Ecclesiæ primitivæ notitia [electronic resource] : or, a summary of christian antiquities: Giving an Account, I. Of Christians in general, their Names, &c. II. Of the Clergy in particular, their Orders, Offices, Privileges, &c. III. Of the Asceticks, and the Original of Monks. IV. Of the Antient Churches, their Original. V. Of the Districts of Antient Churches. VI. Of the first Use of Creeds in the Church. Vii. Of Baptism, Confirmation, their Rites, &c. Viii. Of the Primitive Liturgies, and Set Forms of Prayer. IX. Of the Missa Catechumenorum, and its several Parts. X. Of the Missa Fidelium, or the Communion Service; with the Preparation requited to the Communion. XI. Of the Unity and Discipline of the Antient Church, &c. To which is prefix'd, an index hæreticus, Containing a short Account of all the Principal Heresies, since the Rise of Christianity. There is also added, a brief account of the eight first general councils.