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In

whole.

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pieces.

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INTRODUCTION.

XVI

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INTRODUCTION.

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churches

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and

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congregational

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this

Volume.

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XIX

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INTRODUCTION.

XX

deep

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knowledge,

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INTRODUCTION.

the basis of the

is reflected
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in the life of the

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and

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system
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congregation.

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worship.

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and

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of

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stage

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world.

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place of

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INTRODUCTION.

XXll

still in the

moment,

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the

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and

age,

of its connexion

XXlll

well

as

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contrast

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INTRODUCTION.

XXIV

the

Apostolic

this

collection

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of

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texts

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XXVI

such

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of the universal

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XXIX

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INTRODUCTION.

XXX

liberty;

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TABLE

OF

CONTENTS.
Page

Appendix
A.

The

Duties

Requisites and
the

to

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Book

On

B.

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the

Book

Church

the Greek

Clergy

Sacrifice and

cording
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stitutions
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56

58

Formuhiries

and

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or

of the

Bishop,

of

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of

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Service,

of the Ancient

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recorded

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of the Service

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Forms

and

early Hymns

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giving
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TABLE

OF

CONTENTS.

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Page

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to

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TABLE

CONTENTS.

OF

Page

Appendix:

The

and

Discoveries

the

Zenker

and

Apostolical Canons

Barberinus

Codex
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Text

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of

and

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181

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204

205

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The

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claimed

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National

of
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by

constitutional
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238

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lation
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Dictatorshipfor

in Church

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245

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CONTENTS.

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Page

Invocation

and

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Communion
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be

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they who are admitted are instructed.

Moral
Catechism, or the Doctrine of

the

Two

Ways.
lY.

Y.

How,

after

Year's

the Catechumens
Instruction,
undergo an Examination, and their Conduct is
investigatedbefore they are admitted to hear the
Gospel.
How
they are dismissed with a Blessing,after the
a

Sermon.

YI.

VI.

for

Prayer

ancient

The

Antioch,

of

Church

Catechumens

the

recorded

as

of

St.

by

the

Chry-

sostora.

VII.

That

Catechumen,

How,

VIII.

received

hath

Faith,

after

separated

and

in

who

be

to

his

Blood.
nated,
termi-

hath

are

for

sealed,

for

his

Instruction

Catechumens,

the
are

of

Death

Baptism

the

Course

the

sufFereth

^vho

admitted,

being baptized

on

Easter.
How

IX.

Water

the

of

Order
How

the

XI.

How

they
and

How

XH.

XIIL

How

Anointing

and

the

general

and

with
the

prepared.
and

anointed,

be

Creed.

conducted

Heads

is

Satan,

renounce

Bishop

they

prepared,

anointed

are

give
XIV.

the

the

say

and

the
their

to

are

they

How

for

then

clothed

be

Baptism.

Oil

X.

is to

by

the

into

the

the

the

Presbyter,

and

Church.

Elders

bless

Chrisma;

and

and

how

the

the

Milk

anoint

tized
Bap-

Peace.

Eucharist

the

receive

and

and

Honey.

APPENDIX.

I.

forms

Different

of

the

Creed:

Apostolic

1.

According

to

the

Church

of

2.

According

to

the

Seventh

Rome

Book

of

the

Greek

the

Lord's

Constitutions.
II.

Ordinance

Prayer,
III.

Order

The
as

that

tlie

Baptized

as

Priest, before

of

Baptism

recorded

in

the

by Cyrillus.

is to
the

pray

People.

Church

of Jerusalem,

Church,

The

hath

with

each

be

to

of

if

he

before

he

is

guilty of

wife,

to

or

separated.
let him

received

not

cleansed

be

be

be

if his Master

him

give

Demon,

but

taught Godliness,

that

let him

hath

one

any

knows

they

fornication,

but

content

if

commit

to

not

husband,

an

but

soberly ;

marriage

yet does

be

taiiglitto

not

faithful,and

the

Woman
But

learn

lawful

into

fornication, and
the

be

live

to

let tliem

enter

one

them

other, and

unmarried,
but

let

husband,

House-Book,

and

into

yet if death

be

indeed

be

communion
let him

near,

received.

be

If
either

be

one

any

leave

Maintainer

off to

of

Harlots, let him

prostitute women,

else

or

let him

rejected.

be

If

Whore

else let her

If
his

be

of

employment,
If

man

or

combat,

or

the flute

leave
If

or

or

the

keeper

off their
a

Theatre

or

lute
of

at

accuse

come,
no

either

or

let
man

off

these

of
or

or

him

or

either

let them

be

taught

falsehj, and

of

show
that

one

games,

be

it be

fighterin single

public house,

leave

whether

come,

exhibitor

an

employments,

Soldier

injustice,to

or

rejected.

Olympic gamester,
on

the

be

charioteer,

racer,

an

off whoredom,

let him

come,

let him

or

or

woman,

or

master,

Idols

belonging to

one

leave

rejected.

Maker

let her

come,

to

diators
gla-

plays on
dancinglet them

rejected.
to

he

do

no

content

I.

Book

his allotted

with

let him

the

Of

Catechumens.

if he submit

stipend;

these

to

rules

received, but if he refuse them, let him

be

be

rejected.
is

that

He

sodomite,

effeminate

an

amulets,

charmer,

defects

cats,

noises, or

proved

for

hard

be

to

to

Let

be

if she

herself

be

to

chanter,
en-

magic
makes

meets

if

you

birds, or

let these

be

of wickedness

they

leave

if

is

off those

they

will

not

rejected.
is servant

her master
with

incontinent

be

sort

received, but

who

Concubine,

but

he

feet of the

and

that, let them

confines

that

one

when

or

eyes,

away

them

of

user

symbolical sounds;

washed

and

that

time, for this

some

practices,let
agree

the

in

observes

soothsayer,a fortune-teller,an

palmistry,he

of

observer

or

an

juggler, a mountebank,

named,

magician, an

person,

be

to

not

astrologer,a diviner,

an

verses,

Sins

of

guilty

to

unbeliever,

an

alone, be received
others, let her

be

rejected.
If
bonda

one

of the Believers
let him

servant,

legalmatrimony
her

marry
be

her

in

rejected;
leave
He

hath

leave off that way,

if she

lawful

be

manner

be

free

if she be

and

contract

let him

woman,

if he doth

if she liveth with

off, or

Concubine,

not, let him

believingServant,

let

rejected.

that followeth

Fables, either let him

the

Gentile

reform,

or

Customs,
let him

be

or

Jewish

rejected.

The

If anyone

book

combats,

be

rejected.

let

him

Con-

(Greek

Can.

Copt.

Compare

VIII.

Theatre, their
either

or

let him

off, or

of the

book

iii.

4.)

can.

If

teach

II.

for

it is
that

Can.

II.

He

manners,

God.

of

the

to

all

the

Spirit

admitted

instructed.

are

catechized, let him

:

if

but

any

be

one

his business, let him

of

Time,

but

judged. (Greek

Const,

book

Length

God.

of

41.)

can.

are

circumstances

the

be

catechized

diligent,and
be

admitted

the

Course

viii.

of

Copt.

42.)

that
if he

Years

not

is

be

to

will

good

Life

yet

is

Three

has

have

we

who

they

who

-*-^-

anything,

conclusion

How

for

you,

(Copt. Can.

TT

omitted

have

we

will

of

Sports

horse-races,

or

them

stitut.

the

Book.

House-

a?id

followeth

huntings,
leave

Church'

teacheth, although he be
be

skilful

in

let him

teach

(Greek

Const,

the
;

#"

and

Word,

for, they
book

one

shall

viii.)

of the

Laity,

grave

in

he

all

his

taught

I.

Book

III.

two

are

in these

difference
Thou

who

But

the

the

Lord

thy

God

thee, and

death

from

of Life is,

Way

all

with

thy

glorifyHim

shalt

thou

is much

there

and

ways.

thee

redeemed

of Death:

Way

created

heart, who

the

of

of Life, and

Way

two

love

shalt

is the

one

ways,

the other is the

the Doctrine

or

Ways.

Tioo

rpHERE

Catechumens.

Catechism,

Moral

The

the

Of

for this is the first

Commandment.
But

these

tiiyself.On

as

the

and

Law

thee, that do
thou

what

thou

;
not

thou

be

shalt

she has

shalt

not

kill

not

thou

forth

shalt

thou

shalt

not

to

woman

child shalt
that

not

bear

false

witness

speak

evil of any
be

one,

neither

double

commit

is,

tery
adul-

thou

shalt
shalt

divination

use

thou

is

if

kill it ; thou

thy neighbour's;
;

thou

shalt thou

double-minded,

tono;ued, for

that

miscarry,neither

thing

shalt

done

be

steal; thou

not

any

thou

not

fornication
shalt

should

another;

to

covet

not

the

another.

to

thou

cause

not

be double-

;
;

brought

shalt

hang

not

also

commit

not

sorcerer

wouldest

thou

do

not

shalt

thou

thou

pollutea youth

not

thy neighbour

Commandments

two

not

hatest

shalt

Thou

love

Prophets.

Every thing that

to

shalt

is, Thou

second

the

shalt
think

neither

tono^ue

shalt
is

snare

not

evil

thou
of

death
to

Church-

The

10

nor

of

hypocrite,nor

an

speak

shalt

not

thou

shalt

some,

and

shalt

for

pray

not

be

vain, neither
neither

mercy

and

shalt

tending

rapacious,

proud

nor

thou

against thy neighbour

thou

but

man,

any

have

some,

Book.

evil heart,

an

evil word

an

hate

not

House-

be covetous,

shalt not

lie ; thou

shall

thy speech

and

shalt

others

upon

others

love

reprove

shalt

thou

thy

as

own

soul.

Son, flee from

My
not

is

evil Demon.

an

leads

Anger

because

angry,

Be

for

all Evih
for

Murder,

to

neither

emulous,

not

quarrelsome,

nor

hate

all Evil, and

Envy

Be

Anger
be

tentious,
con-

from

proceeds

these.

Son,

My
leadeth

for Lust

is

is united

with

shall

who

Spiritis

receive

the

little way,
and

broad;
he

will go

meditate

AVrath

Desires, because

Demon.
that

For
of Lust,
And

with

him

and

will not

be

Soul

all,lest he
put upon
that

should

you

may

precipitateyou
evil Desire, if

all other

see

cast

into

they

he

some

be

Spiritof
those

the
and

the

evil

leave

the

way

to

man

truth.

Let

it with

curb

you,

evil deed.
suffered

Spirits;

the

it behind

evil

spyeth

will make

Anger,

your

of

Way
when

he will take

at

and

For
in he

that

evil

they destroy

the

Soul.

of the

if the

Desire

it involuntarily

to

men

quietly entering

little care,

it should

them.

Sin

to

Bestraint
not

of unlawful

not

Fornication, drawing

to

Anger

be

lest
For

always

to

Book

remain,
over

Demons.

are

for

prepared
him

into

of

nor

be

Son,

be

not

Idolatry; neither
nor

them

have

led

deride

him,

and

will

man.

of

evil

an

Expression,

haughty, for

of these

Adulteries.

things come
My

they

thou

be

Dominion

when

of that

Obscenity, neither

have

be

they

Utterer

the

not

1 1

Soul, that he may

and

acts,

they

in

him

destruction

the

Son,

when

great deed

unrighteous

rejoicein

My

And

they change

man

Catechumens.

the

Of

I.

be

Diviner, for Divination

thou

Magician,

hear

nor

them

Enchanter,

an

nor

an

for from

Idolater
these

leadeth

nor

to

loger,
Astro-

an

neither

teach

things proceedeth

Idolatry.
Son, be

My

Lover

of

leadeth

are

of

the

the

Be
words

But

thou

be

thou

And

be

them.

thou

give thy
more

which

God,
Do

heart
with

to

not

thou

Be

thou

arise.

Repining
harsh,

nor

for the Meek

shall

also merciful, peaceable,

in

thy

hast

thou
exalt

just

not

nor

things Contentions

heart

from

and

thou

all

trembling
heard, and

thyself,neither

pride, but
the

Silver

because

meek,

cleansed

of

Thefts

these

sincere, gentle, good:

of

keep

and

for from

leadeth

Falsehood

Lover

Blasphemy.

earth.

thou

more

be thou

Murmurer,

compassionate,
evil.

evil, for of all these

begotten.

inherit

not

to

man

thinker

Liar, because

Vainglory,

Son, be

My

Neither

Blasphemy.

to

not

shalt

humble.

at

do
shalt

increase

Every

Evil

which
that

House-Book.

and

Church-

The

12

thee

cometh

upon

nothing

shall

receive

Good,

as

upon

thee

thee

the Word

come

ing
knowfrom

but

God.

hath

and

given
thou

the

been

him

remember
of

as

by night

the

word

of power

seek

his

Lord

is, there

face

by

Hands

impart

drink, and

worthy

doth

thou

shouldest

the

any

one

ox

is

plant

meet

and

to

out

and

vineyard

of

thy

that

he

spiritual
thee

him

the

the

Thou

corn

not

power,

for the Labourer

it is written

treadeth

thy

it becometh

temporal

For

that

thee

impart

of

holy.

Labour

spiritualfood,
;

shalt

their words

to

the

by

the

remain

shall be

made

life,by him

of his Hire.

muzzle

not

hath

thee

to

perishethand

which

and

honour

thou

on

according

and

which

wdio

thee

Saints

him

Lord

eternal
that

more,

the

to

those

rest

mayest

thy Brow,

for if the

might

the

of

Sweat

the

and

shalt

and

Lord,

eves,

place in

Lord

hath

the

thine

thou

that

is the

honour

shalt

Thou

in

daily, him,

is united

who

for he

day

is in
of

apple

and

for

Saints, that thou

the

the

as

which

of God,

thee, and

life to

Seal

holy

him

love

to

of

cause

the

thee

to

shalt

liim

declareth

Son, he who

My

also
food
is
shalt

neither

eat

of

the

fruit thereof
Thou
in peace
in

shalt not
those

who

Righteousness

cause

Schisms

contend
without

with

thou
one

shalt

reconcile

another.

acceptationof

Persons.

Judge
Re-

Church-

Tlie

14

Teachers

yourselves alone,

to

shalt

Thou

you.
received
shalt

add

thou

ly.

hath

which

things
from

taught

thou

neither

them,

(Introduction

the

to

hast

Coptic

i.)

after

HoiL\

God

as

take

not

them.

to

book

Canons,

those

keep

shalt

thou

House-Book.

and

first Course

the

Catechumens

undergo

Conduct

their

to

the

and

Gospel,

how

and
mitted
ad-

are

their

long

last.

is to

have

they

the

Examination,

an

investigatedbefore they

hear

Instruction

TTTHEN

is

of Instruction,

chosen

those

appointed

to

receive

'

whether

they

of

Catechumens

the

being

AYidows

let their

Baptism,
have

lived
:

whether

in

whether

have

fulfilled

if those

who

have

introduced

that

they

Gospel.
the
severeth
but

the

(Copt.

Let
Word
well

the

have

if

in the

Application
Can.

b.

II.

45\

work,

have

good

them

the

be

the

Sick

work.

have

Three

witnessed
hear

Years

diligentand

the

Time

shall

42.)

not

entirely

the
ing
hear-

been

shall

And

hath

alone

time

honoured

thus, let them

done

one

inquired into,

visited

every

Catechumens

; but

they

have

they

they

them

be

Chastity during

whether

to

Life

per-

decide,

decide

it.

Book

V.

How

they

Catechumens.

the

Of

I.

dismissed

are

icith

15

Blessing

the

after

Sermon,

TTTHEN

Teacher

the

hath

ended

pray

by

the

let

Sermon,

'

Catechumens

the

faithful

the

and

in

praying

whether

them

let
are

stand
selves,
them-

by

apart
the

or

conclude

they

Salutation

the

give

not

apart,

Women

women

when

And

Catechumens.

Church,

faithful

the

the

let

the

in

place

And

apart.

themselves

women

praying,
before

(Peace)

they

pure.
Let

the

Believers

the

let not

But

Women

not

with

and

alone,

men

the

their

cloth

of

another,

one

with

women.

let

all

the

costly Veil,

but

for

alone,

cotton

with

men

the

And

woman.

heads

the

with

women

salute

man

cover

fine

salute

this

is

their

veil.
the

When
hands

upon
them

who

43,

Teacher
the

whether

delivereth

44.)

after

the
let

Catechumens,
he

it, let

be

an

him

Prayer
him

Ecclesiastic
do

so.

shall

(Copt.

his

ing
dismiss-

pray,
or

lay

Layman

Can.

b.

ii.

Church-

The

16

yi.

The

Catechumens,

the

for

the

of

Prayers

ancient

House-Book.

and

Church

recorded

as

Antioch

of

St.

by

Chry-

sostom.

( The

Catechumens

ET

~r
^^

us

Prayer

hearts,

seen,

into

the

may

teach

no

them

He

thoughts, and

God,

what

is of God.

Let
He

us

to

deed, from

every

the

that

He

time, of the laver

of

enemy

of
their

sins

going

that

out,

may

of

their

He

hearts

sin, and
make

may

whole

may
:

that

that

them

bless

to

that

deceit

worthy,

life, their

for

wicked

and

of the

what

care

them

every

their

pure

think

to

evil

from

He

righteousness:

God,

regeneration and
He

that

godlike mind,

every

eye
come

that

their

is of

from

not

9.):

earnestly for

more

devilish

ii.

life,always
what

them

preserve

is

their

no

fear of God

Gospel
a

virtuous

still

pray

may

the

meditate

is of

in

faith

them

give

may

of the

seed

the

what

what

Cor.

hear

of

ears

of truth, and

word

them

to

(1

that

may

perceive

may

one

the

hearts

the

heard, and

any

the

reveal

may

that

they

strengthen

may

He

of

God

open

may

hath

ear

Catechumens,

the

all-merciful

He

that

heart

in their

He

that

in order

hath

sow

earnestlyfor

pray

all-loving and

the

their

the Congregation standeth.)

silently,

pray

at

of

due

ness
forgive-

going

in and

houses,

and

Book

families

their

He

children, that
make

and
which

that

them

bring

wise

that

do,

to

propose

increase

may

may

them

they

He

Catechumens.

the

Of

I.

He

as

17

and

be

may

their

the

right

thus

direct

most

expedient

to

may

bless

age,

all

for them.
Deacon

The

Rise

to

Catechumens

the

!
Address

for the

Pray
what

you

be

the

be

may

this

standing

mnens

that

Catechumens,

fulfilled in peace.

and

day

all

that

peaceful, and

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right

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Eucharist

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shall

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praying

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shall

the

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Jesus

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thy spirit."

byters) doing
the

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Holy Church,

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head

thy will, for

Father

ever."

shall seal upon

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the

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serve

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24

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the
fulfilling"
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our

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say:

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blood

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live

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and

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please God,

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things
service

which

they

of God.

have

been

(Copt. Can.

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I.

Catechumens.

the

Of

25

APPENDIX.

I.

1.

According
T

BELIEVE

-^

And

the

in God

the

by

was

of

Father

Christ his

in Jesus
Who

Church

the

to

Rome.

Almighty

only

Son

Lord

our

Ghost

Holy

of

born

the

Virgin Mary,
Suffered

He

third

and
I believe

of God
thence

From

he

into

ascended
hand

VOL.

day

the

in the

again from

rose

sitteth

Heaven,

the
at

he shall

the

to

come

judge

the

Dead.

Holy
Church

Dead,

right

Father,

the

Ghost

The

holy

The

Forgiveness of

The

Resurrection

III.

Pilate,

buried.

and

crucified

Was
The

Pontius

under

Sins

of the

Body.

Amen.

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and

Church-

The

26

2.

Acciirding

Booh

Scventli

the

to

stitutions
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Greeh

the

of

(doubtful).
in

one,

Almighty

God

r BELIEVE

Creator
And

and
Lord

the

in

his

Father

the

Maker

of all

Jesus

Christ,

only-begotten
the

the

uncreated,

only

of Christ

true,

things :

Son
of

First-born

the

Creation

whole

[not created]
who

before

by

the

by

whom

all

the

Heaven
and

God

his
and

was

and

died

and

from

Days

for

in Heaven

and

invisible

descended

from

Flesh,

holy Virgin Mary

to

the

Laws

of

Father,

crucified

the

made

holilyaccording

and

after

Father

are

took

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conversed

and

last

and

born

was

of the

things

begotten

was

Earth, visible

on

in

Ages

will

good

and

who

the

under

Pontius

Pilate,

us,

he

had

Dead,

suffered

rose

the

third

Day

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Book

and

sitteth

and

again is

at

judge

to

in the

who

And

of the

afterwards
the

Lord

our

holy

in the

Remission

in the

Kingdom

and

in the

the

to

Apostles

Life

all Believers

Church,
of the

of the

of

Flesh,

Sins,

Heaven,

of the

o^/^

the

to

promise

Christ,

Jesus

Catholic

Resurrection

the

World,

Apostles to

in the

from

Men

holy

sent

was

end

no

Comforter,

Father, according

after the

in the

will be

all the

in

Dead

the

and

the

of

Glory

Quick

Holy Ghost,

wrought

by

and

the

Father,

of Time

there

beginning
and

with

come

Kingdom

of whose
And

to

of the

right hand

the

Consummation

in the

27

Heaven,

into

ascended

Catechumens.

the

Of

World

to

come.

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The

28

House-Book.

and

II.

Lord's

ET

Prayer,

him

-^

if

as

Name

which

thy

Earth

as

it

daily

we

forgive

now

but

and

fur

in

ever.

aloud

all

the

People,

and

Father,

Heaven

the

say,

Christian

forgive
and

deliver

us

the

Will

thy

Debtors:

hallowed

Heaven

and

and

Kingdom

the

of

name

come

done

our

Temptation,
the

in

Kingdom
is

the

to

say

art

Bread

our

is

the

present

Father

Son

in

speaking

Congregation
Our

as

pray

to

before

Priest,

as

is

Baptized

the

that

Ordinance

An

give
us

from

Power

us

thy

done

be

this

us

Evil:
and

not

for
the

in

Day

Debts,

our

lead

be

as

into
thine

Glory

Amen.

(Greek

Const,

book

iii.

17.)

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30

whether

the

Son

wholesome

immersed

Church-

he

believed

and

the

the

the

in

Holy

Confession

into

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and

Ghost

of

of

name

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you

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of

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book

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respecting
first

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Clergy.

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to

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Coptic Collection,

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Collection.

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is

the

of

elected, and

what

are

his

Requisites.
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That

the

Bishop

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ordain

two,

or

rather

three,

Presbyters.
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Deacons

the

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what

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to

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Clergy.

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the

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second

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Ordinances

of

Deacon

is

be

to

Coptic

the

to

Collection.
and

appointed,

what

is his

Office.
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In

V.

what

That

Confessor

Deacon

How

VII.

How

Widows

How

Virgins

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IX.

C.

Reader

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is

of

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needeth

is to

to

are

be

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fourth

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to

become

appointed.

be
be

done

of

appointed.

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him

who

hath

the

Gifts

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Elder.

appointed.

be

to

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to

no

an

Presbyter.

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from

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Presbyter

the

the

of

Clergy.

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andria
Alex-

Coptic Collection,

book.

is

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the

Bishop

to

is

be

to

elected, proved,

ordain

and

dained.
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Presbyter

Deacon.
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he
and

is to

appoint

Deaconesses.

[Subdeacons

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Readers

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Virgins

and

arrogant
not

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in

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Precautions

as

to

Additional

General

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of

the

Confessors.

presumptuous

of Widows.

Appointment
who

persons

have

Gift

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Ordinance

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unless

ordained.

be

VII.

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Ordination,

no

Bishop.

Against

needeth

been

ordained

Definitions

by

of the

different

the

to

as

one

case

of

Bishop

of

the

Bishop

only.

peculiar Right

Members

and

Power

Clergy.

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A.

The

Requisites

the

B.

On

Third

Marriage

and

Book

of

of

Duties

of

Greek

the

Clergy.

Bishop

according

Apostolical

to

tutions.
Consti-

M.

astioft

A.

THE

FIRST

SET

OF

C^itrinances

of

t^c Cfiurcfi

^lexantrn'a

of

resptctmg

tfte Clergy.

(Coptic

I.

Uoiv

Collection,

first

is

Bishop

elected

be

to

Etliiopic Collection.)

book;

and

lohat

Ms

are

Requisites.

^^(F
1"

there

should

faithful

Men

)^1 increase,
a

Bishop,
to

the

the

to

the

to

Twelve

round
of

the

about

Believers

established.

having

able

pious

Uses

Men,
the

let

few

make

to

for

them

place,

(assemble

multitude

the

be

shall

who

of

extent

Place

it, before

in

Dedication

Churches

multitude

be

in

the
write

which

and)

are

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That

Church-

chosen

Three

been

thought worthy

good Reputation

without

wise,

not

these

of this

of

not

has

whether

he

have

the

less,
being guilt-

as

prudent,

poor,

fornicator,

partial,and

not

contemner,

who

People,

lover

wine,

to

Degree,

come,

may

him

dihgence

the

among

anger,

given

not

with

examine

they

Place

that

in

Men

that

may

House-Book.

and

not

ous,
covet-

like

the

of

things.

If he

have

not

Wife

it is

having Children,

have

married

with

her, continuing steadfast

Wife,

explain the Scriptures well

of

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Appointment
be

have

we

this

reproach

prudently, and

against her,

jiurity,let
l)ut

lived

the

not

of

for

For

the

serving

shall

JVIDOIV

of

not

be ordained.

Lord.

for

not

leisure

the

VII.

the

from

Command

is

he

(Can. 68^)

Infidel."

ordained,

be

Virgin

the

of Christ, and

the Command

than

worse

for

hatli
of

account

on

anathematized

be

denied

hath

he

since

one

ordained

been

not

Dignity,

the

for himself

seized

Confessors.

presumptuous

hath

wlio

Confessor

Book.

House-

and

Church-

The

Widows.

of

proved by

in old

her
the

Persons,

is

without,

Bishops

X.

of
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-^

the

differentMembers

of

but

is not

blesseth,

Bishop

Oblation, receiveth
from

not

matizcth
to

layeth his

neither
wlio

are

doth

blesseth

hands

he

under

Deacon

but
l"Iessing,

Presbyter.
on

do

to

power

and

on

anathematize.

him;

he

not

doth

tli"-,Kucharist.

not

But

who

but

the

Bishops,
anathe-

another

the

Bi-

his

Bishop

fellow-Presbyter.
doth

he

but

Blessing

the

from

putteth
are

ordnin,

not

those

out

deserving

any

it them.

it from

doth
the

the

he

Bishop

baptize,neither
when

or-

deserveth

to

receiveth

bless, neither

receiveth

the

Bishop

He

give

He

putteth on

from

if there

and

let liim

doth

He

men,

Power

this alone.

and

it to

and

blessed.

