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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 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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 cataonia_n and_o isauritis_n have_v no_o city_n but_o it_o be_v as_o certain_a that_o then_o they_o have_v no_o bishop_n that_o writer_n publish_v graec._n publish_v vass_n de_fw-fr hist_o graec._n his_o geography_n in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o tiberius_n eleven_o year_n before_o our_o saviour_n baptism_n and_o be_v then_o a_o very_a old_a man_n as_o vossius_fw-la compute_v by_o his_o be_v acquaint_v with_o aelius_n gallus_n and_o seem_v to_o be_v far_o confirm_v from_o what_o he_o relate_v 12._o relate_v strab._n l._n 12._o of_o have_v see_v servilius_n isauricus_n but_o these_o country_n say_v our_o author_n have_v many_o bishop_n afterward_o though_o they_o have_v no_o city_n that_o they_o have_v bishop_n can_v be_v deny_v that_o they_o have_v no_o city_n then_o our_o author_n do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o pretend_v to_o prove_v unless_o we_o admit_v his_o usual_a way_n of_o reasonirg_n that_o because_o these_o praefecture_n have_v no_o city_n before_o the_o preach_n
of_o christ_n therefore_o they_o have_v none_o ever_o since_o but_o there_o be_v sufficient_a evidence_n that_o these_o region_n melitene_n cataonia_n and_o isauritis_n have_v city_n not_o long_o after_o strabo_n time_n stephanus_n steph._n stephanus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d steph._n say_v that_o melitene_n be_v a_o city_n of_o cappadocia_n ptolemy_n 5._o ptolemy_n ptol._n l._n 5._o place_v it_o among_o the_o city_n of_o the_o lesser_a armenia_n to_o which_o in_o the_o late_a distribution_n of_o the_o empire_n it_o do_v belong_v and_o two_o other_o be_v name_v as_o city_n belong_v to_o that_o praefecture_n lucas_n holstenius_fw-la steph._n holstenius_fw-la postea_fw-la tamen_fw-la melitene_n extitit_fw-la vrbs_fw-la satis_fw-la nobilis_fw-la h._n vale_n in_o euseb_n l._n 5._o c._n 5._o holsten_n in_o steph._n say_v that_o the_o roman_n build_v this_o city_n and_o confirm_v it_o by_o salmasius_n 630._o salmasius_n salm._n in_o jul._n capitol_n in_o vit_fw-fr marci_n &_o plin._n exercit_fw-la p._n 630._o who_o call_v it_o a_o city_n of_o cappadocia_n and_o ammianus_n marcellinus_n 20._o marcellinus_n ammian_n marc._n l._n 19_o &_o 20._o call_v it_o a_o town_n of_o the_o lesser_a armenia_n in_o more_o than_o one_o place_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o this_o place_n be_v make_v one_o of_o the_o standard_n of_o catholic_n communion_n by_o the_o edict_n of_o theodosius_n 9_o theodosius_n cod._n theod._n l._n 3._o de_fw-la fide_fw-la cath._n &_o soz._n l._n 7._o c._n 9_o the_o great_a and_o to_o conclude_v the_o notitia_fw-la of_o hierocles_n name_v it_o as_o the_o first_o city_n of_o armenia_n the_o lesser_a when_o justinian_n 1._o justinian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d novel_a 31._o c._n 1._o make_v a_o new_a distribution_n of_o armenia_n in_o that_o which_o he_o call_v the_o three_o but_o he_o say_v be_v before_o the_o second_o i_o e._n the_o lesser_a armenia_n this_o city_n be_v make_v the_o metropolis_n and_o commend_v by_o the_o title_n of_o ancient_a and_o renown_v and_o he_o place_v ibid._n place_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n six_o city_n under_o it_o which_o he_o there_o name_n and_o add_v that_o there_o be_v no_o alteration_n as_o to_o this_o province_n but_o before_o his_o time_n it_o consist_v of_o six_o city_n all_o that_o be_v new_a in_o this_o order_n be_v the_o raise_v the_o dignity_n of_o its_o title_n and_o make_v it_o spectabilis_fw-la and_o style_v the_o governor_n come_v justinianeus_n eustathius_n 694._o eustathius_n eustath_n in_o dion_n v._o 694._o give_v the_o sum_n of_o this_o edict_n but_o the_o copist_n have_v write_v justin_n for_o justinian_n in_o this_o and_o several_a other_o place_n as_o for_o the_o praefecture_n of_o cataonia_n it_o have_v several_a know_v city_n in_o ptolemy_n 5._o ptolemy_n ptol._n l._n 5._o the_o geographer_n time_n cabassus_n cybistra_n claudiopolis_n and_o several_a other_o less_o know_v be_v place_v in_o that_o region_n which_o we_o find_v in_o late_a notitiae_fw-la some_o 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all_o their_o life_n now_o the_o privilege_n of_o our_o city_n though_o they_o bear_v some_o resemblance_n to_o those_o of_o which_o i_o have_v be_v speak_v yet_o be_v they_o much_o short_a of_o they_o in_o respect_n both_o of_o fullness_n and_o extent_n of_o jurisdiction_n which_o with_o we_o seldom_o reach_v beyond_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o city_n whereas_o in_o the_o greek_a and_o roman_a way_n of_o government_n a_o city_n have_v as_o it_o be_v a_o county_n belong_v to_o it_o so_o that_o our_o city_n be_v but_o exempt_v from_o the_o county_n whereas_o those_o of_o ancient_a time_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o county_n in_o which_o they_o be_v seat_v such_o be_v the_o city_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n when_o christian_a religion_n be_v first_o preach_v in_o they_o and_o the_o apostle_n or_o their_o successor_n who_o plant_v church_n and_o appoint_v bishop_n in_o the_o city_n where_o they_o preach_v do_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o prescribe_v any_o new_a bound_n 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wall_n or_o a_o formality_n our_o author_n 54._o author_n prim._n ep_v p_o 54._o go_v on_o to_o confound_v village_n and_o city_n and_o observe_v that_o bethlega_n be_v a_o village_n in_o josephus_n but_o jonathan_n have_v wall_v it_o immediate_o after_o he_o call_v it_o a_o city_n there_o be_v many_o village_n in_o the_o south_n of_o judea_n and_o arabia_n that_o be_v not_o only_o as_o populous_a as_o ordinary_a city_n but_o great_a community_n have_v a_o great_a number_n of_o village_n in_o their_o dependence_n as_o i_o have_v observe_v already_o armena_n be_v a_o unwal_v place_n till_o the_o inhabitant_n in_o their_o wisdom_n encompass_v it_o with_o a_o wall_n to_o keep_v they_o warm_a which_o may_v be_v the_o reason_n why_o to_o some_o it_o be_v a_o city_n to_o other_o a_o village_n solinus_n who_o our_o author_n cite_v for_o call_v it_o a_o city_n do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o mention_v it_o pomponius_n mela_n and_o pliny_n name_v it_o among_o the_o city_n and_o town_n of_o the_o country_n but_o those_o who_o call_v it_o a_o village_n speak_v more_o exact_o notwithstanding_o it_o have_v a_o wall_n so_o menippus_n in_o his_o periplus_n or_o voyage_n call_v it_o and_o from_o he_o strabo_n and_o the_o rest_n 〈◊〉_d rest_n steph._n in_o armene_n xenoph._n exp._n l._n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o our_o author_n mean_v by_o mention_v the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o people_n of_o this_o village_n for_o build_v a_o wall_n about_o the_o town_n i_o can_v easy_o imagine_v since_o of_o old_a it_o be_v proverbial_a for_o folly_n 12._o folly_n strab._n l._n 12._o that_o those_o who_o build_v the_o wall_n of_o armena_n have_v little_a to_o do_v after_o this_o he_o mention_n majuma_n the_o port_n of_o gura_n honour_v with_o the_o privilege_n of_o a_o city_n for_o its_o forwardness_n in_o the_o christian_a religion_n yet_o 3._o yet_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sozom._n l._n 5._o c._n 3._o even_o this_o very_a place_n have_v several_a country_n parish_n and_o church_n belong_v to_o it_o and_o beside_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a case_n and_o late_o can_v be_v draw_v into_o any_o consequence_n in_o the_o present_a question_n about_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o primitive_a bishop_n cenchrea_n by_o mistake_n be_v call_v a_o city_n by_o stephanus_n and_o our_o author_n do_v worse_a than_o mistake_n when_o he_o cite_v 55._o cite_v prim._n ep_v p._n 55._o strabo_n call_v nelias_n and_o many_o other_o town_n both_o city_n and_o village_n in_o the_o space_n of_o three_o or_o four_o line_n and_o use_v this_o as_o a_o argument_n to_o show_v what_o little_a difference_n there_o be_v between_o a_o city_n and_o a_o village_n for_o these_o place_n have_v be_v city_n but_o demetrius_n 9_o