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Constitutions of the Holy Apostles
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Introductory Notice to Constitutions of the Holy Apostles.
[3665] Matt. xxvi.; Mark xiv.; Luke xxii.
[3670] This is not a fair translation of the Greek which, as the text stands, does not make sense. One V. ms. reads, “Let us beseech in behalf of one another.”
[3672] Luke ii. 14; Matt. xxi. 9.
[3673] The Coptic adds, “the rest of the clergy in their order.”
[3674] The Coptic has, “and let them sing psalms during the distribution, until the whole congregation has received it.”
[3675] The Coptic has, “let all the women receive it also.”
[3676] The Coptic, “these His holy and immortal mysteries, which are numbered in heaven.”
[3677] The Coptic has, “the Lord.”
[3680] The Coptic adds: “And let the presbyters and deacons watch the few fragments that are left, that they may perceive that there is nothing superfluous; lest they fall into the great judgment, like the sons of Aaron and Eli, whom the Holy Spirit destroyed, because they did not refrain from despising the sacrifice of the Lord: how much more those who despise the body and blood of the Lord, thinking that to be merely material food which they receive, and not spiritual!”
[3681] The Coptic inserts, “when they have been blessed.”
Sec. III.—Ordination and Duties of the Clergy.
[3682] One V. ms. has this note: “John the evangelist, the brother of James, was banished by Domitian to the island of Patmos, and there composed the Gospel according to him. He died a natural death, in the third year of Trajan’s reign, in Ephesus. His remains were sought, but have not been found.”
[3683] The Coptic adds: “While you pray, he is ordained; and thou shalt ordain the deacon also according to this constitution alone.”
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