The

(excluded);

giveth

Punishment,
\

requisite

Clergy.

Clergyman

fellow-Presbyter

likewise

the

Blessing

Presbyters.

is without

Right

men,

upon

(excludeth)every

his
he

He

the

Presbyter also

from
and

the

anathematized

be

sliophe

of

hands

daineth, layeth on

but

'peculiar

Definitions of the

General

is

holy

72.)

(Can.

for him.

like

other

many

doing this, ^vhich

for

received

he

such

other

any

from

Permission

the

let

cause,

of

account

on

or

House-Book.

and

Church-

The

doth

Bishop

give

the

and

the

he

put

and

the

have

Presbyter

set

giveth the Cup,

tereth
other

of the

And

Clergy

of those

Deacons

she

to the

put

can

occasion

him,

is

leads

Subdeacon
a

to

no

no

the

no

of

Deacon.

she

Presbyters and

the

Doors

the time

only,
of the

the

Subdeacon,
the

Presbyter
to

power
or

^-M-"'

out

the
if

there.

Reader,

Lay Person,

(Can, 73.)

Deacons.

and

being

and

tism
Bap-

Deaconesses,

Indeed

put
a

any

doth

the

and

minis-

in

power

becoming.

out

55

Deacon

who

one

this is

Deaconess,
the

as

bless,neither

not

Singer,

has

Singer,or
Minister

the work

keepeth

because

Women,

Deacon

do

is

Presbyters at

the

or

There

things which

Headers, and

to

early Church.

Eucharist, the

Priest, but

doth

do, but

ministereth
of

as

Deaconess

do any

not

the

of

the

on

Priests.

the

to

Constitution

The

II.

Book

for he

House-Book,

and

Cliurch-

The

APPENDIX.

The

Third

Book

who

-^J- Parish
all kinds

of

of

advanced

in

Person

who

after

by

Let

not

before

the

hater

of

given

to

this

suits

and

Bishop

one

younger
and

Neighbours,
a

Bishop,

general good Report

be

given

Gentiles, rather

tlie poor,

no

anger,

brawler,

no

life,not
money,

be

ordained

filthy lucre, especially

no

offering injuries,

purloiner,

evil-speaker

surety
not

to

suffering than

rapacious,

nor

about

some

office of

of the

worthy

his

among

under

Parish

small

from

covetous

in

found, let

be

to

good report

them

Examination

^1 peace

not

if

any

free

not

men,

among

is not

hath

is esteemed

the

to

in

Bishop

unreprovable,

common

But

age.

years

ordained

be

unblamable,

wickedness

fifty years

Bishop, according

AjyostolicalConstitutiojis.

is to

be

must

of

Greek

of the

PASTOR

of

Duties

Requisites and

not

for

nor

false

entangled
any

ambitious,

one,
not

admirer

no

nor

with
an

nor

witness,

not

affairs

the

in

accuser

double-minded

"loubi"'-toiiguc(l,
not
to calumny
ready to hearken
speaking. ii("t a dissembler, not addicted
the
to

nor

or

evil-

heathen

Book

not
festivals,

opposed

God,
O

Rebuke,

hath

receive

the

of

with

for what

oath

an

him

home

with

that

those

stand

to

Penitent,

for the Lord

to

remission

grant
done

God

and

amiss.

him, promising him

compassion

the

to

and

demn
Con-

authority,afterwards

mercy

that

persevere

with

are

sin, admonish

have

things they

guilty Person

receive

to

try

readiness

salvation, if he will change

of life

course

Do

worldly

things

that

goodness

all these

57

Demons.

pleasing to
those

Church.

after

eager

"For

money.

those

the

his

deceits,not

exhort

Penitent

to

and

Bishop,

promised

bring

of

of the early

converted,

not

in their

vain

to

lover

to

Constitution

given

tilings nor

are

The

II.

Three

less Evidence

admit

not

Witnesses, and

convict

to

those

of

known

than

one

any
and

that

established

repu^tions.
Let
are

the

Bishop

given according

God

the

Strangers
of

eousness

the
in
his

him.
;

are

before

the

command

to

distress,
accounts,

yourselves
not

all up

in want,

God.

who

hath

abuse

them

and

thereby

(Third Book,

in

want

of

as

which

the

manner

of

account

and

for

the

the

tion
disposi-

with

Risfht-

extract.)

aminer
ex-

belong

them, but

yourselves

of

man

Afflicted

communicate

show

on

God

eating

ch. 20.

in

things which

by yourselves ;

right

committed

the

use

God,

the

that

all those

to

Widows,

having

as

Distribute
and

the

of

brought

are

First-fruits

and

in

dispense

Orphans,

Lord, but do

eating them
that

Tithes

Offerings, which

Poor,

to

those

him

also, let

as

free-will

the

use

with

to

not

those

unblamable

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cnid

Church-

The

58

B.

BISHOP,

constituted,

are

Wives

their

for

hiwful

not

ordained,

to

to

which

they

also

appoint

that

and

Porters

them

permit

any
or

the
least
and

sin

they

lest

one

Servant
Law

well

or

says.
Widow
esteemed,

if

marry,

and
of

before

Clergy

Let
who

Clergy

to

Widow,
the

or

(vi.

been

17.)

is

that

one

Deaconess

hath

wife

to

be
but

if

once

they

married,

But

take

Readers

we

do

either

not

an

divorced,
pure

w^e

thereto,

inclination

an

that
We

and

were

Punishment.

incur
the

have

they

ried,
mar-

with

But

they

are

Ordination.

Singers

is

it

then

content

married.

once

and

they

be

they

to

came

and

only

if
be

to

they

Ministers

be

the

to

when

the

shall

but

when

or

tirae^

had

dead

be

unmarried

are

whether

married,

they

afterwards

second

marry

into

they

married

be

Wife

entered

if

them,

they

when

Deacon,

once

whether

or

Clergy.

but

be

must

alive,

be

and

Presbyter,

the

of

Mari'iage

the

On

Virgin,

married,

mit
per-

Whore
also

as

or

faithful

at

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Liturgy,

The

Part

First

CONTAINETH:

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or

General

Order

Service

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of the

Service.

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of

the

Catechumens).
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of
B.

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The

early

Hymn
of

Hymn
1.

2.

11.

The

The

Morning
Verse

Forms

the

early
the

to

Also

or

Alexandrian
called
to

Morning

its

Psalm

primitive

Angelicus.
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the

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of

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(Ps. Ixiii.),or

Psalm

the

Church.

reduced

between

Service

or

of Thanksgiving.

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same

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of

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of

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or

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Psalm

Evening

The

Evening

Hymn

The

Evening

Hymn

of

of

Greek

the

the

Apostolic

Christians.

Constitutions.

APPENDIX.

I.

II.

Form

of

Prayer

Form

of

Thanksgiving

of

Thanksgiving

after

before

the

Communion.

the

munion.
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and

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the Hohj
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in

Father

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to

Ghost, for

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and

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Amen.

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Christian

Testament.

of the Old

Canticle

Lesson

from

the

Old

Lesson

from

the

Xew

Testament.
Testament.

Exhortations

and
Dismissal

of the

Scripture,especiallyof

of

Explanation

Ilonilly,or

Song.

Sacred

or

Christian

to

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or

SECOND

The

Skiu'ick

and

Gospel,

Life.

Hearers, with

Blessing.

PART.

Believers,

the

of

Faith

the

or

Service

Thanksgiving

of

(Eucharist).

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Oblation,
on

the

Generally

or

Placing

Communion

of Bread

A\'ord

of Admonition

Profane

Wisdom
niuliKil

Sulntation

The

Wine

(and First-fruits)

Table.

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and

!
of

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premised, as

with

Bishop (or Presbyters) and

be

with

you

thy Spirit,

PeojDle:

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Lift
We

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for

which,

that

Praise

For

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for

either

added,

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and

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the

usual

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the

Power,

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ever.]

the

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the

purpose,

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Lord,

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the

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to

for

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liftthem
us

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up

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to

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for

and

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or

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and

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Response

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for

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God's
his

Benefits

Blessing

this

free

for

of

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Creation

the

of

the

Elder, praising

or

World,

and

asking

Communicants.

the
of

of

Prayer

from

Words

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of

the

Institution

Consecration,

formed
but

no

have

may

part

necessary

cally
histori-

been

recited.)
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and

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Antiphonic

Believers

of all the

Communion

in the

Verses

used

present,

taken

both

in the

Cup.
before

the

Communion,

according

to

the

Custom

of the Church.
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Cherubic

Hymn,

Holy, holy, holy, is

Lleaven

and

Earth

the
are

or

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Lord

the

God

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of Sabaoth.

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Hymn.

Hymns.)

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Morning

the

of

of

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the

in

of

the

Lord.

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God

Lord

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manifest

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is

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us

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and

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let him

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draw

become

in

the

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Congregation

near

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is

name

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therefore,because
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hour

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all times,

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which

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of Israel

have

we

ye

time

the Children
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known
the

hope

enlighten

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things,and
instruct

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shall try
you,

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ever.

of

of

rise at the

another, and

for

Christ
at

interpreted

perform them, nothing

mourn

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middle

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ye

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cry, Behold

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who

it becometh

night behold

know

and

trees

Conduct.

of the Just;, praising God

the Word

us

the

Angels

General

of

witnessing to this, saying :

Cometh,

who

of

hour.

manner,

the

and

Therefore

time.

the

Rules

stars

host

Souls

the

IV.

the

Sign of

Christian

the

Cross.

continually,and
sealingthy
is known

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heart

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on

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sanctified, and

received

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the

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ye pray,

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and

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thy Kingdom

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lead

thrice

beforehand, that
of

the

Father

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born

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and

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Servants,
:

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as

for, saith

of

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adoption

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Israel

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Father,

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is

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and

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my

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rise

us

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Gentiles,

you

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deliver

ever.

him

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the

Book

be

Lord,

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crowing.

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take

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place,

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that

polluted

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into

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again

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of

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together

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audacity

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us

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Lord

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man,

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to

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let every

one

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Let

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with
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out

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(Can. 76^)

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call

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for

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of Christ.

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House-Book.

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the
Poor.

burthen

not

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upon

places. (Book

ii.

61.)

can.

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ought

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to

from

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to

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they

offer them

dishonour

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that

of Demons,

God,

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may

ye

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(Greek

is,
not

book

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XVI.

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fur

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leisure

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that

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75^)

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which
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he

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day

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How

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28

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29

30

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or

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the

Can.

from

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a

his

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54

55, 56

58

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in

59

60

61

the

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62

[also Laity]

63
64

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57

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not

Clergy

read

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53

of

or

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killing one

sending

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Blood

the

of Christ

52

to

of Fornication

the

of

one

Books

causing Apocryphal

of his

care

51

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the

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65
66

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67
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if

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or

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thrice

70

71

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or

72

himself
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of

strength

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gogue
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73
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the

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away

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of

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brother
least

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good

two

summoned

75

74

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or

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recently

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public

freedom

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it

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said
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76

79

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ordained

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and

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not

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suspended.

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if he

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off

cast

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go

of

or

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this World

do

if he

but

take
under-

Deacon,

or

let him

deprived.

be

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8.

Vernal

is

reason

doth

the

if it be
do

not

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of

it,let him

the

not

10.

Holy
but

do

People,

or

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offered,

his

give

forgiven;

and

any

but

if

becoming

as

occasioning
of

as

that

one

rightly offer.
K\\

those

Church

of

the

of God

Believers

and

hear

be

suspended,

that

the

stay during Prayer

not
must

the

be

suspended,

that

Suspicion against him

did

him

be

to

him

let

the

deprived.

the

when

Priesthood,

just, let

Damage

be

let him

Jews,

communicate,

not

before

Passover

the

shall

Deacon,

or

Presbyter, or Deacon,

or

of the

List

and

of

the

Bishop,

doth

over,

he

with

Equinox

of the

Presbyter,

or

Holy Day

the

If any

9.
one

Bishop,

any

celebrate

Bishop,

Cares

the

Deacon,

deprived.

be

in it let him

or

of

pretence

off,let him

her

the

to

Clergy.

Priest,

them

divide

to

are

of the

rest

Bishop,

Wife

cast

the

to

not

own

do

Presbyters

and

Bishop

the

Church.

Ante-Niceyie

of the

Law-Book

106

as

enter

sacred

and

the

into

Scriptures,
Holy

causing

the

munion,
Com-

Disorder

in

Church.
11.

Person

If

any

one,

even

excommunicate,

in the

let him

House,

prayeth

also be

with

suspended.

The

If any

12.

with

as

Ecclesiastical

If

13.

ought

let himself

is received

not

in

to

that

already suspended, let

as

and

lying to
A

14.

him, unless

rational

some

able, perhaps,to confer

there, and
of

after

but

Church

But

the

him

and

if he

But

be

Parish

own

gain

more

this he

shall

of

and

should

force

compelleth him, being

cause

Judgment

away,

of God.

his

to

those

useful

performing something

Religion.

pended,
sus-

datory
Commen-

received

to leave

not

is

Suspension be lengthened,

deceivingthe

Bishop ought

without

another, although the Multitude

to

go

received, goeth

who

suspended.

his

deprived.

be

who

107

deprived

one

also be

City

be

with

Layman,

those

received

was

Apostles.

or

another

Letters, let both

him

the

of

prayeth

Clergyman

any
or

and

Clergyman

Clergyman,

Canons

who

in the

live
cause

try by himself;

not

after

Bishops, and

many

pressingSupplication.
If any

15.

of the

List
to

Presbyter

him

command

we

Ministry, especiallyin
him

in

return,

to

Disorder.

his

there
16.

and

as

But

he

longer
his

doth

Parish
himself

not

However,

to

goeth

continueth

go

on

own

in his

calleth

obey, but
him

and

of his

Bishop

let

of the

one

any

Consent

the

no

case

or

own

entirelyremoving

Parish, without

other

Bishop,

his

Clergy, leaveth

another, and

in that

Deacon,

or

upon

continueth

communicate

Layman.
if

the

Bishop, with
F

whom

they

are,

de-

them

receivcth
as

Baptism,
Bishop

Harlot,

Theatre,

married

has

Slave,

or

be

cannot

Deacon,

his

made

indeed, any

or,

divorced

or

one

or

or

the

to

Priest,

of

one

any

Woman,

belonging

one

Bishop,

indeed,

or,

be

cannot

Deacon,

or

after

List.

who

He

18.

Concubine,

Presbyter

Sacerdotal

of the

an

had

has

or

or

and

suspended,

be

married

twice

been

has

who

He

17.

let him

Clergymen,

as

against them,

of Disorder.

Teacher

decreed

Deprivation

spiseth the

Church.

Ante-Niceiie

the

of

Law-Book

108

or

Sacerdotal

the

List.
who

He

19.

Brother's

Daughter,

Let

20.

married

has

be

cannot

or

his

Clergyman.

becometh

who

Clergyman,

Sisters,

two

Surety,

be

deprived.
An

21.

Men,

Eunuch,
his Testicles

or

or

the

he

He

made

has

Clergyman

Enemy
23.

who

to

If

the
any

him

lilniself,let him

be

be

for he

Creation
one

such

who

the

by

taken

in

away

and

made

disabled
;

such

be

were

born

was

Episcopate, let
22.

if he

is

yet

Injury
the

of

cution,
Perse-

worthy

of

Bishop.

himself, let him

not

be

Self-murderer

and

an

is

of God.
is

deprived,

of

the

for he

Clergy
is

disable

Murderer

of

hhusclf.
24.

Layman

who

disableth

himself, let him

be

Law-Book

110

he

If

31.

of

this

be

Simon

as

maketh

Bishop

any

and

World,
of

Bishop

be

Magus

all

the

him

let

Rulers

obtaineth

Means

Church,

and

of

use

their

by

suspended,

and

him

Peter.

by

was

Communion,

off from

entirely cut

let

and

deprived,

be

hioi

ordaiued

that

Church.

Ante-Nicene

the

of

be

to

deprived

communicate

that

with

him.
If

32.

has

he

when
either

the

and

Piety

let the
done

things be
Admonition
If

33.

Suspension by

his

to

under

Suspension ;

receive

under
Do

34.

Bishop

them

be

him

after

the

and

unless

or

they

but

is

join

Tyrant

and

But

second,

themselves

suspended.

Deacon

be

or

let
even

him

only

happeneth

under

put

lawful

it is not

it

when
if

and

received

for he

be

Bishop.

or

receive

ye

be

one,

but

Presbyter

examined

let

Laity

him,

Commendatory,
be

Righteousness,

Suspension

not

or

Bishop,

Bishop,

other

put him

his

Presbyter

any

Altar,

in

Person,

from

Bishop,

own

another

Clergy, whoever

the

of

And

third

or

fixeth

condemn

to

ambitious

an

rest

him.

these

nothing

to

as

deprived as

separately and

assembleth

and

to

Presbyter despiseth his

any

for

who
that

any

put

him

he

who

die.
any

Stranger,

whether

Deacon,,

without

Letters

such

offered

let them

be

are

Preachers

if not,

supply

of

Piety

their

let

Wants,

The

but

do

only
the

the

them,

among

affairs

Head,

that

either

not

all ; for

Holy

God

him

not

but

his

to

they ought

be

great

any
to

one

manage

Parish, and

own

to

without

it.

the

there

means

know

to

do

to

every

Thing

any

will

must

will

glorifiedby

convicted

having

done

those

governed

as

But

Consent
nimity,
Una-

be

Christ

in

him.

to

ordain

out

the

the

he

if

be

Consent

of

Country places,let

or

and

of

places (Villages)
But

without

so

he

to

Country

or

Cities

deprived, both

be

venture

subject

not

are

of

not

for Cities

Bounds,
that

him

ought

Villages subject

this

by

Bishop

own

such

many-

Spirit.

36.

his

do

it is

and

Ill

for

and

and

belong

Country places and

let him

Apostles.

Nation

his Consent,

without

the

Communion

to

of every

their

as

of

surreptitiously.

First

esteem

Canons

them

Bishops

is the

Thing

of

done

are

The

35.

to

receive

not

Things

who

Ecclesiastical

those

whom

hath

he

ordained.

Bishop

If any

37.

Office,

his

undertake

Deacon.

But

because
of

the

Bishop;

in

and

the

if he

of the Want
ill

Temper

but

let

Care
be

like

goeth
of his

of
the

the

doth

is ordained

take

nor

let him

him,

to

that

of

the

People
until

suspended,
manner

own

Clergy

of

let

that

he

received,

Consent,

People,

mitted
com-

Presbyter

is not

and

take
under-

not

but

him

City

do
or

not

because
continue
be

sus-

Law-Booh

112

Let

38.

of

Synod

and

Pentecost,

again

Hyperberetieus, that is, according

the

before

fourth

the

Let

Bishop

But

of God.

Things

of God

let him

support

Let

who

and

will

be

under

leave

Bl6hoi)'sown
has

Wife

himself,

to

but

if

may

the

give

to

Goods

belonging

own

the
not

an

of
to

the

have

may

Goods

as

Ecclesiastical

the

or

the

j^oor

under

do
;

for

the

any

it is

Lord,

of

their

Bishop,

if he

Lord,

be

oj^enly

wdien

Power
he

propriate
ap-

Church.

account

he

pleaseth, that
Revenues

Kinsfolk,

the

sometimes

short, who

come

Children,

of

People

be

not

of the

Revenues

Bishop

with

to

they

let him

sence
Pre-

give

to

or

siastical
Eccle-

him

the

of

and

for

of

he

on

in the

Consent

his

pretence

lawful

Poor
the

as

the

distinguished,that
to

them

Deacons

those

Month

the

of

and

proper

of

Komans,

Presbyters

the

and

the

the

required

Let

any,

dicth

as

is intrusted

Souls.
has

not

Care

the

Kindred

own

alienate

without

Thing
he

them

Pretences

40.

have

it is not

his

to

putes
Dis-

of October.

part of them

any

of

Week

of
the

to

administer

and

Revenues,

such

Ides

Doctrines

fourth

twelfth

the

on

in the

ecclesiastical

the

in

twice

the

the

Once

happen.

that

39.

disobedient

held

another

one

determine

let them

and

be

Bishops

ask

let them

and

Piety,

the

that

taught

not

better.

People

Year,

have

they

pended, because

Church.

Ante-Nicene

the

of

or

Servants.

Ecclesiastical

The

For

this

is

the

Church

the

are

Relations

fall into

liable to

Reproach.

We

41.

Goods

with
he

the

to

the

their

those

wanteth,

if he

and

waited

Altar, since
time

the

not

Arms

bear

of

by

against

the

those

for

used
with

all

casions
Oc-

live with

him

those

by

doth

Soldier
Enemies

in

be

means

any

he

Things

maintained

be
a

as

tributed
dis-

Authority,

appointed, that

should

much

all be

and

who

not

of God

Altar

ought

be

God,

Brethren

may

his

to

intrusted

for his necessary

them,

the

Law

so

of

partake

want

they

the
at

Fear

the

of

they

be

Power

more

and

Deacons,

and

be

much

that

his

or

have

for if he

Men,

Kindred

his Death

Bishop
;

which

undone,
so

according

want,

doth

that

For

of

is also to

those

Guests,

Straits.

he

the

neither

his

nor

be

Property,

with

Support,
;

who

in

Presbyters

Reverence

as

Souls

the

own,

Church

that

113

knowing

not

Suits, and

that

precious

to

by

Law

of the

administer

the

by

Apostles.

Men,

Church

the

command

the

over

and

Bishop's

of

Pretence

under

loss

any

the

of

God

before

just
suffer

Revenues

Canons

at

his

at

the
any
own

Charges.
42.

dulgeth
him

Bishop,
himself
off

leave

43.

If

or

Presbyter,

in

those

Subdeacon,

Dice

or

Drinking,

Practices,

Reader,

who

Deacon,

or

let

or

or

either
him

be

in-

let
prived.
de-

Singer, doth

and

Bishop,

44.

for

so

quireth Usury

of

do

so,

off to

leave

if

but

of

Part

Office

the

We

46.

If

has

had

who

is

an

Bishop

or

polluted by
the

the

Cross

and

feit

ones.

taketh
be

or

any

prived.
de-

be

Presbyter,

or

For

or

ichat

Belial,

doth

or

the
real

divorceth

Layman

another,

and

or

the

ment
Agree-

what

or

Part

divorced

one

baptize

not

let him

Ungodly,

between
distinjTuishino;

If

him

Presbyter rebaptizethhim

not

48.

let

Infidel?

Baptism,

true

deriding

as

with

perform

(as valid) the Baptism

Christ

between

Believer

47.

Bishop,

who

suspended

be

to

Heretics, be deprived

is there
a

let him

Deacon,

or

Clergyman,

re-

deprived.

be

them

that

receiveth

Sacrifice of

has

of

command
who

Deacon,

induceth

pended
sus-

who

to, either

Heretics, let him

also

he

be

Deacon,

or

Presbyter,

or

him

Laity.

,he lendeth

let him

or

let

or

Presbyter,

those

with

only prayeth

of the

one

or

Bishop,

45.

off

leave

him

let

like, either

the

Church.

of the Ante-Xicene

Law-Dooh

114

Death

of

Priests

his

be

own

who
him

deprived

Christ, and

and

counter-

Wife

by another,

and

let him

suspended.
49.

If

any

according to
the

Son,

and

Bishop
the Lord's
the

or

Presbyter

doth

not

baptize

Constitution, into the Father,

Holy Ghost,

but

into

three

Beings

The

without

Ecclesiastical

beginning,
let him
If

50.

the

which

into

Nations,
and

the

of

Will

If any

5 1
.

of

one

any

Wine,

and

for the

but,

God

that

of

deprived,

things

and

female,

for

of the

one

If

52.
that

be

deprived, because

53.

If

Heaven
any

Festival

of

out

the

indeed

or

Flesh
of

good,

and

blasphemously

reform

Church

Spirit.

or

and

let him
the

be

same

Laity.

from

returneth

is joy in

cast

Bishop

any

let him

either

very

and

the

of Hatred

out

were

one

to

from

abstaineth

exercise, but

male

7nan,

Deacon,

or

ye

the

according
the

ther,
Fa-

Do

into

by

All

the

of

thrice

Order,

own

Disciples of

Ghosts

Ghost,

tize
Bap-

say,

Name

Holy

One

but

of Christ,

not

mahe

the

Presbyter,

or

his

Creation,

and

the

did

Constitution

Sacerdotal
for

not

the

into

Holy

our

Bishop,
the

forters,
Com-

perform

not

Death

and

ye

them

and

and

made

abuseth

Lord

Go

"

things, forgetting that

the

on

doth

the

Bishops, baptize

of Christ

115

three

or

Admission,

one

into

given

Son, and

Son

and

Apostles.

Sons,

Presbyter

or

baptizing

therefore, O
Father

is

Death,

my

three

of the

deprived

be

the

of

deprived.

Immersions

Immersion
let him

into

or

Bishop

any

Three

all

be

Canons

or

his
he

over

Bishop,
Days

doth

Presbyter
Sin,

or

Sinner

of

who

that

Presbyter,

partake

receive

rejecteth him,

but

grieveth Christ,
one

not

Flesh

him

let him

sayeth,

be

There

"

repenteth.^^
or

Deacon

or

Wine,

doth
let

him

not

be

deprived,
Cause
54.

of

Scandal

If

any

bait

at

If any

00.

shall

If any

Man,

58.

Clergy
let

be

If

Clergy
be

be

is in

having

as

If

60.

Church

any

Clergy, let
If

61.

tliere

Fornication
and

he

or

be

Thou

"

of thy People^''
abuseth

Presbyter

at

Deaf

Feet, let him

be

taketh

who

instruct

doth

not

and

if he

or

Blind

or

suspended

Care

no

them

continue

Presbyter,

if he

continue

his

in

of

the

in

Piety,

his

gence,
Negliof

one

any

Necessity, let

in

it, let

the
him

him

be

prived
de-

read

in

the

Brother.

causeth

publicly

Books

of

the
of

Destruction

be

when
his

supply

not

killed

the

him

his

or

spurious

holy, to

were

doth

one

the

Bishop unjustly,

deprived.

and

is forced

he

Scripture

mocketh

Clergy

and

want,

suspended

when

the

the

Ruler

Presbyter,

Bishop

any

abuseth

Clergy

of

separated

let him

in

eating

Laity.

or

People,

or

him

59.

the

Bishop

separated.

lame

for

taken

be

sayeth

the

the

of the

one

like

the

of

be

becoming

Road.

for

of

one

at

or

Clergy

one

If any

57.

of the

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116

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the

of

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120

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NOTES

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hymnus

iste

cum

habetur

Apostolico
adjectus

antiquissimo Cottoniano,

auerrl-

EARLY

C.

ypacpos

est

minico

ad

siae uno,

in

PSALMS

^thelstaniano

laudatione

titulum

prsefert:

collegiivetustiore

altero

in Gallia

in Domini

ercitibus
quae

coelestibus

ibi sequuntur,

concilii Toletani
omnino

turque
turn

in

iv.

ex

Ecclesiastic.

