472 THESSALONICA. 
CHAP, the several jurisdictions afterwards established 
XI. 
' for the government of the Church, we find 
Aristarchus constituted, by that apostle himself, 
to preside at Thessalonica, and Epaphroditus at 
Philippi. This latter place, as it was the scene 
of his remarkable imprisonment \ is rendered 
peculiarly illustrious ; but the whole of Mace- 
donia, and, in particular, the route from Bercea 
(now pronounced Ver'ia) to Thessalonica and 
Philippi, being so remarkably distinguished 
by his sufferings and adventures, becomes as a 
portion of Holy Land. In the Second Epistle 
which he sent from Athens to the busy commer- 
cial inhabitants of this city, we may gather, 
from his mode of arguing with them, something 
of their Jemish propensities and covetous dis- 
position : and viewing what Thessalonica now is, 
it is impossible not to be struck with the force 
of this appeal : " We behaved not ourselves 
disorderly among you; neither did we eat 
ANY man's bread FOR NOUGHT; but wrought 
(l) ** Loosing from Trons, we came with a straight course to Samo- 
thracia, and the next Hay to Neapolis ; and from thence to Philippi, 
which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony." 
^cts xvi. 1 1. The autlior obtaiue:], at Amphipolis, a bronze medal of 
Philippi, which will be afterwards represented : it had this legend, 
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