The Apostolical Constitutions
Subtitle: Or, Canons Of The Apostles, In Coptic
Publisher: Printed for the Oriental translation fund of Great Britain and Ireland
Published: 1848
Place of publication: London
Language: cop
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: 1. Of the division of countries, and appointment of officers in the church p. 2; title: 2. Of the words of Christ, and fraternal teaching 4; title: 3. Of the correction of him who speaks of things he ought not 4; title: 4. Of the two precepts of the Decalogue 4; title: 5. Of not doing to others, as we would not be done unto, 0; title: 6. Of the precepts of the Decalogue, and others 0; title: 7. To abstain from anger, envy, and contention 0; title: 8. To abstain from concupiscence 8; title: 9. Not to be an utterer of wielted expressions 110; title: 210. Not to be a diviner, nor enchanter, nor astrologer, nor magician, nor idolater 10; title: 11. Not to be a liar, a lover of money, nor of vain glory, nor a murmurer, nor a thinker of evil ; but to be meek, merciful, compassionate, &c 10; title: 12. Of him who declares the word of God, and is the cause of life to thee, thou shalt honour him, and sustain him with thy labour 12; title: 13. Thou shalt not make schisms, but shalt reconcile those who contend with one another. Of almsgiving, and doing good 14; title: 14. Of doing good, and observing the things received 14; title: 15. Of the precepts of the Holy Scriptures 10; title: 16. Of the ordination of Bishops 16; title: 17. 18. Of the ordination of Presbyters 18; title: 19. Of the appointment of Readers 22; title: 20. Of the appointment of Deacons 22; title: 21. Of the appointment of Widows p 24; title: 22. That the Deacons should be doers of good works 26; title: 28. The laymen to obey the decrees delivered to them 26; title: 24. To appoint Deaconesses 28; title: 25. 26. To appoint the Eucharist of the body and blood of the Lord 28; title: 27. It becomes women to pray standing 28; title: 28. Women to assist the indigent 28; title: 29. 30. Of him who labours ; and the authority of the commands 28, 30; title: 31. Of the ordination of Bishops, and the celebration of the Eucharist 32; title: 32. Of the ordination of Presbyters 34; title: 33. Of the ordination of Deacons 34; title: 34. Of confessors who have been in bonds for the name of Christ, they are worthy of every sacerdotal office 36; title: 35. Of the appointment of Readers 38; title: 36. Of the appointment of Sub-deacons 38; title: 37. Of the appointment of Widows 40; title: 38. Of the appointment of Virgins 40; title: 39. Of the gifts of healing 42; title: 40. Of new men who have not arrived at the faith 42; title: 41. Of the actions and works of those who shall be brought in. If one of the faithful hath become a soldier, to be rejected; or an enchanter, or astrologer, or di- viner, or the like, to cease, or to be rejected. Of concubines, and men who have concubines 44; title: 42. Of the time for those hearing the word 48; title: 43. Of the praying of those hearing the word 48; title: 44. Of the laying of hands upon the catechumens 50; title: 45. Of those who shall receive baptism 52; title: 46. Of the institution of baptism, the doctrine of faith, the rite of baptism, and the Eucharist 54; title: 47. Of fasting 66; title: 48. Of the time of fasting 66; title: 49. Because it is not becoming that the catechumens should eat with the faithful p. 68; title: 50. Because it is becoming that they should eat with reason and contentment 68; title: 51. Because it is meet to eat with thanksgiving 70; title: 52. Of the supper to the Vidows 70; title: 53. Of the fruits which are requisite for the necessity of the Bishop 72; title: 54. The blessing of the fruits 74; title: 55. Because it is not becoming that any man should take any thing in the Passover before the time in which it ought to be eaten 74; title: 56. Because it is meet for the Deacons to make known to the Bishop 76; title: 57. Of the time when it behoves us to pray 76; title: 58. Because it is right to partake of the Eucharist the first time it shall be presented, before they shall partake of any other thing 78; title: 59. Because it is right to watch scrupulously at the Eucharist 78; title: 60. Because it is not becoming to pour any thing from the cup 78; title: 61. Of burials . 80; title: 62. Of the time when it is right to pray 80; title: 63. Of gifts and ordinations. Let not any one be proud because of them 94; title: 65. Of Bishops 114; title: 66. The Sacrament 122; title: 67. Of the ordination of Presbyters and Deacons 126; title: 68. Of Confessors 128; title: 69. Of Virgins 128; title: 70. Of Widows 128; title: 71. Of Exorcists 130; title: 72. Because it is necessary that a Bishop should be ordained by how many Bishops? 130; title: 73. The Bishop blesses but is not blessed. The Presbyter blesses and receives the blessing, &c p. 134; title: 74. Of First-fruits and Tithes 136; title: 75. Of those things which remain at the Eucharist, they shall not be set on at the time of the Mysteries . 138; title: 76. What are the days that it becomes us to observe for those who sleep 146; title: 77. Of those who are persecuted for the faith, and who flee together from city to city for the faith, so that they may be assisted together 150; title: 78. Of those who approach to receive the holy Mystery 166; title: 79. Of Trades and Works 166; title: The Apostolical Canons, comprising the 85 Canons, except 47, 48, 49, 50, from page 174—210.