For if Baptifm were to be adminiftred by Women, certainly our Lord would have been baptiz'd by his own Mother, and not by John; or when he fent us to bap tize, he would have fent along with us Women alfo iszęάows pedwner, for this purpose. But now δως και 7 ακολεθίαν ε he has no where, either by quoews, &* diπpéπde Conftitution, or by Writing, 3 Teasual, sê deliver'd to us any fuch thing; Σ quoews; Inpiepes, as knowing the Order of è ↑ Narážεas roug- Nature, and the Decency of θέσης. the Action; as being the Creator of Nature, and the Legiflator of the Constitution. 9 Neither do we permit the x. | Laity to perform any of the Offices belonging to the Priesthood: As for Inftance, neither the Sacrifice, nor Bap tifm, nor the laying on of Hands, nor the Bleffing, whecher the maller or the greater: For, No one taketh this Ho- Heb. v. 4. nour to himself, but he that is called of God. For fuch facred Offices are conferr'd by the Laying on the Hands of the Bishop. But a Perfon to whom fuch an Office is not committed, but he feizes up on on it for himself, he fhall ea re Olía Tosh 2Chr.xxvi. undergo the Punishment of orry. Uzziah... 1. XI. Nay farther, we do not permit to the ret of the Clergy to Baptize: As for Ἀλλ ̓ ἔτι τοῖς λοιποῖς κληρικοῖς ἐπιτρέπομ BaπTiler ofor de Instance, neither to Readers, 6, faktais, nor Singers, nor Porters, nor MÉVOLS & ἢ μόνοις επι wрeoCum πρεσβυτέ and Presbyters alone, yet fo 2 nister to them therein. But aurois rhs Honguar. thole who venture upon it of 3 τολμώντες τᾶτο, fhall undergo the Punishment of the Companions of Num. xvi. Garah. We do not permit Presbyters to ordain Deacons, or Deaconeffes, or Readers, or Minifters, or Singers, or Porters, but only Bishops: For this is the Ecclefiaftical Order and Harmony. as, υπηρέτας, η mawpus, and μόνοις τοῖς ἐπισκόποις, αὕτη γάρ έξι τάξις έκα κλησιαςικὴ « αρμονία. SECT. XXXV... XII. NOW as concerning En-E (ýλe, vy, or Paffion, or Evil ή καταλαλιας, fpeaking or Strife, or the Love, φιλόνεια of Contention, we have faid was, apnay v already to you, that these are ok Tavra Xersiduols αλλά Móneia, & Misa alien from á Chriftian, and I chiefly in the Cafe of Widows. But because the Devil, who works in Men, is in his Conduæ cunning, and full of various Devices, he goes to those that are not truly Widows, as formerly to Cain; (for fome fay they are Widows, but do not perform the Injun&ions agreeable to the Widowhood; as neither did Cain difcharge the Duties due to a Brother: For they do not confider how 'tis not the Name of Sé Tis♂ Widowhood that will bring them to the Kingdom of God, but true Faith and holy Works But if any one poffeffes the Name of Widowhood, but does the Works of the Adversary, her Widowhood will not be im pured: But the will be thruft out of the Kingdom, and deliver'd to eternal Punishment. For we hear that fome Widows are jealous, envious Calumniator, and envious at the Quiet of ὑπάρχων, εἰς τοὺς μὴ meas eμmoμmold, ws My Tom's & Kair. La δ λέγεσιν είναι χῆραι, τα ἢ η χηρείας αξια παραγγέλματα ο ποισιν, ὡς εἰδ ̓ ὁ Καὶν τα adenpina dina wala. ἀξιοῦσι τὰ ὡς εἰ δ' όνομα η χηρείας εἰς βασιλείαν aura's eat, an arner's Tisu, στα έργα "pra". με όνομα ο χηρείας HEKINTOY, TO τικειμύς ἐπιτελεῖ ἐπι mdsinara, ñ û x pera aums & Who ρεία λογιπήσε ray, & watera 5 & Ba σιλείας, αιωνίᾳ κολάση το δαδοθήσεται ακείομύω gap kvas meas (nλo Túmes, & dovεea's, βόλεις, βασκαινέσας * rear άvéœou a ποιαῦται, ἐκ εἰσὶ το Xersos, coù & iners deeft. V. 20a. v. others. others. Such Widows as διδασκαλίας μαθήτρια EXOTO'S & à QO'S .. Εὐλογητὸς ο Θεός aiaužas + Curnoneav. drogoon, were, Αλόγησον, κύριε, do acor & Hanovýaury, è ☎ ep τον αὐτὸ ἀναθῆναι ἐκ antea Te's Cε 2 Thou art bleffed, O God, who haft refresh'd my Fellow-Widow. Blefs, O Lord, and glorifie him that has beftow'd these things upon her; and let his good Work afcend in Truth to thee; and remember him for good in non avro eis athe Day of his Vilitation. γαθὸν ἂν ἡμέρᾳ ἐπισκο And as for my Bishop, who s + aur8'. È ↑ 6H720 has fo well perform'd his σκοπόν με ἳ καλῶς Duty to thee, and has or- Cor S λειτεργήσαμτου, der'd fuch a seasonable Alms " Adažava nasto be bestow'd on my Fellow or regole juμ ་ 3 4 " Widow, who was naked, doo TN Curnow Ispeur. V. 2 deeft. v. 3 μvýðun. v. Teodens auδόξαν, σε δάσης ἐφόρον και χήσεως ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἀπα καλύψεως ἐπισκοπῆς C. oμgiws Coα Tea To tλE, OUμ- Alms join with the other 3 in praying for him. But if any Woman has XIV, av 2, azion Ducas- cret, will render to him that did Good openly. But those deeft. V. deeft. V. . v. pihemustir. V. thou ! |