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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65619	An account of the churches, or places of assembly, of the primitive Christians from the churches of Tyre, Jerusalem, and Constantinople described by Eusebius : and ocular observations of several very ancient edifices of churches yet extant in those parts : with a seasonable application / by Sir George Wheler ...	Wheler, George, Sir, 1650-1723.; Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, ca. 260-ca. 340.	1689 (1689)	Wing W1606; ESTC R34742	41,000	136

Passage of Gregory Thaumaturgus The Place of the Hearers is within the Gates in the Narthex But Balsamon permits them not to come into the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or The Gates of Salvation yet still places them in the Narthex So that either there must be some Separation of Wood between the Station of the Faithful and the Great Doors Or by Narthex must be meant the same with 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Perhaps in Lesser Churches where they had not these Outward Porches they made use of some Separation of Wood within instead thereof The Space between which and the Outward Doors they called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And there probably sometimes they placed the Font or Columbethra Thô Eusebius places it in the Quadrangle of his Cloyster in the open Air. It was in the Porch at Athens and in the Court of Sancta Sophia There are some Passages in their Liturgies and Pontificals which seem to make the whole Body of the Church between the Great Doors and the Chancel to have been called the Narthex as their often coming out of the Holy Doors i. e. from the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 into the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 does imply But I doubt not but this Variety ariseth from more Modern Custom since they retain not those several Stations they had in Old time all Men now mixing together in the Body of the Church and the Women on each side in the Iles. But however that was this is evident that the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Learners and the several Degrees of Penitents had their Station at the Entrance of the Church nearer to the Doors than the Faithful and in this order according to the several Degrees of the Penitents which were Four First Those who began their Penance or came first to do their Penanco desiring Pardon of God and his Church who were called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or those that Wept without the Church and were not yet permitted into any part of it The next Degree were the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Those who had done a certain prescribed time of Penance by the Canons and so were permitted to come and hear the Scriptures The Third Degree were called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Substrati Those who were Humbled and had performed their Penance a Degree of time longer and were permitted to stand within the Church some part of Divine Service The Fourth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 were permitted to stay and partake of the Prayers with the Faithful but not to Communicate with them Each of these had a proper Place assigned them The 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 were manifestly without the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 if not without the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Outward Court which was not accounted so Holy as the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as Balsamon observes So then the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Porch must remain to some others who we find were either the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Learners and the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or those Possessed with Evil Spirits Then the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Substrati For in this Order we find them generally numbred So that counting backward from the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 who were next to the Faithful behind the Pulpit it is evident that the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 were next to them and next to them the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and then the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 who probably stood as near each other and to the Station of the Faithful to hear the Scriptures c. as the Number of them would permit but so as without confusion either of Sex or of their own Rank So that those that were Women stood in the Station of Women and Men in the Station of Men And so that upon the Notice of the Deacon each of them might go out without Disorder to the rest when their Respective Services and Prayers were performed according to the 19th Canon of the Council of Laodicea Between the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and the Faithful stood the AMBO or Reading Desk It stood opposite to the Holy Doors of the Chancel and the Beautiful Gates of the Entrance So we may suppose it stood about the Middle of the Church and either by some Steps or Separation of Wood distinguisht the Station of the Penitents from the Station of the Faithful viz. the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 whose Station was behind that is Westward This Pulpit or Desk had a double Ascent to it one towards the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and the other towards the Entrance and therein sometimes the Emperour had a Place I have seen no Marks of this either in the Ancient or Modern Greek Churches for the Ambo is now placed on the North-side of the Nave of the Church nearer to the Outward Gates than the Bema as I observed in the Temple of Minerva at Athens one yet remaining of white Marble curiously wrought which seems to stand so in the middle of the whole Church that it is as near to the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Portico as to the Bema or Chancel Therefore it may be supposed to stand near the Entrance of the Station of the Faithful The principal use of this Ambo was to Read the Scriptures to the People especially the Epistles and Gospels They Read the Gospel there yet and not at the Altar The Singers also were placed there to begin and lead the Tunes of the Psalms St. Chrysostom was the first that Preached to the People from thence as I before observed by reason of the great Number of People that crouded to hear him On the oher side of the Pulpit was the Station of the Faithful which took not only that Space between the Pulpit and Chancel in the middle or Body of the Church which was for the Men but also on eachside in the North and South 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Sides for the Women Eusebius seems to hint That this was adorned with Seats or Benches in Order all over the Church as the Bema or Chancel was with Thrones for the Bishops and Presbyters But now the Body of the Church among the Greeks is accommodated with Stalls and a Throne for the Bishop at the Right hand at a little distance from the Bema much resembling our Quiers with Doors on each hand into the Iles But the Bishop and Clergy sit or rather stand next to the Bema to Sing and Officiate and in the rest the Laity of better Sort and in the middle the rest as I observed at the Catholicon at Athens as they now call their Cathedral Churches But in the Ancient Church this was the Station of those only who lived a Godly Righteous and Sober Life and therefore were called the Faithful And those who had so long persevered in Repentance that