McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Primitive Church

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Primitive Church


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An expression used to denote the condition of the Church, as respects doctrine and discipline, in the early stages of its history. Though this term is employed with little precision by ecclesiastical writers, it most frequently refers to the Church of the first three centuries. SEE CHURCH.