اد ̓Αλλ ̓ ἔτε λακοῖς Ἐπιτρέπομλυ ποιεῖν τι της ἱερατικῶν ἔργων. afov Dvoidy, Baie 칡 Ho, ἢ χειροθεσίαν, ολογίου μικρὰν pozante. Our exuμεγάλων τῷ γάρ με λαμβάνg nulu, ama i raλ piju Q two & Oε& Aid اد 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 baptize, he would have fent a long with us Women afo for this purpose. But now he has no where, either by Conftitution, or by Writing, deliver'd to us any fuch thing; as knowing the Order of Nature, and the Decency of >the Action; as being the Creator of Nature, and the Legiflator of the Constitution. 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 Blessing, whether the fmaller or the greater: For, No one taketh this Ho- Heb. v. 4. nour to himself, but he that is called of God. For fuch fa How To Tions cred Offices are conferr'd by dido Toluen agia the Laying on the Hands of • unises the Bishop. But a Person to ταύτην, ἀλλ ̓ ἁρπάσας whom fuch an Office is not on on it for himself, he fhall ea To Olia CozChr.xxvi. undergo the Punifhment of ory. XI. Uzziah.. Nay farther, we do not Am2 un mois 2017Dis permit to the reit of the Clergy to Baptize: As for κληρικοῖς ἐπιτρέπομα Barrier for da of 2 Inftance, neither to Readers,, i faλrais, nor Singers, nor Porters, nor Minifters, but to the Bifhops and Presbyters alone, yet so that the Deacons are to mi nifter to them therein. But thofe who venture upon it 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. weais, ʼn rompé UDSOLS 21ἢ μόνοις ongu, ỳ wpeoCum eos, PET ἐξυπηρετειμων aurois Th Nanguore ἢ τολμῶντες τῦτο, Kotor bioso › Sixny in wrapéopeσCUTEDIS Tovar Hanéves, n noviosas, navarra ἀναγνώ imperas, 4desmawpus, Xma μόνοις τοῖς ἐπισκόποις, αὕτη γάρ ἔξι τάξις ἐκκλησιαςικὴ ς αρμονία. اد SECT. XXXV.. 2 fpeaking,or Strife, or the Loveerd, 2 of Contention, we have faidas, apnay pur already to you, that thefe are o TAUTO XersidNois Monera, & Misa alien from à Chriftian, and 6m newv. πadd chiefly in the Cafe of Erepov. NaCon IN I Widows. But because the Devil, who works in Men, is in his Conduct cunning, and full of various De vices, he goes to thofe that are not truly Widows, as formerly to Cain; (for fome fay they are Widows, but do not perform the Injunctions agreeable to the Widowhood; as neither did Cain discharge the Duties due to a Brother: For they do not confider how 'tis not the Name of στὰ ἔργα". οἱ δέ τις 5 Widowhood that will bring μὲ ὄνομα τ χηρείας Far ૪ KEK INTOY, TO them to the Kingdom of one poffeffes the Name of For we hear that fome Widows are jealous, TOIRUTay, in eoir envious Calumniators, and Xersos, cod & iners envious at the Quiet of deeft. V. a. v. others. اد اد others. Such Widows as διδασκαλίας μαθήτρια A 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 the Day of his Vifitation. And as for my Bishop, who has fo 'well perform'd his Duty to thee, and has order'd fuch a feasonable Alms to be bestow'd on my Fellow Widow, who was naked, do thou encrease his Glory, and ews, Tedáns augive him a Crown of Rejoi- πῳ δόξαν, δώσῃς cing in the Day of the Re- αὐτῷ " εφόρον και velation of thy Vifitation, χήσεως ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἀπο In the fame manner, let the καλύψεως ἐπισκοπῆς Widow, who has receiv'd the C. oμgiws & Coα V. 2 deeft. v. 3 μvýðun. v. 4. v. 5 defunt. v. defunr.v. 2 ગ οι Alms join with the other Ἡ μέν τοί" δ ποι But if any Woman has XIV, on, Sox pufar oineor oroμg, as Copń μὴ Cαλπίζεσα ἔμwagoder auτns ira é τηλ ἡ ἐλεημοσιεύη πρὸς + Oedv cv xрuming Bus now onver θώς Pagi been good, let her, as a pru. dent Perfon, conceal her own Name, not founding a Trumpet before her, that her Alms may be with God in Secret, as the Lord fays, Thou when Matt.vi.23 on thou doeft thine Alms, let not 3, 4. thy Left Hand know what thy Right Hand doth, that thine Alms may be in fecret. And 286. let the Widow pray for him that gave her the Alms, whofoever he be, as being the holy Altar of Chrift; and the Father who feeth in fe cret, will render to him that elor Xero áp did Good openly. But those x80α 1⁄2 & Tap & Widows which will not live βλέπων ἐν τῷ κρυπῷ, according to the Command Σποδώση τῳ 63 ποιῶντι of God, are folicitous and ἐν τῷ φανερῷ. ̓Αλλ ̓ inquifitive what Deaconefs it αἱ μὴ κατ ̓ ἐντολίω is that gives the Charity ? and μή Oεy (lu Dévoy - what Widows receive it? And pay, Perticvor + mohu when he has learn'd those TOUSEÏV", TIS À - things, the murmurs at the novnoapjún & Tives a Deaconefs who diftributed 29b80ay & Maloa, the Charity, faying, Doft not 3~ 11 2 deeft. V. deeft. V. 3 1. v. 4 qiλomustïr. V. thou |