demetrius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strab._n l._n 9_o when_o he_o build_v a_o city_n which_o he_o call_v after_o his_o own_o name_n demetrias_n he_o draw_v out_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o nelias_n and_o several_a other_o small_a city_n 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kingdom_n of_o eumenes_n be_v the_o next_o instance_n and_o this_o leave_v he_o by_o his_o father_n in_o a_o part_n of_o asia_n as_o well_o store_v with_o city_n as_o any_o in_o the_o world_n beside_o pergamus_n the_o metropolis_n consist_v of_o such_o place_n as_o polybius_n in_o suidas_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d now_o if_o mr._n clerkson_n observation_n be_v true_a that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d never_o signify_v a_o city_n but_o a_o village_n this_o poor_a king_n have_v no_o city_n either_o small_a or_o great_a to_o begin_v the_o world_n with_o for_o by_o that_o name_n strabo_n 13._o strabo_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strab._n l._n 13._o call_v the_o place_n about_o pergamus_n that_o this_o king_n receive_v from_o his_o father_n and_o he_o add_v that_o pergamus_n itself_o be_v hardly_o a_o city_n before_o this_o eumenes_n have_v make_v it_o so_o for_o all_o its_o greatness_n be_v owe_v to_o he_o how_o little_a these_o be_v be_v not_o very_o material_a since_o polybius_n 1467._o polybius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d polyb._n excerp_n de_fw-fr virt_n &_o vit_fw-mi p._n 1467._o tell_v we_o they_o be_v but_o few_o and_o however_o asia_n may_v be_v furnish_v with_o city_n the_o paternal_a kingdom_n of_o eumenes_n be_v but_o very_o poor_o provide_v and_o now_o come_v in_o crete_n once_o more_o and_o i_o think_v the_o three_o time_n with_o its_o hundred_o homerical_a city_n and_o as_o many_o imaginary_a bishop_n yet_o since_o our_o author_n insist_o 59_o insist_o prim._n ep._n p._n 59_o upon_o it_o as_o the_o most_o pertinent_a instance_n let_v it_o be_v muster_v as_o often_o as_o he_o please_v we_o be_v often_o tell_v that_o when_o titus_n be_v there_o it_o have_v a_o hundred_o city_n and_o that_o by_o the_o apostle_n appointment_n he_o be_v to_o ordain_v as_o many_o bishop_n if_o our_o author_n be_v often_o tell_v this_o tale_n he_o be_v even_o with_o his_o author_n for_o he_o tell_v it_o as_o oft_o and_o i_o be_o afraid_a if_o it_o have_v be_v true_a he_o have_v not_o take_v so_o great_a delight_n in_o repeat_v it_o dr._n hammond_n indeed_o speak_v unwary_o of_o a_o hundred_o city_n in_o that_o island_n and_o consequent_o of_o as_o many_o bishop_n to_o be_v ordain_v by_o titus_n it_o not_o concern_v the_o question_n he_o be_v treat_v of_o whether_o they_o be_v many_o or_o few_o but_o he_o do_v not_o consider_v how_o different_a the_o state_n of_o that_o island_n in_o titus_n his_o time_n be_v from_o that_o which_o be_v represent_v by_o homer_n for_o in_o strabo_n time_n there_o be_v scarce_o a_o ten_o part_n of_o this_o number_n nor_o do_v i_o know_v of_o any_o since_o homer_n time_n who_o can_v find_v those_o hundred_o city_n but_o simeon_n metaphrastes_n who_o speak_v of_o a_o
soil_n or_o in_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n for_o wickedness_n increase_v in_o proportion_n to_o man_n and_o place_n as_o they_o grow_v more_o populous_a become_v more_o wicked_a may_v be_v therefore_o more_o expose_v to_o such_o stroke_n of_o vengeance_n it_o be_v probable_a say_v mr._n clerkson_n 68_o clerkson_n prim._n ep_v p._n 68_o neocaesarea_n be_v not_o very_o populous_a consider_v what_o theodoret_n vale_n theodoret_n theod._n l._n 4._o c._n 22._o ed._n vale_n report_v of_o those_o banish_v thither_o by_o valens_n who_o be_v not_o wont_a to_o choose_v desirable_a place_n for_o the_o punishment_n of_o such_o they_o all_o die_v there_o in_o a_o short_a time_n through_o the_o hardship_n of_o the_o place_n they_o be_v not_o always_o mean_a and_o ill_o inhabit_v place_n that_o be_v choose_v for_o the_o confinement_n of_o banish_a person_n paul_n bishop_n of_o constantinople_n 257._o constantinople_n vit._n paul_n apud_fw-la phot._n cod._n 257._o be_v banish_v to_o thessalonica_n 21._o thessalonica_n thessalonica_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strab._n l._n 7._o zosim_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 29._o 43._o l._n 2._o c._n 21._o a_o city_n very_o large_a and_o populous_a and_o the_o hardship_n of_o the_o place_n which_o our_o author_n mention_n out_o of_o theodoret_n be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o coldness_n of_o the_o country_n that_o do_v not_o agree_v with_o the_o clergy_n of_o antioch_n which_o valens_n send_v thither_o from_o a_o warm_a climate_n it_o be_v strange_a our_o author_n think_v 68_o think_v prim._n ep_v p_o 68_o if_o caesarea_n in_o cappadocia_n be_v very_o populous_a since_o the_o situation_n of_o it_o as_o describe_v by_o strabo_n be_v neither_o safe_a nor_o healthful_a etc._n etc._n it_o be_v a_o vain_a thing_n to_o oppose_v remote_a conjecture_n against_o know_a fact_n 30._o fact_n caesarea_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d soz._n l._n 5._o c._n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d justin_n nou._n 30._o for_o how_o incommodious_a soever_o our_o 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stable_a than_o a_o morasse_n our_o author_n will_v think_v it_o strange_a there_o shall_v ever_o be_v people_n enough_o in_o such_o a_o place_n to_o make_v up_o one_o competent_a congregation_n and_o yet_o these_o be_v the_o circumstance_n of_o one_o of_o the_o most_o populous_a city_n now_o in_o europe_n 68_o europe_n prim._n ep_v p._n 68_o of_o heraclea_n one_o of_o the_o most_o considerable_a city_n of_o aetolia_n livy_n tell_v we_o that_o there_o be_v a_o castle_n by_o it_o as_o well_o inhabit_v but_o whether_o that_o castle_n which_o join_v to_o the_o city_n be_v very_o great_a and_o populous_a or_o the_o city_n small_a and_o of_o few_o inhabitant_n be_v uncertain_a but_o the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o siege_n and_o the_o defence_n that_o be_v make_v while_o the_o roman_n attack_v the_o place_n incessant_o day_n and_o night_n for_o four_o and_o twenty_o day_n make_v it_o more_o probable_a that_o this_o be_v a_o populous_a town_n and_o when_o it_o be_v take_v by_o surprise_n and_o the_o people_n flee_v to_o the_o castle_n the_o place_n say_v livy_n 13._o livy_n liv._o l._n 36._o c._n 22._o polyb._n excerpt_v leg_n c._n 13._o can_v scarce_o hold_v much_o less_o maintain_v they_o and_o sure_o if_o there_o be_v so_o many_o people_n in_o the_o town_n that_o a_o great_a castle_n can_v scarce_o hold_v they_o it_o will_v be_v very_o difficult_a to_o find_v one_o church_n that_o can_v hold_v they_o all_o so_o that_o this_o place_n will_v do_v little_a service_n to_o our_o author_n design_n but_o to_o proceed_v 68_o proceed_v prim._n ep_v p._n 68_o a_o city_n be_v count_v sufficient_o populous_a if_o it_o have_v six_o thousand_o inhabitant_n so_o 16._o so_o joseph_n b._n jud._n l._n 1._o c._n 16._o herod_n ambitious_a to_o have_v sebaste_n not_o inferior_a to_o the_o most_o renown_a city_n take_v care_v it_o shall_v have_v six_o thousand_o inhabitant_n six_o thousand_o man_n with_o their_o servant_n and_o family_n be_v a_o pretty_a competent_a beginning_n for_o a_o great_a city_n and_o the_o sum_n that_o so_o many_o family_n will_v make_v upon_o the_o low_a computation_n will_v make_v ten_o very_a great_a congregation_n but_o that_o this_o number_n make_v a_o city_n esteem_v populous_a be_v not_o according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o ancient_a time_n but_o of_o our_o author_n what_o number_n of_o people_n the_o city_n of_o palestine_n have_v in_o josephus_n his_o day_n we_o may_v best_o understand_v from_o the_o historian_n himself_o galilee_n say_v josephus_n 4._o josephus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jos_n b._n j._n l._n 3._o c._n 4._o be_v so_o well_o inhabit_v that_o city_n be_v very_o frequent_a and_o thick_a and_o a_o great_a multitude_n of_o village_n so_o populous_a that_o the_o least_o of_o they_o have_v more_o than_o fifteen_o thousand_o inhabitant_n and_o the_o same_o author_n 43._o author_n id._n l._n 2._o c._n 42._o 43._o affirm_v that_o within_o galilee_n alone_o he_o arm_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o