'6(Toi Kol

cfdai aBeXcpSu

Thu

Rufinus

Xpia-rhv

sunt, quae

"vxvs

tota

Ke(p.

hymnorum

ecjodivrjstitulum

Graeci,

tum

Mundi

anno

omnium

exarato,

in

psalmi

Constitut.

habet

sive

5.

^a\/j.ol

Se

Aoyou

tov

ita

sententiam

quorum
cantica
Dei

qui

libro

ab
esse

initio

scripta

Christum

concelebrant."

Apostolic,

et

Upoor-

lib. 7.
finem

48.

cap.

Psalterii

Cantabrigiensium collegio [quod

Christi

1158,

fuit

scriptum]

in

; tum

antiquissimoexemplari Alexandrino, majusculisliteris

quod

in

regis

nostri

crix-n^hv descriptusille habetur

Usher's
Vespertinus

Notes
hie

to

6844,

indictione

bibliotheca
:

hac

etiam

Oda

matutino,

Benedictino,

est

4, hoc

et

in altero
est

aerae

academiae

ubi

insuper addita.

\vyviKov.

tov

scripto,in publica Oxoniensis

conservatur,

the"YfivoQ

hymnus

diximus, codice subjunctus

mundi

vel

meminit.

"T/jluov koiQivov^ ad

Benedictine

6663,

'

re-

authoi

rhv
'ypa"pe7"xai,

laude

suorum

in

(al.47.) prsefixum

virh tvi(TT(2u

fidelibus Verbum

fratribus

Vide-

edidimus)

vetus

quorum

in

; ut

in orientalibus

liic

eum

ex-

reliqua

; nam

tum

consensu

kti')hisce verbis

et

ab

14.

13,

ver.

probe observatum.

^eoAoyovures

Sed

"

illius,

nempe

scripsit(apud Eusebium,

apxvs

a-rr

vfxvovai

reddidit.

Deum,

initium
2.

regis

composuerunt

(uti nos

cum

purse

dccclxxxiv.

desumptum

numero,

hseresim

Histor.

Qeov

ecclesiis

fuisse

eorum

Artemonis

contra

annum

cap.

est

iste,tanto

hymnus

eccle-

Karlomanni

et

doctores

capitulo12.

Do-

apud Cantabrigiensis

papas

esset

ecclesiastici

occidentalibus

ceptus,

; orationis

comitis, circa

decantato,

die

Sarisburiensis

in Benedictini

natalitio,Luc.

in

hymnus

conscripto)hymni angelici,quod

hymno

ex

In

(Marini

Achadei

temjDoribus,jussu

"

exarato

dcccclxxx.

annum

139

HYMNS.

proximo,

inscribitur.

Matutinas,"

circa

AND

de

quo

psalterioGr^eco, anno
Christianas

1336,

de-

bibliotheca,"tixvos

tov

140

inscribitur

KuxviKov

De

retur.

'EWdSi

'Eu

"

kS"

Kf"p.

'

Graecia

In

ejusmodi

tinopoli

degentibus

""ESole

29.

dW'

Sfx^ffdai,

iraTpdcnu

TOiS

eiidvs

ri^s iiriXvxviov

f)r]fidruu iKftuwu

dpxa'^ciy a"l"i'n(nt^v

\abs

Toi

(Tav

Visum

silentio

Filium

et

listi, lib.

18.

hymnum

hunc

fuisse

Spiritum
Histor.

ronem,

ab

repugnaverim.
de

Lingua

5(^|7js,in

laudem
consueverint.

aya96u

illius

qui

35.

ita
est

et

Christiani

aTravyaa/xa

gratias.

dicuntur

visi

umquam

Patrem

Nicephoro

Cal-

concesserim,
Christi

ypa\ij.6v ilium,
facta

est

Graeci

suum

rrjs

^as

SS^rjs Dei

in

cujus

mcutio,

dicere

IXaphv
et

non

Var-

(apud

adferretur,

lumen

in

Populus

Ecclesiae

manus

(al. 41.)

5.) "cum

haud-

agere

facile

quemadmodum

libro
:

per

eirt\vxviov

Ut

Latina

soliti, 4"a"s

apostolis

licet

non

Qeov.

gratiam

Laudamus

fi4v

iruev/uLa

cuiquam

Et
51.

cap.

lib. 8.
cap.

ayiov

tuv

iuofilcrOr]-

possumus.

dicunt

(poorhs

irarrip

aa^Qclv

quae

non

Dei."

tamen

esse

fuerunt

canere

inde

jam

Kal

cap.

cxofxev.

apparuit

neque

quum

sanctum

ovk

verborum,

Ecclesiast.

Apostolic,

multum

vocem

respi-

fxkv 6

octtis

luminis

ut

mox

Constan-

ecrirepiuov

TrciTrore

vlhu,

dicere

lucernas,

committere,

traditum

Constitut.

sed

accenduntur

"^ov

ftVe?j/

vespertini

illorum

profert

impietatem

sunt
et

ad

antiquam

tamen

author

actione

gratiarum

Kal

irarepa,

arripere,

fuerit

autem

Kal

oiSful

ttoiovv-

hymnum

X"P"'

rrju

ivxapio'Tlas,

nostris,

patribus

est

(juaquam

Quis

Aluov/J."U

'

\"youT"s

01

\vxva-

Ampliilochium,

ad

sancto

"pcour]i/^ Kal

Ta7s

tv

cum

ipsum

evxapurrelu.

(paueUTOs

raj

Novatianis

hunc

fi^ aiuiry

rjfjLuu

Ecclesiastic.

NavaTiavols

quales

Spiritu

de

0e"rcraA.ia

Thessalia,

Et

aguntur."
lib.

in

Basilius,

ciens

Kal

et

fiunt,

preces

Histor.

5.

infer-

lumen

quum

KwuaTavTiuovTr6\ei

eV

Hierosolymis

et

lurerna?,

libro

'UpoaoAv/xois

Kot

"plais fbx'^^ irapa-rrKTjaiwsro7s

Tou.

soleret,

Socrates

more

quo

recitari

quod

HOUSE-BOOK.

AND

CHURCH-

TO

NOTES

aylas

Patris,

142

drififvos iirl

aXpuv

tollis

qui

aixaprias rov

ras

fiS- i\ir](Tovv/xas

ah

suscipe
fos

ayios,

'Irjaovs XptcTrhs,6 Kadr]fj.fV05 if

pios,

irdcrrjsyev-

Tov^eov

vrfTjis

(pvffews,

0a(TiK4us
oil
Ka\

TrpoaSf^aittju Serjoriv
tijjlwv

kv-

/lovos

crv

(Tol

Se^iS

Sti

eT

(TV

e? pidvos Kvpios
(TV
rlfJ-T)
'lr](Tovs
XpKTrhs

tu

irarpSs.

In

dexterara

solus

Jesu

Sancto

gloria Dei

iu

Ao|a

eV

Text

restored

to

spiritu.
patris.

primitiveForm.

v^'kttois
"eijj
"

Ka\ eVl yris

(or evSoKj'a).

evSoKias
iv avOpdotrois
elpr,vr]

hlvovfxiv(T", evKoyovjxivcre,
evxcipi(T'Tov/xeu

vpoaKWovpLeu

5ia rr]V

aoi

"ebs
Kvpie ^a(Ti\"v lirovpavie,

Kvpi"

its

fxeydXrjuaov

(T"

56^av

irar^pavTOKpdrcap
"

6 Qe6s.

Kvpie vlh

"

pLoi/oyevT)

'Itjo-ou
XpicrT4

"

'O

afxvhsrov
6 vlhs

'O

TOV

atpoiuTas
eKerjaou

aXpoiv Tas

Qeov

'

TrarpSs
'

ajxapriastov

K6(TfjL0v
"

rj/xcis
*

tov

afiapTias

KSafxov

'

ikeriaov rjixas, -npoaSe^ai rr/v der](TLV

r]p.wv
KaBrifxivos4u 5e|icttov

iraTpds

'

i\er)(Tovtj/xus'
"Oti
(TV

"? fxuuos

av

il

pidvos Kvpios

'Irjaovs XpiffTos
ds

bo^au

Qiov

"

ayios
"

'

iTaTp6s.

"

'Afxi'ju,

'

solus

Christe.

Amen.

The

pa-

sanctus,

Dominus,

solus

Cu7n

2.

nos-

nobis.

tu

altissunus,

"T""as.

els bo^av ^eov

ad

miserere

Quoniam

LOS

5i'

rjfJLWV,

sedes

Qui

tris

y.6vosay

deprecationem

tram.

tov

irarphs

tov

5o|a,

peccata

mundi,

kSctixov

Xe-

tuv

'6ti

pov"ifj..

HOUSE-BOOK.

AND

CHURCH-

TO

NOTES

AND

VERSE

MORNING

THE

II.

PSALMS

EARLY

C.

143

HYMNS.

BETWEEN

PSALM

VERSES.

From

Alexandrian

the

eKdarrju ri/x4pauevKoyrjcrco

Kad'^
/cat

alvecrw

Koi

els

rh

aluva

rov

Kara^icoaou,
X^vvai

tov

aicova,

aloot/os.

Kal

Kvpie,

ere'

rhv

els

aov

ovojxa

Manuscript.

Trjv

avaixapri]Tovs (pvKa.-

tovttjv

rj/xepav

rifxas.

Ev\oyr]Ths^ e?,Kvpie,
Kal alveTov

Kal

6 ^eos

rwv

iraTepoiV

8eSo^a(Tfi4vov
to

T]fxuv

ffov
6uofj.d

"

els roi/s alwuas.

'A/xrjv.

III.

THE

EVENING

PSALM
PSALM

From

COMPOSED

VERSES.

the Alexandrian

EuXoyrjThs el',Kvpie,

Manuscript.

5i5a^6v fxe

rd

r][xlviy
Kvpie*, Kara(pvyT] iyeviiOris
'E7W

e?7ro,Kvpie,

'laaai

AiSa^ov'fxe
'6ti

On'
iu

av

iroielv

6? 6 ^eds

irapda

eAeos

to

cxlv.

Tobit, viii.

Psalm
Psalm

2.

5.

cxix.
xc.

Kal yeveS,.

T^fiapTovaoi.

to

^4\r)ixdaov

'

^wrjs

'

d'^o/j.eda
(pws.

yevea

fxov.

Trrjyr)

01

(pooTiaov

Psalm

'6ti

^iKUicafJ-aTd
aov.

Karicpvyov.

tov

Uapdreivou^

iXerjcrov/ue

riju ^v)(i]vfxav

Kvpie ^, TrpSsae

FROM

12.
1.

aov

to7s

yivdxTKOvaiv ae.

Psalm

xli. 4.

"

Psalm

cxliii. 9, 10.

'

Psalm

xxxvi.

9.

Psalm

xxxvi.

10.

144

NOTES

THE

CANDLE

According

ancient

to

CHRISTIANS.

GREEK

THE

OF

HYMN

HOUSE-BOOK.

AND

CHURCH-

TO

Manuscripts.

Tov
Ayp^VixoO.)
(^'TiMvos

ayias Sd|7js

4"d5s IXaphv
d.6avdTOV

eatrepivhv

(pus

v/jLuovfjiev
KoL

ayiov

ii^iosel

i)\iov Svcriv,

iiri tov

iXQovTiS
l56uT"S

Trarphs'irjcrov
Xpiare'

vlov

irar4pa Koi

i^eoD.

TTvev/uLa

Kaipols

iviraai

daiais,
vfiveladai"pa)va7s
vlh

THE

6 hiZovs'
^eov, C(^r]v

EVENING

HYMN

APOSTOLIC

THE

OF

CONSTITUTIONS,

AtVeTre

iraiBes Kvpiov

aiVeTre

Kupie

tV

Kvpiov.

rh ovo/na

Aluovfxevere,
Sia

(vii.48.)

v/uLVovfxeu

ae,

evAoyov/jLev

56^au,

fJ.eyd\riucrov

irar^ptov

I3aai\ev, 6

Xpicrrov

Tov"'^a/xci)jj.ov
ajxvov, hs aXpeiT7?v
Sol

TTpeTTei

S(^|oTrpenei

hid

TOV

the

Song

of

a/xapTiap

tov

'

0e"3

t^

vlov, ev

Ka\

TTvevixaTi

alwuas

Also

'

alvos

a-ol irpeirei vfxvos

1o\

ae,

Simeon

Tuv

tTarpl,
els Tovs
t^ iravayicf

alaipwv

'

'A/nriv.

(Nunc dimittis).

k6"tixov'

145

NOTES

APOSTOLICAL

THE

CANONS.

Note
AND

GREEK

ORIGINAL

THE

D.
LATIN

TEXT

OF

THE

TAVO

COLLECTIONS.

Kai^oyeg
avTU)V

tu)v
eKKXrjcricKTTiKol

ay

Versione

(Ex

De

ordinatio7ie

Episcopi.

Episcopus a

duobus

(1.)

'ETr/fffCOTTOC
VTTO

eTTKTKOTriOV

tribus

TrpECT^vrepoQ
vtto
TTol

ExiGUi.)

cnroaroXtoy.
ill)
V
a.

TTOv, Kal

DiONYSii

kvog

diuKoyog,kcu

De

eiriffKo-

ol Xoi-

Episcopis

ordinatione
Diaconi

KXrjpiKOl.

IL

aut

ordinetur.

Presbyteri et

et ceterorum.

Presbyter

ab

uno

Episcopo ordinetur,et
et

Nihil

coni
Dia-

reliquiClerici.
aliud

ill

quod

prcEter

sacrijicio,
Dominus

statuit,offerendum.
El

Tig

Tepog,

eTriffKOTTog,it)
Tvpea^v-

Tvapa

^lara^LP

vtto

rrjv

r/)v

eir)

TrpoffEviyKr]
erepci
Qeov

Tov

VOL.

7/

ettI

rtva

in

to

o'ivov (TiKepa,

T] opveig,
EiriTi^^evTci,
Tiva,

oaTrpia,
III.

quis Episcopus

aut

Kvpi'ovPresbyter, praeter ordinaDomini, alia quaedam

rrj ^vaioi,tionem
sacrificio

altare
^vfftcKTTijpior,
7/ fjeXi,

fj yaXa, T] avrl

Si

in.

lac,

i) i^ioa aut

Trapa

aut

id

aut
volatilia,

Trjv

est,

pro

confecta

offerat
ant

vino

super

mel,

siceram,

quaedam,
animalia

aut

aut

aliqua.

146

TU)
Kcidaipeiffdio'

ciara^iv,

Kaip"p Tio
XiCplOV

7r\t)y

ctui'Ti,

7/

faciens,

Domini

deponatur.
altare, non

Quce speciesad
lyecrBai

ri

elg

tXuLOV

f^cit
frry'ioioi',

hyiar

%aia-

to

Trpog

Xvxriav,

ad
sed
sacrijiciiini,
benedictionem
simplicem,
ad

ti)v

^vfiiana

Kcu

debeant.

r^ Kuipiorrjg Beiag avacpopdg.

11

ci

u\\i]

OTTOjpa

Traffci

oli:ov uTTOfTreWiffdii)
TU)

aWct
rr^vrepoic,

/u)/

dyjXov ^e,
rrrijpiov,
Kal

(TKOTTog

ol

ferri*

TTpE-

et

kcu

Kul

prseter

uvas

lumi-

ad

tliymiama, id

et

incensura, tempore

est,

Ciuko-

editis male

In

TO~ig \oL7ro~ig KXr]pL-

congruo
Ofiv.

deponatur.

tempore

san-

quo

oblatio.

celebratur

(*

ko7c.

spicas

novas

kiri-

Trpea^vTEpOL
Tolg

ad

S'vortanaria

wg

aliquid

et oleum

of-

tempore

liceat

non

altare

cta

k-mfxtpi^ovat
roig,

to

Congruo

IV.

elg

cnrapyji]

KCll TOlg

eTTltTKUTTO)

consti-

legumina, contra

aut

tutionem

veu)y

(TITOV,

aTClX^ClQ

CANONS.

APOSTOLICAL

THE

TO

NOTES

ferri,etc.)

Quod

ea

offerri
libus

et

fideomnia

poma

primitia3 Epis-

domum,

copo

deferantur.

Reliqua

V.

tur,

possunt, ad

non

sacerdotum

domus

ad

i?i Ecclesiis

quce

Presbyteris,diriganin

offerantur

nee

Certum

est

quod

autem,

Presbyteri di-

Episcopus

et

vidant

Diaconis

et

altari.

et

re-

liquisClericis.
Ut

Episcopus
suam,

uxorem

caste
y-

(3.)

aut

regere,

Presbyter
quant

debet
relin-

non

qiiat.

V.iriffKo-Tor,
T/Trpta^vrepog, VI.

Episcopus

aut

Pre-

OKIGINAL

1}

EiaKovog,T)]V

GKEEK

kavrov

AND

LATIN

sbyter

yvraiKa

147

TEXT.

propriam

uxorem

sub obtentu
evixi]eK^aXXiro), 7rpo(["dffet
nequaquam
Xa^eiaQj kav de li":"aXy,
a(J)o-ligionisabjiciat: si vero

le, KudaieTTLixiviov
pt^iffdu)'

jicerit,excommunicetur

peladio.

si

re-

et

perseveraverit,dejiciatur.

(Cf. Dist.
in

28.

14.; Dist.

c.

31.

9.)

c.

Sacer

Ut

dotes

altaris

Ministri

et

scecularibus

citris

ahstineant,

2-

(4.)
'ETr/cKTOTTOf,
1] Trpecr^vTEpoQ,VII.

Episcopus

i)diah:oi^oQ
Koai^LKaQ

(ppovTihag
sbyter
el Ce
fxi]avaXufjL^aveaQu)'
fxy
ye,

re-

Kcidaipeiadii).

adsumat

Quo

Pre-

aut

Diaconus

aut

quaquam
ne-

sceculares

aliter, dejiciatur.

sin

curas

cele-

Pascha

tempore

hretur.
E(

TiQ

") duiKorog, ti)v

Tepoc,
rov

Tzaaya

ry/zepav

Trpo

r"/C

^lov-

Si

quis Episcopus,

Presbyter, aut Diaconus,

aut

ayiav

eapiyiig lar]fxepiaQ
jxera
haiiov

VIII.

eiriffKOTTOQ,
7/ Trpea^v-

sanctam

Pasclias

diem

vernale

sequinoctium,

ante
cum

eTTiTeXiffr],
Kadaipeicdio.JudaeiS;, celebraverit, abjiciatur.

altaris,obla-

Qjiiod Ministri
tione

communicare.

-(6.)
El

eTriaKOTTog,

Tig

(popag

rov

lepariKov,

IX.

Tzpe-

i]

a^vrepog,i) duiKoyog,i) Ik
KaraXoyov

celebrata^ deheant

tov

ivpoa-

aut

Si

Presbyter, aut Diaconus,

vel

quilibet

yevofxivrjQ,
fx-q fieraXa- catalogo,

"oL)

T)]v

kav

evXoyog

elTraroj' kuI

aiTiav

TvyyavETio'

rj, ffvyyvioji-qg

el ^e

non
caussam

bilis

jxr)
Xeyyj,a0oH

quis Episcopus,

ex

facta

sacerdotali

oblatione,

communicaverit

aut

dicat, ut si ration
fuerit, veniam

conse-

a-

148

CANONS.

APOSTOLICAL

THE

TO

NOTES

quatur

si

aut

comiuunione
Kara
ifXTTOu'iffag

vyiioQ
fj.))

Cjc

KavTOQ

de

cionem
kOVTOC.

quod
Quod

Ylui'Tag
eiQ

(TTOVQ

rrfv

K\t}(Tiav,K.CU

(pQy

elffiourag

TOVQ

ce

rff

r/)

TrpoaevyJ]kul

dra-

EfiTioiovvTaQ

ingre-

Ecclesiam,

municare

debeant,

Omnes

Ecclesiam

Scripturas audiunt,

au-

oratione,

communionem

sanctam

percipiunt,

tes,

et

non

in

perseverant

nee

com-

fideles, qui

ingrediuntur

rijEKKXy](7ia,dines

afopl^effdciL
XP'/'

obtulerit.

non

dientes

jjl))
irapa^i-tem

av
wg
ciyi^ /jLeraXrjxpei,

iiav

ek-

lepiovypa-

Tu"p

aKovovTaQy

I'oirag

Qeov

ayiay

suspi-

fideles Laid,

X.

tti-

lae-

qui sacrificavit,

eo

recte

tam-

caussa

extiterit,dans

sionis

artvey

privetur,

qui populo

irpoaeviy-quam

tov

dixerit,

non

velut

Ecclesite

inquietucommoven-

convenit

communione

privari.
Consecrat.

(Cf. De
c.

excommunicatis

cum

sit orandum.

non

UKOll'UJVlITU),

Ka\

KUy

EV

Si

XI.

quis

cum

saltem

avTOQ

a(f)OplCE(Td(i},

15.

62.)

Quod

"LQ

Dist.

simul

municato,
excom-

in

oraverit, iste

domo,

nione
commu-

privetur.
Quod

sit orandum.

non

E'l
oji

rir

u)Q

KXrjpiKog
KaOr]pi]ij.iv(p

XII.

KXi]piK(o(rvvEvt,r]Tai, mnato

KCidaipiirrdu}
kul

uvtoq.

Clericis

damnatis

cum

Si

quis

Clerico,

Clerico, simul
damnetur.

cum

veluti

dacum

oraverit, iste

150

TO

NOTES

Cleinci

Ut

sias

./3'.
(12.)
E't

T/
Trpea^vrepoCf

TIC

oXojg

II

Koroc,

u.~o\ei\paQTr)v
K\i](JiKu"y,

tCjv

TravTtXuJg

cnreXdrif ^:a^

Kiq.

yyu)fA.i]i' rod

TTUpa

i-taKUTTOv'

de

iBiov

irrav-

TTpoffKaXovneyovavrov
"Xde~iy
KovcTEVy

eTTLffKOTTOV,

el

vioviLTii).

u)

kKtiae

fxivtol
de

eTriCTKOTroQ

Trap

Tvyx^ciyovcTiy,

i]yi]rjaneyoc

koi-

ovo-

T))y /car' avrwv

crdu)

u}g

mini-

Episcopo

ab

si vocatus

conterapserit,in

inquietudine

sua

perseverans

verumtamen

KXr]piKOvg,d(f)opi^E-

commo-

patimur; praeci-

non

redire

Ut

prseter

ulterius

liunc

strare

upiddELtray apy'iay, ce^rjraL

avTOVQ

Parochia

aliena

et

conscientiam,

sui

Episcopi

icus

Paro-

propriam
demigrans,

omniiio

vwi)- pue

eTrifiiyajy
rr] uy-a^i^'

vi)Q Xa'iKog

Trap'

oux

re-

pergat ad alienam,

chiam,

in
KeXevofxei'

TOVTOV

quilibet

aut

Clericorum,

nuraero

retur
XeiTOvpyely, el /^ictXiora

^r^Ktri

ev

yuera-

tv
uXXrj TzapoiciaTpllDrj

ffrciQ

quis Presbyter,

Si

tripav linquens

Eig

TrapoLKiay,

EuvTOv

relinquant.

Diaconus,

aut

Eccle-

proprias

non

XV.

cia-

t^araXoyov

rov

CANONS.

APOSTOLICAL

THE

La-

tamquam

ibi communicet.

Episcopus, qui Clericos

alterius
comsiisceperit,
munione

privetur,

XYI.

Episcopus

CiCaffKuXog ara^iag.

wc

apud

moratos

quern

constiterit,si

contra

hilo reputans,
forte

esse

de-

eos

cessationem

cretam

vero,

ni-

pro

ricos
Cle-

tamquam

susceperit;

velut

magister inquietudinis,communione

privetur.

Qtiod bigami
ty.

oufft

f^triiTO
Ki/y

(13.)

yctfioig

(TV

tur

ixTrXui:e\c

/5a7r7((r/i((,
7/ TraXXct-

i:Ti]fn'tneyor,
ov

CuyuTai

XVII.

ptisma

non

admittan-

ad

Clerum.

Si

quis post

secundis

ptiis copulatus,

fuerit
aut

banu-

concu-

LATIN

AND

GREEK

ORIGINAL

D.

habuerit,

binam
elvai ETriffKOTrog,
rj Trpeff^vrepog

y) diaKOVog^ rj oXvjg

Xoyov

rov

sbyter,
Pre-

non

Diaconus,

aut

lepariKov,

potest

non

Episcopus,

esse

Kara-

rov

151

TEXT.

aut

eorum

nuraero
ex
prorsus
qui ministerio

de-

sacro

serviunt.

(Dist.33.

aut

meretricem

acceperif,non

admittatur

ejectam,

'O

Xa"wv,

XW^^

7/

eirl aKrivT]Q,oh

dvai

i) diuKovog, i) oXiog

pog,

tcaTuXoyov

rov

meretricem,
vel

TvpeahvTE-

?/

ETTlfTKOTTOg,

ejectam acceperit,

aut

Ivvarat

tur,

lepaTiKOv.

pu-

quce

mancipanspectaculis
potest

non

aut

pus,
Episco-

esse

conus,
Dia-

Presbyter, aut

aut

qui

his

de

aut

ancillam,

aut

aliquam

blicis

rov

quis viduam,

Si

XVIII.

EK^e-

y)kraipar,i)oiKeriv,
^\r]}ikvr]v,
i) Twv

Clerum.

ad

tS'. (14.)

vel

qui viduam,

is

Quod

1.)

c.

numero

eorum

ex

ministerio

deser-

sacro

viunt.

(Dist.33.
duas

Qui
u.

'O

^vo

fi

vog,

elvat

(15.)

non

aBeX^tBj)^,
ov

Ivvarai

ad

Qui

duas

filiam

esse

non

XX.
bus

KaOaipelffQu).
H

in

con.

fratris, Clericus

poterit.
fidejussorem
non

^tcovg,

Clerum.

acceperit,

sorores

vel

Clericum

eyyvag
YCX-t\piKog

habuerit

admittatur

jugium

KXijpLKog.

15.)

sorores

XIX.

clceX(pagdyayofie-

c.

esse

posse.

Clericus

fidejussioni-

inserviens, abjiciatur.

152

TO

NOTES

CANONS.

