6._o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d herodot_n l._n 6._o which_o the_o conqueror_n divide_v that_o part_n that_o be_v near_o the_o city_n the_o persian_n take_v to_o themselves_o that_o which_o be_v remote_a they_o give_v the_o people_n of_o pedasa_n and_o after_o this_o the_o region_n belong_v to_o that_o city_n receive_v great_a accession_n of_o territory_n when_o 46._o when_o dio._n chrys_n or._n 46._o all_o the_o small_a neighbour_a colony_n of_o the_o milesian_n in_o aeolis_n and_o troas_n and_o about_o the_o hellespont_n leave_v their_o own_o small_a city_n go_v and_o settle_v at_o miletus_n and_o increase_v the_o dependency_n of_o that_o city_n by_o the_o addition_n of_o their_o several_a region_n the_o territory_n of_o byzantium_n join_v to_o that_o of_o perinthus_n and_o be_v therefore_o add_v to_o that_o city_n by_o severus_n severo_fw-la severus_n herodian_a l._n 3_o ss_z 19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d xiphil_n in_o severo_fw-la yet_o these_o two_o city_n be_v above_o threescore_o mile_n distant_a one_o from_o the_o other_o as_o we_o find_v in_o antonius_n itinerary_n which_o as_o to_o this_o distance_n agree_v exact_o with_o the_o itinerary_n of_o jerusalem_n caelenae_n or_o apamea_n in_o phrygia_n be_v commend_v by_o dio_n 35._o dio_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dio._n chris_n or._n 35._o for_o the_o many_o town_n that_o belong_v to_o it_o which_o want_v nothing_o of_o city_n but_o the_o title_n and_o apamia_n in_o syria_n appear_v yet_o more_o considerable_a for_o its_o territory_n as_o it_o be_v describe_v by_o strabo_n 16._o strabo_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strab._n l._n 16._o it_o have_v a_o very_a great_a and_o fertile_a region_n belong_v to_o it_o and_o pasture_n for_o cattle_n of_o prodigious_a extent_n many_o town_n that_o have_v be_v account_v city_n be_v but_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o village_n to_o this_o city_n secoana_n 〈◊〉_d secoana_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o fortress_n in_o this_o territory_n where_o tryphon_n the_o tyrant_n be_v bear_v larissa_n 16._o larissa_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strab._n l._n 16._o and_o several_a other_o great_a place_n that_o strabo_n name_n be_v but_o the_o dependency_n of_o apamea_n in_o this_o country_n seleucus_n nicator_n keep_v five_o hundred_o elephant_n and_o a_o great_a part_n of_o his_o army_n here_o the_o succeed_a king_n keep_v their_o studd_n and_o have_v thirty_o thousand_o mare_n in_o this_o region_n for_o breed_v these_o be_v greek_a city_n and_o colony_n we_o will_v in_o the_o next_o place_n give_v some_o instance_n of_o the_o roman_a and_o compare_v their_o territory_n with_o the_o liberty_n of_o our_o english_a city_n cremona_n mantua_n and_o cremona_n the_o territory_n of_o cremona_n be_v divide_v between_o the_o veteran_n send_v thither_o by_o augustus_n and_o not_o