war_n a_o hundred_o thousand_o man_n and_o that_o in_o a_o certain_a sedition_n in_o that_o country_n as_o many_o come_v together_o in_o four_o and_o twenty_o hour_n time_n that_o in_o that_o tumult_n there_o come_v no_o less_o than_o forty_o thousand_o from_o tarichea_n 〈◊〉_d tarichea_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v not_o the_o great_a city_n of_o galilee_n in_o japha_n 35._o japha_n jos_n l._n 3._o c._n 35._o a_o city_n of_o the_o same_o region_n there_o be_v about_o thirty_o thousand_o kill_v and_o take_v but_o this_o be_v but_o a_o small_a place_n in_o comparison_n of_o other_o of_o tiberias_n the_o which_o be_v the_o chief_a and_o sepphoris_n which_o be_v sometime_o call_v by_o josephus_n 3._o josephus_n jos_n b._n j._n l._n 3._o c._n 3._o the_o chief_a of_o galilee_n josapat_o the_o town_n which_o josephus_n defend_v against_o the_o roman_n have_v a_o prodigious_a number_n of_o people_n 23._o people_n jos_n b._n j._n l._n 3._o c._n 23._o for_o there_o be_v forty_o thousand_o kill_v twelve_o hundred_o only_o make_v captive_n and_o the_o woman_n and_o child_n save_v the_o great_a city_n of_o phaenicea_n inhabit_v by_o the_o syrian_n be_v very_o populous_a as_o appear_v by_o the_o number_n of_o the_o jew_n that_o be_v destroy_v there_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o their_o revolt_n the_o people_n of_o caesarea_n 33._o caesarea_n jos_n b._n j._n l._n 2._o c._n 33._o destroy_v twenty_o thousand_o jew_n who_o live_v in_o that_o city_n the_o people_n of_o scythopolis_n 34._o scythopolis_n id._n l._n 2._o c._n 34._o massacre_v thirteen_o thousand_o those_o of_o damascus_n 41._o damascus_n et_fw-fr c._n 41._o ten_o thousand_o so_o populous_a be_v those_o city_n where_o the_o gospel_n be_v first_o preach_v and_o the_o first_o christian_n congregation_n establish_v in_o syria_n the_o city_n be_v no_o less_o populous_a and_o in_o most_o part_n of_o the_o world_n unless_o when_o war_n or_o other_o calamity_n happen_v to_o dispeople_v the_o place_n account_v city_n be_v much_o more_o populous_a than_o our_o market-town_n or_o what_o our_o author_n represent_v selge_n a_o small_a city_n in_o pisidia_n be_v say_v 12._o say_v strab._n l._n 12._o with_o good_a government_n to_o have_v increase_v to_o twenty_o thousand_o man_n and_o according_o we_o find_v 579._o find_v polyb._n l._n 5._o p._n 579._o that_o it_o be_v able_a to_o send_v out_o a_o considerable_a army_n then_o it_o may_v well_o bear_v the_o title_n of_o a_o great_a city_n which_o arrian_n 1._o arrian_n arrian_n exp._n alex._n l._n 1._o give_v it_o how_o much_o aftertime_n abate_v of_o these_o matter_n i_o do_v not_o know_v but_o zosimus_n cellar_n zosimus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d zosim_fw-la l._n 5._o p._n 539._o ed._n cellar_n mention_n it_o in_o term_n of_o diminution_n aspendus_n reckon_v but_o a_o mean_a city_n of_o pamphylia_n be_v yet_o able_a 580._o able_a polyb._n l._n 5._o p_o 580._o to_o send_v
but_o this_o multitude_n may_v not_o be_v heathen_a for_o the_o christian_n may_v not_o be_v very_o willing_a to_o have_v the_o temple_n demolish_v which_o after_o the_o idolatrous_a service_n of_o it_o have_v be_v long_o disuse_v they_o may_v be_v desirous_a to_o preserve_v as_o a_o ornament_n of_o their_o city_n upon_o which_o account_n many_o temple_n be_v spare_v constantine_n have_v shut_v they_o up_o and_o forbid_v sacrifice_n to_o be_v offer_v in_o they_o and_o the_o zeal_n of_o the_o christian_n abate_v against_o they_o after_o the_o idolatrous_a service_n have_v be_v take_v away_o and_o the_o party_n of_o the_o heathen_a be_v grow_v contemptible_a it_o seem_v no_o prejudice_n to_o christianity_n to_o suffer_v they_o to_o stand_v and_o it_o be_v only_o the_o monk_n and_o the_o more_o zealous_a sort_n of_o christian_n who_o procure_v and_o execute_v their_o demolition_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n our_o author_n bring_v in_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o emesa_n another_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n the_o head_n or_o chief_a not_o the_o first_o in_o situation_n and_o the_o syriack_n and_o arabic_a version_n follo_o wit_n now_o the_o most_o ancient_a copy_n as_o it_o be_v suppose_v of_o the_o new_a testament_n now_o extant_a confirm_v by_o two_o old_a version_n may_v weigh_v as_o much_o as_o a_o late_a conjecture_n beside_o philippi_n be_v not_o the_o first_o in_o situation_n as_o be_v pretend_v but_o neapolis_n and_o it_o will_v be_v something_o strange_a if_o dover_n be_v indeed_o the_o first_o town_n of_o england_n that_o he_o who_o pass_v that_o way_n shall_v call_v canterbury_n the_o first_o it_o may_v not_o be_v very_o considerable_a when_o macedon_n be_v reduce_v by_o paulus_n aemilius_n but_o it_o may_v be_v the_o chief_a town_n of_o that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n when_o st._n luke_n write_v 5_o write_v brev._n c._n 5_o liberatus_n mention_n the_o archbishop_n of_o philippi_n and_o in_o the_o 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though_o half_a of_o they_o have_v fall_v out_o to_o be_v in_o village_n yet_o i_o will_v leave_v to_o any_o one_o capable_a of_o make_v any_o judgement_n to_o decide_v the_o question_n whether_o they_o be_v diocesan_n or_o parish_n bishop_n for_o as_o in_o england_n there_o be_v bishop_n in_o village_n and_o town_n not_o much_o superior_a to_o village_n and_o yet_o the_o diocese_n be_v very_o large_a because_o the_o whole_a country_n be_v divide_v between_o six_o and_o twenty_o so_o in_o egypt_n the_o diocese_n must_v have_v be_v very_o large_a when_o so_o great_a a_o country_n for_o extent_n and_o people_n have_v no_o more_o than_o a_o hundred_o bishop_n for_o upon_o a_o modest_a computation_n that_o which_o our_o author_n call_v the_o diocese_n of_o egypt_n be_v three_o time_n as_o great_a as_o england_n if_o we_o consider_v the_o number_n of_o the_o town_n it_o have_v in_o ptolomaeus_n philadelphus_n his_o time_n more_o town_n than_o any_o one_o country_n in_o the_o world_n for_o theocritus_n 17._o theocritus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theocr._n idill_n 17._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n theocr._n idill_n 17._o who_o live_v then_o reckon_v they_o above_o three_o and_o thirty_o thousand_o and_o style_v they_o city_n nor_o have_v we_o any_o reason_n to_o believe_v that_o their_o number_n be_v diminish_v under_o the_o roman_a government_n so_o that_o suppose_v the_o country_n general_o christian_n in_o the_o four_o century_n every_o bishop_n one_o with_o another_o will_v have_v above_o three_o hundred_o town_n within_o his_o diocese_n so_o large_a be_v the_o bishopric_n of_o old_a in_o that_o country_n and_o so_o little_a be_v it_o to_o the_o purpose_n of_o our_o author_n to_o seek_v for_o bishop_n seat_n in_o the_o village_n of_o egypt_n from_o egypt_n we_o be_v to_o travel_v like_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n into_o the_o desert_n of_o arabia_n but_o not_o with_o so_o good_a a_o guide_n those_o who_o travel_n in_o this_o country_n must_v not_o expect_v to_o meet_v city_n very_o frequent_a and_o aught_o to_o be_v thankful_a if_o now_o and_o then_o they_o happen_v upon_o a_o good_a village_n our_o author_n have_v find_v some_o here_o that_o be_v bishop_n seat_n for_o 21._o for_o prim._n ep._n p_o 21._o in_o the_o council_n of_o ephesus_n there_o be_v episcopus_fw-la bacathensis_fw-la and_o epiphanius_n 141._o epiphanius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epiph._n anaceph_n p._n 141._o call_v bacathum_n a_o chief_a village_n in_o arabia_n in_o that_o part_n of_o arabia_n which_o be_v annex_v to_o palestine_n there_o be_v good_a store_n of_o bishop_n in_o village_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o ancient_a catalogue_n in_o gulielmus_fw-la tyrius_n there_o be_v no_o need_n to_o mention_v particular_n since_o sozomen_n 19_o sozomen_n soz._n hist._n l._n 7._o c._n 19_o assure_v we_o that_o there_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o in_o arabia_n where_o city_n be_v very_o rare_a that_o bishop_n shall_v be_v ordain_v in_o village_n for_o 47._o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dio._n chrys_n or._n 47._o all_o barbarous_a people_n choose_v rather_o to_o live_v at_o large_a scatter_v in_o village_n than_o