APOSTOLICAL

THE

ii, qui

Quod

eunuchizati

Clerum,

aydp"jj7ru}y
eyersTO
TCI
cKpijpidi]
cni)yf.iuj

t'^U,KCll

?*/
OVTOJC

T;

tiq,

arcpair,

a^lOQ

(.(TTiy

yei-tadoj.6 iavrvv

tTrifj^uvrjCy

^:\1]pL^:6Q'
avTOcporrtjg
Kcd

Ttjg

Kog

ufy,

ita natus

hr]fXLVt

tiq

is

KXrjpi-

qui

TYipiaaag,

eavToy

eaTiy

quis abscidit

Si

T^ig

est, si quis

id

semetipsum,
uKpio-

sibi

amputavit
fiat

Tov

nonfiat.

Igtlv

cKpopii^ifrdu)
(.ty) Tpia'

iTTi^ovXoc yap

eunuchizavit,

se

Clericus
XXII.

XdiKog

8.)

c.

atcpojTijpiaaei,

Kudaipeiffduj'
(poyevg yap
kavTov.

dignus,

est

et

est,

(Dist. 00.

yap

Qeov

tuv

ovpyiag E-)(dp6g.ei
iavToy

virilia,vel si

amputata

sunt

est,

persecutione ejus

si in

vel

factus

homiaum

insidias

per

^i] yei'iadu)efficiatur Episcopus.

uKpijjrripuiaacy

ECTTiy,

er

si

Eunuchns,

XXI.

susci-

sunt,

ad
piaiitui'

"Evyov^og,el ^iv e^ eirripeiag

spoyite

no7i

virilia,

non

Clericus, quia sui ipsius

eav-

homicida

(Dist. 6^.

4.)

c.

Clericus

qui

zavit,
eunuchi-

se

ahjiciatura
Si

XXIII.

Clericus

tur,

quia

Ut

Laicus

quis,

omnino

qui

se

vit,
eunuchiza-

an?iis

Laicus

abscindens
communione
suae

stitit.

damne-

commu-

privetur.

XXIV.

quia

cum

homicida.

est

suus

trihus
nione

Clero.

fuerit, absciderit

semetipsum,

bus

condi-

inimicus.

tionis

Ut

Dei

est, et

l^ojijg.

ipsum
semet-

annis

tri-

privetur,

vitae insidiator

ex-

ORIGINAL

D.

GREEK

AND

LATIN

Quod

153

TEXT.

Episcopus, aut

Diacomis^

aut

criminibus

pro

nione

diaKOVog,

opKiq.,

T] kKotvt] aXovc,

Kal
peiardoj,

XiySL
Kr](TElQ

Tropreic^,

yap

7}

Presbyter,

Kadai-

qui

Zlq

TO

ETTL

6\l\p"l'
U)(TaVT(i)Q

KOL

ek^i-

avTO

kv-

o'tXoiTTol

K\r)ptKoL

furto

aut

deponatur
munione
enim

aut

tamen

privetur
Scriptura:

cabit

per-

captus

non

aut

Diaconus,

aut

in fornicatione

acfiopL^eadu)
jurio

ypacpi]'ovk

Episcopus,

i) sttl-

'

fxri

comniu-

priventvr.

^EiTriffKOTTog,
TrpEa^vrepoQ, XXV.
y
rj

si

damnati

fueririt^ minime
tV. 08.)

sbyter^
Pre-

Dominus

est,
com-

elicit

Non

vindi-

bis

in

id

ipsum.
Similiter

et

reliquiMiriistri

Ecclesice.

Similiter

XXVI.

Clerici

huic

et

liqui
re-

conditioni

subjaceant.
Qui Clerici debeant
t0'.
Twv
Tojy

Eig

XXVII.

KEXEvofXEv/3ov-qui

XofXEVovQya^Elv,
fcat

gibus copulari.

(19.)

KXrjpoy irapEXdov-

ayaixiov,

conju-

Innuptis

ad Clerum

provecti sunt,

prsecipimus,ut

avayvwffrag

xpaXrag fxovovg.

si

accipiant ;

uxores

Cantoresque

ctores

autem

voluerint,
sed

Le-

tantum-

modo.

Quod
et

Episcopus, Presbyter,
Diaconus

cantes

'YjiriaKonov,rj
")^uiKoyoy,

TVTTToyra

XXVIII.
irpEcr^vTEpoi^,

fideles pec-

verberare

non

Episcopum,

beant.
de-

aut

Presbyterum, aut Diaconum,

tviotovq
H

154

NO'J'ES

ufiapTavoirac,
ciCiKijaai'TUc,

ha

K(u

tCjv

cpo^elyWlXoiTa,

ovTwi'

toi-

ko-

yap

^e,

icicaL,i'TOviai'Tior

ravra

CLl'TE-

OVK

TVTTTOfJLtVOC,

aVTUQ

XoilofiOV^EVOQ^

TVTTTE'

OVK

reXoidopei'
-ao-xwr,

agentes,

et

Kvpiog officio

"//iac

aut

CIV-

contrario

re-

non

maledi-

cum

remaledicebat

non

pateretur,

cum

ipse

vero

percuteretur,

ceretur,

do-

Dominus

?'/7r"t;percutiebat;

ovi:

hnjusmodi

per

nos
e

Icum

inique

pra3cipimus: quia

suo

nusquam
cuit:

infideles

timeri, dejici ab

volentem

OaipucrOai TrporrrcKJCfOf-iey. ovCctfiov

quentes,

delin-

fideles

percutientem

a~i(TT0VQ

7/

CANONS.

APOSTOLICAL

THE

TO

commi-

non

nabatur.

officium pristinum,

Quod

damnati

;""'"
(21.)^^
Et

T] hiciKoi'ogy
Kaduipedelg pus,

TEpog,

^iKuiiog errl eyKXijfxaai(^ave-

Si

quis Episcoaut

Dia-

depositus juste

super

Presbyter,

aut

conus,

debeant.

non

usurpare

1)irpecr^V' XXIX.
e7ri(7K07rog,

Tig

criminihus

pro

certis criminibus,
pdlc, ToXfx{](Teuvefa-^acrdciL
ri/C

ey^eipiadeiarjgavro)

TTorf

XeiTOvpyiag'

TrctvraTra-

ovTog

iKKoirTitrQix) -tig

"7iJ'

rit

sibi

Ecclesia

IkkXij- ab

ministerium

attrectare

dudum

fue-

ausus

commissum,

penitus

hie

abscin-

datur.

Quod

debeaiit

71071

Ecclesiastica

TU)v

Tig

TUVT-qg

i)
-ilC yii'i]-ai,

kyKpa-

U(U

(IVTOg,
KUL

(')

Tt)g Ktjiyojyiag,tJg

oh-

rit

TtaiTaiTam

pecunias

banc

obtinue-

dignitatem, dejiciaturet
ordinator

Magus

ejus, et

modis

communione

6 abscindatur
^ifjujji'

vtt' Ifjiov
lliTpov.

quis Episcopus,

Presbyter, aut Diaconus,

")(Eip()T()V)](TaC,ipse,et

iKKoirricrOii)

f.iayog

aut

irpea^vTepog,
per

Kcu
f/ Ct(tK()}'()c, KCidaiptiadu),

Si

XXX.

(.TTifTKOTTog
cia.
yjirifxa-

Ti]g a^iag

pecuniis

tinere.

Kvr. (22.)
El

afficia

Petro.

sicut

omnibus

Simon

ORIGINAL

GREEK

AND

LATIN

l/t Ecclesia

sceculari

tia minime

ap^ova-t

eKKXrjalag

KOlV(i)VOVVTEQ

CIVTM

gregentur

TVCIV-

ipsos

per
et

se-

illi

qui

omnes

communicant.

TEQ.

(Dist.63.
De

(24.)
TTptfT^VTSpog,
KaTU-

TIQ

Idiov

tov
(f)povr](Tag

X(i)p^i.Q
away

ay

a(Tri]piov
erepov
TOV

KaTEyVlOKiOQ

XXXII.

^vctl-

Kai

suum,

Episcopum

(hg (pi\ap-)(OQ'
OaipEiffdu}
Tvpav-

tis

roQ

yap

6"T0L
KXrjpiicol
QCjvTaC

av

^e

ravra

Xonrol

aurw

^E XaiKol

01

adojffar.

ol

Kal

ecttlv'

irpofT'

jj^etu

^EVTEpavi) Kal rpirrjr

caeteri

7rapaKXr](Ttyyivi- ria3C

ETTLfTKOTTOv

pieta-

caussa

enim

amator

tyrannus:

Clerici,quicumque

consentiunt,

deponan-

segregentur.

vero

autem

secundam

O-0W.

in

est

tur, Laici

tov

reprehendat

principatus

existens:

fiiav tali

erexerit, nihil

justitia3,deponatur,

et

quasi

et
acpopii^i-

coUegerit,et

quo

Ka\ ^LKaLoavvr],
evffE^ELq.

Ka-

Episcopum

aliud

habens

iv

quis Presbyter,

seorsum

altare
7^//^^/,
jiridey
eTTLffKOTrOV

Si

contemnens

k-KLcrKoirov,

Y),

terita-

congregare

verit.

Kh'.
El

7.)

c.

Presbyter o qui contempto

Episcopo seorsum
conventus

KOL

potestatibus

Ecclesiam

usus,

yeyrjrai,

quis Episco-

scecularibus

pus

avraiy

Si

obtineat, deponatur,
acpopi^ecrdu),

koI
Kadaipelardo),
01

ht

yp-qaafxevoQ,

eyKparrjQ

Kol

XXXL

kirifTKOTTOQKOG^IKOIQ

TIQ

poten-

pervadatur.

.y. (23.)
Et

155

TEXT.

post
et

tertiam

obtestationem

scopi

et

unam

Epifieri

conveniat.

Quod
KE,

Et
KOi'Og,

Tig
VTTO

debeant

(25.)

XXXIII.

7rp"a""vTEpog,
"/ ciaETZKTKOTTOV

Clerici

sbyter,

yEPITjTai
H

ab

damnati
aliis
Si

aut

non

recipi.

quis

Diaconus,

Preab

156

TO

NOTES

fJLi]e.t,ei- Episcopo

TOVTuv
a(popl(Tfxu),

El'

vat

kripov ce\diiyai,huuc

Trap

aX/V

f/

fX))a

piav

Kara

J'

orvyKV-

Eiri"jKO~uQ.

avTuy

licere

non

alio

ab

ipso qui

ab

nisi
sequestraverit,

forsitan

commendaticiis

^h)CEi'a
TTlor,
yu)i',

i,iv(t)y
ettlctko-

tCjv

avaruTiKCjv

uvEv

ypaji-

CE
uvTibVi
(l)epofXEPtjJi'

vEadioa-ay

'

(cat

rfjc

kripvKEQ

Eciy

EvaE^Eiag,

Ce
ei
CEy^iaQi)}"jav'

TUQ

(t)(Ti

Tzpocr-

fxy)ye,
aVTo'lQ

^pEiag

Xopr]yi]aay-EQyeIq

ra

ETTl-

KOLyojylay

Kui

Kara

Presbyterorum,
sine

norum,

yiyE-ai.

si

antur,
tis

lovr

""c

ETTlCTKOnOVC

suscipi-

necessaria

nuUatenus

quia

per

commu-

admittan-

subreptionem

proveniunt.
primatu

Episcoporum,
Episcopos
,

lOyovr
avro'iQ
(ivTvy

Ti

TTpCJToy, kat
wc,"

irpuTTuy

EKEiyov

/ioj'a

^p/)

Eictyui

tuv

ev

singularum

yyu)^"]r'
fi^ufTToy,

ofTu

scire

iiyElaQai venit, quis inter

kui
firj^iy
fc;"(^aX//"',
liabeatur, quem

wepiTTuy

ttji: existiment, et

aysv

itctlya

rtj

TTUpuidit.ETTlii^nkXEly
K(U

le. pra3ter

tavTOv

TCUr

et

submi-

eis,et ad

XXXV.

EKUaTOV

ita

pra3dicatorespieta-

sunt

multa

(27.)

et cum

existerint; sin minus,

tur

.r.

Diaco-

aut

commendaticiis

attentius, et

tur

nionem

avyapTruyijy

aut

scripta detulerint,discutian-

nistrentur

'

yap

peregrinorum,

qua3

ttoWcl
Trpoalih,r](TbE
/J/)

uvTOvc

Episco-

suscipiaturEpistolis:

avaKpifXEy

Nullus

porum

kuI etti7rpo(7CE)(^E(T6".

fxarojv

TTpOQ

XXXIV.

l) CUIKO7rpE(T^VTEp(j)r,

y)

suscipia-

Ejristolis.

tur

(26.)

sine

Diaconus,

aut

kV.

sbyter,
Pre-

Episcopus,

7iuUus

Ut

eum

cognoscitur.

segregasse

eum

re-

ipse, qui

Episcopus

oipopicraQobierit

TE\EvTi]fTi] u

segregetur,

suo

ac^opiaavTOQ cipi, sed

Tov

TTUpa

El

avToy,

CANONS.

APOSTOLICAL

THE

gerant,

ejus
quam

guli, quoi

con-

primus

eos

velut
nihil

tium
gen-

caput

amplius

conscientiam
ilia sola

Parochia3

sin-

propria?,

158

NOTES

Xaov

TO

APOSTOLICAL

THE

fxh

fuox^np^(i^*avTOQ
f.7Zl(TK01T0C'

eOTW

TOIOVTOV

Xaov

iratZivTaL

ovk

malitia

pro

quidem
t:\fjpOQ

CE

yirladoj

tCjv

(Tvvodog

erovQ

rag

Bis

Episcoporum

to.

evcreteiae,/cat

Tijg

Concilia

anno

XXXVIII.

kcu

eTTiaKOTrwr,

araKpiviTioaav uXXi'iXovq

loy^ara

fcdg avTiXoyiag dtaXverioaay

ctTTo^fiey, TijrerupTij

inter

YTrep^eperaiov
CcjjCeKurrj.

invicem

pietatis explorent,

se

Ecclesiasticas
amoveant

septima-

quarta

die

perbereta3i,id

Ut

tantxun

HaVTiOV

curam

rerutn

6 tTricrico-Kog
tiorum
f.\iTii}

(ppovTiea, ical

Ttiy

avrd

Qeov

wg

klfAVUL
Ti

tc,

ce

(Tcperepii^ecrdai
i) avyyivimv

Toi) Otov

TTfVy/rcctoaiv,

'

(he

eTrixopTjyeirio*aXXd

fTiag

rd

TreiTjmy

fU))rrpo-

nego-

Ecclesiasticorum

Deo
;

aliquid

xapi^icrOcu

Omnium

ram
cu-

Episcopus habeat,

'

uvTo),

fucrei TovTovy

^loiKEtTit)

l(popu)i'Tog
fx))velut

avTujv'

IcioigTCI
"t

ce

Episco-

ptis liaheaL

T(jSp "KlcXT}(Tia(TTlK"^l'
XXXIX.

irpuyfiariov

et

contemplante
ei liceat

nee

omnino

ex

ea

pense!
dishis

contingere,

aut

parent!bus propriis qui\3

Dei

sunt

si

Quod

condonare.

pauperes

sunt,

taraquam

rfjc ekkX)]- pauperibus subministret,

aVeyuTroX/ra).

manes
Ro-

Octobris.

TLcclesiasticarum
,

Hy-

juxta

Idus

quarto

vero

mensis
est

se-

Pentecostes,secundo

duodecima

(31.)

cele-

dogmata

na

ce,

anno

ut

mel quidem
t^^o/ictct

Tiig TrivTrjKocrTrjc cevrepov

in

brentur;

contentiones

'

'

Xu.

ce-

Concilia

et emergentes
SKKXrjffiaffri-

EinmrTOvcag

puli
po-

lehrentur.

(30.)

rod

quod

fuerunt.

l/i bis in

^evrepoi'

com-

inobedientis

non

X'.

civitatis

priventur, eo

eruditores

eyiroyro.

Episcopus

vero

munione

aVVTTOTUKTOV

populi : ipse

maneat

Clerici

on
cKpopii^iadio,

TToXetvc

Tijg

()

; sed

CANONS.

eorum

occasione

nee

Ecclesia^

negotia deprasdetur.

ORIGINAL

D.

GREEK

AND

LATIN

De

dig7iitatePontificis,et
quod

(32.)
Trpea^vrepoL

ol ^lcl-

kcu

Kovoi

avEv

rov

yy(vf.u]g

avTog

yap

Xadu

f-iivoQ
Toy

Tov

e(ttlv

Presbyteri
pertentent

agere

TrsTziarev-

Domini

populus

missus

avTiJjy
\pv)(^bjp

est,

bus

eTTKTKOTTOv

ihiu)v
(hg

moriens

rd

rum,

tov

yvvdiKa

iraldag KeKTtJiiiyov,
y
olKETug.

jJLl]

icat

TE

TYIV

Episcopi

quae

aut

[_fAr}
TE

Tojy.

r)

Toy

yap

apud

Deum

justum

TOvg

TriTTTEty

'

TCig

/cat

KCU

Toy

Eig

ut

detrimentum

irpo-

SciyaToy

"KEptt"dXXE(TQcu.
^VG(l)r]}-ua

vel

sub

obtentu
in

proscribantur,et
incidant

^r]/j.EV"pertinent, morsque
juriismal^e

^uupipoy-

rerum

Episcopus

Trpayfjid1
ejus propinqui
ETvicfKOTroy']

TrpdyfxaTaEf.i-

civtov

hoc

homines,

et

Ecclesia

Ecclesiie

avrw

aut
aut

est

patiatur ignoratione

caussas

7/

pro-

EKKXtjalciy

(pcuTEtTTJg EKKXr^aiag
adaf

esse

propinquos,
Et

servos.

dyQpoj-

crvyyEyElg

avTov

Tovg

re-

habet,

uxorem

filios,aut

dyvoia
{/TrojueVfiv

ettutkottou

tov

sicut

intercidant, fortassis

nee
pontificis,

tCjp

propriis

Kal

nee

Ttvd
^r]fj,iay

de

Ecclesiasticarum

(Tvyye-

hiKULoy

Trapd Qeu)

TTOIQ,

testatem
po-

sttl-

enim

""tO' 6t"

TO

ut

Episcopus,

bantur

TOVTO

Dominicge,

fi))7rpo(j)d(TeL

^taTTiTrreiy

7/

et

tHov

eKKXr}(TLa(TTtK(jjy
Trpayfxd-

velgf

proprias)

kv"

sione

ffKOTTOv,

autem

voluerit
et
quibus voluerit
eTr'uTKOTrog,
sub
occaderelinquere, nee
olg f3ov}^eTcu

KaraXeixpai,kcu

T(i)v

redditurus

reXevTutv

kcu
l^ovXrjrat

rwv

anima-

rov

habeat

'iv e^ovaiciv
e\ri

'

com-

proprige (si

res

manifestiB

TTjOay^ttra,

piaKa

ipsi

eiye kcu

Kal (pavspd rd
e'x^t,

'idia

nam

Sint

habet

tamen

pro

rationem.

manifestce
'idia

et

hie

eorum

\y\ (33.)
(payepci rd

Dia-

et

conij prseter Episcopum, nihil

\6yop d-KaLTriQriffOfxevoQ.est

"EoTW

ha-

suarum

'

Kvplov, kcu

rov

T(Sv

vTrep

XL.

ettl-

}xr]dtvkiTLTeXeiTOjaav

aKOTTov

rerum

heat potestatem.

Xg'.

0"

159

TEXT.

famse

qui

ad

eura

ejus

in-

subjaceat.

IGO

NOTES

TO

CANONS.

ArOSTOLICAL

THE

Ecclesia-

Episcopus,

Quod

sticarum

rerum

clis-

pro

ha-

pensationepauperum,

Hpooraacro^ur
l^ov(Tiay

Tzov

beat

(34.)

\c'.

'^^^'

^X^*''

''^^ in

"":v\i/"Ttat
TrpayfAciTiov' el

Tnarevriov^

xl/v^agaurw
Xw

ee'oi Tzepi

ar

ivreWeadai,

KEiaQai

toIq

ttoX-

hia
ceofiivoiQ

ruiv

Krai CiaKoyuv,
Trpea^vripiov

iTrf)(^(jpr]yel(Tdai
^ira
Kol

Qeov,

HeraXafx^aveiv^e
CtovTiov

rag

(ivayKaiuQ
rujy

"pG)v^wc

avrov

aceXiirii^tvovpiruyv
Kara

fxr]civarpoirov

vffrepe~i(Tdaio
'

avrovQ

vofioq
r(D

tK

omnia

Qtov

Tov

curu^aro,

yap
rovg

eum

timore

autem

Idioig

arpariwrrjc

orrXa
oxpoji'ioig

Kara

Tzort

et

Lex

indiget (sitamen

Dei

altari

quia

arma

nee

propriis
sustulit.

Episcopus,
et

sbyter,
Pre-

aut

Diaconus,

ebrlosus

esse

alenon

debeat.

(35.)

TravantrOio,7/

ut

deserviunt, de al-

hostes

Quod

Kv^oig ayoXalliovKa\
II

prcecipi

ttu-

VjiricTKOTTog
y
ij TrpetrGvrepog

'

ni-

deesse.

stipendiis

ator

^iOuir

fratrum

ipse percipiat,ut

aut

CuiKoyog

necessitates

suas

enim

contra

et

his

ex

possit omnino

liileis

per

sollici-

peregrinorum

usus

iTrKpipirai..
Xefjiiujy

Xe.

ut

Diaconos,

omnique

quae

ad

qui

et

ministrentur

^vaiaar-qpiovrpiiptcrQai'
miles

ovce
iTrtiTTtp

ita

gerere,

^v(na(Trr)p'ni)TTapafxivovraQf
tari
pascantur
rou

curam

dispensentur

tudine

-yjpdaQ et

avrov

credits, multo

oportet

("'ty"cioiTo)e\q indiget)ad

Tiov

Kai

Kai

'

pre-

potestate ejus indigentibus

"^ot"ov
cum

evXat^eiaQ

TraarjQ

hominum

animte

Presbyteros

Kai

Si

habeat.

res

tiosffiilli sunt

^lol-

irai'Ta

ut

Episcopus

sua

T))v pecuniarum

Kara

waTe

t^ovcriav

(ivTov

Ecclesia3

yap

"yjirifxaTiov magis

Ttor

Praecipimus,

potestate

avdpioTriovenim

rCJv

TifxiaQ

rag

XLI.

tTriffKO-

tui'

potestatem.

KaOai-

XLII.

aut
Episcopus,
Diaconus,
Presbyter, aut

alea3

atque

ebrietati

deser-

GREEK

ORIGINAL

D.

peiffdu)'
vTTociaKovoQ,

ai^a-

LATIN

AND

viens,

desinat

aut

161

TEXT.

aut

certe

damnetur.

?) cK^optTTOiuJy,i) Travcracrdu),
i^iaQu). uxTcivrojc

kcu

(Dist.35. c.l.)

Xat/cdc.

Clerici

Similiter

Laid,

et

permanserint in alea,
communiotie
priventur.
si

Subdiaconus,

XLIII.

Lector,
faciens,

desinat

aut

(Dist. 35.

1.)

c.

Quod Episcopus

ClTZaLTiaV

TOICOVQ

TOVQ

KaQaipeiddu).

Episcopus,

Presbyter,

T]TzavaaaQu),r) usuras
davEi^ofxepovg,
aut

aut

'Ett/ (T/coTTOc

c.

^"

/cat

tur.
damne-

.)

Episcopus,
aut

nus,
Diaco-

Hcereticis

XLY.

orare.

Episcopus,

dtciKOvog alperLKolg (tvvev^ci- Presbyter,

y-EVOQ

Presbyter,
cum

"} TTpea^vrepoQ
i}

certe

aut

debeat

non

xr. (37.)

exigens,

debitoribus

(Dist. 47.

aut

Diaconus,

aut

desinat

Quod

de-

non

accipere,

usuras

'E7r/(TK07rog
Tj
?}Trpecr^vTepog
XLIV.
hlClKOVOQ

ter
Presby-

aut

Diaconus

aut

beat

militer
Si-

Laicus.

etiam

(36.)

aut

privetur.

communione

X^'.

similia

Cantor,

aut

aut

aut

aut

Diaconus,

el qui cum
y.6vov,a(j)opi^E(Tdu}'
Hsereticis oraverit
avrolg
ETrirpe^pev
communione
wc
tantummodo,

KXi^piKolgEi'Epyiiaairi,

pEiaQ(x).

Kcidai-

privetur :
Clericos
agere

vel

si

vero

hortatus
orare,

tamquam
eos

fuerit

damnetur.

162

NOTES

CANONS.

APOSTOLICAL

THE

TO

Quod

HcBvefi-

deheant

non

Baptismata

corum

com-

probari.

\v'.(38.)

Episcopum

XLVI.

aut

Ha3reticorum
Presbyterum
CeL,afxiuipETitcuJy
suscipientem Baptisma daloaTTTiafia i) ^vaiaVf Ka-

TjciuKOVov
yovg

rig mnari

BatpilaQuiTrpoaracrauixEv,
(Tvn^u)vr](nQXpiarS

yap

BeXiap

rig

?/

Trpog

fieplg Trtorw

uTriffTOv ;

f^"Ta

Quce

pra3cipimus.
Christi

conventio

enim
Belial?

aut

Jideli

quce pars

?
injideli

cum

Baptismate

Ecclesice

Quod

baptizatus, denuo
zari
ita

\e'.
'

Ett

ray

I (7

icoTTog

kdy
ftaiTTLafia
(TT],

i)Tuy

rujy

(."ypyra

Episcopus

Presbyter,

livioQf.y(^uttti-

KaOaipeiaBu),ujg
(TTavpoy

Kcu

^uyaroy,

kcu

ruy

yeXuiy

Toy

impiis

Kvpiov ponatur,

tov

et

l^(.yr)y,

Domini,

falsis

sacer-

in

c.

6.)

communione

coji-

pri'

vandum.

r))y lavrov
Xd-

UTToXeXv

dfopii^etrdu).

deridens

pellentemsuam

jugem

^01^ ij TTupd dXXov

ab

poUutum

jure discernens.

Laicum

tK^aXioy,eripay

cundum
se-

bapti-

mortem

(Dist. 32.

yvyalKu

aut

baptizaverit,de-

sacerdotes

nee

/"'"(40.)

si

tamquam

jjli)ciciKpiycoycrucem

XdiKog

ba-

habue-

denuo

aut

non

dotibus

Tig

non

qui

eum

veritatem

ftaTrTirrr],
zaverit,
fxi]

Upeag yptvcupiwy.

Et

si

fiefioXvcrfxeyoy
Trapd rit Baptisma

uae.t"bjv idv

et

baptizatus,debeat

7rpeff"vrepogXLVII.

uXydetay

Kara

debeat

non

bapti-

ptizari.

