| Peter King (1st baron.) - Church history - 1712 - 380 pages
...Church to a Bifhep, which wifl appear from this fingle Confideration, viz* That (the ancient Diocefle's are never faid to contain Churches, in the Plural, but only a Church, in Ithe Singular. So they fayj Smirna, J **« Church juau.lib. ?. e. 3. , wiMagnefia, * the Church * TAV... | |
| John Mason Good - 1813 - 764 pages
...there was but one church to a bishop, as appears from hence, that the ancient dioceses are never said to contain churches in the plural, but only a church in the singular: for authors speak of the church of Corinth, the church of Smyrna, the church of Philadelphia, the church... | |
| Joseph Fletcher - Apostolic succession - 1823 - 672 pages
...explicit. " The ancient dioceses," says Lord King, " are » King's " Enquiry," &c. ch. iv. §10. never said to contain Churches, in the plural, but only a Church, in the singular. So they say, the Church of the Corinthians, the Church of Smyrna, $fc. as for the word diocese, by... | |
| Congregationalism - 1832 - 534 pages
...bishop, which will appear from this single consideration, viz. that the ancient dioceses are never said to contain churches in the plural, but only a church, in the singular. The greatest bishoprics in the world, even in the third century, were no more than single congregations.... | |
| John Hoppus - Christianity - 1839 - 634 pages
...Church to a Bishop will appear from this single Consideration that the ancient Dioceses are never said to contain Churches in the plural, but only a Church, in the singular. So they say the Church of the Corinthians, the Church of Smyrna.' ' As for the word Diocese,* by which... | |
| Lord Peter King King - Church history - 1841 - 314 pages
...bishop, which will appear from this single consideration, viz., that the ancient diocesses are never said to contain churches, in the plural, but only a church, in the singular. So they say, the church of the Corinthians,1 the church of Smyrna,b the church in Magnesia,' the church... | |
| Peter King baron King - Church history - 1843 - 422 pages
...Bishop, which will appear from this single Consideration, viz. That the ancient Diocesses are never said to contain Churches, in the Plural, but only a Church in the Singular. So they say, ' the Church of the , T*V Ko?,tfli«t fexWw. Clem. Corinthians, a the Church of Rom. Epist,... | |
| Peter King (1st baron.) - 1843 - 422 pages
...Bishop, which will appear from this single Consideration, viz. That the ancient Diocesses are never said to contain Churches, in the Plural, but only a Church in the Singular. So they say, ' the Church of the i T*» KoSiMu» t?xxXna-ia». Clem. Corinthians, 3 the Church of Rom.... | |
| Samuel Dunn - 1852 - 1074 pages
...to ж bishop, which will appear from ingle consideration, viz., that the andioceseg are never said to contain churches in the plural, but only a church, in the singular. So they say, the church of the Corinthians ; the church of Smyrna; the church in Antioch ; and so of... | |
| Thomas E. Thoresby - 1867 - 804 pages
...flock." — P. 13. "There was but one Church to a Bishop ; for the ancient dioceses are never said to contain churches in the plural, but only a church in the singular." — P. 15. " The word diocese never used for a Bishop's cure, but a parish, no larger than our parishes."... | |
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