throng_v in_o city_n and_o aristotle_n reproach_n his_o stagyrite_n for_o refuse_v the_o privilege_n of_o a_o city_n when_o olynthus_n to_o which_o they_o belong_v be_v destroy_v by_o philip_n and_o that_o they_o be_v better_o satisfy_v to_o live_v in_o village_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o barbarian_n rather_o than_o greek_n but_o in_o these_o country_n where_o some_o village_n have_v bishop_n the_o diocese_n be_v no_o less_o nay_o general_o great_a than_o where_o city_n be_v numerous_a so_o in_o the_o northern_a country_n of_o europe_n the_o bishopric_n be_v much_o large_a than_o in_o italy_n or_o greece_n so_o the_o bishopric_n of_o cappadocia_n of_o armenia_n and_o arabia_n be_v great_a than_o those_o of_o syria_n or_o the_o lesser_a asia_n as_o may_v easy_o appear_v by_o compare_v their_o number_n in_o the_o ancient_a catalogue_n we_o have_v extant_a or_o in_o the_o subscription_n of_o provincial_a council_n 1._o council_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epiph._n haer._n 58._o 1._o bacathon_n be_v a_o mother_n village_n in_o the_o philadelphia_n arabia_n and_o that_o title_n sufficient_o denote_v that_o it_o have_v other_o village_n and_o parish_n of_o its_o resort_n for_o 1._o for_o metrocomia_n id_fw-la inter_fw-la vicos_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la metropolis_n inter_fw-la urbes_fw-la gotofr_n ann._n c._n th._n l._n 11._o tit._n â—5_n ss_z 1._o a_o mother_n village_n in_o respect_n of_o village_n be_v what_o a_o metropolis_n be_v to_o the_o city_n of_o its_o dependence_n the_o catalogue_n of_o bishopric_n in_o guilelmus_fw-la tyrius_n be_v no_o old_a than_o the_o twelve_o century_n and_o be_v no_o other_o than_o a_o piece_n of_o that_o notitia_fw-la which_o go_v under_o
they_o be_v ordain_v without_o this_o concession_n the_o argument_n will_v have_v no_o force_n and_o before_o we_o grant_v let_v we_o consider_v what_o our_o author_n offer_v concern_v these_o place_n antioch_n be_v the_o metropolis_n of_o pisidia_n and_o a_o great_a city_n yet_o not_o so_o great_a but_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n 26._o inhabitant_n prim._n episc_n p._n 25_o 26._o in_o a_o manner_n can_v meet_v together_o to_o hear_v the_o word_n st._n luke_n 13.44_o luke_n act_n 13.44_o indeed_o say_v that_o the_o whole_a city_n almost_o come_v together_o to_o hear_v the_o word_n but_o that_o the_o jew_n synagogue_n will_v contain_v all_o the_o city_n he_o neither_o say_v nor_o can_v we_o reasonable_o believe_v for_o expression_n of_o this_o nature_n have_v a_o allow_v favour_n of_o construction_n among_o all_o man_n and_o when_o a_o whole_a city_n be_v say_v to_o come_v together_o man_n understand_v only_o a_o great_a multitude_n without_o any_o rigorous_a computation_n what_o proportion_n such_o a_o assembly_n may_v bear_v to_o the_o whole_a city_n moses_n be_v say_v 31.30_o say_v deut._n 31.30_o to_o speak_v in_o the_o ear_n of_o all_o the_o congregation_n of_o israel_n the_o word_n of_o his_o song_n 32.45_o song_n deut._n 32.45_o and_o he_o make_v a_o end_n of_o speak_v all_o these_o word_n to_o all_o israel_n when_o moses_n number_v the_o people_n they_o be_v above_o six_o hundred_o thousand_o man_n fit_a for_o service_n beside_o woman_n and_o child_n which_o can_v not_o be_v less_o than_o three_o time_n as_o many_o and_o to_o speak_v in_o the_o ear_n of_o all_o these_o together_o have_v be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a miracle_n that_o ever_o moses_n have_v do_v and_o such_o as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n will_v not_o have_v pass_v unobserved_a 〈◊〉_d unobserved_a theodoret._n hist_o relig._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o great_a antioch_n be_v say_v to_o come_v together_o to_o see_v julian_n the_o monk_n all_o the_o people_n of_o c._n p._n come_v daily_o to_o we_o say_v ephes_n say_v apud_fw-la conc._n ephes_n the_o oriental_a bishop_n who_o be_v stop_v at_o chalcedon_n by_o the_o emperor_n order_n and_o the_o author_n of_o the_o life_n of_o paul_n bishop_n of_o c._n p._n say_v that_o the_o whole_a city_n of_o c._n p._n come_v to_o the_o church_n call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o cyrill_n 257._o cyrill_n phot._n cod_n 257._o say_v that_o all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o city_n of_o ephesus_n attend_v he_o to_o the_o council_n st._n jerom_n speak_v of_o the_o penance_n fabiola_n do_v on_o easter_n eve_n for_o marry_v while_o her_o first_o husband_n who_o she_o have_v divorce_v be_v alive_a fabiolae_fw-la alive_a tota_n spectante_fw-la urbe_fw-la romana_fw-la hier._n epit._n fabiolae_fw-la say_v that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o whole_a city_n of_o rome_n and_o in_o the_o same_o treatise_n say_v that_o all_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n come_v to_o the_o funeral_n of_o that_o lady_n and_o if_o the_o great_a city_n of_o the_o world_n may_v be_v think_v so_o thin_a of_o people_n as_o to_o be_v able_a to_o furnish_v but_o one_o assembly_n what_o shall_v we_o say_v to_o that_o expression_n paula_n expression_n tota_n ad_fw-la funus_fw-la ejus_fw-la palestinarum_fw-la urbium_fw-la turba_fw-la convenit_fw-la hieron_n epit._n paula_n of_o jerom_n that_o all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o city_n of_o palestine_n come_v to_o the_o funeral_n of_o paula_n wherefore_o if_o our_o author_n remark_n may_v diminish_v antioch_n in_o pisidia_n to_o the_o congregational_a measure_n because_o the_o whole_a city_n almost_o come_v together_o to_o hear_v the_o apostle_n the_o great_a city_n in_o the_o world_n must_v shrink_v into_o a_o single_a congregation_n because_o the_o same_o expression_n be_v use_v of_o they_o too_o and_o without_o any_o such_o guard_n or_o correction_n as_o almost_o or_o in_o a_o manner_n 13._o manner_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act_n 13._o which_o st._n luke_n think_v fit_a to_o interpose_v it_o may_v seem_v very_o unnecessary_a to_o insist_v so_o much_o upon_o the_o proof_n of_o a_o matter_n so_o obvious_a to_o every_o reader_n but_o the_o importunity_n and_o cavil_n of_o my_o adversary_n who_o snatch_v at_o such_o expression_n as_o these_o the_o whole_a town_n all_o the_o people_n as_o argument_n for_o his_o congregational_a episcopacy_n have_v oblige_v i_o to_o it_o and_o whoever_o ibid._n whoever_o totius_fw-la vrbis_fw-la populum_fw-la ad_fw-la exequias_fw-la congregabat_fw-la ibid._n be_v once_o engage_v with_o a_o caviller_n can_v well_o avoid_v the_o mean_a drudgery_n of_o descend_v to_o very_a jejune_n explanation_n 26._o explanation_n prim._n ep._n p._n 26._o iconium_n in_o strabo_n 〈◊〉_d strabo_n str._n l._n 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v but_o a_o small_a town_n but_o well_o build_v by_o which_o we_o may_v judge_v of_o those_o place_n which_o be_v bishop_n seat_n under_o it_o there_o be_v fifteen_o of_o they_o in_o leo_n diatyposis_n there_o be_v but_o little_a reason_n to_o fancy_v any_o of_o these_o bishop_n seat_n to_o be_v village_n since_o in_o the_o civil_a notitia_fw-la of_o the_o eastern_a empire_n ascribe_v to_o hierocles_n there_o be_v seventeen_o city_n under_o the_o metropolis_n of_o iconium_n and_o though_o it_o may_v not_o be_v a_o very_a great_a city_n in_o strabo_n time_n yet_o be_v make_v the_o residence_n of_o the_o chief_a roman_a magistrate_n in_o that_o country_n it_o may_v reasonable_o be_v think_v to_o have_v receive_v considerable_a increase_n and_o so_o it_o seem_v to_o have_v do_v for_o pliny_n 27._o pliny_n datur_fw-la &_o tetrarchia_fw-la lycaonia_n civitatum_fw-la 14._o urbe_fw-la celeberrima_fw-la iconio_fw-la plin._n l._n 5._o c._n 27._o take_v notice_n of_o a_o tetrarchy_n of_o lycaonia_n on_o that_o side_n where_o it_o join_v to_o galatia_n in_o which_o there_o be_v fourteen_o city_n of_o which_o iconium_n be_v the_o most_o renown_v among_o other_o city_n belong_v to_o the_o metropolis_n of_o iconium_n we_o find_v homona_n or_o homonadaâ—_n in_o the_o whole_a territory_n there_o be_v no_o less_o than_o 44._o fortify_v place_n in_o the_o time_n of_o pliny_n ibid._n pliny_n ibid._n it_o be_v not_o long_a when_o strabo_n write_v since_o those_o country_n have_v be_v recover_v from_o the_o tyrant_n and_o pirate_n who_o oppress_v they_o and_o strabo_n 12._o strabo_n pr._n l._n 12._o