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praeter_fw-la graecos_n the_o roman_n themselves_o though_o than_o the_o great_a lord_n of_o the_o world_n be_v include_v in_o the_o reckon_n and_o so_o the_o word_n be_v take_v rom._n 1._o 14._o i_o be_o a_o debtor_n say_v s._n paul_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d both_o to_o the_o greek_n and_o the_o barbarian_n to_o the_o wise_a and_o unwise_a in_o which_o as_o well_o the_o roman_n as_o those_o of_o other_o nation_n have_v the_o name_n of_o barbarian_n last_o of_o all_o for_o the_o graecize_a jew_n who_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a call_v graecos_n and_o our_o english_a grecians_z they_o be_v such_o of_o the_o jew_n who_o live_v disperse_v among_o the_o gentile_n use_v the_o translation_n of_o the_o septuagint_n make_v that_o the_o canon_n both_o for_o life_n and_o doctrine_n which_o difference_n betwixt_o they_o and_o the_o jew_n inhabit_v in_o judaea_n who_o keep_v themselves_o unto_o the_o scripture_n in_o their_o mother-tongue_n and_o use_v the_o hebrew_n only_o in_o all_o sacred_a 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dew_n of_o heaven_n and_o plant_v bishop_n in_o most_o church_n where_o he_o preach_v the_o gospel_n as_o dionysius_n the_o areopagite_n at_o athens_n aristarchus_n at_o thessalonica_n epaphroditus_n at_o philippi_n silas_n at_o corinth_n and_o titus_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o crete_n the_o like_a he_o do_v in_o many_o other_o country_n also_o account_v member_n of_o the_o greek_a church_n though_o not_o of_o greece_n the_o name_n of_o the_o greek_a church_n extend_v over_o all_o the_o province_n of_o the_o eastern_a empire_n govern_v by_o the_o 4_o patriarch_n 1_o of_o alexandria_n who_o preside_v over_o egypt_n and_o arabia_n 2_o of_o jerusalem_n who_o patriarchate_o erect_v only_o in_o regard_n of_o our_o saviour_n passion_n in_o that_o city_n and_o the_o great_a opinion_n which_o by_o that_o mean_v accrue_v unto_o it_o confine_v within_o the_o bound_n of_o palestine_n 3_o of_o
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the_o roman_a or_o proper_a asia_n as_o ancient_o do_v belong_v to_o lydia_n that_o be_v to_o say_v lydia_n itself_o together_o with_o aeolis_n and_o jonia_n and_o some_o part_n of_o the_o great_a mysia_n adjoin_v to_o it_o which_o as_o it_o have_v original_o the_o name_n of_o asia_n from_o asia_n a_o chief_a city_n of_o it_o near_o the_o foot_n of_o mount_n tmolw_n which_o both_o suidas_n and_o the_o great_a etymologist_n have_v take_v notice_n of_o before_o that_o name_n become_v to_o be_v communicate_v to_o the_o great_a continent_n so_o it_o retain_v that_o name_n to_o itself_o in_o several_a distinct_a both_o from_o the_o great_a and_o the_o lesser_a asia_n as_o also_o from_o the_o asia_n propria_fw-la of_o ptolemy_n and_o other_o of_o the_o ancient_a writer_n and_o of_o this_o asia_n only_o be_v it_o which_o the_o scripture_n speak_v both_o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o act_n and_o the_o revelation_n the_o seven_o church_n mention_v in_o the_o one_o be_v find_v in_o this_o lydian_a asia_n and_o the_o passage_n in_o the_o other_o concern_v asia_n not_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o any_o but_o of_o this_o alone_a for_o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v act_n xvi_o that_o when_o they_o have_v go_v throughout_o phrygia_n and_o the_o region_n of_o galatia_n and_o be_v forbid_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o preach_v the_o word_n in_o asia_n after_o they_o be_v come_v to_o mysia_n they_o assay_v