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CONTENTS OF THIS VOLUME.

§ II. — On the duties of Christians. 175 Article III. — On the true or false errors of St. Clement. 176 Article IV. — Various editions of the epistles of St. Clement. 179 Preface by D. Hefele. 183 GENUINE WORKS OF ST. CLEMENT. FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS. Argument. 199 Index of chapters. 199 The epistle begins. 202 SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS. Argument. 529 Index of chapters. 529 The epistle begins. 530 TWO EPISTLES OF ST. CLEMENT TO VIRGINS, in Syriac and Latin, interpreted by D. Cl. Villecourt, Bishop of La Rochelle and Saintes. 319 Introductory letter of the interpreter. 319 Dissertation preceding the same. 355 Reason for this new publication. 355 Price of this ancient monument. 357 Points which establish the authenticity of both epistles. 358 Wetstein’s insipid invectives. 361 Response to Wetstein’s invectives. 362 Compensation for the preceding injustice. 364 The arguments by which D. de Premagny calls into doubt the authenticity of both epistles of St. Clement are weighed and refuted. 364 FIRST EPISTLE OF ST. CLEMENT TO VIRGINS. 379 SECOND EPISTLE. 417 Fragments of the above epistles. 453 DUBIOUS WORKS OF ST. CLEMENT. DECRETAL EPISTLES. Admonition of D. Coustant on Epistle I. 459 Epist. I. — To James, brother of the Lord. 463 Epist. II. — To the same. On sacred vestments and vessels. 483 Epist. III. — To bishops, presbyters, deacons, etc., and all the faithful. On the office of priest and clerics. 491 Epist. IV. — To his disciples Julius and Julian, who were led astray in some measure by the persuasions of wicked men from the right path, directed to these and the Gentiles among whom they lived. 501 Epist. V. — On the common life and other causes, written to his disciples and directed to the Jerusalemites. 505 Fragments. 509 APOSTOLIC CONSTITUTIONS. Prooemia. 509 Judgment of J. B. Cotelier on the Apostolic Constitutions. 509 Critical and chronological note on the Apostolic Constitutions. 519 Judgment of Franciscus Pagi on the Apostolic Constitutions and canons. 521 Dissertation on the Apostolic Constitutions edited by Hippolytus, Bishop of Portus. 525 Cap. I. — The title in the Apostolic Constitutions is corrected. Clement of Rome and Hippolytus labored in collecting these. Paul of Samosata, corruptor of the Constitutions. 525 Cap. II. — Who was the first corruptor of the Constitutions. 528 Cap. III. — What cause incited Hippolytus to this work. The Constitutions were opposed primarily to Tertullian and the Montanists. 535 Testimonies of the ancients regarding the Apostolic Constitutions. 543 CONSTITUTIONS OF THE HOLY APOSTLES by Clement, bishop and citizen of Rome, or Catholic Doctrine. BOOK ONE. — On the laity. 557 Cap. I. — On avarice. 559 Cap. II. — On not rendering insults, nor taking vengeance on him who has done injury. 561 Cap. III. — On ornament, and the sin resulting therefrom. 563 Cap. IV. — That one ought not to be concerned about those who live wickedly, but to occupy oneself with one's own work. 569 Cap. V. — Which books of Scripture it is fitting to read. 569 Cap. VI. — That it is fitting to abstain from all Gentile books. 569 Cap. VII. — On the wicked woman. 575 Cap. VIII. — On the chaste subjection of a wife who loves her husband, toward her husband. 577 Cap. IX. — That a woman ought not to bathe with men. 578 Cap. X. — On the contentious and talkative woman. 587 BOOK TWO. — On bishops, presbyters, and deacons. 591 Cap. I. — That a bishop ought to be learned, and trained in speech. 594 Cap. II. — What kind of person a bishop ought to be, and the remaining clerics. 598 Cap. III. — In what respects he who is designated as bishop is to be tested. 598 Cap. IV. — That one should not give alms to just any widow; but sometimes a married woman is to be preferred; and that alms should not be provided to the gluttonous, the drunken, or the lazy. 599 Cap. V. — That it does not behoove a bishop to be a respecter of persons in judgment; and that he ought to be of moderate character, and frugal in diet. 602 Cap. VI. — That a bishop should not be given to base gain, nor be a surety, nor an advocate. 602 Cap. VII. — What kind of person he ought to be who has been initiated through baptism. 607 Cap. VIII. — On him who incurs slander or reproach. 607 Cap. IX. — That a bishop ought not to be susceptible to bribes. 607 Cap. X. — That a bishop who rashly spares a sinner is not free from blame. 610 Cap. XI. — How it behooves sinners to be judged by the bishop. 611 Cap. XII. — Doctrine on the manner in which penitents are to be treated. 614 Cap. XIII. — That the experience of evils is to be avoided. 615 Cap. XIV. — On those who affirm that a penitent ought not to be received; and on the righteous man, who, although he associates with a sinner, does not perish with him. 618 Cap. XV. — That a priest ought to neither neglect sins, nor be quick to vengeance. 625 Cap. XVI. — On penance, and what its manner is, and in what way it is performed. 626 Cap. XVII. — That a bishop ought to be irreprehensible, as being the pattern of his subjects. 627 Cap. XVIII. — That it behooves the bishop to take care that the people do not sin, because he is the watchman. 630 Cap. XIX. — That the negligent shepherd of sheep pays the penalty; and the sheep, not obeying the shepherd, is punished. 634 Cap. XX. — How subjects ought to obey the bishops placed over them. 634 Cap. XXI. — What danger there is in judging after only one side has been heard, and determining punishment against one who is not yet convicted. 638 Cap. XXII. — That a great example of repentance is set forth in David; likewise in the Ninevites, in Hezekiah, and in his son Manasseh. 642 Cap. XXIII. — Against those who sin out of contempt, let Ammon be an example. 650 Cap. XXIV. — That Christ Jesus the Lord came so that through repentance He might save sinners. 651 Cap. XXV. — On first fruits and tithes; and how a bishop ought either to receive them himself or distribute them to others. 659 Cap. XXVI. — According to whose model and dignity each one of the clergy is ordained by God. 666 Cap. XXVII. — That it is a dreadful thing for a person to thrust himself into any priestly dignity; as Corah, as Saul, as Uzziah. 670 Cap. XXVIII. — On the banquet; and in what manner any order of clergy is to be honored by those who invite them. 671 Cap. XXIX. — What is the dignity of the bishop and deacon. 675 Cap. XXX. — How it behooves the laity to obey the deacons. 678 Cap. XXXI. — That it does not behoove a deacon to do anything without the bishop. 678 Cap. XXXII. — That it does not behoove a deacon to give anything to anyone against the will of the bishop; for that will result in the slander of the bishop. 678 Cap. XXXIII. — How it behooves [the laity] to honor priests, as spiritual fathers, and to hold them worthy of veneration. 679 Cap. XXXIV. — That priests are more excellent than princes and kings. 682 Cap. XXXV. — That the Jewish laws, and the Gospel, enjoin the offering of gifts. 683 Cap. XXXVI. — The commemoration of the ten commandments of God, and how they are discussed here. 686 Cap. XXXVII. — On accusers and informers; and