tell_v we_o that_o he_o have_v see_v servilius_n isauricus_n in_o constantius_n his_o time_n iconium_n belong_v pisidiae_fw-la belong_v ammian_n marc._n l._n 14._o oppidum_n pisidiae_fw-la to_o pisidia_n but_o be_v then_o so_o considerable_a that_o it_o have_v a_o amphitheatre_n and_o public_a show_n which_o be_v not_o ordinary_o exhibit_v but_o in_o the_o place_n where_o the_o chief_a governor_n of_o the_o province_n reside_v and_o basil_n 〈◊〉_d basil_n bas_n ep_v 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d account_v it_o to_o pisidia_n and_o give_v 〈◊〉_d give_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o intimation_n of_o the_o rise_n of_o it_o into_o a_o metropolis_n that_o ancient_o it_o be_v the_o second_o city_n i._n e._n after_o antioch_n but_o now_o it_o be_v become_v a_o metropolis_n and_o preside_v over_o a_o part_n which_o be_v make_v up_o of_o several_a piece_n make_v up_o one_o province_n and_o that_o lycaonia_n be_v then_o under_o it_o the_o same_o 397._o same_o bas_n ep._n 397._o basil_n intimate_v and_o what_o else_o at_o this_o distance_n we_o can_v tell_v since_o the_o province_n belong_v to_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v make_v up_o of_o several_a parcel_n so_o that_o strabo_n calling_n it_o a_o little_a town_n do_v not_o conclude_v it_o to_o be_v so_o in_o aftertime_n when_o it_o be_v make_v a_o metropolis_n nor_o lessen_v the_o town_n depend_v upon_o it_o and_o this_o way_n of_o reason_v be_v as_o if_o one_o shall_v observe_v that_o in_o julian_n the_o apostate_n time_n paris_n be_v 〈◊〉_d be_v julian_n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d call_v a_o little_a town_n therefore_o by_o this_o we_o may_v judge_v what_o pitiful_a town_n those_o of_o france_n be_v now_o which_o be_v and_o have_v for_o a_o long_a time_n be_v subject_n to_o that_o royal_a city_n nor_o do_v it_o always_o happen_v that_o the_o metropolis_n be_v great_a than_o all_o the_o city_n under_o her_o jurisdiction_n 26._o jurisdiction_n prim._n ep._n p._n 26._o derbe_n in_o stephanus_n 12._o stephanus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strab._n l._n 12._o be_v a_o fort_n or_o castle_n of_o isauria_n the_o seat_n of_o the_o tyrant_n antipater_n this_o fort_n be_v the_o fit_a receptacle_n for_o such_o a_o person_n this_o can_v not_o be_v populous_a because_o of_o no_o large_a compass_n this_o derbe_n call_v a_o fort_n by_o stephanus_n out_o of_o some_o ancient_a author_n be_v by_o st._n luke_n 14.6_o luke_n act_n 14.6_o call_v a_o city_n of_o lycaonia_n nor_o do_v it_o diminish_v the_o
into_o a_o city_n long_o before_o those_o subscription_n he_o speak_v of_o for_o stephanus_n steph._n stephanus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d steph._n call_v it_o a_o city_n of_o phrygia_n and_o cite_v eudaemon_n the_o same_o i_o guess_v that_o be_v mention_v by_o suidas_n and_o be_v contemporary_a with_o julian_n and_o libanius_n but_o before_o this_o time_n it_o be_v a_o city_n for_o ptolemy_n 5._o ptolemy_n ptol._n l._n 5._o who_o live_v under_o marcus_n aurelius_n place_v it_o among_o the_o city_n of_o the_o great_a phrygia_n and_o there_o be_v medail_n 〈◊〉_d medail_n holsten_n in_o steph._n de_fw-fr urb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o marcus_n aurelius_n and_o trajan_n and_o of_o nero_n with_o the_o name_n of_o this_o city_n upon_o the_o reverse_n which_o show_v it_o to_o have_v out_o grow_v the_o condition_n of_o a_o village_n soon_o after_o strabo_n time_n and_o if_o our_o author_n have_v take_v notice_n of_o the_o subscription_n of_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n 3._o chalcedon_n conc._n chalc._n act._n 3._o he_o have_v find_v it_o there_o a_o city_n and_o one_o eustochius_n style_v himself_o bishop_n of_o that_o city_n and_o the_o same_o thing_n may_v be_v find_v in_o the_o council_n of_o ephesus_n ephes_n ephesus_n eustasius_n ep._n civitatis_fw-la docimi_fw-la conc._n ephes_n 31._o ephes_n prim._n ep._n p._n 31._o there_o be_v nea_n a_o castle_n in_o suidas_n and_o stephanus_n and_o another_o in_o pliny_n and_o strabo_n which_o be_v a_o village_n in_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n there_o be_v a_o bishop_n of_o nea_n under_o laodicea_n and_o another_o under_o ephesus_n the_o nea_n in_o suidas_n and_o stephanus_n be_v no_o other_o than_o that_o mention_v by_o strabo_n and_o pliny_n for_o these_o place_n it_o in_o troas_n the_o other_o in_o mysia_n now_o this_o part_n of_o troas_n be_v call_v ancient_o the_o lesser_a mysia_n and_o that_o nation_n as_o pliny_n observe_v be_v so_o considerable_a in_o the_o ancient_a time_n that_o all_o the_o country_n be_v call_v by_o their_o name_n mysia_n and_o strabo_n make_v it_o difficult_a to_o find_v the_o border_n of_o the_o mysian_o now_o whether_o it_o be_v one_o or_o different_a village_n it_o do_v not_o appear_v that_o they_o have_v any_o bishop_n from_o those_o subscription_n of_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n for_o the_o nea_n of_o strabo_n 12._o strabo_n strab._n l._n 12._o which_o be_v in_o troas_n between_o polychna_n and_o old_a scepsis_n can_v not_o be_v under_o either_o laodicea_n or_o ephesus_n but_o must_v belong_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o cyzicus_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o scepsis_n subscribe_v the_o first_o ephesine_n council_n as_o suffragan_n of_o cyzicus_n pliny_n be_v misreport_v in_o this_o place_n by_o mr._n clerkson_n for_o he_o not_o where_o say_v that_o nea_n be_v a_o village_n but_o oppidum_n 30._o oppidum_n in_o nea_n oppido_fw-la troadis_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 96._o neae_n oppidum_fw-la l._n 5_o c._n 30._o which_o be_v a_o word_n which_o he_o very_o frequent_o use_v for_o city_n and_o rare_o for_o any_o other_o than_o considerable_a to_n but_o to_o clear_v this_o matter_n beyond_o cavil_n the_o nea_n under_o laodicea_n be_v not_o a_o village_n but_o a_o city_n which_o our_o author_n may_v have_v see_v in_o the_o subscription_n of_o chalcedon_n 6._o chalcedon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d conc._n chalc._n act._n 6._o here_o nunnechius_n subscribe_v for_o antiochus_n bishop_n of_o the_o city_n of_o nea_n and_o for_o the_o other_o under_o ephesus_n without_o the_o first_o letter_n and_o though_o it_o be_v nea_n in_o crabbe_n and_o some_o old_a latin_a subscription_n yet_o in_o the_o greek_a 6._o greek_a conc._n chalc._n act._n 6._o it_o be_v call_v anaea_n and_o zoticus_n in_o that_o place_n subscribe_v as_o bishop_n of_o the_o city_n of_o anaea_n call_v so_o from_o a_o amazon_n of_o that_o name_n it_o be_v mention_v by_o stephanus_n and_o suidas_n suid._n suidas_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d suid._n the_o late_a call_v it_o a_o city_n the_o other_o give_v it_o no_o title_n but_o give_v the_o situation_n of_o it_o that_o it_o belong_v to_o caria_n and_o be_v over-against_o samos_n so_o unfortunate_a be_v our_o author_n in_o compare_v village_n in_o strabo_n with_o the_o subscription_n of_o council_n 31._o council_n prim._n ep._n p._n 31._o pannonion_n he_o will_v have_v say_v paemanium_n or_o pamaninum_fw-la be_v a_o castle_n in_o the_o territory_n of_o cyzicus_n say_v stephanus_n and_o there_o be_v a_o bishop_n of_o that_o title_n under_o the_o metropolitan_a of_o cyzicus_n in_o leo_n diatyposis_n stephanus_n steph._n stephanus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d steph._n say_v it_o be_v a_o city_n or_o a_o fortress_n and_o it_o be_v also_o a_o place_n belong_v to_o cyzicus_n if_o it_o be_v the_o same_o place_n which_o our_o author_n express_v by_o so_o many_o name_n the_o last_o must_v signify_v the_o region_n belong_v to_o that_o town_n or_o castie_n pliny_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o pemanetij_fw-la be_v a_o colony_n of_o macedonian_n and_o reckon_v they_o among_o the_o most_o considerable_a town_n of_o hellespont_n and_o for_o any_o thing_n that_o appear_v it_o may_v be_v a_o city_n when_o it_o have_v a_o bishop_n 31._o bishop_n prim._n ep._n p._n 31._o there_o be_v a_o bishop_n of_o gordi_fw-la under_o sardis_n and_o of_o midei_n under_o synnada_n in_o phrygia_n which_o be_v in_o strabo_n 12._o strabo_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strab._n l._n 12._o the_o dwelling_n of_o gordus_fw-la and_o midas_n which_o in_o