to_o go_v into_o bythinia_n and_o come_v down_o to_o troas_n most_o clear_a it_o be_v that_o neither_o galatia_n nor_o bythinia_n though_o region_n of_o the_o lesser_a asia_n nor_o phrygia_n mysia_n or_o troas_n all_o region_n of_o the_o proper_a asia_n be_v any_o part_n of_o that_o asia_n which_o the_o scripture_n speak_v of_o so_o also_o where_o it_o be_v affirm_v that_o upon_o st._n paul_n preach_v and_o dispute_v for_o two_o year_n in_o ephesiâ—_n all_o they_o which_o dwell_v in_o asia_n hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n act_n xix_o v._o 10._o it_o
23._o and_o no_o less_o memorable_a among_o the_o gentile_n for_o that_o snmptuous_a and_o magnificent_a temple_n here_o consecrate_v to_o diana_n which_o for_o the_o largeness_n furniture_n and_o workmanship_n of_o it_o be_v account_v one_o of_o the_o wonder_n of_o the_o world_n the_o length_n thereof_o say_v to_o be_v 425._o foot_n 220._o foot_n in_o breadth_n support_v with_o 127._o pillar_n of_o marble_n seventy_o foot_n in_o height_n of_o which_o twenty_o seven_o be_v most_o curious_o engraver_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o marble_n polish_v the_o model_n of_o it_o contrive_v by_o one_o ctesiphon_n and_o that_o with_o so_o much_o art_n and_o curiosity_n of_o architecture_n that_o it_o take_v up_o two_o hundred_o year_n before_o it_o be_v finish_v when_o finish_v it_o be_v fire_v seven_o time_n the_o last_o time_n by_o erastrotus_fw-la only_o to_o get_v himself_o a_o name_n which_o hap'n_v on_o the_o same_o night_n inwhich_v alexander_n the_o great_a be_v bear_v give_v occasion_n to_o that_o weighty_a but_o witty_a scoff_n that_o diana_n she_o be_v count_v one_o of_o the_o goddess_n of_o midwifery_n can_v not_o attend_v the_o preservation_n of_o her_o temple_n be_v then_o busy_v at_o the_o birth_n of_o so_o great_a a_o prince_n as_o for_o those_o jones_n or_o jonians_n they_o be_v no_o doubt_n the_o descendant_n of_o javan_n the_o four_o son_n of_o japhet_n as_o have_v be_v show_v before_o in_o our_o general_a preface_n but_o whether_o they_o come_v hither_o out_o of_o graecia_n or_o pass_v from_o hence_o into_o that_o country_n have_v be_v make_v a_o question_n the_o athenian_n boast_v of_o themselves_o to_o be_v aborigines_n man_n grow_v as_o it_o be_v out_o of_o the_o soil_n itself_o without_o any_o ancestor_n report_v that_o those_o jonians_n be_v a_o colony_n of_o their_o plantation_n but_o hecataeus_n in_o strabo_n do_v affirm_v the_o contrary_a say_v that_o the_o athenian_n or_o jones_n of_o greece_n come_v from_o those_o of_o asia_n for_o that_o attica_n be_v ancient_o call_v jonia_n plutarch_n in_o the_o life_n of_o theseus_n do_v declare_v express_o most_o probable_a it_o be_v that_o hecataeus_n be_v in_o the_o right_a these_o part_n of_o asia_n lie_v so_o direct_o in_o the_o way_n from_o the_o vallyef_n shinaar_n unto_o greece_n that_o javan_n may_v very_o well_o be_v think_v to_o leave_v some_o of_o his_o company_n here_o when_o he_o ferry_v the_o rest_n over_o to_o the_o opposite_a continent_n i_o know_v pansani_n as_o ignorant_a of_o their_o true_a antiquity_n derive_v they_o from_o jen_n the_o son_n of_o xuthus_n and_o grandchild_n of_o deucaliâ—n_n wherein_o he_o come_v so_o near_o the_o truth_n though_o he_o miss_v the_o man_n that_o it_o be_v the_o grandson_n of_o that_o man_n who_o escape_v the_o flood_n from_o who_o both_o the_o athenian_n and_o those_o jonians_n have_v their_o true_a original_a in_o regard_n of_o which_o relation_n betwixt_o the_o nation_n the_o athenian_n give_v aid_n to_o those_o jonians_n 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