(39.)
y

ad

XLVTII.

vel

duxerit,
vetur.

quis Laicus,

propriam

uxorem

alteram

Si

ab

pellens,

alio dimissam

communione

pri-

GREEK

ORIGINAL

D.

AND

LATIN

Quod

ill nomine
deheat

E't

TtpoQ^KardTijv rovKvpiov

Si

elg iraripa praeceptum

ra^iy fxy)(3a7rTi(rr}
vlov

KaX

dWd

KoX

ayiov

Tpeig dydp^ovg, i)elg

ELQ

Tpelg vlovg,

77

elg rpetg

Domini
in

ptizaverit

Twevfia,

Filii

et

sed

izapa-

Filiis,

ba-

non

Patris

nomine

tribus

in

juxta

Spiritus sancti,

et

Principiis,

KXrjTOvg, Kadaipetadu).

quis Episco-

Presbyter,

aut

pus,

cia-

Trinitatis

haptizari.

XLIX.

kiriaKOTTOQ i) wpea^v-

TLQ

163

TEXT.

sine

tribus

in

aut

Para-

tribus

in

aut

initio

cletis,abjiciatur.
Quod

/"e'-(42.)^
Ei

liicig
tv

Tov

TO

elg

daipeladio.

oh

HvpLog, elg

top

iDaTTTiffare

'

ydp

elirev

^dvaroy

[DctTTTi^oPTeg

VLOV

tov

Koi

vfj.elgovy,

Kai

TTUTepa
"Kvevfxa,
KciTa

Kttt

Ti)v

Kal

vlov

kcu

tov

elg

Kvpiov

detur

ey

Domini
Non

docete
zantes

Filii

(De

dyiov 79.)

omnes
eos

et

in

in

dari

vi-

morte,

dedixit

enim
:

baptizate;

raea

cele-

mergat

quod

Dominus

nobis

era

TryevjiaTL

in

aut

mer-

mysterii

semel

ponatur.

et

yyiofirjy,

unius

Baptismate,

ftairTLCTaTe,

TpiTov
TOV

to

KvevaaTog.

eTriaKoiroi,

Tr)y yjfjieTepay

duiTci^iy.

elg

civTOvg

ayiov

edvt],

ra

TraTpog

TOV

uov

dXXci,TropevQevTeg

fxaOrjTeiKjaTeirdvTa

ovofxa

provenire.

trinam

non

in

quce

quis Episcopus,

bret, secl

^di'a-

rov

Kvpiov did6jj,eyor,
kci-

Tov

Domini,

sionem

eiriTtXiar],aXXa
fxvr](riii}g

paTTTLfTf-ia

morte

Presbyter,
/SctTrrtV/aara

f^u) rpia

repog,

Baptismate,

Si

mer-

una

sio in

L.

kirifTKO-Kog1) Trpsa^v-

Tig

deheat

non

In

morte

Euntes

sed:

gentes,

bapti-

nomine

Patris

Spiritus Sancti.

Consecrat.

Dist.

4.

c.

164

APOSTOLICAL

THE

TO

NOTES

CANOXS.

Aliis

My. (43.)
Et

fj '6\us

ZtaKoyos

rod

Sta jSSe-

oAAct
ti "aKri(Tiv^

dtvov, ov

Kvpiav

\iav, Koi

Zri irdvTa

KaXa

Kai

6 Qebs
eVotTjcrej/

'6ri

"^p"U

rhu

au-

5t-a"a\fiXacrcpTjfxcov

mnino

ex

valde

Kei

masculum
^ hLopdoixxda},
Sri/jLiovpyiai'^

Kal
^ Ka9aipel(T6u^
airoSaAXecrdci}.

eKKXrjaias fecit

ttjs

Koi

wcravrws

\aiK6s.

bona,

corrigatse,

Ecclesia

ex

Itidem

et Laicus.

rhv

i-mcTTpecpovTaairh

'

flTr6vTa'

Si

AuTret

ov

a/xapTias

rhv

quis Episcopus
eum
qui se

/ca-

peccato

yiverai iv

obpav^ tristat

eVl ivi afxapTU}\(f fxiravoovvTi.

Gaudium

x^^P**

deponatur,
ejiciatur.

aut

sbyter
Pre-

convertit

receperit,sed
Xpicrrhv, ejecerit,
deponatur, quia con-

TrpocrSexeTOi,dAA' OTroSaAAerai,

daipeiado) '6ri

blasphe-

LII.

^ irpeaSvrepos

iTTiaKOTTOs

Deus

creationem,

vel

atque

mS'.(44.)
Tis

quod

et

feminam

et

accusaverit

vel

Ef

quod omnia

liominem, sed

mans

vino,

detestationem

oblitus
abstinuerit,
sunt

o-

exercitatlonera,

propter

aWa

et

carne,

propter

verum

aut

Clericoriim,

nuinero

nuptlis,et

Bpwirov,
TT]v

Diaconus,

aut

non
iTri\av9av6iJ."Uos

otTrexeTaj,

^rjAv

koI

Kpewv

kol

sbyter,
Pre-

quis Ej^iscopus,aut

KaTa\6yov

Tov

ya/xov

ifpariKov

Si

^ TrpeaSurepos

emo-KOiros

ris

LI.

non

oritur

in ccelo

super

poenitentiam

peccatore

uno

dicentem

Christum,

agente.
LIIL

M"'. (4.5.)
EI"

Tis

tJ diaKOuos
Tuv

oh

iTTiaKOTTOs
iv rais

yj/uLfpais twu

tStoc

cTKavZakov

quis Episcopus,

kop-

KiKuvcnripiaa-fXiuos

kuI
"n"i/ei5rj(rij/,
iroWols

Si

aut

^ otuov, Testis

/x"TaXa/j."dv"i
Kpeuu

Kadaipila-dw,ws
rrju

^ Trp"(r"vr"pos

oXtios

non

Diaconus,
suniit

'Yiu6fxivos.

ut
suam

qui

Tij

et

cauteriatam

non

ha-

conscientiam, mul-

tisquesit caussa

Ei"

aut

natur,
propter exercitationem,] depobeat

fiT.

sbyter,
Pre-

in diebus

carnem

[abominans,

vinum,

aut

scandali.

LIV.

(46.)

K\-qpiKhsiv Kair7)K(icp
(pw-

paOt] ia-Qiwv^ acpopi^iadw irape^

'

quis Clcrlcus in caupona

comcdens
deprehensus fuerit,
Si

166

NOTES

iirl Xv/xr]
KK-naias 5-nixo(Tiev"i,
Kul

Kaov

ill Ecclesia

ctos,

rov

pemiciem

ad

Ka0aipetV0w.

KXvpov,

Tov

CANONS.

APOSTOLICAL

THE

TO

publicaverit,

populi

Cleri,

et

deponatur.
LXI.

mV- (53.)
Elf

ris

KUT-nyopiayev-qrai

Si

Kara
'

\r}s

dirr}yopoviuL(vns
npa^eus, [adulterii,vel alterius cujuspiam

rivos

eX^yx^V^

KOI

vel

acciisatlo, fornicationis

at

^ "hfi fioix^ias,
irio-ToG,
TTopviias

fi-

aliqua

fidelem

contra

^Is

KXripov

Cle-

ad

provehatur

fuerit,non

4(t6u\

comnctus

et

actionis,

vetita3

fxy] irpoa-

rum.

LXIL

z/5'.(o4.)
EJ"

ris

5ia

KX-qpiKos

(p6Sov

cl 8e
XpLCTTOv, dcpopi^fo-dw,

si

TO

quidem

'

5e,

fxeTauorjaus

tiam

ve'.
Elf

Tij

^ biaKoi^os^^
TOV

Si

^ Trpe(T"vTepos

'6Xws

quis Episcopus
Diaconus,

aut

KaTaXoyov

TOV

UpaTiKuv, (pdyr]Kpius eV alfxaTi ex

t) ^vr](Xi- ducaverit
\\/vxv^af/ToC,^ ^rjpidXcoTov

ydp

ixaiou,KaOaipclaOu} tovto
'

v6/J.osdwelirev.

tav

5e

Koi

AoiKos

??,

sbyter
Pre-

aut

omnino

aut

catalogo Clericorum,

'

reci-

LXIII.

(55.)

eTTLCTKOTros

poeniten-

Laicus

egerit, iit
piatur.

se-

Clerici,

nomen

; si autem

deponatur

Sex^^rw.

Xa'iKhs

u)S

Christi,

nomen

si vero

KXrjpiKov, KaQaipelcrdcogregetur,

TOV

ovofxa

me-

Hasretici, negaverit,

6vofJ.atilis,vel

d jxkvto
alpeTiKoO d.pvr](rriTai,

propter

Judtei, vel Gen-

humaniim

Opwirivov, 'lov^aiov,^ "EXXrjvos, if tum

TOV

quis Clericus

Si

dv-

animse

in

carnem

ejus,

bestia,

d"popi^e(r6u}.

vel
id

interdixit.

vel

sanguine

captum

morticinum,
Lex

enim

man-

natur
depo-

quoque

si Laicus

Quod

sit,

segregetur.

E'/
piaKrjv
TOV

Tis

KXrjpiKus

(vpeOijtV

Si

kv-

quis

^ Th (rdS"aTov^irXrju fuerit,die
i]fjLfpau

ivos

pfiadca'

p.6vov^ vqcTTivicu^
iav

5e

Xa'iKos

vel LXVI.

LXIV.

Mr'. (56.)

Kadai-

vel

Laicus

Dominica

Sabbato,

^, acpopi- solum,

inventus

Clericus

jejunans,

prater

deponatur

sit,segregetur.

unum

si

vero

AND

GREEK

OEIGINAL

LATIN

LXY.

'^r.(57.)

ds

6oL

'louSotW

(Tvi'ayuyi]V

fi atpe-

Koi
KaOaLpelcrdu}
Trpoaev^acrOai,

riKwv

Si

elaeXKATjpi/cbs,
Tj Xa'iKhs,

Ei' TLS

LXIV.

quis Clericus

ingressus fuerit
ad

acpopL^ecrdu.

vel

Judaeorum

167

TEXT.

in

vel

orandum,

Laicus

aut

Synagogam

Haereticorum,

deponatur

et

se-

gregetur.
LXVI.

W'. (58.)
E'l

Ka\

KpoxxTas^

rrju

airh

euhs

rod

Kpov-

Slo,
aTroKTeivr],
KaOaLpeicrdoi},

cr/xaros

irpoTreraiau

iav

avrov.

5e Xdi-

ictu

uno

propter

LXV.

Clericus

quis

altercatione

Si

^, a(f"opi^e(Td"a.

Khs

Si

TLVix
KXripiKhs iv fJ-dxi)

ris

vel

in

aliquem

vel

pulsaverit,et

Occident, deponatur

praecipitationem.

suam

Laicus

vero

fuerit, segre-

getur.

Et

LXVII.

(59.)

pe'.

irapQhov a(xvi](TrevTov Si quis virginem non

ris

^laadjx^VQS

acpopi^ecrdo}
/it]
'

crxVf

vi

satam

ai/rdf kripav \ajx"dvsiv^getur

"^"7vai.5e

dA.A.' eKeiurjv
Karex^iPt

''"i ijperi-aliam

''"vyxdt'll'

craro.) w"i/ Trewxp"

illata

tineat,

iiricTKOTros ^

Kol

auTos,

Si

irpeffivrepos

KaOaipeiadwKoi

x^^poTOU-^aas
'

Sci^oiirapd alpeTiKwv
'

rrjV

x^'PO''"^'''''"'

Toov

TOLovrctiV

Tovs

avThv
yap

et

exetz/

ovre

TriCTOus,

oure

ipse,et qui

; nisi ostendat

qui

fideles

K\7)pLKohseivai.

et

habere

zati,vel

ali-

acciperitab

irapa
:

secundam

Diaconus,

deponatur

ordinavit

ticis

sbyter,
Pre-

quis Episcopus, aut

ordinationem

/x^]quo,

r) X^'~
fiaTTTiffdevTas,

poTOV7}6ePTas,

re-

LXVIII.

aut

Selrjratirapdtlvos,

illam

paupercula.

I'. (60.)
Tis

ei

elegit,quam-

et

quam

segre-

autem

accipere, sed

vis sit

Et

habeat,

liceat

non

despon-

enim

ordinati

Haere-

ab
talibus

bapti-

fuerunt, neque

Clerici

neque

dinationem
or-

se

esse

pos-

sunt.

LXIX.

|a'.(61.)

Tj

ZidKovos

TT]U

quis Episcopus,

i] dvayvwcrr-qs i] ypd\T7js

ov
ayiav T"(T(TapaKO0r))v

(TTevei,

Si

iiTicTKOTros i) TrpeaSvTepos

Ei' TIS

f/ rerpd'a i)

j/rj-

irapaaKevrjv,

aut
aut

Diaconus,

Cantor,

dragesimani

non

sanctam

aut

sbyter,
Prector
Le-

aut

Qua-

jejunal,

vel

168

TO

NOTES

CANONS.

APOSTOLICAL

THE

feriam

quartara,

deponatur,

ven,

KdtKhs

5e

prgeterquam

corporalem

imbecillatem

si per

a(popi^(adw.

Vi

sin

impediatur:

Parasce-

vel

Laicus

vero

sit,segregetur.
i".
Ej

LXX.

iiricTKOTros )] 6.\\os

tls

piKhs

(62.)

vt](mv"i

'louSaioji',
r;

fxiTO.

Si

kXtjcus
cum

quis Episcopus aut CleriJudseis, vel

jejunat cum
dies agit, vel
eis festos
festi xenia,

accipiteorum
^

toioDtoj', KadaipdaOu

Ti

Aoixby

7;,

'

"t

5e

a"popi^e(T6u.

hujusmodi, deponatur

iOi/wu, 1] (Is

*\ov^aicoVyrj

yr^v

LXXI.

XpiiTTiavhsiXaiov h.TTCv^'y- Si

els Uphv

Koi

iv

ffwayci)-

koprais tilium, vel ad

rals

aut

IS'.(64.)
K\7)pLKhs ?]

Tts

ayias

rris

eorum

LXXII.
Xa'iKhs

airh

iKKXrjaias acpeXr^rai

Krj-

dcpopi^eadw, Kal

rh

pdv f]"\aiou^

Ju-

synagogam
in
festis

accenderit, segregetur.

lucernas

Ei

Gen-

templum

ad

detulerit

oleum

Christianus

quis

acpopi^icrdu, dseorum,
Kvxt'ovs a\pTj,

avTuu

quid
quod si

sit,segregetur.

iy\ (63.)
TJS

vel

gratia Azyma

Laicus

Elf

empli
ex-

^TriTreynTTTot'
irpoaTidfru) /xeO' oil

Si

quis Clericus

abstulerit

oleum, segregetur,

aut

ceram

Ecclesia

sancta

ex

Laicus

aut

quintam partem addat

eo
quod accepit.

una

et

cum

LXXIIL
2/c"i5oj

dpyvpov /) XP^^^^

666yrjsayiaarOfV /xrjZelsen
Kiiav
vofjiov

yap

els oi-

irapd(r(p"T(pi^"cr6u}
'

XPW"'
'

ti

5e

ris

Vas

V
auro

vel

Deo

consecratum,

iiri- plius in
(pupaOclr]^

TiixaffOu dcpopia/jLCf.

iustrumentura

ac

usum

iniquum
autem

argento

linteo,

nemo

am-

convertat

suum

enim

vel

ex

Si

est.

quis

deprebensus fuerit,se-

gregationc multetur.
4r'. (66.)
E-rriffKonov
rivi

inrh

LXXIV.

KaTTjyoprjOevra (tt'l

a^ion'iarTwv koI

TviaToiv

Episcopum
minibus

de

aliquo

fide diirnis

ac

ab

bo-

fidelibus

D.

ORIGINAL

GREEK

ahrhv

TrpoadoTTuv, Kok^laBai

LATIN

rh
auToD, opi^eaOu}

X^evTOS

4av

'

fxiov

Se

KoKovfx^vos

KaKeiadcc

Kovcroi,

iiriTi-

sin

vira-

firj

dijo
Seurepoi/,

Koi

iiTLcrKoTvoiv aTT0(TTaX4pT(j}vTTphs avt6v

idu

'

Kol

de

ajToffToKivrttiv irphs au-

iiTKTKOirav
rou

(x^

edu 5e Kol

1X7}

Kar

rd

avrov

quiclem occurfueresponderit,cum

ac

convictus, poena
vocatus

vero

So/cowra,

Episcopis ;

vel

non

etiam

ad

tur,

Kard

'

^xovov

iirl (TTOfxaTQS

'

vofxos

Bvo

iiricrKS-

ydp
(prjal
Kal

vlw

r]

rpioov

delem
Lex

In

oh

Troi.t7adaL

avTov

(r"eov

Tr\s

stahit

SiKaiou,

ra

el Se

Tis

ecTTOi

?;

Troi'ncrai, aKvpos

5e

'

fxev
cttitj-

lxd(Tdo}
dcpopicr/xcf.

iQ\
'Ectj/ Tis
VOL.

III.

trium

verbum.

omne

hseredes

scopatus sui

tov

6"pei\iiTiOeuai
KXT]pouofj.iav

avrhs
x^'POTOJ/i'a,

enim

propinquo

dignitatem Episcopatus largi^ovX^rai,

ipse vult :
endo, ordinare
quos
enim
est, ut Epi'
iivKTKOTcris non
jequum

inrh

TovTo

aut

filiovel alteri

affectu

XpLCTTov ^KKXrifriau sunt,

'TOV

ait

"Tvi(Tko-

'

tV

fi-

nee

oportet Episcopum, fra-

Non

irddei dvQpairivtpmano
x^-P''^ofxevov

ot) ydp

sed

duoimm

ore

reci-

ne

LXXV.

rh a^icoixa
Trjs
Xapt^oj-iei/ov

KKif]pov6pLovs
yap

dicendum

solum

imum

kripcp(Tvyyeve? tri vel

^^^ avrhs
TTT^s x^'^P'^'^^^^^^

facere.

piatis Hsereticum,

jx'^XP^ '^^^ iTriaKOTTOU,rco

Tcp

non

adversus

Episcopum

IV. (68.)

d5e\(/)(p
1]

aspernatus

testimonium

Ad

testium

"Ori

missis,quod

eum

lucrum

adversus

prifxa.

(TTaQqfferaLirav

IxapTvpccu

rursum

LXXV.

d\Xd
alp^TiKhv[XT] 7rpoo"5ex6(r0e,

jU7j""-KKTrhv eVa

autem

pronuncietquae videbunne
judicium detrectans

ir. (67.)

TTOV

si

eum

paruerit, vocetur

sic

etiam

eum

ottcos

ad

tertio, duobus

videatur

t)]V
fxaprvpiau

missis

duobus
sic

paiuerit,

non

iterum,

Episcopis

ho^Tj K"pda'LU"LV
(pVyodlKOOU.

Els

definiatur

dirofpai-advenerit, Synodus

(Tvuodos

ab

si

vocetur

Kara(ppovr](Tas si

ovtoo

aTTct'TTja'T?, 7)

vsaBw

irdKiv

rpirov^Suo

(Toi, KaXcicrOcti Kai

'

jx)]inraKov-

ovrw

rit

vocari

oportet

Episcopis. Et

Koi aTToXo'y{]"xoiTo
airavTt'iaoi
i\sy- rerit

169

TEXT.

accusatum,

avay-

iirKTKoiruv,Kt".ufxkv

virh T(2v

Kcuov

AND

debet

non

Si

sit

hoc

Dei

Ecclesiam

subjicere.

irrita
fecerit,

ejus ordinatio,ipse

puniatur segregatione.

vero

LXXVI.

(69.)^

rhv o(f)6aXa.vdiTy]pos
y

haereditati

quis autem

quidem

largiensquae
Christi

nam

faciat,hu-

Si

quis fuerit oculo

laesus

170

NOTES

rh

6,^L0SSe

iariv

iiriaKoirris,
yfViaOu

Aa"7]

aWd

Kol

debilitatus,est

crure

fiat :
/uLLaivii,

iJ.o\va/j.us Kuxph^ 5e
'

enim

non

natio.

Qui

^7/Tat.

yiveardw^ a\\d
fjLTf)

fiat

ne

auv"vxe(Td(i} Ka9apia6e\s Se, irpoa-

Si

quis Daemonem

habeat,

fidelibus

)J6.^los,
yivicrOca. gatus

oret

nee

una

autem

; cum

pur-

fuerit, recipiatur;

(71.)

e'l eOfwf

Tou

77JS, oil Si/faioV

Eum

(pavXr^s Siayco- et

eVri

irapavrdirpo-

yap
Hevov,

/xrjSeTrw irupav
ehai

erepoov

fxi'iTTov

baptizatus fuit,aut

statim

e-Ki^ei^d-vere

diddaKaXov

^dav

Kara

si

fiat.

X^P"'

'

ratione, non

prava
aequum
prorao-

est,

specimen

nondum

nisi

yeuoiTo.

est

enim

iniquum

buerit, aliorum

tovto

ex

Episcopatum

ad

qui

et

accessit

Gentibus

qui ex

vivendi

X^ipi^^O-Oaiels ilTKTKOIDJv'ixZlKOV
rhv

et

LXXX.

irpocTiKOovTa^ kol

^airTiadeuTa, ""/eK

ne

cum

dignus extiterit,Clericus
oa.

scopus
Epi-

quasi pollutus,sed

/urjSetoTs Trto-ToTs fiat Clericus, sed

idv

est,

LXXIX.

'

^exfV^o),Ka\

inqui-

surdus

caeciis,

non

(70.)

daifxoua exj?, KXr]piKhs

Tjs

corporis

impediantur Ecclesiastica.

ne

o'.

autem

animje

vero

aiit

Trape/xTroSt-

iKKXrjaiaaTiKa

vitiiim

polluit,sed

eum

olAA' miitus,
ohx i-'S /ue/xiacrueVos,

li^a /U7/ TO

'Eof

CAXONS.

dignus Episcopatu, Episcopus

'

TvcpXhs, ix)) yii/eaOci}eVi'

(TKOTTOS

avrhu

au/xaros

^vxv^

iiu

APOSTOLICAL

THE

vel
7r67rA7J7^eVos,

(TK^Kos

/j.hi',11

oh yap

TO

exhi-

doctorem,

esse

divina

fi^rte

eum

gratia

hoc

fiat.
o"'.
EiTTo^ufu
KaBelvai

OTi

kavTuu
oAAa

KJ]"Teis,

(72.)

LXXXT.
iiricKoirov

IJ.7] XPV

els

dioiSrjfxoa-ias

nlv

TOVTO

oi)5e\s

fxr}

ydp

Xfveii/,

KUTa

quod

Episcopus

lit

irpocrevKaipe'lv
rais

4KK\T}(Tia(TriKcus
xpf'ats.^

Diximus,

TreiOeffOu

in

se

administrationes

T7/V

Svrrl

Ecclesiasticis usibus

KupioisSov-

KvpiaK-zjU

facere,
enim

irapa-

KfXfvaiv.

publicas

demittat,

noie7i/,^/ Kadaipelaeco.igitur persuadeatur

Sui'aTai

oportet

non

vacet.

hoc

deponatur.

aut

potest

sed
Aut
non

Nemo
dominis

duobus

servire,juxta Dominicam

ad-

monitionem.

oy\ (73.)
OiKfTas

fls KArjpov

npoxeipl^c i

LXXXII.

Servos

ad

Clerum

promoveri

ORIGINAL

D.

(rdai

deairoTwv

rrjs tcov

aj/eu

GREEK

eVi
iiriTpeivojJ.eu^

ovK

Avtttj

rh

Karepyd^erai..

PaOfiov,
X^i-poroviav

nam-

eversionem

Ecclesiastico

avyx"''pov-

ef-

Servus

autem

constituatm,qua-

lis Onesimus

donant,

yiveadw.

apparuit, et

noster

permittunt
i",aTroar4A\ov"Ti,

kavrwv

oXkov

rov

que

Koi iXevOepovai^
SetTTTOTat,
kol

01

molestia

cum

domorum

non

visus fuerit dignus,

'Ov7](rLixos
qui in gradu

oios

koX
av^(pdvT)^

6 rjixerepos
aiu

voluntate

olKerrisirphs ficit. Si quando

"^ios (fyaueirj

Koi

iroT"

5e

171

qui possident : hoc

eorum

avarpoiTrju
e"

TOLOVTOU

TEXT.

permittimus,

twu

oIkoov "yap

LATIN

sine dominorum

yvufxris,

KeKTT)jxevoiu

'

AND

domini
domo

eque

libertate

ac

emit-

sua

tunt, fiat.
ob'.

LXXXIII.

(74.)

Episcopus,aut Presbyter,aut

'ETricTKoirost] irpea"vTepos rj 8tajSou-

Diaconus,

Kar^X'^iv^

'Poj-

utrumque

UpaTiKrjU

bioi-

manum

(TTparelaaxo?^d^oovkoi

Kouos

Kofxevos

a/xcpuTepa
i"^^

fxaiK^jV apxv^

Ka6aip^i(rdco

to.

KaiVapj,kuI

(Xapos

rd

yap

tou

6eoO

retinere

Qii(Benim

rai

"Os

Dei^

Quicunque

irapd rh St/cajoj',
Tiixupiaucerit Eegem

Xovra,

KoX

'

TLVVVTO}

fxkv KXT]pLKOS^

ei

el

OaLpelaOw
'

5e

rrjs
cecos

irakaias

TiKhv^ dpid(j.o],
KOL

TTJs 'Poi"0,eV

'

Svo

'

ev

e^obos,

sancti

et

Testamenti

\evL-

si
;

libri
:

omnibus

Veteris

vene-

dem
qui-

Mojsis quin-

Bevrepouofxiou que,Gene5is,Exodus, Leviticus,

'

Svo
''Eo'Spa,

'

rav

Numeri,

eV

fiaffiXeiuf^
recraapa

^ahfJ-ol,eKarhu

et

est, deponatur

Laicis

et

'

Jesu

filiiXav^

'

rum

irevrriKoVTa

'

duo

unus,

Judicum

unus,

quatuor,

Estheraa

I 2

unus,

Euthee

tjfxe-unus,

eV
'EcGr/p,

Deuteronomium

et

eV' M.aKKa"ai(t}i/,
'louSei^,
rpia''lw", libri dierum
'

luat,

vobis

autem

rabiles

SiadrjKris,Mcou-

Trjs ^i"\ov
irapaK"nroiJ.evit}U
pwu^

*Sint

dyia' Clericis

Naur;, eV* rcSv Kpncov^

'It](Tov
tov

Magistratum,

LXXXY.