strabo_n be_v time_n have_v no_o footstep_n of_o city_n remain_v but_o be_v village_n a_o little_o great_a than_o ordinary_a bishop_n of_o gordi_fw-la and_o midei_fw-la be_v such_o a_o form_n of_o speech_n as_o bishop_n of_o londini_fw-la and_o st._n davidis_n but_o to_o pass_v by_o small_a fault_n i_o can_v but_o take_v notice_n that_o our_o author_n read_v with_o the_o wrong_a end_n of_o the_o perspective_n when_o he_o observe_v it_o for_o the_o diminution_n of_o these_o place_n that_o they_o have_v be_v the_o dwelling_n of_o midus_n and_o gordus_fw-la that_o be_v that_o they_o be_v royal_a city_n but_o in_o strabo_n time_n they_o be_v little_o better_a than_o village_n it_o may_v be_v so_o and_o yet_o those_o bishop_n may_v have_v good_a city_n for_o their_o seat_n and_o large_a diocese_n to_o govern_v but_o the_o truth_n be_v that_o gordus_fw-la which_o have_v a_o bishop_n and_o gordium_n which_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o gordius_n and_o father_n of_o midas_n and_o be_v reduce_v to_o a_o village_n in_o strabo_n time_n be_v not_o the_o same_o place_n though_o our_o author_n according_a to_o his_o ordinary_a misfortune_n have_v mistake_v the_o one_o for_o the_o other_o one_o be_v in_o phrygia_n near_o the_o border_n of_o cappadocia_n the_o other_o be_v in_o lydia_n and_o under_o the_o metropolis_n of_o sardis_n this_o indeed_o have_v a_o bishop_n but_o be_v a_o city_n long_o before_o for_o strabo_n tell_v we_o it_o be_v the_o place_n where_o cleo_n the_o famous_a robber_n be_v bear_v who_o of_o a_o village_n make_v it_o a_o city_n and_o call_v it_o juliopolis_n and_o be_v general_o know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o julia_n gordi_fw-la or_o julia_n gordus_fw-la so_o it_o be_v in_o ptolemy_n 5._o ptolemy_n ptolom_n l._n 5._o and_o pliny_n 32._o pliny_n nunc_fw-la sunt_fw-la xv_o civitates_fw-la inter_fw-la quas_fw-la gordia-come_a quae_fw-la juliopolis_n plin._n l._n 5._o c._n 32._o call_v it_o gordia-come_a and_o juliopolis_n i._n e._n by_o the_o old_a and_o new_a name_n socrates_n 36._o socrates_n socr._n l._n 7._o c._n 36._o mention_n a_o bishop_n of_o this_o place_n translate_v to_o praeconesius_n and_o valesius_fw-la in_o his_o version_n call_v he_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o city_n of_o gordus_fw-la as_o for_o midaeum_n though_o it_o be_v low_a in_o strabo_n time_n yet_o afterward_o it_o have_v the_o title_n of_o a_o city_n for_o so_o it_o be_v in_o stephanus_n and_o ptolemy_n and_o pliny_n 32._o pliny_n conveniunt_fw-la midaei_fw-la julienses_n etc._n etc._n plin._n l._n 5._o c._n 29._o &_o l._n 5._o c._n 32._o place_n it_o among_o the_o most_o famous_a city_n of_o that_o country_n which_o be_v under_o the_o resort_n of_o synnada_n and_o holstenius_fw-la take_v notice_n of_o a_o medal_n of_o caracalla_n with_o the_o name_n of_o this_o people_n on_o the_o reverse_n after_o have_v mistake_v so_o many_o city_n for_o village_n our_o author_n be_v please_v most_o acute_o to_o remark_n that_o there_o be_v village_n of_o several_a size_n then_o as_o there_o be_v now_o tom_n coryat_n in_o all_o his_o travel_n never_o can_v make_v such_o a_o observation_n for_o want_v of_o learning_n it_o may_v be_v and_o study_v as_o if_o read_v be_v necessary_a to_o perfect_a impertinence_n and_o mr._n sorbiere_n though_o a_o virtuoso_fw-la and_o descend_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o thing_n very_o mean_v have_v no_o reflection_n that_o
poor_a heathen_a priest_n be_v force_v to_o bring_v his_o goose_n himself_o and_o to_o provide_v his_o own_o sacrifice_n constantinople_n be_v a_o christian_a city_n from_o its_o first_o foundation_n 3._o foundation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d soâ—_n l._n 2._o c._n 3._o have_v never_o be_v pollute_v with_o idol_n and_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o citizen_n be_v christian_n require_v many_o church_n to_o assemble_v in_o constantine_n build_v several_a and_o of_o the_o rest_n some_o be_v build_v by_o the_o bishop_n other_o by_o the_o people_n of_o the_o place_n and_o the_o goodness_n and_o charity_n of_o the_o christian_a inhabitant_n there_o be_v so_o great_a that_o they_o gain_v many_o of_o the_o jew_n and_o almost_o all_o the_o heathen_a to_o become_v christian_n and_o even_o in_o arabia_n where_o mr._n clerkson_n can_v find_v few_o or_o no_o christian_n in_o valens_n his_o time_n the_o great_a and_o vast_a city_n bostra_n for_o so_o ammianus_n marcellinus_n 2._o marcellinus_n civitates_fw-la ingentes_fw-la bostra_n etc._n etc._n ammian_n marc._n l._n 14._o c._n 2._o call_v it_o be_v at_o least_o half_a christian_a as_o titus_n the_o bishop_n of_o the_o place_n give_v out_o who_o be_v quote_v for_o it_o by_o julian_n bostren_n julian_n julian_n ep._n add_v bostren_n the_o apostate_n nay_o some_o country_n be_v say_v to_o be_v general_o christian_a before_o the_o end_n of_o the_o three_o century_n so_o eusebius_n 8._o eusebius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d euseb_n h._n e._n l._n 9_o c._n 8._o represent_v the_o armenian_n against_o who_o maximin_n declare_v war_n upon_o that_o account_n and_o while_o he_o endeavour_v to_o force_v they_o to_o idolatry_n instead_o of_o friend_n and_o confederate_n he_o make_v they_o enemy_n so_o wonderful_o do_v the_o word_n of_o god_n prevail_v that_o to_o use_v the_o word_n of_o eusebius_n 13._o eusebius_n euseb_n praepar_fw-la eu._n l._n 1._o p._n 12_o 13._o whole_a miriads_o of_o man_n and_o woman_n and_o child_n of_o bond_n and_o free_a of_o barbarian_n and_o greek_n in_o every_o place_n and_o city_n and_o country_n in_o every_o nation_n under_o heaven_n learn_v the_o precept_n of_o our_o holy_a doctrine_n and_o become_v the_o disciple_n of_o christ_n 78._o christ_n prim._n ep_v p._n 78._o nor_o be_v our_o author_n content_v to_o reduce_v the_o primitive_a christian_n to_o a_o small_a number_n and_o to_o render_v they_o a_o mean_a party_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o heathen_a even_o after_o they_o be_v become_v their_o master_n but_o he_o bring_v in_o yet_o further_a abatement_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o his_o account_n for_o jew_n and_o heretic_n the_o jew_n say_v he_o be_v numerous_a in_o these_o city_n and_o there_o be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n without_o multitude_n of_o they_o this_o he_o prove_v chief_o out_o of_o josephus_n but_o all_o those_o testimony_n be_v too_o early_o for_o the_o present_a purpose_n and_o the_o synagogue_n of_o jew_n that_o s._n paul_n meet_v with_o in_o almost_o every_o city_n where_o he_o come_v be_v so_o far_o from_o diminish_v the_o number_n of_o christian_n that_o their_o increase_n be_v general_o from_o hence_o here_o the_o apostle_n usual_o preach_v the_o gospel_n till_o they_o have_v change_v the_o synagogue_n into_o church_n under_o trajan_n and_o adrian_n the_o jew_n be_v very_o numerous_a and_o their_o number_n may_v then_o tempt_v they_o to_o revolt_v but_o the_o destruction_n which_o they_o bring_v upon_o themselves_o be_v so_o great_a such_o number_n slay_v that_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v near_o extirpation_n after_o this_o they_o be_v so_o low_a that_o for_o some_o age_n they_o be_v not_o mention_v for_o any_o enterprise_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o christian_n increase_v daily_o till_o they_o prevail_v over_o both_o jew_n and_o heathen_a and_o st._n austin_n cred._n austin_n plures_fw-la enim_fw-la jam_fw-la christiani_n sunt_fw-la quam_fw-la si_fw-la judaei_n simulacrorum_fw-la cultoribus_fw-la adjungantur_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr util._n cred._n make_v the_o christian_n in_o his_o time_n to_o be_v more_o numerous_a than_o jew_n and_o idolater_n put_v together_o not_o confine_v his_o comparison_n within_o the_o empire_n but_o make_v it_o general_a and_o consequent_o take_v in_o all_o the_o barbarous_a nation_n within_o his_o knowledge_n yet_o in_o the_o four_o century_n mr._n clerkson_n bring_v a_o instance_n or_o two_o to_o show_v that_o in_o some_o place_n the_o jew_n be_v numerous_a in_o constantine_n be_v time_n say_v he_o 80._o he_o prim._n ep_v p._n 80._o they_o possess_v diocaesarea_n and_o tiberias_n diospolis_n also_o and_o many_o other_o town_n and_o be_v so_o numerous_a as_o to_o raise_v a_o