- fhop be present, let the Pref byter and Deacon ftand by, and let him fay thus: O Lord of Hofts, the God of Powers, the Creator of the Waters, and the Supplier of Oil, who art compaffionate, and a Lover of Mankind, who haft given Water för Drink, and for Cleanfing, and Oil to give Man a chear- Pfal. ciii. ful and joyful Countenance. Do 15thou how allo fandife this Water, and this Oil, through thy Chrift; in the Name of him or her that has offer'd them, and grant them a Power to restore Health, to drive away Diseases, to banish Dxmons, and to difperfe all Snares, through Chrift, our a free sixtes, Sai Hope, with whom Glory, δαιμό vev qujarixli, - Honour, and Worship be to Ons Embaйs dwxn Thee, in the Holy Ghoft, xles, dia xe, for ever. Amen. σης Let all Firft-fruits be brought to the Bishop, and to the Presbyters, and to the Deacons, for their Maintenance; but let all the Tythe be for the Maintenance of the reft of the Clergy, and of the Virgins, and Widows, and of thofe under Fag. the Trial of Poverty. For 41 the First Fruits belong to the Priests, and to thofe Deacons that minifter to them. Thore Eulogies which remain 1 deeft. V. Tais, ʼn Siangriosais, coneffes, one Part: For this μép iv. Toto 28 g is good and acceptable in Nový aπidentov cv- the Sight of God, that eveπιον το Θεῖ, ἔκαςον ry one be honour'd accord knads π I oursing to his Dignity; for the Elav S cunλnda ex Church is the School, not αταξίας, αλλ' Αταξίας of Confufion, but of good Και διδασκαλείον. Order. SECT. LXVII. IK, Allo Paul, the least XXXII. Παῦλο, I λάχιςα, παίδε δια προσενεγκόντες make the following Conftitutions for you the Bifhops, and Presbyters, and Deacons, concerning Canons.] Thole that firft come to the Mystery of Godliness, let them be brought to the Bishop, or to the Presbyters, by the Deacons, and let them be examined as to the Caufes wherefore they come to the Word of the Lord: And let Lithofe that bring them exactly enquire about their Character, and give them their Teflimony. Let their Manners and their Life be enquard into, and whether they be Servants or Free-men: And if any one be a Servant, let 3 αρεσεῖν τῷ δεσπότη, va un Bagopnung • . a fi ev x જે let him be ask'd who is his Mafter? If he be Servant to one of the Faithful, let his Mafter be ask'd if he can give him a good Charaeter. If he cannot, let him be rejected until he thew himfelf to be worthy to his Master: But if he does οἰκέτης, διδασκέπω give him a good Charaeter, let him be admitted. But if he be Servant to an Heathen, let him be taught to please his Mafter, that the Word be not blafphem'd. If then he have a Wife, or A Woman hath an Husband, let them be taught to be a jaμar vóμas. à content with each other; but N'Ò SEOWOTNS AUTŸ TIif they be unmarry'd, let them osv, y eidas ŏTi Topὅτι learn not to commit Forni- v, & siswor dens cation, but to enter into law- yaina, Thy was ful Marriage: But if his Ma- xidea, apeis fter be one of the Faithful, w.ear dék's daiμgra and knows that he is guilty, didaσnów i r of Fornication, and yet does not give him a Wife, or to the Woman an Husband, let him be separated: But if 5 dával namm! any one hath a Dæmon, let, wegodexέww. a him indeed be taught Piety, us πορνοβόσκος ή πα دن criada to naspordiev, but not received into Com* Sirobamsaw. pun munion before he be cleans'd degaroa, maso yet if Death be near, let him προπᾶσα, ท που στ Da, Sobamid. be receiv'd. If any one be eidwngrold's wegar, a Maintainer of Harlots, let Taulaww in ambae him either leave off to proDw.bounvstitute Women, or elfe let him as wegariņavǹp,ny won, be rejected. If a Whore come, in Lion in Morona let her leave off Whore ngs, an ** sadrode dom, or else let her be reject *** Pag. MODEμTIGs, ed. If a Maker of idols come, * Oruμwings, in- let him either leave off his ・ans, in nigaeigns, in Xu- Employment, or let him be ershoop اد I * او اد 413. rejected. If one belonging ¶ výμg to the Theatre come, whe 205° in now Gladwords, ther it be Man or Woman, SoCaméDwoop. ea or Charioteer, or Dueller, or karms we gorav, dida- Racer, or Player of Prizes, σκέπω μὴ ἀδικῶν, μή or Olympick Gamelter, o ovno odumir, apres one that plays on the Pipe, 3 rois Sidoquois o on the Lute, or on the νίοις Tedou, Harp at those Games, or à weladen was ditié Dancing Mafter, or an Huckjwv5, anoCamiam fter either let them leave off αῤῥητοποιός, κίναιδος, their Employments, or let Bras, Mayos, & Tao- them be rejected. If a Soldos, a sporogos, pe dier come, let him be taught Tis, Imperados, aw- to do no Injustice, to aceufe Luk,lii 14 στις πρεπωδός, Tak, oxyds, we no Man falfly, and to be coneráμμala Towν, TE tent with his allotted Stipend, γράμματα ποιών, πε eina Jaitwr, Diwrisis, if he fubmit to thofe Rules, των |