K\r]piKo7sKai

ycfeais^

Tret-Te,

afFe-

Laicus, segregetur.

vero

(76.)

fii"\iaaeSdafxia Kai

fxev

vel

Aai'/cbs,
d(popi-quidem Clericus

*''E(Ttco Se vi-ilv
TTcicn
\a'iKo7s

contumelia

praster jus, poenas

KW

si

or/

Deo.

LXXXIV.

(75.)

vSpicrci^acriK^a ^ dp-

Tis

volens, lio-

Ccesaris,Ccesari,

sunt

et qiice sunt

oe'.

et

vacans,

magistratum et sacram
administrationem, deponatur.

Ka'i-

'

Kvcnv^

militiai

Regno

Paralipomenon
; Esdrte

Judithas

duo,
unus,

172

tres, Jobi

rpia, Trapoi/Jiai, j MaccabcTorum

$i"\ia

l.oXofxwvos

CANONS.

APOSTOLICAL

THE

TO

NOTES

aCjxaTwv'

fKK\r}(ria(TTj]s, aaixa

Psalmi

npo-

quinquaginta,

centum

libri tres,

Se/cae'l"
e^aiOev5e vfx7uirpoa(f)TJTai

Saloraonis

KTTopeiffdw fxcwQdvHV

Ecclesiastes, Canticum

veovs

Tr)V

Stpax

tovs

vy-ocu

rov

5e, rovriari
TJ/weVepa

Kaivrji 5iadvKT]S, evayyeXia

Trjs

MarOaiov, MoipKOV,AouKci,'\wdvvov

'

n.av\ov

ima-ToXal

deKaTi(r"Tapes

TliTpov

^inffToXal

Svo'

'

'

'

^larayoiL v/xa^v ro7s

e-rriffKOTrois

eV
KXT^/jLeuTos

fes ov
"7rpoair"(pwu7]iJ."vai,

iirl irdvTuv, Slo.

"veiv

Kol

^vffTiKO.'

od

stamenti

"V

ra

Si

nis, Pauli

avTcus

irpd^eis
rifJiuv

rwu

duo

Clementis

una,

Epistolae

Constitutiones, vobis

et

nuncupatas,

oportet

eis sunt,

et

quas

omnibus

coram

ob

divulgare,

Clementem

me

libris

in octo
non

Johan-

.Tacobi

tres,

Episcopis per

dTTocrrSAwu.

Te-

Epistolae quatuorPetri
Epistolae duae,

una,

:) libri

quatuor,

Mattbaei, Marci, Lucas,

Judffi

ad-

novi

est

Evangelia

Stj^oci- Johannis

xpV

juvenes

ut

Siraclii

nostri, hoc

com-

saplentiam

eruditi

^i"\iois decim,

oktoj

sexdecim

insuper

discant

modum

Canti-

a\

KaX

5uo*

vobis

sit,

vestri

vero

'

K\iJiuL"i'TosiincrroKaX

e/xov

\wavvov

fxla 'lovSa fxia

laKwSov

Tpi'is

(extra hos
memoratum

reaaapa,

Proverbia,

Prophetae

iroXv/xaOovs corum,

(ro"plav

unus,

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182

INTERPRETATION

tions, and
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183

SCHOOL.

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184

INTERPRETATION

the

APPLICATION.

AND

believers,the service of the general congregation,

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all unlawfulness

resolved

and

185

SCHOOL.

CHRISTIAN

presents

offices

but

to

us

was

Spirit
of

the

of

the

already

still,
according to

duly qualified,might
;

for the

book

states

also
that

186

the

APPLICATION.

AND

INTERPRETATION

Scripture says,

shall

They

"

all be

of

taught

God."
The
for

Alexandrian

the

which
he

ensued, adds

be

Ecclesiastic

an

hands

So let it be, therefore,whether

"

Prayer

imposition of

the

and

Catechumens,

the

mentioning

in

text,

who

Layman

or

offers

the

prayer."

the

In

The

and

last year

third

Catechumens

they

Examination.

of the

called

were

in the

as

Before

III.

second

competcntes,

they

set

were

preparation,the

had

the

preparation for baptism,

made

was

period

of

as

the

the

say, that

were

character

other

liad

during

the

being

laid

Those

which

formed

under

and
who

small

widows,

works

of

was

continued
inhabited

Christian

may

to

to

these

It is unnecessary
a

to

be, the

estates

have

their homes

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public one.

or

congregations by

at

visited

them

witness

to

of sponsors.

single clergyman,

preliminarysteps

the

first introduced

obliged

mediate
im-

examination

an

conduct

honoured

this examination

congregation was,

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had

who

community,

judge.

life and

performed

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facts in the
to

they

sick, and

charity.

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in

rest,

probation, the principalstress

whether

upon

to

called hearers.

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from

apart

dates,
candi-

or

villages

themselves,

gone
;

supreme

but

through
the

com-

have

pletlonmust
Church

mother

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fasted

the

on

from

again

never

dedicated

to

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to

the

the

Bishop

had

done

the Text-Book

ancient

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with

passed

night was

brought with
Sunday,

meal.

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of

the

from

to

Bishop's

bidding
spirit,

unclean

that

this solemn

forth

time

to

was

be

and
each

then

it)on

the

sign of

in prayer

him

and

only to
as

the

eat

the

of

God,

the Lord

as

them

sealed

foreheads, ears,

the

The

cross.

of the bread

which

for
thank-offering

Sunday,

towards
the

the

(as
and

whole

exhortation; each

his contribution
dawn

tion
libera-

Avith

enmity

of them,

and
disciples,

of

ceremony

impurity,and

and

curse

upon

being allowed
had

the

into the soul, which

expresses

lips,doubtless

they

commanded

were

received

and

all evil

breathed

upon

were

Lord.

from

from

they

every

conclusion

exorcisement

ordeal, they

togethersolemnly on

and

them,

enter

the

the

this

met

down,

exorcised

out

go

and

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knelt

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blessing,who
him

passed

Friday,

Saturday.

pray.

it.

pronounced personallyclean

bathed, and

first

the

candidates

of the

Preparation

the immediate

for

If

judgment

sufficient examination.

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Baptismal

The

IV.

left to the

been

after

187

VOW.

BAPTISMAL

the

phyte
neo-

he
lowing
fol-

general

baptismal font

188

APPLICATION.

AND

INTERPRETATION

filled,accompanied by

was

exactly with
the

elements

baptismal dress.

They

Presbyters,who

the
to

works.

In

himself

towards

the

which

the

is

It is

he

anointed

neophytes

to

be

all his
in

of

brought

this is
Deacon

the formula

bath

of

meaning
the

by

Elder

spirit
depart from
ordinances

that

by

which

the

body

Deaconess

accompanied

and

each

made

confession
or

Creed

use

and

under

of them

of faith in the

respond
was

of the second
we

used

sion
expres-

indisputablythe originalsignifica
and

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which

the

an

by

foot, a completion, as

to

Holy Ghost,

I believe."

anointed

was

in other

into the water,

in the Churches
than

was

evil

every

preparatory

Father, Son, and

"

them

symbol

exorcism,

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head

repeat after them

in turn

words

the

Let

"

from

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the

purified; and

was

the

he

oil of

expresslystated

of the

it were,

of

Catechumen

as

Church,

explained by

thee."
was

the

Alexandrian

this occasion

upon

he

of

one

doubtless

the

West,

renunciation

with

Presbyter
of

each

the

on

light.

this solemn

After

put

presentedto

custom,

the

The
the

service, and

of which

out

and

Jerusalem,

ancient

an

darkness,
spiritual
into eternal

of

consecrating

Deaconesses

solemnly on

all his

Church

the

conformity with
turned

called

sponds
corre-

Supper.

the

then

were

Satan, and

renounce

Lord's

and

men,

in

off all their ornaments,

take

to

women,

the

used

prayers
for the

intended

assisted

Deacons

the

blessing,which

to

much

more

third

the

it

name

by

the

ple
sim-

centuries,
of the

190

condensed

of

summary

of

the

addition

the

groundwork

few

of

the

of

generally addressed
of
with

the

true

the

so-called

Chrisma.

head

the

on

of

in the

strict

this

of

executing
the

with

ceremony

Church

all these

exception

white

and

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the

this

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conducted

mention

functions
of

the

the

the

oil

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the

drian
Alexanlaid

was

the

head
forewhich

cross,

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nances
ordi-

Presbyters

well

as

the

the

Christian

as

Bishop,

oil.

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kiss.

Admission.

baptized

persons

the

into

priesthood

followed

then

the
as

affirmative

to

blessingof

represented,in

universal

the

shape

precious oil,

the

of

sign

with

concluded

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After

the

is called

sense

the

with

hand

the

that

baptized, and

the

with

anointed

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According

Constitution, the

in

the

with

baptismal unction

the

in

believe."

and

immersions,

neophyte

answered

be

"I.

words

the

not

repeated,being

three

the

to

question, to

testimony

itself did

times

three

was

each

before

uttered

external

direct

This

article.

amplifications.

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That

is

Holy Ghost,

the

baptismal confession

proper
these

contain

about

present third

our

with

Gospel narrative,

the

words

supplemental formula
that

APPLICATION.

AND

INTERPRETATION

of

the

were

clothed

in

church.
minds

Christians.

of the
In

Church,
order

to

BAPTISMAL

"

The

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the

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well

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as

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in what
of

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Was

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infant
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the

to
were

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before

the

Greek

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it
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were

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Lord's

set

before

wine, doubtless

new-birth,

Was

repeat

of the whole

name

honey

sort

"

sins not

recollection

present, but

to

regeneration."

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version
magical con-

of

act

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sprink-

intended

of the
be

as

born.

blessing,eflPected

infant, by the

forgivingof

which

in

to

parents

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to

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or

the

itself?
ancient

Gospels and
contains

it

lips

own

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they partook of

bread

into

curse

of

case

his

of this universal

the

in the

and

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?

sense

every

you."

to

**

this

being, as

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But

turn

milk

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enjoin that

significantly,
by prescribingthat

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congregation."

with

"

precisewords

with

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or

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exhibition

the

first of all

congregation

be

should

neophytes
Lord's

the

Peace

express

priesthood
the

"

words

with

utter

in the

addresses

Bishop

in the

and

pray,

had

Bishop

ordinances

of peace,

the salutation

"

thee,

same

should

neophyte

of the

salutation

the

reply to

to

anointed

this,the person

substantiate

191

VOW.

less

Church

the

knew

Apostles of

no

more

such

than
spirituality

than

do

the

which
superstition,

many

of

the

lustra-

192

tions
the

world, and

old

the

of

much

not

she

of

blood

the

testimony, in

authentic

bears

against this corruption and

other

in

think

that

defenders

himself

of

who,

impelled by

by

bad

assisted

and

established
three

Origen, in
which

the

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the

sense

first-born

that

it

as

upon

infant

this

which
to

Origen,

of children

it removes

the

and

Hippolytus

(Note
the

is in the main
the

to

attach

origin
to

Jesus

prevent

used

man

the

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tament,
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the
tlie

when

from

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that

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of

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for
purification

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from

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uses

them

enthusiasm,

to this

same,

him

to

the

lie

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sacrificial

seems

reason

children.

for children

of

baptism

fanatical

Apostolical tradition, performs

even

nated.
origi-

principle.

passages

sinfulness
for

it

Church-Book

interpretationof

injunctionof

and
and

and

tism
bap-

present period, Cyprian being the

our

first Father

the

Tertullian

from

infant

the assertion

that

Alexandrian,

baptism

end

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Alexandrian

our

Apostolicaltradition,

of infant

of

than

able

better

explain how

to

explanationof

true

an

an

was

in

passage

As

and

innocent,

was

moment

been,

contrary,
ordinances,

all her

opponents

or

hitherto

have

gives the

this

the

phyte
neo-

misunderstanding.

origin

at

are

we

the

either

the

cases,

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victims.

last

the

purify the

stages of heathenism, purporting to

by

than

more

crioholia, mysteries of

and

taurohoUa

APPLICATION.

AND

INTERPRETATION

act
same

the

that

his

purity
im-

birth,

according
of

to

baptism

expression
endeavoured
disciples

being brought

unto

unto

me;"

"

I. p.

Vol.

Part

First

our

where

with

what

the

from

that

in that

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practiceto
In

this ordinance

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the

exceptionalone
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he says

ones

parents

to

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ten

years
Lord's

our

by Origen on
century
to

the occasion
soon

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found

sponses
re-

proper

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to

do

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it

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seems

to

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for

the Church
of

sense

doubtless

children
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words, referred

; and

before
to

in
rejects,

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stituted
infrom
her

likewise

the divines of the

themselves

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down

go

bound

are

it is in

so

also."

age),she

time

who

arrangement

and

affectionate

TertuUian

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been

particularly
belonged.

whole

pedobaptism (in the

six

the

the

undoubtedly

have

baptismalbath,

make

to

that he

of Alexandria

Church

those

Origen refers, for

which

comparison

to

into the

the
is

in Ori-

passages

before

to

is admissible.
interpretation

state

case

six

tation
interpre-

true

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speaks of

Gospel

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Text-Book

our

other

no

yet in

not

babes

in the

from

two

occurs.

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the other
are

word

same

Text-Book

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but

words

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Origen,shows
with

those

what

of the other

appears

considered

above.

see

between

This, then, is also the

of this and
gen,

difference

little growing children

old.

years

ii. 22.

boys (pueri),obviously intending,

therefore, to express
mean,
clearly

come

in the passage

uses

(Hier.

256.),implying a

(infantes)and

ten

(parvuli)to

Iren^eus

which

word

in

quoted

the little children

Suffer

Him

193

VOW.

BAPTISMAL

obligedto

teenth
six-

revert

followingterms,

194

such

of
interpretation

an

the

expression,after having

that

objectionsurged by

the

refuted

APPLICATION.

AND

INTERPRETATION

of

postponement

baptism,

some

(De Bapt.

to

his

deceived

that

It is true
from

the

by

coming

they

they

have

learned

they

at

that

in

intrusted

heavenly ?
the

faith is

too

sure

they

it

the

children.

What

would

The

words

they

their

sins

less circum-

allow
to

those

who

be intrusted

attaches

to

tism
bap-

deserves, will be afraid rather

procrastinating.True

too

This

of salvation."
treats

do

should

Why

with

and

may

hasty than

Christ's

act

not

when

so

when

have

to

earthlyproperty

Tertullian

of

going.

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.

do

are

to

them

may

learn, and

be

?
disposition

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to

we

may

puberty, they

worldly matters,
with

'

hasten

age

evil

an

they
of

age

Ou";ht

importance

being

but

begun

innocent

spectionthan

with

the

at

of

said,

to whom

not

me

have

forgiven them

are

Lord

prevented by

promises, or

out

'

unto

arrived

have

when

breaking
our

of children

case

be

may

their

performing

from

death

to

necessityfor placing the

who

jeopardy,

in reference

as

the

in

is the

Where

in

sponsors

individual, as well

especiallyso

but

age,

(parvuli).

of

position
dis-

postpone baptism according to the positionand

of each

so

it is desirable

For

18.): ""

c.

the
that

by Philip,and

story of the baptism of the eunuch

of St. Paul

strengthof

the

on

against

persons

is the

way

subjectof baptism
he
to

have

the

case

difference, then, between

said
of

to

of
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in which

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tion
applica-

infants ?

the

ante-Nicene

BAPTISMAL

and

later Church

the

the

Church, with

and

after

only

children
but

who

word

Origen,when
Cyprian, and
the

first

washing
Old

the

viewed

away

of the

washed

might certainlyas
or

day

well

rather,it would

thing to
safer

do

so.

than

proposed, as
circumcision.

not

but

be

for sins
for

the

be

the

If

that

were

light of
of

the

human

sin

to

of
be

mitted
actually com-

new-born
one

natural

most

temporaries,
con-

that ordinance

baptized as

be

say

does

century,

sinfulness

much

child

growing
and

safest

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the

eighth,which

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but

to

the

law

step farther

one

exclusivelythe

of
water

consciouslycommitted

hereditarydispositionto
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of his brethren

some

being analogous

principleof aggressioninstead
will

in

circumcision.
as

not

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third

originalhereditarysin, a

as

the

universal

not

were

away

he does

the

to

bishops,his

this idea with

Testament,

maturity,

accuratelyweighed.

baptism

connected

African

close of

who

and

nature,

children

expressionsare

the

course

oppositionis

infants.

other

of

at years

Tertullian's

some

at

arrived

new-born

his

the

exceptiononly. Christian

growing

about

principle
;

on

through

gone

the

not

of young,

baptism
one

had

infants.

never

had

as

so

only baptized

general rule,baptizedadults,

they

instruction,and,

of

up

as

she did

the later

of converts,

exception

Church,

the ancient

this
essentially

was

infants, and

new-born

195

YOW.

respecting
establish

defence, and
of

tism
bap-

regeneration,

before
sin

conversion,

only, leaving

198

INTERPRETATION

priestlyabsolutions

and

penances

APPLICATION.

AND

fur the sins after

baptism

to

and

ness
forgive-

procure

baptismal

"

secure

regeneration."
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Church
The

two

are

been

has

different

very

this

into

dragged

path.

wrong

tolic
Apos-

the

deep feelingprevalentin

first is the

the

why

reasons

communities, of the evil of sin, of the sinfulness

of

man,

in

the

This

salvation

salvation

consequently

or

who

one

any

Cor.

custom,

by

the

the

subsequently is only

who
friend
be

had

could
a

admitted

his

stead

of the
the
such

into
that

the

is to

"departed

that

Church,
say,

for him.

was

considered

in

peace," and

turally
na-

St.

he

"

which

This
as

was

is not

the

deceased

in
of

or

chumen
Cate-

Christian
a

desire

baptism
the

to

in

presence

faith,and took

evidence

being given,

brother, and
so

approved
dis-

Cerinthians,

brother

received

istence
ex-

which

but

made,

Why

"

impliesthe

passage,

confession

tained
be main-

grounds,

among

sects.

congregation,the

one

in that

prove

sickness

wished

can

and
believing disposition,

baptismalvow
a

the dead

found

other

Marcionites, and

29.) which

practiceof

Apostle

believers,

prevented by

historical

they then baptizedfor

Christ,

only explanation of

xv.

and
philological

of

the

this communion,

The

it.

expression(1
on

are

in

be

to

livingin

die

to

Paul's

happened

from

death

with

congregationof

the

Christ.

by

communion

consistingin
with

announced

and

brought

faith

the

of salvation, and

of his need

and

mentioned

as

having
in the

198

Church

the
of

the

endeavoured
old

"

divines.
the

wdiat

hates

iniquity,

It

is the

which

the

in

the

the

for

paved

Church.

ancient

of

to

and

the

Lord,
real

the

truthful

proportion

promises

among

in

reformation
members.

of

sin

died

sin,

of

consequence

the

blessing

dedicating

stifles

religious feeling

is the

of

and

it

as

of real

misery
the

still

felt

Gospel,

AVhen

consciousness

her

which

Church

to

life
and
away

tached
at-

thing

any

of

abandonment
of

vow

image,

bloodthirsty

being

and

This

conscious

voluntary

God

untruth.

an

the

love, who
and

caricature

free

element

by

spiritualdespotism.

of

evil

the

truest

of

either
Thus

of

creation

for

the

of
of

God

the

own

this

love

Church

of

caricature

of

eternal

admission

except

the

way
copy

the

was

rights

the

the

consciousness

that

of

tame

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prevents

ought

the

and

Moloch,

into

depended,

bewildered,

gradually

His

loves

but

transformed

was

face

paternal

the

thus

soul

practices.

became

Church

justifying

Church

ancient

conscience

Christian
and

the

by

or

reason

of

despaired

have

must

as

of the

African

exception

extreme

hallowed

salvation

the

masters

the

into

the

rule, and

which

they

entered

of

out

unexceptionable
on

again

made

the

expel, as beiug

to

had

man,"

They

doctrine,

APPLICATION.

AND

INTERPRETATION

sin, and
and

the
in

soul

to
to

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11.

CHURCHES

THE

When
to

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remark

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be denied

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into

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religion
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upon

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that the germ

formalism

and

of both
demon-

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INTERPRETATION

show

itself

does

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dark

clouds

at

mastery

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the

of this world"
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mind,

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vivid, and

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make

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whether

form

express

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their

before

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prefix

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not

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plation,
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into

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ANCIENT

which

which

the

freedom

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for

ancient
which

will understand

them

part of universal

the type
co-religionists,

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God

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in

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glance upon
remark
has

beautiful

mind

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But

to

the

demonism

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the

throne

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crept in.
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that

of
will

demonism,
draws

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tion,
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of

state

into the

are

ages,

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in the
K

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age

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in
as

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not

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find, upon
external

patchwork

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;

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itself,which

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individual

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nature.

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reality,

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own

predominant feeling?

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that
feeling,

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to the

itself

all, cast

above

degrades

of the

whole, connexion,

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lamentable

established

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shams

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with-

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down

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how, in the stead of that old formalism

form,

should

upon

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time, and

symbol

conscience.

yourself,and

created

then

the

the

thereby forfeiting

zeal for truth, if in

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of

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Admit

your

with

rejectthem.

for the

any

nation,

your

invented

may

history.

hesitation,without

for

nor

you

you

201

MODERN.

Church

with

same

you

made

not

were

and

BAPTISM

case

and
a

Church

the

truth

ruins,
real life
and

other, conventionalism

as

202

INTERPRETATION

is

fostered,or

fire and

things is

of

itself

four

ancient

the

of the

the

to

the

and

King.
of

he

Thus

did the

the

faithful

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until
It
have

is

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produced

the

and

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position
im-

the

in water

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into

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munion
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parents.

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baptism
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impossible

Christian
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enter

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examination,

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beggar
;

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his death-bed.

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for life and

vow

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confession, immersion

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the

externallyworking

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blessingcorresponded ;
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elements

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place of God.

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of

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who, by

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symbol,

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initiation.

attached

or

impudently proclaims

most

even

elements
spiritual

vow,

Churches,
? and

habit

by-

infallible ?

perfect and

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of State

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most

or
vitality,

maintained

instances

in most

of
unthinking superstition

state

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by

APPLICATION.

AND

act
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his own,

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from

convert

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of children

case

injurious to
have

already

the

were

even

child
much

as

of
as

heathenism.
of

the

of Christian
its character
seen

was

how,

even

age

of

families^
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lemnity.
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before

BAPTISII

ANCIENT

the

close

infants

of

the
the

period, the

our

of

out

grew

of

age

people relapsed

ceased
and

now

made

was

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new

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of

of

of

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and

this

consciouslymaking

lost all
The

meaning

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unction
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implies,

more

any

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The

to

necessary

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the

the

Church

adhered

be

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to

voluntarily

sacrifice of self,
child.

new-born

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tion
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although

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general recognition

salvation, and

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practised the

than

responsibleact.

have

remaining

now

of Man

immersion,

is to

and

centuries,

is

of

moreover,

even

requires, nevertheless,
both,

cipally
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elements

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vow

the

consciousness, and

pledge,of

the

century,

people

East

symbol

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immersion

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ruins.

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and

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religionof

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completed by Augustin,
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features, brought about

Africans

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fell back

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alteration

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of its main

by

and

Humanity.

of

consequence

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instituted,

custom,

for the

wards
to-

how, from

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sanction

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seen

law,

Jewish

with

binding

be

to

ceremonial

into

of

advancing

have

Spirit, which

shadow

the

upon

children

We

boyhood.

203

MODEKN.

baptism

of

that

the

of

baptism

AND

form

of

evidently

denies

there

of
is

baptism.
commenced

her

204

INTERPRETATION

under

career,

freedom
adult

of

AND

the

chrisma, by

beginning
assumed

two

of

to

baptism,

the

conscious

practice of

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stereotypedby

the

Latin

with

the

regards unction.
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of

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of

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of the

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proper

impression

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to

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made

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to

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more

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in

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conscious

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to

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of this solemnity

principle;

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is not

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old

Gospel

equallylittle

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of

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postponement

voluntary

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ceremony

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and

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recognition of

legal age
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quent
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doctrine

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tion,
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all

at

of
justification

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her

ancient

and

implied as

introduced

confirmation, and

that,

so

and

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of

way

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consciousness

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abolished, together with

its stead.

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is

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baptism, its symbol, immersion,

the

as

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mind.

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confirmed,

conveyed by

and

proves

the

act

stronglystill,how
the

popular

mind.

206

scribed

by

silent

upon

Thus

the

the

Gospel, which,

the

subject of

essential

practiceof

lower

which

was

of

scholasticism
how

knew

true,

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another

and

admitted

the

voluntary

all her

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harmony

held

of

in
be

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good works,

the

of

precepts
The

Apostles.

seventeenth

of
the
thern
lea-

century, it is
but, of

this

language,

owm

in

take

can

the

fell besides

Germany

defended

she

as

or

yet

interference

the

person

service, unless

can

ported,
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of

be

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he

being

as

individual, and

power,

nizance.
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the

ted
admit-

produce

of confirmation.

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swallowing

the

regulationsno

trade

any

certificate

of

act

State, by whose

Jewish

validity of confirmation,

the

wuth

the

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contradiction, inasmuch

into

into

its

Church

Protestant

ling,
sprink-

Scripture rightly interpreted,

speaking

reason

the

the

been

justify all that;

to

neither
justification,
nor

the

in

evangelical doctrine

it is to

practiceof

the

and

has

doctrine

the

to

by faith, as
justification

Gospel,

of

its substitute.

repugnant

as

than

instead

Eomish

the

children.

have
self-sacrifice,

scale

act

equally

and

Gospel

and

personal

than

compatible with
is

the

in

adopted
the

and

estimation

but

sprinkling of

the

the

in

is

however,

Apostles, faith

the

immersion,
less

points

placed

been

APPLICATION.

AND

INTERPRETATION

the

with

camel

of

which

had

pedobaptism,

Scripture,found

no

scruple in

no

as

place in

being

in

its theo-

ANCIENT

logical

BAPTISM

prescribed

not

for

conscience

In

the

in

that
the

confirmation,

of

introduction

because

it

human

was

tion.
inven-

centuries, wherever

two

Confessions

untenable

207

MODERN.

Scripture, was

course

Evangelical

two

AND

the

has

coexist, custom

rected
cor-

theological one-sidedness, by

of the

Lutheran

confirmation

and
,

this
to

has

the

been

union

The

of the

English Church,

place

to

as

it all

well
can

deadly

sin

sins

to

no

of

11.).