war_n against_o the_o emperor_n soz._n l._n 4._o c._n 6._o that_o the_o jew_n be_v numerous_a in_o that_o age_n especial_o about_o palestine_n can_v be_v deny_v and_o that_o they_o have_v several_a town_n entire_o to_o themselves_o socrates_n 3._o socrates_n socr._n l._n 2._o c._n 3._o and_o epiphanius_n 11._o epiphanius_n epiph._n haer._n 30._o ss_z 11._o and_o other_o writer_n affirm_v but_o then_o these_o town_n whole_o inhabit_v by_o jew_n be_v without_o this_o question_n for_o these_o make_v no_o abatement_n of_o the_o number_n of_o christian_n in_o city_n where_o they_o have_v bishop_n and_o church_n it_o will_v be_v of_o some_o use_n upon_o this_o occasion_n to_o clear_v a_o passage_n of_o epiphanius_n which_o petavius_n have_v mistake_v in_o the_o relation_n which_o epiphanius_n give_v of_o count_n joseph_n the_o jew_n among_o other_o thing_n he_o make_v he_o say_v that_o ellal_n the_o jewish_a patriarch_n at_o the_o point_n of_o death_n send_v for_o the_o bishop_n of_o tiberias_n and_o be_v baptize_v of_o he_o whereas_o then_o there_o be_v neither_o bishop_n nor_o church_n nor_o christian_a in_o tiberias_n and_o therefore_o instead_o of_o bishop_n of_o that_o place_n he_o shall_v have_v render_v 4._o render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epiph._n haer._n 4._o a_o bishop_n in_o the_o neighbourhood_n of_o tiberias_n for_o it_o be_v there_o that_o the_o patriarch_n reside_v and_o send_v for_o some_o bishop_n of_o a_o neighbour_a town_n and_o that_o the_o word_n be_v thus_o to_o be_v render_v will_v be_v clear_a from_o what_o the_o same_o joseph_n say_v a_o little_a after_o when_o constantine_n have_v confer_v upon_o he_o the_o honour_n of_o a_o count_n he_o bid_v he_o beg_v what_o favour_n he_o please_v but_o ask_v only_o this_o that_o he_o may_v have_v the_o emperor_n commission_n 11._o commission_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epiph._n haer._n n._n 11._o to_o build_v church_n in_o the_o city_n and_o village_n of_o the_o jew_n where_o there_o be_v none_o because_o there_o be_v neither_o heathen_a nor_o samaritan_n nor_o christian_a among_o they_o and_o especial_o in_o tiberias_n and_o diocaesarea_n and_o nazareth_n and_o capernaum_n for_o in_o these_o place_n they_o will_v not_o suffer_v any_o of_o another_o nation_n to_o live_v among_o they_o now_o as_o these_o place_n be_v not_o for_o mr._n clerkson_n purpose_n while_o they_o be_v whole_o possess_v of_o jew_n so_o neither_o will_v the_o objection_n last_o long_o after_o church_n be_v build_v in_o they_o for_o const_n for_o aur._n vict._n in_o constantio_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cedren_n ad_fw-la a_o 15._o const_n these_o jew_n revolt_a against_o constantius_n and_o set_v up_o a_o tyrant_n of_o their_o own_o one_o patricius_n be_v total_o destroy_v by_o gallus_n and_o diocaesarea_n raze_v to_o the_o ground_n but_o the_o jew_n also_o be_v numerous_a in_o these_o city_n i.e._n where_o the_o heathen_a be_v suppose_v by_o he_o to_o be_v the_o major_a part_n and_o there_o be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n without_o multitude_n of_o they_o the_o ancient_a instance_n out_o of_o josephus_n i_o pass_v by_o as_o too_o early_o and_o not_o to_o the_o present_a purpose_n but_o one_o thing_n he_o offer_v that_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v omit_v that_o 81._o that_o prim._n ep_v p._n 81._o chrysostom_n seem_v to_o signify_v that_o in_o his_o time_n they_o be_v as_o many_o as_o the_o christian_n in_o that_o city_n i._n e._n in_o antioch_n for_o he_o exhort_v each_o of_o the_o christian_n to_o reduce_v one_o jew_n to_o the_o christian_a profession_n to_o say_v the_o truth_n this_o inference_n do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o seem_v to_o be_v reasonable_a for_o first_o chrysostom_n can_v not_o speak_v to_o all_o the_o christian_n of_o antioch_n together_o though_o his_o voice_n have_v be_v as_o great_a as_o his_o eloquence_n and_o to_o strain_v this_o expression_n to_o the_o utmost_a if_o it_o shall_v suppose_v the_o jew_n as_o many_o as_o those_o he_o address_v his_o discourse_n to_o yet_o will_v they_o be_v no_o more_o than_o one_o christian_a congregation_n which_o may_v possible_o be_v two_o or_o three_o thousand_o when_o chrysostom_n preach_v though_o that_o great_a man_n
say_v that_o holy_a bishop_n 159._o bishop_n aug._n ep_v ad_fw-la marcellin_n 159._o bened._n 159._o germanicenses_n ad_fw-la curam_fw-la humilitatis_fw-la nostrae_fw-la pertinent_a aug._n ep_v 251._o ed._n bened._n or_o that_o i_o may_v not_o seem_v to_o pass_v the_o bound_n of_o my_o own_o dispensation_n this_o will_v be_v most_o advantageous_a to_o the_o church_n of_o the_o diocese_n of_o hippo._n and_o speak_v of_o a_o place_n call_v germanicia_n in_o that_o diocese_n affirm_v e_o that_o it_o belong_v to_o his_o care_n and_o in_o another_o place_n that_o 236._o that_o visitandarum_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la ad_fw-la meam_fw-la curam_fw-la pertinentium_fw-la necessitate_v profectus_fw-la sum_fw-la vide_fw-la ep_n 74_o 212_o 236._o he_o have_v church_n under_o his_o care_n which_o he_o be_v oblige_v to_o visit_v to_o diminish_v this_o bishopric_n of_o hippo_n yet_o far_o mr._n clerkson_n show_v that_o st._n austin_n be_v so_o far_o from_o have_v all_o the_o region_n under_o his_o jurisdiction_n that_o he_o have_v not_o the_o whole_a town_n the_o donatist_n have_v a_o bishop_n there_o this_o indeed_o be_v true_a of_o the_o former_a part_n of_o st._n augustin_n episcopal_a administration_n but_o after_o the_o imperial_a rescript_n which_o follow_v the_o conference_n at_o carthage_n hippo_n have_v no_o donatist_n for_o all_o return_v to_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n for_o so_o i_o think_v st._n austin_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o vincentius_n may_v most_o commodious_o be_v understand_v where_o speak_v of_o his_o former_a opinion_n which_o be_v against_o use_v any_o compulsion_n for_o reduce_v man_n to_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n he_o confess_v that_o experience_n have_v alter_v his_o judgement_n in_o that_o point_n 48._o point_n aug._n ep_v 48._o the_o instance_n of_o my_o own_o city_n be_v urge_v against_o i_o which_o be_v once_o whole_o donatist_n but_o now_o convert_v to_o catholic_n unity_n by_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o imperial_a law_n which_o now_o so_o utter_o detest_v your_o pernicious_a animosity_n that_o she_o may_v seem_v never_o to_o have_v be_v infect_v with_o it_o so_o that_o after_o all_o these_o exception_n st._n augustine_n diocese_n remain_v undiminish_a caesarea_n in_o cappadocia_n have_v a_o diocese_n of_o so_o vast_a extent_n that_o few_o of_o our_o northern_a bishopric_n can_v equal_v it_o for_o basil_n the_o bishop_n of_o that_o city_n have_v sva_fw-la have_v greg._n naz._n carm._n de_fw-fr viti_fw-la sva_fw-la fifty_o chorepiscopi_fw-la in_o his_o diocese_n who_o be_v his_o deputy_n for_o the_o administration_n of_o discipline_n in_o lesser_a cause_n in_o the_o remote_a part_n of_o his_o diocese_n cappadocia_n be_v 12._o be_v strab._n l._n 12._o about_o four_o hundred_o mile_n in_o length_n according_a to_o strabo_n and_o above_o two_o hundred_o in_o breadth_n caesarea_n be_v place_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o this_o great_a country_n and_o be_v at_o first_o the_o metropolis_n of_o the_o whole_a and_o when_o the_o country_n be_v divide_v into_o two_o province_n the_o great_a share_n remain_v under_o the_o ancient_a and_o great_a metropolis_n yet_o in_o this_o tract_n which_o can_v be_v conceive_v less_o than_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o mile_n there_o be_v but_o leon._n but_o colligere_fw-la feci_fw-la episcopos_fw-la sub_fw-la i_o constitutos_fw-la sunt_fw-la enim_fw-la duo_fw-la ep._n capp_n pr._n ad_fw-la leon._n two_o bishopric_n beside_o that_o of_o caesarea_n i._n e._n thermae_n and_o nyssa_n basil_n 264._o basil_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bas_n ep_v 264._o excuse_v himself_o to_o eusebius_n bishop_n of_o samosata_n for_o not_o write_v to_o he_o by_o some_o great_a person_n who_o have_v be_v in_o caesarea_n because_o he_o be_v then_o upon_o his_o visitation_n and_o in_o another_o place_n speak_v of_o a_o country_n parish_n of_o his_o diocese_n call_v