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fourth century, 161.-VIII. The pictures of kings and bishops brought

into the church about the same time, 163.-IX. But neither pictures of

the living or dead designed for worship, 165.-X. No images of God or

the Trinity allowed in churches till after the second Nicene Council,

166.-XI. Nor usually statues or massy images, but only paintings and

pictures, and those symbolical rather than any other, 167. — XII. Of

adorning the church with flowers and branches, 169.

CHAPTER IX.

Of the consecration of churches.

SECT. I. What the Ancients meant by the consecration of churches, 171.—II.

The first authentic accounts of this to be fetched from the fourth century,

172.-III. The bishop in every diocese the ordinary minister of these

consecrations, 176.-IV. No church to be built without the bishop's

leave, 177.-V. Nor till the bishop had first made a solemn prayer in

the place where it was to be built, 177.-VI. No bishop to consecrate a

church in another diocese except necessity required it, 178.—VII. No

necessity of a license from the bishop of Rome for a bishop to conse-

crate in former ages, 180.-VIII. Churches always dedicated to God

and not to saints, though sometimes distinguished by their names for a

memorial of them, 181.-IX. Churches sometimes named from their

founders or other circumstances in their building, 183.-X. When altars

first began to have a particular consecration with new ceremonies dis-

tinct from churches, 185.-XI. No church to be built or consecrated

before it was endowed, 185.-XII. Yet bishops not to demand any

thing for consecration, 186.-XIII. Consecrations performed indif-

ferently upon any day, 186.-XIV. The day of consecration usually

celebrated among their anniversary festivals, 187.

Of the respect and reverence which the primitive Christians paid to their

SECT. I. Churches never put to any profane use, but only sacred and

religious service, 187.-II. The like caution observed about the sacred

vessels and utensils of the church, 189.-III. What difference made

between churches and private houses, 192.-IV. How some chose

rather to die than deliver up churches to be profaned by heretics, 192.

-V. The ceremony of washing their hands when they went into church,

194.-VI. The ceremony of putting off their shoes used by some; but

this no general custom, 194.—VII. Whether the Ancients used the

ceremony of bowing toward the altar at their entrance into the church,

195.-VIII. Kings laid aside their crowns and guards when they went

into the house of the King of kings, 196.-IX. The doors and pillars of

the church and altar often kissed and embraced in token of love and

respect to them, 197.-X. Churches used for private meditation and

prayer, as well as public, 198.-XI. Their public behaviour in the

church expressive of great reverence, 199.-XII. Churches the safest

repository for things of any value, and the best retreat in times of dis-

Of the first original of asylums, or places of sanctuary and refuge, with

the laws relating to them in Christian Churches.

SECT. I. The original of this privilege to be deduced from the time of

Constantine, 202.-II. At first only the altar and inner fabric of the

church the place of refuge; but afterwards any outer buildings or pre-

cincts of the church invested with the same privilege, 204.-III. What

persons allowed to take sanctuary, 206.-IV. What sort of persons and

crimes denied this privilege. First, public debtors, 208.-V. Secondly,

Jews that pretended to turn Christians only to avoid paying their debts,

or suffering legal punishment for their crimes, 209.-VI. Thirdly,

heretics and apostates, 210.-VII. Fourthly, slaves that fled from their

masters, 211.-VIII. Fifthly, robbers, murderers, conspirators, ravishers

of virgins, adulterers, and other criminals of the like nature, 213.-IX.

A just reflection upon the great abuse of modern sanctuaries, in ex-

empting men from legal punishment, and enervating the force of civil

laws, 214.-X. Conditions anciently to be observed by such as fled for

sanctuary. First, no one to fly with arms into the church, 215.—XI.

Secondly, no one to raise a seditious clamour or tumult, as he fled

thither, 216.-XII. Thirdly, no one to eat or lodge in the church, but

to be entertained in some outward building, 217.

A GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE ANCIENT CHURCH, OR AN

ACCOUNT OF ITS DIVISION INTO PROVINCES, DIOCESES, AND

PARISHES: AND OF THE FIRST ORIGINAL OF THESE.

Of the state and division of the Roman Empire, and of the Church's con-

forming to that in modelling her own external polity and government.

SECT. I. The state of the Roman Empire in the days of the Apostles, 218.