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that

after

But

in

exclusivelyand

rigorouslyprescribed

the seventeenth

century, she certainlyuses

which

better

appear

suited

Evangelical doctrine,
become

to

snare

and

to

the

which

constantly continuing separation

Lastly, confirmation
either

doctrinallyor

which

it

was

left at

the Church

of Rome.

is not

in

only

this

has

been

time

The

of

Liturgy,
the

the

of

end

expressions
than

and

the

farther

practically,beyond
the

her

the

consequently

from

no

as

baptized

Romish
have

limits

baptism,

since

consciences,

many

ciles,
recon-

excludes

once

persons

Divine

which

originalsin, and

committed

such

side

doctrine

(Art. 16.).

more

the

Art.

scholastic

in

baptism

by

with

fanatical view

the

as

preparations

Articles, adopts the

of

faith

efficacyof baptism

from

her

doctrine

human

the

moreover,

the

in

(Art. 27. compared

grace

inward

many

Confessions.

two

general Evangelical
way

the

of

one

of

cause

Church.

advanced,

the

point

separation

at

from

English Church, therefore,

particularessentially
unreformed,

208

INTERPRETATION

but

considerablybehind

behind

the

APPLICATION.

AND

the

French,

and

Church

in

Catholic

Roman

Episcopal confirmation, notwithstanding

efforts of the
and

essence

has

prelatesof
efficacy,an

reacted

the

so

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of

right

be

the
to

Bishop
radical

Baptists have

former

of

these

it had
have

the

set

after

again

baptism.

of its members

never

be

restored

adult

negation of

so,

in

the

find

from

wondered
of

this

external

if not

the

has

the

as

restoration

Quakers
The

as

after

the

abuse

to

The

ish
Jewfall
downwhich

Baptists

in the first case

into

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which

Church.

fatal.

baptism. But,
form

period in

baptism

the

and

ever,
it,how-

must

at, that

out

main

bishopric.

was

exclusive

is the

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it dates

people ;

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Baptists

for the

Church

longer binding

no

little foundation

repeat how

reform.

dangerous,

the

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never

confirm, which

to

consider

Jewish

led

the

baptized at all,or

to

sprung

be

to

custom,
of

blishment
Esta-

small,

however

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and

of

the

ancient

forgottenthat

town,

every

fact,

population

the

belong

many

here

is in the

hindrance

so

the

to

who

Church

for

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there

of

this

How

from

its

to

as

confirmed.

been

having

not

the

also accounts

is clear

zealous

the

operatum.

classes

those

either

inside

foot

baptism

of

Germany.

day, remains,

opus

lower

many
are

their

infant

on

that, among
London,

the

especially

of

an

understand

formality;
old

form.

that

the

idea

of the

concludes

with

exactly with
the

the

the

yoke

they

by

which

make

head

in countries

where

serious

great and

free

the

they

increase

form

background.

of the

tury
cen-

Baptists,

ment
religiousmove-

fact, that,

English

than

more

already the

tinually
con-

among

United

in the

race

Congregational preachers are

States, the Baptists or

on

the

by

of the

Christians

form

own

of the seventeenth
onsets

exists, is evinced

their

efficacyof

againstthe
a

and,

ism,
rigid Calvin-

into the

little the Churches

how

extent

an

to

the

faith is thrown

renewed

can

attach

to

superstitious
power,
But

such

to

utterlyone-sided

an

inclined

are

baptism, which

Gospel commandment,

of the

they push

of

of

act

benediction, corresponds

and

vow

idea

the

letter of which

under

Protestant

German

209

MODERN.

AND

BAPTISM

ANCIENT

most

other

any

sect,
and

numerous

that

so

most

gressive
pro-

community.
How

much

life of

the

Church

separations,will
parishschools
of

the

every

thing

the

based

upon

from

In

being

the

Elect.

of

and

ancient

many

Church

the

noblest

of the
National

suffer
The

still

and
ments
ele-

Church,
in

sequence
con-

by

more

former

the

those

congregational life

seceding congregations languish

isolation, and

similar

comparison

the

the

on

and

English Congregations

England,

withdrawn

of
of

is

upon

inflicted
this

general by

appear

of the

In

are

pride

in

injury are

Apostolical Church.

instruction.

and

and

mischief

has

the

never

210

established

have

Neither

schools

as

Church,

Christian

is

pride.

our

and

the

community,
by

the

and

prevalence

at

The

of

decay
but

are

of

police

institution,

national

after

glance

national

German

regards

flatter

as

striven

never

general,

in

to

the

schools

parish

latter

the

APPLICATION.

AND

INTERPRETATION

Continental

parish

that

lated
calcu-

palsy
the

too

life.

picture
of

the

spirit
manifestly

regulations.

of

life

of

free

bited
exhi-

211

III.

TO

APPLICATION

MORAL

THE

CHURCH

THE

OF

THE

FUTURE.

This

is the

former
to

have
and

germs
become

Who

Who

thought ?

increasing,however
be

wise

and

closer

Upon

retain

to

To

biblical
the

this

baptism

German

in

must

the

what

is

of life ?

desirable
the

such

latter

from

growth

it

may

of thino-g ?

the

in the

Church,

Schleiermacher,
school

prevent

pedobaptism, but

end,

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germs

deeper reflection,it

baptismal disciplineon
1.

the

decay,

altogether

not

however

dangerous

existino;order

the

to

can

have

establish

to

eradicate

to

revivify the former,

can

be

wish

can

we

hand

other

desires

time

of

and

life have

future

high

As

of death
the

on

of

scions

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Who
may

discovered

extinct.

dead?

traces

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mirror.

of restoration.

with

everywhere
we

work

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to

is the

latter faithful,it is

the

and

true

proceed

met
so

be

this

picture,and

be

and

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to

will

remodel

appear

the whole

followingprinciples.
first

place, the

reformed
of the

in

to

the

doctrinal

Nitzsch, and

general. According

doctrine

of

sense

of

works

of

the

this view,

German
our

act

212

of

forms

baptism

which
the

whole, the

sprinklingof

is the

of

pledge

the

In

children

of

such

tender

age

parents,

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3.

only

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its

intrusted

to

education

for

Church

to

God
4.

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them, and

and

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at

duty imposed

home

for

and

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at

have

must

be

himself

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it

to

of

by

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gift

Christian
Christian

of the

profess the
godly life

act

of

education

faith in

dedicated

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on

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pledge, and
from

of

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the
more

which
to

person
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ceremony

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nently
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sponsors,

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must

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transferred

and

parents

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of the

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that of infant
5

as

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upon

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;

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tically
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of

baptism

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takes

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sureties

to

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itself able

make

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that

to

becoming

until it be

Christ, and

their

they

by positivelyand

outward

dedicate

to

parents

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children

of

be

is to

by baptism,

by bringing forward

ever

die

as

damnation, from

under

rescued

be

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Christian

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young

blessing.

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conclusion

instructed

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up

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commencement

child, the

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2.

APPLICATION.

AND

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is

pression
ex-

only

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ought
of

to

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baptism.

baptism

must

again

become

con-

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INTERPRETATION

most

naturallyform

of

each

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2.

their

baptism, with
considered
ceremony

common

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days

same

seventh

their

both

parents and

sponsors

admitted

be

to

they

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service

into the

Church

the

children

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their

by

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object
receive

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inpare
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cannot

excluding altogether from

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make

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Confirmation

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infiincyto
it

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children

school

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5.

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blessing,and

to

by making

understand,

respects totallyunfitted

might

attained

congregation,

and

that

children

the stage of

they

service

of

have

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school

about

either

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some

festivals

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sermons

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with

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for confirmation.

them

from

time

setting forth

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the

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be introduced
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sexes

the

portion of

girls'school.

and

boys'

the

enter

should

the

year,

and

be

congregation.

baptizedchildren

of

introduction

as

for

should

sponsors,

and

one,

of the

service

candidates

congregation,

baptismal

as

Church
3.

as

rank.

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be

the

and

parents

sisterhood

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might

festivals

these

congregational

visible bond

whatever

mothers,

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amongst

part of such

constitute

festival, and

APPLICATION.

AND

who
of

are

listen

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BAPTISM

according

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be

CHURCH

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and

custom

German

Lutheran

this

to

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formularies

is

agreed

upon

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firmation, the
the

as

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the

it is

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of ministers
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prominence

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Church.
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Church.

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indispensable

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good

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congregation

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of

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internal

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of

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abolition
of

cessation

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all

is the

be

this

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organ

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cooperation

account

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such,
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as

in

constitution

recognition of

the

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episcopalelement

conditions

two

to

and

be

equal footing.

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however,

are,

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consi-

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clear, however,

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eighteen,is, on

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way,

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to

persons

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chumens
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birthday should

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first communion
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allow

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German

earliest

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of

to

note

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composed

confirmation
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solemnity.
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appended, to

Jerusalem.

at

215

FUTURE.

laries
Liturgical formu-

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surpassed in dignity and

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in

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216

reformed

where

German

than

Baptists,
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name

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on

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origin
according
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their

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out

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baptism

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reaction,

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people

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of

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misunderstanding

misunderstanding

bringing

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discontinuance

materialistic

Church

the

of

ignorant

spiritual

upon

Gospel,

Christ.

with

by

by

preference

altogether:

baptism

the

of

sense

have

no

account,

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said

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insist

stringently

of

only

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should
that

on

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spoken)

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as

to

small,

very

should

part,

under

persons,

heretics

congregations

reject

they

be

as

upon

infant-baptism.
certainly

such

language

looked

be

more

would

system,
the

of

number

the

(and

baptism

APPLICATION.

AND

INTERPRETATION

its

origin.

removed

by

the

original

II.

BOOK

THE

CONSTITUTION

CHURCH.

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than

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ancient

collected

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to

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and

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History.
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218

to

freedom,

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to
was

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lized
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APPLICATION.

AND

INTERPRETATION

ages,

After
formed

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CONSTITUTION

states, and
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their

by

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demoniacal

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constitutional

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caricature

towards

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the

or

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in

the

in

elements

revolutions.

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serious, judicious,conscious

Europe,

social

and

All the movements

tend

years

made

Western

Europe

confusion, and

or
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last three

reform

remodelled

means

world, it fell into

219

GOVERNMENT.

AND

the old

againstthe
of the

world

higher

from

this

misfortune, by bringing the Elect, through faith in

God

and

lay over
The

into

in man,

the

ancient

ruins

of

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real

to

of the

Christian

existingstates

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the

picture of

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the

communities
but

idle

question,

vital

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the

and

civilization.

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The

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on

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immediate

the

sideration
con-

moral
earliest

account

interest

no

and

the present age.

Every town-congregationof
L

ancient

Christianity,

220

AND

INTERPRETATION

the constitution
a

Church.

of which

APPLICATIO^ST.

have

we

of that

constitution

The

In

congregationalconstitution.
in the

writingsof

Clemens

Church

St. Paul's
of

Romanus,

was

Epistles,

Ignatius,and

Polycarp, the Congregation is the highestorgan

of
the

well

spiritas

body

of

Him,

of the

and

societywhich
directed

and

presided

over,

overseer,

the

in

Churches,

most

But

Bishop.

the

important emergencies,rested
members
In

the

of the

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us,

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governing

the

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decision, in

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ordinances

interference

into

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on

his office with

them
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elects

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prayer
the

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and

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and

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impositionof
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young

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to

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to

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invites

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bishop names

prayer

part of

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established.

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gation.
congre-

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superintend-

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hierarchy

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with

and

customs

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find

we

guides,but

by

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period,was

ultimate

elders

bishop and

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of

later

by

congregation

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congregationalcouncil, at

which

founded

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by

of Jesus

person

was

faith in Him.

through

of

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Church.

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power

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in

governed

was

as

Christ, the embodiment

Nazareth

of

to

delineate, was

to

take

bishop
and

care,

points
ap-

both

222

INTERPRETATION

copus,

i. e. country
in

Church

Lutherans,
the

formed

the

as

priest and

to

our

the

dismiss

them

Lord.

small

of

nature

century,

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open

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for

still teach
ing
the bless-

(it is said)have

first act
the

cording
Ac-

Lord.

with

all

man

every

laitymay
even

every

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newly

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to

episcopalgreeting of Peace,

things,however, led, as early as

to

collective

the
the
had
towns

certain

those

of

first,and

extent,
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an

in

formed

such

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imperfect arrangement
with

the

town,
ation
associ-

then

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complete organization.
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the

city. This, however,

integralparts,
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vicinityof

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the

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congregations.

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villagecommunities

with

town,

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legislative

benediction.

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into

to, the

give,or respond

second

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entering

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the

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spiritof

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of

Church

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in

clergy

magistrates;they

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praying

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acting

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power.

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of

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entirelyerroneous.

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Lutheran

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one

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munity
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and

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CONSTITUTION

all the

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to

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central

formed

223

GOVERNMENT.

assembled

for

points

towns

province

metropolises. The

or

in

there

the

Believers

synod.

had

and hearing the

libertyof attendingtheir sittings

the

discussions.

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to

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over

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sense.

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of

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great metropolis,

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towns

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inferior towns

spheres,each

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complete Church

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jurisdiction:the

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provincein

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have, therefore, three

province; and

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province.

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; the principal

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as

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and

development,

in
there-

224

INTERPRETATION

APPLICATION'.

AND

fore,belongsonly

to

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third

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Church

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circumstance

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and

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general historical interest,is

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of

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instance

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clergy of

the

by

century in Egypt.

the consecration

proof,that

Alexandria

peculiardevelopment

Apostolic Ordinances,

light since

to

come

direct

of

collection

Egyptian

the

was

the second

in

of this germ

225

GOVERNMENT.

AND

CONSTITUTION

it could

not

create

cal
cleri-

nations.

free,and her life the only living

h

226

INTERPRETATION

free life of the age.

and

Christian
of the

in their

But

and

of

symbols

limited

right

present

day

harsh

of

in

time
cruel

of

as

such.

and

as

the

and

middle

Divine

the

same

the

and

whether

the

in

do

the

at

associated

with

became,

grievous oppression,
in

as

the

case

of

Christianityenjoined

ages.

ruling

Eome

enjoyed

Jews

was

State

thereby necessarily

description,and

merely

powers,

order, and

all other

Church

fell, more

Antioch,

This

not

the

towards
For

Church

bloody persecution;

towards

respect

well

time,

in the

Jews

as

to

destinies

as

bishop.

or

every

the

as

forms,
of

cpnditions

protection, as

of

treatment

doctrinal

Church,

Rome.

of

day

every

in proportion

and

Alexandria

Jerusalem,

affairs.

serious, and

the

individual

The

and

tions
congrega-

proportion

upon

one,

un-

differences

of the

between

purely negative

hostile.

the

is

the

and

hands

the

connexion

The

laid

was

its government
into

more,

more

Church

the

communion,

but

doctrine

stress

more

In

complicated, and

more

grew

the

became

importance.

points of
as

from

that

general Church

the

preciselywhich

more

relations

or

from

it is these

more

limits

narrow

beyond

parochialconcerns,

excluded

are

was

all

the

regards the congregations. Independent

autonomic

and

within

remains

community

in the

this free element

But

municipal constitution;

free, as

upon

APPLICATION.

AND

as

love

the

trators
adminis-

towards

them

enemies, but expresslyalso

Christianityconsidered

all the

CONSTITUTION

AND

of

earthly empires
Prince

of

of

the

the

at

world
order

object of

the

might
of

that

of

The

God, towards

belief

the

kingdom

hatred

of God.

warmest

dissolution
all his

of

free

for

this

world

of

In

order
must

of

this

feeling,we

the

fact

that

the

and

its

Hippolytus, wonderfully

on

the

Christians

until the

total
This

kingdom
world

could

of the

Now

this

of the

kingdom

of

God
I.

speedy

Satan

to

and
the
minds

our

Roman

empire,

the

time

the

idea

of

of

idea

the
not

the

based

was

no

of it

under

drian.
Ha-

brought

kingdom

the

of this

recoecnize

even

this world
had

of

but
Christianity,

event

did
of

kingdom

plication,
sup-

estimate

Jerusalem

face to face with

Church

children

fullyconscious

moral

momentous

the Universal

limits

of

wards
to-

before

This

become

destruction

of God

the

not

love

the

all

to

for the

realize

view

people

for emperors,

fully to

(universal)Church.

final

fervent

was

favoured

originalfundamental

the

of

most

even
right of citizenship,

the

the

evil, with

community

must

passed on

societyof

their

view

humanity,
as

princes and

prayer,

tormentors.

Catholic

God,

power

Thy kingdom come,"

"

force

of the

They prayed

their

but

of

Jews,

the

the

ment
punish-

all these

all their oppressors,

brethren

for

enslaved

of the

of

Christian

that

to

Christians, strengthened by
the

the

the

"

appear.

God

by

good tidings

"

instruments

as

head

very

stood

perish,in

day

ordained

Darkness,

and,

the

227

GOVERNMENT.

as

its

own.

people beyond

228

the

APPLICATION.

AND

INTERPRETATION

municipal sphere ; just

only

Provinces, with

termed

kingdom

of this

no

nations.

There

districts,which

administrative

remained

the

sphere, had

that

world, beyond

as

The
to

do

by

so

doomed

was

of the

means

world,

necessarilysuffer
national

of

want

its then

from

the

they

established

in

with

the

the

bodies

were

much

as

in

union

to

the

the

to

even

capital.But

union

could
There

life of

could

not

free

the

It

France.

it

people (populus

municipal

tions
corpora-

almost
the

extended

as

free

neighbouring country population, and

country

which

towns

adjacent

were

to

here, already,the congregationalelement

more

no

existed,

advance

represent

avoided,

were

police functionaries,

this

in

thus

be

formed

at

that

corporations; and,

the

nicipalities,
mu-

mated
authorities, ani-

Church

towns

modern

the

age,

defunct

the

must

parts of the Continent,

many

of

for

way

the

offices

unrepresented, and

remained

of

Instead

internal

of

calamity

and

tianity.
of Chris-

organization, it

congregation),whereas

means

To

in

are

now

the

prepare

burdensome

whose
as

to

life.

decay,

dissolvingagency

in

but,

fall into

to

Christianitywas
new

(in the

into Dioceses

Prefectures.

and

old world

of

addition, after the time

the

Constantine, of the combination

sense)
political

were

its

national

than

nation.
political

time, only the

beyond

life of

that, Christianity

reorganizing

impossibilityas

Church-

the

social

process.

final aim, the

230

fullyappears
the

same.

for

nowhere

from
The

key

the

claims

of

into

the

established.
the

to

despotism

also but

notions

overwhelming

the

Christian

about

director

military

and

action

independence

Still

itself

the

the
the

As

in all matters

the

not

the

were

elders

principleof

retained,

was

of

exhibits

offices.

ecclesiastical,so

congregational.
power

of

Roman

gradual displacement of

exclusive

the

was

the

clearlyin

too

congregational but
the

and

the

to

of the emperors.

fundamental

bishop

trinsica
in-

were

commonwealth

stagnation of congregationallife

The

in

of

clusive
ex-

became

the age,

Hellenic

life in the

all-destroyingand

the

of

velopmen
de-

in the

again

wretchedness

looked

organic

thereby

Both

transformation

the

to

of

want

clergy,which

all social

world, and

the

in

of

text

our

is to be

it, however,

to

than

more

of

prefixed to

congregational life,and

of

due
decline

table

the

else

and

more

APPLICATION.

AND

INTERPRETATION

smaller

well

as

in the

giate
collethat

as

collective

conf";reo;ations.
The
of

services

of

attendance
as

common

Christian

the

on

well

as

wants,
;

and

preserved,namely,

was

The

charity.

helper implies, in

of the action

portion,moreover,

congregations

the

the

valuable

most

the
poor

full

sense

and

the

office
of

of

To

bodily aid, and, indeed,

was

the

this divine

individual
idea

Deacon

the

sick.

that

to

duty

of services

or

word,
offer

the

ritual
spi-

supply
of
of

of

all

every

charity

CONSTITUTION

had

so

that

the

The

AND

latter

recovered

Church

Ordinances

The

those

upon

deeply

Christ

to

7.), namely, that,

weaker

and

when

nature,

of

most

this
the

attended

point

of their

tion
consola-

legend
Him

by

to

all events,

at

Pet.

community,
and

strengthened
of the man,

is
iii.

man's
wo-

vated
ele-

developes

that

namely,

the

poor,

nately
indiscrimi-

addressed

honour

conesses.
Dea-

collection

upon

Christian

the

peculiar joower,

and

new

of

strictlyApostolical(1

in

hood
sister-

furnishes

which,

sense

the respect and

by

that

Coptic

in need

speech

and

Christian

the

significantEgyptian

in

Martha,

and

Mary

of it.

out

and

charge

they

stood

who

assistance.

attributes

the

sick, and

of the

deaconesses

and

had

deacons

Church,

grew

original information

and

the

than

more

recently

Apostolical

also.

nothing

is

The

precious

deaconess

ordinarily widows,

were

of Widows

of

and

office of deacon

of

mind

the

deeply pervaded

231

GOVERNMENT.

of

serving

sufferingLove.
The

purpose
became

the

giftsoffered
altar

an

of

the

as

at

their

the

of

symbol

of

community

which

had

first-fruits of
able of the
of the

goods

remained

corn

produce

and

as

poor

wine, and

vow

It

was

sacred

In all

our

of
a

the

self- dedication,

part of the
tians,
early Chris-

custom.

whatever

of the earth, served

clergy.

which

table, which

among
a

to

common

especiallyapplied.

were

system

for

opulent provided

was

The
tithe-

for the maintenance

Collections, the validity

232

of

INTERPRETATION

the

and

ox

Apostolic

injunction

especially
which

text

is

means

floor,

the

treadeth
the

of

first

as

do

eat

not

the

clergy

very

or

small

Church

on

"

one,

out

applied

so

APPLICATION.

AND

the

Greek

Thou

head

shalt

corn."

all

In

should

portion
property.

of

muzzle

the

the

as

corn

only

recognized;

on

this

gifts

of

that

threshing-

appropriate
the

cept
pre-

by

oxen

the

the

written

re-

also,

that,
the

is

not

Collection

signifying
up

that

to

the

selves
them-

gation,
congre-

233

11.

THE

Churches,
Christ

the

as

and
and

his

fragments are

intentional
of them

many

besides, these
with

an

to

knot

modern

of
to

made

be

Greek

Churches

and
the

the ruins

except by

of the land

after

of the

stereotypedform

be

to

had

cut, but

sible
impos-

libertybeing
State.

and
say, the

and

Russia, hitherto

of

the

tional
na-

the

and

vast

offers

only

and
system of discipline

rigidChurch

The

and

superintendence
spiritual

of

Church

Assyria,rules

of

in like manner,

Gordian

is the

Byzantine empire

its penances

of the

relation

Christian

to

And,

struggle

having oppressed all

metropolitan government.

the

Syria,Egypt,

aspiringempire

with

to

in Church

Church, that is

in

have

This

easy

in

reminiscences;
life.

State.

mains
re-

scious,
uncon-

or

of future

problem

Europe,

Byzantium, which,

over

centuries

Christian

loosed

the law

The

fifteen

germs

them

conscious

accidental

the

even

of

arose
penalties,

of each
the

of

idea

of the

in each

But

comes

Christian

early

aim

extant,

or

entirelynew

Church

and

substance

Apostles.

community

in the

is exhibited

which

that

to

up

existingChurch

again,no

Here,

REFLEX.

brother

pline,
disci-

out

by

of

of the

the

gregation
con-

right of permanent

or

234

INTERPRETATION

AND

temporary exclusion, which

metropolitansystem,
which

APPLICATION.

find in the

we

unions
con"2:regational

the

The

period possessed.

of the power

developed out

was

of the

ante-Nicene

the

priestswere

Byzantine

heirs of the

congregation.
As

in the
formed

was

of

Pope

there the

is supreme
into the

more

form

of

form

which

and

the

has

become

check

the

upon

the

of

spiritual
; in

in

has

oppressed

used,
instinctively

Emperor,

an

in the

Rome,
else,makes

the
eyes, the
the

the

the

West,

to

make

one

the

sometimes

nomination

of

Bishops.

Where

usurpation, or

In

temporal.

Pope,

other

freedom

sometimes

tool.

Bishops,as everywhere
of the

reverse

episcopalpower

despotism

repulsed spiritof

or

principleand

however,

times, reversing the

its protector and

direct

nobles,

princes and

In

modern

tution
Apostolicalinsti-

the fundamental
emanates

as
Pope ought strictly,

all

from

as

lay

early days, the temporal

the spiritual
principle,
upon

words, the

the

prevailedover

the

state.

other

and

more

enced
influis,again,essentially

despotism
the

fall

here the

each, also,the despotic

has

strength enough

upon

ruling corporation.

councils

In

background.

government,

had

and

synods

sway

has

man

by

the

pire
Em-

the Western

Bishop and Metropolitan,so

ecclesiastical

of

capitalof

clergy is

the

Church, which

in the Western

so

the old

round

Kome,

Only, as

Eastern,

from

matter

this is not

of

law.
the

In her

papal,and

right,to

the case,

specialarrangement

and

nate
nomi-

it arises

treaty

is, in principle,the

This

(concordat).

first

fell

in

these

the Princes

shared

again

felt themselves

they
orders

system, but

priesthood.

the

But

the

plunder on

Popes
soon

as

monastic

in this

despotic

little,fell under

in

wars

and

the
the

of

century,

after

awakened

Evangelical
and
so-called

the

two

thirst

the

Inner

all free

possible.
im-

divines

matters,

princesa

of

germs

the

Mission.

of the Institute of Deaconesses

ligious
re-

vine
di-

revolutions, that

and

missions
in

among

for the

the

It is only the nineteenth

great

Diaconate
or

sal
univer-

Europe

ecclesiastical

to

reforms

various

of

controversy

usurpation.

Church

Home

of

of

France, rendered

usual, framed

the

of civilization

result

the

was

indifferent

jurist,as

rightout

decay

leading countries

rage

people

that

and

Germany

The

basis of

correct

saving

the rage of the

part of the nobility,

in the

development

the

avidityof princes,the

people which

the

among

has

The

established

the

anti-reformingpowers,

and

the

the

general thraldom.

and
principleof liberty,

made

of

spoil,as

little and

Here, again,the Reformation

for

of

enough.

at

oppressed

yoke

that

free societies

only

they, by

even

the

under

strong

the

formed

afterwards

the latter the

with

its appearance

clergy, which

under

consequence

and

Bishops ;

the

laity,and

dispossessedthe

them,

The

form.

temporal

lutism
abso-

same

later, made

which, five centuries

in

235

CONSTITUTIONS.

CHURCH

EXISTING

to

old

life in

the

tries,
foreign coun-

sense,

The

(not by

or

the

restoration

the

French,

236

INTERPRETATION

has

as

lately been
is

have

AND

in

England,

combinations

and

associations

of

municipal

life, beyond

the

limits

union

two

Protestant

of the
and

of

the

Synods

is

cannot

the very

of the

is

waiting for
of
vitality

Danish

is

Episcopacy
the

king

and

without

The

only hope

is the

of

Synods, a
The

the

melted

of life for the

connexion

which

lost

Catholic

is
the

now

on

and

government,
and

has

Protestant,nor
life. She

not

with

like

an

the

acquired

So

dream.