venesa_n where_o he_o ordain_v one_o glycerius_n a_o deacon_n to_o assist_v 412._o assist_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ep_v 412._o the_o presbyter_n of_o that_o parish_n and_o he_o reprove_v the_o chorepiscopi_fw-la of_o his_o diocese_n for_o suffer_v the_o presbyter_n of_o country_n parish_n to_o make_v what_o inferior_a church-officer_n they_o please_v and_o therefore_o order_v 181._o order_v ep._n 181._o a_o list_n of_o all_o the_o inferior_a officer_n of_o country_n church_n to_o be_v bring_v to_o he_o and_o that_o none_o be_v make_v thereafter_o without_o his_o consent_n there_o be_v likewise_o another_o village_n call_v dacora_n mention_v by_o sozomen_n 27._o sozomen_n soz._n l._n 7._o c._n 27._o in_o the_o territory_n of_o caesarea_n where_o eunomius_n 10._o eunomius_n philostorg_n l._n 10._o be_v bear_v and_o bury_v and_o julian_n order_v 4._o order_v soz._n l._n 5._o c._n 4._o a_o search_n to_o be_v make_v for_o all_o the_o good_n not_o only_o of_o the_o church_n in_o caesarea_n but_o of_o all_o the_o church_n of_o the_o diocese_n tyana_n the_o metropolis_n of_o the_o second_o cappadocia_n have_v a_o considerable_a diocese_n belong_v to_o it_o euphrantas_n bishop_n of_o that_o city_n mention_n 5._o mention_n praedium_fw-la autem_fw-la quod_fw-la dicitur_fw-la pasa_n duodecim_fw-la milliarijs_fw-la distat_fw-la tyanensis_fw-la metropoleos_n &_o sub_fw-la eadem_fw-la civitate_fw-la est_fw-la usque_fw-la hodie_fw-la ap._n conc._n c._n p._n 2._o coll._n 5._o one_o george_n of_o pasa_n who_o live_v in_o gregory_n nazianzen_n time_n and_o note_n that_o pasa_n be_v a_o country_n place_n twelve_o mile_n from_o tyana_n and_o belong_v to_o that_o city_n say_v he_o to_o this_o very_a day_n but_o this_o diocese_n must_v be_v much_o more_o considerable_a than_o this_o passage_n speak_v as_o well_o as_o the_o rest_n of_o cappadocia_n the_o whole_a country_n as_o i_o note_v before_o be_v about_o four_o hundred_o mile_n in_o length_n and_o two_o in_o breadth_n which_o make_v a_o sum_n of_o eight_o hundred_o square_a mile_n now_o in_o all_o the_o country_n there_o be_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o five_o age_n but_o eleven_o bishopric_n and_o then_o it_o be_v all_o christian_n so_o that_o every_o bishop_n one_o with_o another_o may_v have_v a_o diocese_n that_o want_v not_o much_o of_o a_o hundred_o mile_n square_a which_o can_v be_v match_v by_o but_o few_o in_o our_o country_n beside_o lincoln_n but_o because_o the_o division_n of_o dioceses_n be_v general_o unequal_a as_o the_o territory_n of_o city_n be_v some_o of_o these_o will_v fall_v out_o to_o be_v vast_o great_a and_z other_o but_o of_o moderate_a extent_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o place_n for_o suspicion_n that_o bishopric_n be_v sink_v or_o unite_v in_o this_o country_n for_o it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o that_o that_o several_a of_o these_o few_o be_v erect_v in_o the_o four_o century_n sasima_n be_v make_v a_o bishopric_n by_o basil_n which_o before_o belong_v to_o caesarea_n or_o tyana_n for_o gregory_n expression_n be_v ambiguous_a from_o tyana_n it_o be_v two_o and_o thirty_o mile_n distant_a from_o caesarea_n above_o a_o hundred_o and_o upon_o second_o thought_n it_o seem_v to_o i_o rather_o to_o belong_v to_o the_o first_o for_o it_o be_v near_o to_o it_o and_o within_o its_o province_n and_o give_v up_o by_o basil_n who_o desire_v 88_o desire_v bas_n ep_v 88_o anthimus_n the_o new_a metropolitan_a to_o take_v care_n of_o it_o nazianzus_n too_o be_v a_o bishopric_n raise_v in_o the_o four_o century_n as_o we_o may_v learn_v from_o nazianzen_n patr._n nazianzen_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d greg._n naz._n or._n 19_o in_o patr._n who_o say_v that_o the_o place_n have_v but_o one_o bishop_n before_o his_o father_n in_o the_o council_n of_o ephesus_n one_o john_n subscribe_v 28._o subscribe_v johannes_n episc_n totius_fw-la lesbi_n iren._n trage_v contest_v quorund_fw-mi ep._n sub_fw-la 28._o himself_o bishop_n of_o all_o lesbus_n the_o island_n according_a to_o strabo_n 13._o strabo_n strab._n l._n 13._o be_v eleven_o hundred_o furlong_n which_o want_v not_o 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the_o metropolitan_a of_o dyrrachium_fw-la some_o doubt_n have_v be_v make_v graec._n make_v ubb._n emmius_n descript_n graec._n which_o be_v the_o old_a epirus_n and_o which_o the_o new_a but_o the_o title_n of_o these_o synodical_a epistle_n as_o well_o as_o the_o ancient_a notitiae_fw-la set_v that_o point_n out_o of_o all_o controversy_n in_o greece_n itself_o where_o mr._n clerkson_n think_v bishopric_n have_v be_v like_o our_o parish_n they_o be_v find_v to_o be_v of_o great_a extent_n the_o face_n of_o that_o country_n have_v be_v much_o alter_v from_o what_o it_o have_v be_v in_o ancient_a time_n it_o will_v be_v endless_a to_o pursue_v such_o instance_n as_o these_o over_o the_o roman_a empire_n nor_o be_v it_o at_o all_o necessary_a for_o these_o be_v sufficient_a to_o show_v the_o measure_n of_o ancient_a diocese_n when_o their_o number_n be_v at_o the_o great_a it_o must_v be_v confess_v that_o in_o some_o country_n where_o city_n stand_v thick_a there_o be_v more_o diocese_n in_o proportion_n than_o in_o the_o province_n already_o mention_v but_o then_o such_o country_n be_v general_o very_o populous_a and_o what_o they_o want_v in_o measure_n they_o make_v up_o in_o number_n and_o even_o there_o the_o diocese_n do_v consist_v of_o a_o great_a number_n of_o such_o parish_n as_o we_o general_o be_v the_o hellespont_n be_v well_o furnish_v with_o city_n and_o not_o a_o little_a province_n yet_o be_v there_o in_o all_o leon._n all_o conc._n chalced._n act._n 6._o ed._n labb_n ep_v synod_n ad_fw-la leon._n but_o sixteen_o bishop_n under_o the_o metropolis_n of_o cyzicus_n of_o who_o ten_o be_v present_a at_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n and_o six_o absent_a for_o who_o the_o metropolitan_a subscribe_v asia_n proper_o so_o call_v and_o that_o which_o be_v immediate_o under_o ephesus_n have_v as_o many_o bishop_n in_o proportion_n to_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o country_n as_o any_o province_n in_o the_o empire_n yet_o here_o if_o we_o proceed_v upon_o a_o common_a measure_n the_o diocese_n will_v not_o be_v so_o contemptible_o small_a i_o know_v that_o asia_n signify_v very_o ambiguous_o and_o take_v in_o sometime_o more_o and_o sometime_o few_o country_n but_o that_o do_v not_o concern_v the_o present_a question_n for_o the_o subscription_n of_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n do_v sufficient_o discover_v the_o extent_n of_o this_o province_n it_o reach_v from_o ephesus_n to_o assus_n and_o to_o ilium_n if_o we_o may_v depend_v upon_o that_o read_n but_o arch_a bishop_n usher_n 23._o usher_n geogr._n disquis_fw-la touch_v asia_n l._n 4._o p._n 23._o have_v except_v against_o it_o and_o not_o without_o reason_n however_o it_o reach_v to_o troas_n and_o the_o line_n want_v not_o much_o of_o two_o hundred_o mile_n comprehend_v all_o jonia_n and_o aeolis_n and_o all_o north_n to_o troas_n but_o than_o it_o must_v be_v consider_v that_o this_o country_n consist_v of_o a_o multitude_n of_o large_a peninsulae_n which_o add_v much_o to_o the_o content_a for_o instance_n from_o ephesus_n to_o smyrna_n in_o a_o direct_a line_n be_v but_o forty_o mile_n but_o by_o sea_n round_o the_o peninsula_n and_o coast_v from_o town_n to_o town_n it_o be_v two_o hundred_o and_o seventy_o five_o in_o all_o this_o province_n there_o be_v forty_o bishop_n in_o the_o five_o century_n of_o who_o there_o be_v eighteen_o present_a at_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n 6._o chalcedon_n conc._n chalced._n act._n 6._o and_o the_o two_o and_o twenty_o who_o be_v absent_a subscribe_v by_o their_o metropolitan_a in_o so_o large_a a_o country_n and_o so_o full_a of_o city_n and_o people_n it_o will_v be_v something_o difficult_a to_o dispose_v of_o they_o all_o in_o forty_o congregation_n but_o the_o extent_n of_o ancient_a diocese_n remain_v still_o visible_a in_o france_n scaliger_n who_o be_v not_o apt_a to_o take_v the_o measure_n of_o ancient_a time_n and_o thing_n by_o his_o own_o be_v of_o opinion_n 1._o opinion_n regnorum_fw-la 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