-II. The state of the Church conformable to it, 219.-III. The division

of the Roman Empire into provinces and dioceses, 220.-IV. The same

model followed by the Church, 220.—V. This evidenced from the Civil

Notitia of the Empire, 221.-VI. Compared with the most ancient

accounts of the division of provinces in the Church, 223.-VII. This

evidenced further from the rules and canons of the Church, 228.-

VIII. Yet the Church not tied precisely to observe this model, but used

her liberty in varying from it, 232.-IX. An account of the ecclesiæ sub-

urbicaria in the district of the Roman Church, 233.-X. This most

probably the true ancient limits of the bishop of Rome's both metro-

political and patriarchal jurisdiction, 236.-XI. Some evident proofs of

this, 238.-XII. The contrary exceptions of Schelstrate, relating to the

Britannic Church, considered, 245.

A more particular account of the number, nature, and extent of dioceses, or

episcopal Churches, in Africa, Egypt, and other Eastern provinces.

SECT. I. Dioceses anciently called #apoikiai, parœchiæ, 251.—II. When

the name diocese began first to be used, 253.-III. What meant by the

πрoáσтeia, or suburbs of a city, 254.-IV. Dioceses not generally so

large in nations of the first conversion, as in those converted in the

middle ages of the Church, 256.-V. A particular account of the

dioceses of Afric, 257.-VI. Of the dioceses of Egypt, Libya, and Pen-

tapolis, 266.-VII. Of the dioceses of Arabia. And why these more

frequently in villages than in other places, 271.--VIII. Of the diocese

of Palestine, or the patriarchate of Jerusalem, 273.-IX. A catalogue of

the provinces and dioceses under the Patriarch of Antioch, 281.—X.

Observations on the dioceses of Cyprus, 283.-XI. Of the dioceses of

Syria, Prima and Secunda, 284.-XII. Of the dioceses of Phoenicia,

Prima and Secunda or Libani, 286.-XIII. Of Theodorias, 288.-XIV.

Of Euphratesia, or Comagene, 288.--XV. Of Osrhoëne and Mesopo-

tamia, 290.-XVI. Of Armenia Persica, 291.-XVII. Of Assyria, or

Adiabene, and Chaldæa, 292.-XVIII. Of the Immireni in Persia, and

Homeritæ in Arabia Felix, 294.-XIX. Of bishops among the Saracens

in Arabia, 295.-XX. Bishops of the Axumites, or Indians beyond

A continuation of this account of the provinces of Asia Minor.

SECT. I. Of the extent of Asia Minor and the number of dioceses con-

tained therein, 300.-II. Of Cappadocia and Armenia Minor, 303.-

III. Of Pontus Polemoniacus, 307.-IV. Of Hellenopontus, 308.-V.

Of Paphlagonia and Galatia, 309.-VI. Of Honorias, 310.-VII. Of

Bithynia, Prima and Secunda, 311.-VIII. Provinces in the Asiatic

diocese. Hellespontus, 312.-IX. Asia Lydiana, or Proconsularis, 313.

X. Of Caria, 315.-XI. Of Lycia, 316.—XII. Of Pamphylia, Prima and

Secunda, 317.-XIII. Of Lycaonia, 318.-XIV. Of Pisidia, 318.-XV.

Of Phrygia, Pacatiana and Salutaris, 318.-XVI. Of Isauria and Cilicia,

320.-XVII. Of Lazica, or Colchis, 321.-XVIII. Of the Isle of

Lesbos, and the Cyclades, 322.

A continuation of the former account in the European provinces.

SECT. I. Of the six provinces of Thrace. And first of Scythia, 323.-

II. Of Europa, 323.—III. Of Thracia, 325.-IV. Of Hæmimontis, 325.

-V. Of Rhodope, 325.-VI. Of Mœsia Secunda, 325.-VII. Provinces

in the civil diocese of Macedonia. Episcopal dioceses in Macedonia,

Prima and Secunda, 326.—VIII. Of Thessalia, 327.-IX. Of Achaia,

Peloponnesus, and Eubœa, 327.-X. Of Epirus Vetus and Epirus Nova,

328.-XI. Of the Isle of Crete, 329.-XII. Of the five provinces in the

diocese of Dacia. Of Prævalitana, 329.-XIII. Of Moesia Superior,

329.-XIV. Of Dacia Mediterranea and Dacia Ripensis, 330.—XV. Of

Dardania and Gothia, 330.—XVI. Of the six provinces in the diocese of

Illyricum Occidentale. Of Dalmatia, 331.-XVII. Of Savia, 332.-

XVIII. Of Pannonia, Superior and Inferior, 332.-XIX. Of Noricum,

Mediterraneum and Ripense, 333.