Episcopate
nexion
organic con-

element, the

present does

not

exist.
of

parochialcure

excellent,has practically

institutions
the

The

father

national

the whole

constitutional

means

without

Prussian

English Church, beyond

souls which

by

of the

away

new

at

lived
out-

coronation

there

entering into

trulyvital

nation,

Northmen.

for the

children, and

its

that

has,

state-machine.

stood

the

self-

Church

reanimation

Prussia, who

of
possibility
with

Swedish

mere

bishops nominated

first

theran
Lu-

But

Christian

life of

of the indestructible

were

(the

is wanting.
principleof vitality

constitutional

and
itself,

The

life.

Synods composed

with

and, without

govern

whole

in Church

greater part of Protestant

the

torpid Lutheranism

like the

Both

step in the right direction.

vast

government,
The

mans)
Ger-

by

confessions

Reformed)

laityand clergy,in

Germany,

but

remarkably significantfeature.

led to

said

APPLICATION.

of medieval

exception of
one

the

copate,
Epis-

single element

of

constitutional
consequentlyof Apostolical,
establishes

Catholic

hierarchism

with-

238

complete

less

the

than

libertywhich
a

certain

pervades

is what

spiritualinfluence

spiritof

nation

the

would

Germany;

freedom.

without

be

is

predominant,

so

decision

supreme

temporal,

in

Christ, and
a

view

this

vital

is

noble

separation. Such
in it ; wuth

Church

other

no

heroism

persecutionsand

element

by English

episcopacy in

does
her

(in which,

the

eighteenth,the

accounted
relation

State

the

by

these

seventeenth

itself),
of the

the

century, and

is still viewed

by

lar
popu-

by

in

the

an

in the

light of

popular Church.

phenomena, however,

for

plaining
ex-

hierarchical

and

supremacy

own

theless,
never-

has manifested

oppressionsof

not

of

way

patronage passed after the union

of

unjust law

All

the

with

circumstance, that, in consequence

the

atrocious

the

of bitter

is

been

communion

strange phenomenon

the most

enemy

of

the

to

what

but
foreigndespoticlegislation,

this

an

popular garb,

spiritualand

question

legality. There

hy

in

a
papisticelement
essentially

national

but

is

diiference, indeed, that

combat

ever,
Presbyterianism,how-

question of rights,has

source

the

of

lately a dispute as

what

mixed

made

has

that

upon

into

turned

this

of hierarchism,

element

the

In

century.

th^

rigid,although

morally highly respectable,Presbyterianism

seventeenth

litical
po-

to
supplies,

of ecclesiastical

Holland
of

The

German.

extent, the want

Scotland

APPLICATION.

AND

INTERPRETATION

the

between

incredible
the

Church

can

only

confusion
and

be

fully

respecting

State; that is

CHURCH

EXISTING

the nation

and

continues

long historyof

of which
A

we

Constantine, from

the

the
:

powers

the

course

stake.

persecuted sect,

with

religion,and,

the

which

by

army

before

Even

exclusive
dosius

the

the

Apocalyptic

and

more

Protector

into

the

Constantine, which

comparing

himself

of
(overseer)

system

was

is

as

just

the

of

system

them

in

with

from

empire

and

build

as

an

centred

Antioch.
the

the

lightof subjects;

and

joke

of the emperor

immortalized

the

external

an

bishops partly in

convivial

has been

to

Theo-

the

byEusebius,

bishops as

an

affairs of the

despotic monarchy,
rational

the

Alexandria,

considered

point

out

of

great imperial cities of

lightof helpmates,partlyin
this is the

carried

corporation,which

(and New-Rome),

Rome

the time

was

joyed
en-

Christianitywas

admitted

round

more

Church

bishops rivalled

Catholic

episcopal and

of

imperial

century it

Catholic

the

manner.

beginning

very

of the

fourth

emperors

the

persecution,and

the

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they governed.
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political
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strugglebetween
a

nation

the

say, between

to

239

CONSTITUTIONS.

upon

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theirs.

was

this

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right of

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240

right divine

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of the Church
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priestlyelection

with

in

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241

CONSTITUTIONS.

CHURCH

EXISTING

tlie

of

the

in

blood,

bishop,

interest

of

priestlycandidate.

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Presbyters,with

clergy, domineered

over

the

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242

INTERPRETATION

in

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243

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CHURCH

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246

INTERPRETATION

APPLICATION.

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247

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union

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248

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ried

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State.

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OF

clergy attaches

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notions,

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249

CHURCH.

Catholicizingportion

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250

INTERPRETATION

priestdoes

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to

confirmed

and

Convocation,

of the

assent

of

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251

INSTITUTION.

ancient

the

this element
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testant
Pro-

Kaiserswerth,

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252

INTERPRETATION

reform

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Mission

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of

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lengthy,

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Koman

ritual had

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279

SEKVICES,

Carlovingianprotectionand

power.

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ning
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as

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offertory

280

INTERPHETATION

became

antiphony
oblation

into

sacerdotal

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the

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sacrifice of the

was

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with

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BYZANTINE

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produce, upon

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sacrifice,
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and

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solemnity is

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faithfullymaintained

far

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this

congregation;

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prayer.

predominance

element,

281

SERVICES.

ROMAN

AND

Greek

the

view.

same

Church

is

just as

stiff

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and

INTERPRETATION

dead

to have

been

obscure

and

at

the

Churches,
character.

omitted, and,

on

foreignto
that the

the

the

the

the

other

that

off the
the

to

and

words

is

of Institution

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of the

bration
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grown

of

repetitionof

still

formality,and

into

form.

mere

at the

Service

but

it

since

The

Lord's

is

the

canon

of

gregation
con-

Supper,
although

over,

require the contrary

Gregory's canon
in the Greek

celebration

of

Koman

mass

priest,who

sacrifices the

Lord's

the

the Thank-

congregation;

as

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of the

of the

communicates

same

forms

such

upon

the

to

more

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thanksgiving.

Thus, also,the

Communion

has

it is the

ginal
ori-

Prayer

Elements, from

after the Communion

the words

the

Church.

consciousness

believers

never

but

from

character

hand, is laid

already become
time

and, of all the

prominence entirely

no

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had

most

of the ancient

other

the

implies the

finitively
century, and de-

Consecration

into

also,in

was,

hand, the

praise and

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offeringof

real

become

offeringof praiseand thanksgiving,but

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gradually drew
from

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recognizesthe

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stress, on

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sense

canon

as

sixth

deviates

brought

are

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of

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canon

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end

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which

forms

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with

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and

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unintelligible.
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compared

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realityfixed

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sides.
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longerbe-

the Roman

as

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and

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body,

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act

and

repeats the propitiatorysacrifice of Christ

whole
of

the

thereby
;

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SERVICE

OF

which

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283

CHURCHES.

REFORMED

misunderstood,

of the words

of the

as

or

false interpretat

but

Liturgy,

as

doctrine.
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which

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sprung

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of

centre

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letter
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practice;
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sacrifice.

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preted
misinter-

form.
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the first question.

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worship on

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have

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self, vowed

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to

was

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the

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pathologically,

to external

and

second ?

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spiritto

equilibrium

domestic,

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love.

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down,

sacrifice of

the

restore

to

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ment
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leads

essence

in thankful

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as

process

problem, then,

sacrifice: the

of

out

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hood,
priest-

parts : but this connexion

which

from

sion
perver-

cognate abuses, elevated

death; from

life to

unnoticed

the

that

sacrifice and

established

formative

development

from

of

for the

This

dogma

consciousness

all their

doctrines.

of

up

It has

consciousness
grew

into

Churches.

led to the restoration

the basis of the

of the

Evangelicaland

284

INTERPRETATION

Apostolicalinstitutions,and
again performed
the

people,the
be

to

reformed, the Latin

former

and

is based

the other

on

form

that

upon

important thought
Christianity,did
branch

of

retained
power

ethic

the

its

of the

not

well

of

of

Christ, made
both

by

In

for

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whereas

poured

their
the

Churches,

in

the

out

praise
morning

however,

element, predominated

so

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and

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ceremony

of

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strengthof

efficacyof

the Lutheran

most

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virtue
the

idea

Apostolical

birth

new

the

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as

of

Churches.

as

the

the

the

mentous
mo-

which

redemption by Christ, on

inspiredhymns;
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to

come

expression
of

work

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solemnityrests.
an

divine

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thought, as

influence

and

the

Church,

ancient

dignity In both, by

act

found

the

vin,
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historical

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abstraction.

by

elements,

for the

hand, substituted

held
sacrifice,
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in his later
the

to

as

and

misunderstanding.

medieval

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of the Lutheranizers,

the

will,into

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errors

gulated
re-

notions.

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basis

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scholasticising
philosophy of

period,and

of

adopted,as

Mass

sequently
con-

was

language spoken by

in the

carried, against their

were

conventionalism

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the service

when

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his services upon

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the

Church, the Spirit

internal

sacrifice

in

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the

spiritof

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the

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thankful

star

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worship

lightof
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the

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ex-

in
In

doctrinal

proportion,that

286

INTERPRETATION

seized

people, however,
in

activity of

they

understood

the
had

and

could

element, it

free

was

the

The

service

development
became

peculiar,and
and
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people

leading

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space

organic

in

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catholic.

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be

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liturgicalstate

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loss in

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ancient
prayer:

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natural

and

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seventeenth
it has

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tained,
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at

elements

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silent
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this

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notice, and

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one.

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in

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dignifiedcharacter

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to

of

influence, it

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and

and

wholly accidental,

part

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dominion

mirror

organic

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more

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owing

and

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as

from

repetitions. Nevertheless,

centuries

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the

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called iq^on

unable

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and

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of

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when

hold

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congregation.
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old

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AND

forms

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prayer,

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and

psalms

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laries
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hymns

very

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name

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as
a
ecclesiastically,
part

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in

recognizes,moreover,

the

does

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and

two

instance

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inspirationof

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are

prayer

between

free

which

which

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lish
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of

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or

ordination, immediately before

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a

minister

people jointly.

service

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for the

neither

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two

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pause

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admits

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288

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down

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reading

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of

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INTERPRETATION

Their

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gation
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they

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repetition

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month,

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be

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Roman

creates

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only tolerable

from

idea of the opus

and

Roman

289

LITURGY.

uniformitywhich

the force of
Even

operatum.
make

Churches

such

no

habit, or

the

Greek

the

call upon

their

congregations.
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the

ages

of the

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hemistichs, which
into

changed

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purely arbitraryand

as

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no

organicconnexion),the

so

on.

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of

sustained

God

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the life of Christ formed

point. Already in
O

to,

evidently a great variety

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of the ecclesiastical year

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expresses

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verse

chanting by

colitrary to Scripture;

that

lost in the dark

moreover,

antiphonalrecitation,which

into two
This

Church

Roman

the ante-Nicene

period

290

INTERPEETATION

this idea

in

was

his Paschal

in

therefore

and

is

year
death

vernal

o^uration of the Church.

developed

Epiphany,

this

idea,

organicallyand

not

by
yet significantly,

is true, but

English Church

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odes.

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had

reference

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of

character
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with

of

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to

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to

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and

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has

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for the

requirements

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regard

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ecclesiastical

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completely through

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and

cycle of Bible-readingadopted

omissions, and
read

hymns

expressingthe peculiar

of

Scripture for

different

thing
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worship

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of

exception

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a

the

season

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proper

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day
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psalms,and

with

expunging, indeed,

year,

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clearly,it

of

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psalms,intermixed

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verses

and

seasons,

being

as

of the

means

appropriatedto
Scripture-readings
festivals and

and

in later times

Church

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whole

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of the

descent

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of

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celebration

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forward, the feast of Pentecost,

of

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festival,

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equinox,

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Christmas
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the

Rome,

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291

LITURGY.

New

officiating

292

INTERPHETATION

minister
him

of

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commonly,

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the

is, falsely,called

East, and

the

choral

the

clergy.

in

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299

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INTEKPRETATION

We

The

retained.

is still a prayer
of

Hippolytan

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in

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INTERPPtETATION

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not

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especially

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advice

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of

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2.

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by

upon

they rejectedand repudiated them

in such

of

martyrs

the

its Levitical

excited

were

forms

establish

to

two

more

303

VI.

step taken

not, however,

were

the

clergy,once

strippedof

did

EDWARD

Service, instead

the

and

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first

make
the

OF

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arrive

1559

alterations
and

(1662), forms
shall
at the

give

which

1604,

and

the

sent
pre-

complete

period of

1662.

304

VI., according

Edward

the

Church,

because

In

commandment.

for

substituted

Sacrifice

of

of

idea

the

and

expressed

as

the

strange

used

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arc

to

(because

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become,

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who

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being found

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the

medieval

into

are

tion
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portions

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time

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of

mind

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brought

feeling,that

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one

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sacrifice),

time, the favourite

the

of

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ultra-Protestant

an

reference

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as

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from

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most

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instead

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universal

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collect, at

second

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collect,following the Communion

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sensi-

the

the communicants.

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of the ancient

tedious,

is very

manner,

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most

of

head

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the

palpable improvements.

false view

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elements

blessingon

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consecration

at

is omitted, and

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placed
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of the

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for

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precedent

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into

converted

each

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to

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too

response

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of

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are

Book

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In

APPLICATION.

AND

INTERPRETATION

collect

of those

form
liturgical

of the medieval

by

Church.

its

laud's

liturgy

3. Laucts

The

Communion

was

party

far from

very

the

among

Liturgy

clergy.

As

I., the

reaction

which

in

latter

part of

the

which

the
as

and

favour
a

to

of

of

Scotland

make

the

could

make

their

views

of

known
one

long

"

that

of the

it

causes

archbishop,and
scaffold.

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force

the

was

afterwards

of the

the

Such

intended

the

people.
the
which

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clergy,"
is well

outbreak, and

brought

king himself, to

the basis of the

Episcopal Church

for

I., by force

hearing

of

cause

back

preparation,of

Charles

the

further

to

English.

was

of the rebellion

it forms

Liturgy

upon

country.

Liturgy

secret

after

duction
intro-

Scotland, thought

the

which

the

that

scheme

which, in 1637,

to

pitifulas

was

into

in

of

royal prerogative,

endeavoured

narrow-minded

Scottish

means

Liturgy

and

publicly

was

planned

this

the

bringing

origin,after

Scotland,
of the

of

use

Communion

its face

wished, for political

reasons,

his friends

medieval, by

the

the

show

of

mastery, under

he

as

time

Elizabeth, and

of

equally

had
episcopal,

and

they

was

the

to

the

English Liturgy

Laud, however,

the

for

Liturgy,

L, who

James

of

to

reign

monarch

Protestant

early as
began

openly

strove

composer

king.

in

secretlyencouraged by her,

was

avowed,

Scotland.

satisfyingthe Presbyterian

James
the

305

SCOTLAND.

Liturgy for

of the

reconstruction

sense

for

the
the

munion
present Comof

Scotland,

306

APPLICATION.

AND

INTERPRETATION

and, in part, of that of the United

is the

expressionof

again

strives for

synopsis

of

ecclesiastical view

an

the

States, and

its

from

contents

which

now

subjoin a

ascendency,we

it

as

plete
com-

unaltered

the

orio-inal version.
o

After

Commandments

the
the

of

reading

Creed,

and

(which

the

the

Epistle

Sermon,

the

left

were

untouched),

and

Gospel,

real

Communion

Nicene

the

Service

followed.
A.

The

into

Offertory,reconstructed
office.

from

begins

Sacrifice

the

the

It

of

Sacrifice

Levitical

David's

sacrificial

with

(Gen.

Abel

(Ex.

16.) ;

from

of the

giftsfor

xxix.

10, 11, 12. 14. 17.; the

xiv.

xxv.

Thanksgiving

the

ficial
symbolical sacri-

building of

at

sentences

5.); from

"

Numb.

the

consecration

Temple (1 Chron.

the

of

words

xcvi.

8.

His

Thee"); closingwith
Give

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name

bring

Lord

the

unto

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offering, and

an

here

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plied
ap-

do

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of

verse

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came
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14.

ver.

"

unto

xvi.

2. ;

liturgicalat an early period, and

with
Of Thine
spiritedfreedom :
give

we

Psalm

glory

due

come

into

unto

His

courts."

The

applying

sentences

almsgiving

to

Liturgy (see above, I.)then

these
When
the

sacrificial
these

basin, which

B.

wine

General
state

for the

is

presented
the

to

Christ's

here

his hands

altar, and

orders

the

bread

for

the

whole

Communion.

Church

above, II.). Instead

followin^^is

into

him, containing the

Intercessory Prayer (Prayer

of

English

immediately after

ended, the priest takes

are

the

sentences.

alms, places it upon

and

follow

in

Militant

of the

introduced

Prayer
:

here

on

for the

earth,

see

Dead,

the

307
And

"

also bless

we

from

rest

now

Thee

wonderful

grace

who

been

have

the

lights of
humbly

grace

to

be

is

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the

saints

Thy

and

grace,

generations :
we

have

may

stedfastness

holy

in

ments,
command-

Lord's

of the

exhortation

joined
en-

time, either

inviting

Supper,

warning

or

of

receiving
First

is

it,revisions

of Edward

Book

VI.

for every

holiday(after
non-communicants
have
nition
withdrawn), an Admoto the worthy receiving of the Lord's
Supper :

beloved

(as in

Acts

of

in the

both

E.

Preface

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Consecration

with

form
Edward

of

which

see

form

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to

Holy, Holy, Holy

Prayer (see above,
"

the

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the

our

Second

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and

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body

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us

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beseech

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unto

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we

come

(see above, I.).

diate
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and

Almighty God,

tender

Thy

to

above, VII.).

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Father,

Thy

VI.,

between

VI.

of Edward

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of Edward

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mind

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the

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to

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to

of

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day

of

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of

example

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several

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faith,

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all

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follow the

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and

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their

labours.

their

high praise

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name

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servants

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so

to

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; and

of

bless and

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andioincy that they may
Holy

blood

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most

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308

Son

beloved

Thy
in

Son

death

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same

in the

of

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the

the

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Gifts,"

the

I.

precious body

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after

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for word

as

word

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in

with

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words,

following

Lord

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added

are

in the First

the

offering of

these

Thy Holy

ivhich

Prayer (see above, V.).

do not
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presume,"
Concluding Prayer :
above, \ll.).
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that

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here

adopted,and
in

the

and

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form

older

the

the sixteenth

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expressing
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solving,the

in

the

contrary, is here, and

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tendency

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ristic

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is

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to

with
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of the Lord's

also

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medieval

the

more

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was

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strongly marked;

sacrifice,that

celebration

in

in

thing

undertook, but did

century

entirelysucceed

cannot

now

complete;

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of

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rendered

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passion,

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(see above, IV.) ; only

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most

according to

night,""c.

Heavenly Father," "c.,

Book

Christ's

Jesus

of

of

receivingthem

we,

Saviour

remembrance

blood, who
G.

that

; so

our

partakers

APPLICATION.

AND

INTERPRETATION

for

so

that

the

Word

by

the

"

of the

the power

prominently forward
Word

and

and

"

we

are

it
not

310

IKTEEPRETATION

AND

effect of which

quarianism,the only
the

APPLICATION.

conscience, and

the

impede

be to disturb

can

light of

living

future.

The

4.

of England, 1559, 1604,

Church

After

points of

the

free

and

the

of

Liturgy
points,at

the

part with

the most

took

William

the

Royal

III.

in

undergo

but

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final

revision

proposals of
assent

accordingly dropped.

at

tional
Na-

Savoy

the

receivingthe

not

were

the last attempt

ments,
argu-

unsatisfactory.

were

1689;

Commissioners

by

one-sided

after

(1662\

to

was

Convocation, they
was

course

present form, in its essential

its

Restoration

subsequently

under

formularies

animosity, the

Conference, the results of which

It

the

old and

been, in the

great zeal and

with

but

the

century, variously combated

seventeenth

for
parties,

both

speech,had

and

prayer

of

1662.

such

betw^een

as

and

between

contrast

well

Liturgies,as

new

Service

Communion

established

present

definitive

settlement

of

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of the

Liturgy.
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as

order, compared with

follows.

the

natural

always
and

alms.

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follows

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more

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ancient, is

conformity with

tory
rubric, the Offer-

which

during

the

enjoincharity
collection

of

PRESENT

if there

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are

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the General

whether

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of the

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made

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nothing whatever

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is

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custom

of

following

clearlyprescribed,
natural, but
of the

Communion

long,and

up

Word

ing
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Service.

thus mutilated
this

deprived of
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by

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practice
the

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the congregation

vice.
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Communion,

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do

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practically
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Liturgy.

ordinary Service, without

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are

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is the

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and

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ordinary Sunday

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Lord's

important concluding part. By

the most

But

the

regretted,
consequence

the Service

found

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years,

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for the

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be

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of

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last 150

hearing of

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be

entirelyfrom
the

that

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to

Church

ambiguous,

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is to

notice

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Sunday

of

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blessingattached

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of the

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communicants,

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of

is very

favour

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it is doubtful

least

Offertory is

the

even

communicants,

rubric

The

strongly

311

Prayer

ordinary practice,at
so

LITURGY.

ENGLISH

with
to

the

the

Communion

it loses the act

Offertorywas

to

be

of

Act

of

only

as

such,

Thanksgiving.
of
Prayer itself,

the

symbol.

The

312

INTERPRETATIOX

General

Church

earliest
with

down

is indeed

Prayer

Service

part of the

those

to

Thus

1821.

the

the

Prussian

were
destroyed if that interpretation

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the

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of

framers

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of

saying

and

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decide

the

(Prayer

on

always

St. James's

at

this

and

fertory
Of-

the

maintained,

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to

seems

was

without

Intercessory Prayer
of Christ's

state

earth) which

begins with

everliving God,

hast

those

tant
mili-

tlie

words,

by

Thy

who,

Holy

who

have

departed

in

altogetheromitted
any

Church

"

taught

of

mention

but

with

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General

whole

the

and

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which

thoughtlessnessto

constantlyused

beautiful

Almighty

the

one.

questionagainstthe ordinary practice.

for

here
"

been

that

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has

fact that in the

have

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Sunday

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true

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and

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would

Besides, it is asserted,

Liturgy.

cathedrals

some

custom

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such

ascribe

of

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the

primitivetimes,

be

the

Liturgy

organizationof

the most

this

Churches,

Protestant

of the

whole

from

typicallyfixed

prescribedfor

ordinances, from

all the

in

singleexception of

the

APPLICATION.

AND

is

1552,

Intercession,perfectlyfree

in

faith,

restored,
from

the

of misunderstanding and misinterpretation.

possibility
Its

"

dignifiedwords

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we

also

bless

departed
beseeching

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are

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this
to

follows

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give

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us

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grace

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fear
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PRESENT

ENGLISH

good examples,
of

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shall

we

Christ's

turn

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see

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the Funeral

of

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Church,

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consider-

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blessed

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might

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partakers

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this prayer

any

be

may

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our

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Grant

heavenly kingdom.

for Jesus

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with

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313

LITURGY.

departure

of

deceased

brother:
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Thee

Beseeching

that

it may

please

goodness shortlyto

Thy elect,and

with

VI.

No.

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altered

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from

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distribution

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its

positionbeing

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for

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word, the concluding

Version, before

the

Prayer (see above. III.). Here,

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and

petitionfor blessingis

altogetherfrom
and

Thy Holy Spiritand

"

"

I. in the earlier Service.

of the

properlytransferred
the

of

number

of the elements.

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the

Holy

"

presume," "c.):word

Prayer,

cious
gra-

correspondingessentially

the

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do

the

accomplish

Thy

of the earlier Service.

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here

of

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of Confession

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hasten

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"

Word

ive,
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the

very

elements

words

also omitted

"

in

to

with

humbly beseech
receiving these Thy creawe

most

314

of

tures

the

After
administer
If

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this

the

hold

ancient

itself to

sixteenth
of the

for

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the

consideration

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that

sacrifice is

from

of this

circulated

widely

earth, has by
a

thorough

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the

no

reform

in

States, which

vast
to

Communion

far

body

of the

the

Pacific.

has
New
Now

The

in

tion
organiza-

that

adopted

of

is

England

as

But, when

point

the

Church

Service, and of the

cerned,
con-

considered

view, the development

and, after the Bible,

national

most

The

ceased.

means

which

completely developed

1662.

and

the

lost, and

remarkable,

most

disguise

of 1549.

as

general Christian

most

year

to

problem
of

Communion

the

the

the

is less

Liturgy generally,ceases,
with

part of it which

solved.

is not

Liturgy

the

Church, and that which

fact

sacrifice

of

recognize its

to

in that

the

in the

was

mirror

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to

up

ancient

the

century

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it

than

Service

ancient

and

sacrament

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the

the

congregation.

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from

It is

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receive

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is borrowed

in

"c.

clergy

this

great Christian

is

most

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we

our

brance
holy institution, in rememblessed
body and blood, who

night," "c.

same

Son,

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to

Christ's

Jesus
of

wine, according

and

bread

Saviour

APPLICATION.

AND

INTERPRETATION

book

whole

received

Episcopal Church
found

this

of

its way

Continent

the

through

from

reform

upon

the

lantic
At-

is, in the

Service, considerablyinfluenced

by

the

SCOTTISH

Communion

COMMUNION

Scotland, which
the

last century.

The

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had

1636

medieval

type

editions

of 1724,

me),
a

all

second

at

take

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head

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nation.

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as

Those

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William

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at

in Scotland,

Laud

Church

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of

1689.

and

did

Church

in

reinforcement

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product of

so

1552,

Episcopal

confirmation

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considered

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Sacerdotal
as

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successors

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Liturgy

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334

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TRACTARIANS.

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337

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THE

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339

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in
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343

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organizationof
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344

INTERPRETATION

APPLICATION.

AND

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345

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MODERN

common

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346

grand

truly
the

AND

INTERPRETATION

national

of

Liturgies

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elements
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consequence

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THE

RULES

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CHRISTIAN

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348

INTERPRETATION

the

was

AND

destined

this

and

to

doomed

is, the

which

existence
The

politicalorder

life

separationbetween

lightand

holiness

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350

divine

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earnest

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selves
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with

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p. 79.
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into the

ages

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character

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351

CHRISTIANS.

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THE

our

The

their

point

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352

INTERPRETATION

AND

is for the

believers

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heart

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freedom

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antiquity,

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was

back

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testimony against idolatrywhich

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life
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whole

353

MEAT.

should
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sary
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subject,for

354

INTERPRETATION

With

this

AND

second

command

noticed

in

of

Constitutions

the

remarkable

matrimonial

and

the

(p. 94.

relations

text

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baptism, themselves, the

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TO

Defend, O Lord,
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all

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