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

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

Peloponnesus, and Euboea, 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.

CHAPTER V.

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.

CHAPTER VI.

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.

CHAPTER VII.

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

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

others.

CHAPTER VIII.

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,

418.

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.

BOOK X.

OF THE INSTITUTION OF THE CATECHUMENS, AND THE FIRST USE

OF THE CREEDS IN THE CHURCH.

CHAPTER I.

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 кaтηxоúμevoι, 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.

CHAPTER II.

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

SECT. I. Four orders
450.-II. First, the

or degrees of catechumens among the Ancients,
woúμevoi, or catechumens privately instructed

without the church, 452.-III. Secondly, the ȧkpowμevoi, audientes, or

hearers, 453-IV. Thirdly, the yovvкλívovтes, or genuflectentes and sub-

strati, the kneelers, 454.-V. Fourthly, the competentes or electi, the

immediate candidates of baptism, 455.-VI. How this last order were

particularly disciplined and prepared for baptism, 456.-VII. Partly by

frequent examinations, from which such as approved themselves had

the name of electi, the chosen, 456.-VIII. Partly by exorcism, accom-

panied with imposition of hands and the sign of the cross, and insuffla-

tion, 457.-IX. Partly by the exercises of fasting and abstinence, and

confession and repentance, &c., 460.-X. Partly by learning the words

of the Creed and Lord's Prayer, 462.-XI. And the form of renuncia-

tion of the Devil, and covenanting with Christ, with other responses re-

lating to their baptism, 464.-XII. What meant by the competentes

going veiled before baptism, 465.-XIII. Of the ceremony called

ephphatha, or opening of the ears of the catechumens, 466.-XIV. Of

putting clay upon their eyes, what meant by it, 466.-XV. Whether the

catechumens held a lighted taper in their hands in the time of exor-

cism, 467.-XVI. What meant by the sacrament of the catechumens,

469.-XVII. How the catechumens were punished if they fell into gross

sins, 472.-XVIII. How they were treated by the Church if they died

without baptism, 474.-XIX. What opinion the Ancients had of the

necessity of baptism, 475.-XX. The want of baptism supplied by

martyrdom, 476.-XXI. And by faith and repentance in such catechu-

mens as were piously preparing for baptism, 481.-XXII. The case of

heretics returning to the unity of the Church: how far charity in that

case was thought to supply the want of baptism, 483.-XXIII. The

case of persons communicating for a long time without baptism: how

far that was thought to supply the want of baptism, 485.-XXIV. The

case of infants dying unbaptized: the opinion of the Ancients concerning

it, 488.

CHAPTER III.

Of the original, nature, and names of the ancient Creeds of the Church.

SECT. I. Why the Creed called symbolum, 495.-II. Why called canon,

and regula fidei, 497.-III. Why called mathema, 498.-IV. Why called

γραφὴ and γράμμα, 499.-V. Whether that which is commonly called

The Apostles' Creed was composed by the Apostles in the present form

of words, 500.-VI. That probably the Apostles used several creeds,

differing in form, not in substance, 504.-VII. What articles were con

tained in the Apostolical Creeds, 505.

CHAPTER IV.

A collection of several ancient forms of the Creed out of the primitive

records of the Church.

SECT. I. The fragments of the Creed in Irenæus, 511.-II. The Creed of

Origen, 514.-III. The fragments of the Creed in Tertullian, 515.-

IV. The fragments of the Creed in Cyprian, 518.-V. The Creed of

Gregory Thaumaturgus, 519.-VI. The Creed of Lucian the Martyr,

521. VII. The Creed of the Apostolical Constitutions, 526.—VIII.

The Creed of Jerusalem, 528.—IX. The Creed of Cæsarea in Palestine,

530.-X. The Creed of Alexandria, 531.-XI. The Creed of Antioch,

531.-XII. The Roman Creed, commonly called The Apostles' Creed

532.-XIII. The Creed of Aquileia, 534.-XIV. The Nicene Creed, as

first published by the Council of Nice, 535.-XV. The Creeds in Epi-

phanius, completing the Nicene Creed, 538.—XVI. The Nicene Creed

was completed by the Council of Constantinople anno 381, 541.—

XVII. Of the use of the Nicene Creed in the ancient service of the

Church and when it was first taken in to be a part of the Liturgy in

the Communion-Office, 542.-XVIII. Of the Athanasian Creed, 546.

CHAPTER V.

Of the original, nature, and reasons of that ancient discipline of concealing

the sacred mysteries of the Church from the sight and knowledge of the

catechumens.

SECT. I. The errors and pretences of the Romanists upon this point, 550.

-II. This discipline not strictly observed in the very first ages of the

Church, 552.-III. But introduced about the time of Tertullian, for

other reasons than what the Romanists pretend, 554.-IV. This proved

from a particular account of the things which they concealed from the

catechumens; which were, first, the manner of administering baptism,

555.-V. Secondly, the manner of administering the holy unction or

confirmation, 557.—VI. Thirdly, the ordination of priests, 557.-VII.

Fourthly, the liturgy or public prayers of the Church, such as the

prayers for the energumens, penitents, and the faithful, 557.-VIII.

Fifthly, the manner of celebrating the eucharist, 558.—IX. Sixthly, the

mystery of the Trinity, the Creed, and the Lord's Prayer, from the first

sort of catechumens, 562.-X. Reasons for concealing these things from

the catechumens. First, that the plainness and simplicity of them

might not be contemned, 564.-XI. Secondly, to conciliate a reverence

for them, 566.-XII. Thirdly, to make the catechumens more desirous

to know them, 566.

THE ANTIQUITIES

OF THE

CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

BOOK VIII.

AN ACCOUNT OF THE ANCIENT CHURCHES, and their
SEVERAL PARTS, UTENSILS, CONSECRATIONS,

IMMUNITIES, ETC.

CHAP. I.

Of the several names and first original of churches among

Christians.

clesia, and

στήριον.

1. HAVING hitherto given an account of the persons, as of the well clergy as laity, that made up the great body of the name ecChristian Church, I now proceed to speak of churches in an- KKA other sense: first, as taken for the material buildings, or Thov. places of assembly set apart for divine worship; and secondly, as taken for certain divisions or districts of dioceses, provinces, parishes, &c., into which the Church Catholic was divided. In speaking of the first, it will be proper to begin with their names, and make a little inquiry into the first original of churches among Christians.

One of the most common names of churches, as taken for the structures or buildings, is that of ecclesia; which yet among the ancient Greek writers often signifies the assembly or convocation of people met together, either upon sacred or civil affairs, and so it is sometimes used in Scripture, Acts 19, 40.