A particular account of the dioceses of Italy.

SECT. I. Of the extent of the diocese of the bishop of Rome, 333.--II. Of

Tuscia and Umbria, 338.-III. Of the province of Valeria, 344.-IV. Of

Picenum Suburbicarium, 347.-V. Of Latium and Campania, 348.-

VI. Of Samnium, 353.—VII. of Apulia and Calabria, 354.—VIII. Of

Lucania and Brutia, 354.-IX. Of the Isles of Sicily, Melita and

Lipara, 356.-X. Of Sardinia and Corsica, 357.-XI. Of Picenum An-

nonarium and Flaminia, 358.-XII. Of Æmilia, 358.—XIII. Of Alpes

Cottiæ, 359-XIV. Of Liguria, 360.-XV. Of Rhætia, Prima and

Secunda, 361.-XVI. Of Venetia and Histria, 362.

Of the dioceses in France, Spain, and the British Isles.

SECT. I. Of the ancient bounds and divisions of Gallia into seventeen pro-

vinces, 363.—II. Of the dioceses in the province of Alpes Maritimæ,

365.-III. Alpes Graiæ, or Penninæ, 365.—IV. Viennensis, Prima and

Secunda, 366.-V. Narbonensis, Prima and Secunda, 366.-VI. Of

Novempopulania, 366.—VII. Of Aquitania, Prima and Secunda, 367.—

VIII. Of Lugdunensis, Prima, Secunda, Tertia, Quarta, and Maxima

Sequanorum, 367.-IX. Of Belgica, Prima and Secunda, 368.-X. Of

Germanica, Prima and Secunda, 369.-XI. The ancient division of the

Spanish provinces, 369.-XII. Of Tarraconensis, 369.-XIII. Of Car-

thaginensis, 370.-XIV. Of Botica, 370.-XV. Of Lusitania, 370.-

XVI. Of Gallæcia, 370.-XVII. Of the Islands of Majorica, Minorica,

and Ebusus, 372.-XVIII. The state of the Spanish Church evidenced

from some of her most ancient Councils, 372.-XIX. Of Ireland and

Scotland, 373.-XX. Of the British Church in England and Wales, 381.

-XXI. The whole account confirmed from some ancient canons of the

Church, 386.-XXII. And from the bishop's obligation to visit his

diocese once a year, and confirm, 387.

The Notitia, or Geographical Description of the Bishoprics of the ancient

Church, as first made by the order of Leo Sapiens, compared with some

Of the division of dioceses into parishes, and the first original of them.

SECT. I. Of the ancient names of parish-churches, 409.-II. The original

of parish-churches owing to necessity, and founded upon the apostolical

rules of Christian communion, 411.-III. Some of them probably as

ancient as the time of the Apostles, 412.-IV. Some lesser cities had

country-parishes even in times of persecution, 413.-V. The city-

parishes not always assigned to particular presbyters; but served in

common by the clergy of the bishop's church. This otherwise in

country-parishes, 416.-VI. Settled revenues not immediately fixed

upon parishes at their first division, but paid into the common stock,

THE CONCLUSION.

Wherein is proposed an easy and honourable method for establishing a

primitive diocesan Episcopacy, conformable to the model of the smaller

sort of ancient dioceses, in all the Protestant Churches, 422.

Appendix on the African provinces, 428.

Index of the provinces, 568.

Index of the episcopal sees, 570.

Appendix to the Indices, 588.

OF THE INSTITUTION OF THE CATECHUMENS, AND THE FIRST USE

OF THE CREEDS IN THE CHURCH.

Of the several names of the catechumens, and the solemnity that was used in

admitting them to that state in the Church. Also of catechizing, and the

time of their continuance in that exercise.

SECT. I. The reason of the names kaтηxoúμevoi, novitioli, tyrones, &c.,

438.-II. Imposition of hands and prayer used in the first admission of

catechumens, 439.-III. And consignation with the sign of the cross,

442.—IV. At what age persons were admitted to be catechumens, 443.

-V. How long they continued in that state, 443.-VI. The substance

of the ancient catechisms, and method of instruction, 446.-VII. The

catechumens allowed to read the Scriptures, 448.

Of the several classes or degrees of catechumens, and the gradual exercises
and discipline of every order.

SECT. I. Four orders or degrees of catechumens among the Ancients,
450.-II. First, the wooúμevo, or catechumens privately instructed

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