that a judge ought not to believe them easily, nor, on the other hand, to be incredulous, but should act only after diligent inquiry. 690

Cap. XXXVIII. — That it is proper to rebuke delinquents privately, and to receive the penitent, according to the constitution of the Lord. 691 Cap. XXXIX. — Examples of penitence. 691 Cap. XL. — That one ought not to be hostilely disposed toward him who has sinned once or twice. 694 Cap. XLI. — How the penitent ought to be received, how to act toward sinners, and when to excommunicate them from the Church. 693 Cap. XLII. — That a judge ought not to be a respecter of persons. 699 Cap. XLIII. — How slanderers ought to be punished. 702 Cap. XLIV. — That a deacon ought to relieve the burden of the bishop, and to manage all the lighter matters. 703 Cap. XLV. — That controversies and altercations do not befit Christians. 706 Cap. XLVI. — That the faithful ought not to litigate before the unbelieving, nor should anyone from among them be called as a witness against Christians. 706 ^C

Cap. XLVII. — That it is proper to hold a forum on the second day of the week. 707 Cap. XLVIII. — That the same penalty ought not to be imposed for every offense, but varied, according to the diversity of the delinquent. 707 Cap. XLIX. — What kind of persons should be accusers and witnesses. 710 Cap. L. — That it happens that, by a conjecture drawn from previous evils, someone is easily believed to have committed subsequent ones. 711 Cap. LI. — That one ought not to favor one party in judging. 711 Cap. LII. — That an example of just judgment should be taken from the caution which Gentile judges employ in their sentences. 714 Cap. LIII. — That the faithful ought not to discord among themselves. 715 Cap. LIV. — That it is proper for bishops to remind the people of peace through the deacon. 718 Cap. LV. — An enumeration of various providence, and how from the beginning God called all men to repentance through every generation. 719 Cap. LVI. — That it is the will of God that all men should consent in piety, like the heavenly virtues. 722 Cap. LVII. — A description of the Church and the clergy; and what every cleric or layman ought to do when gathered in assembly. 723 Cap. LVIII. — Concerning persons commended, namely, strangers, laymen, clerics, or bishops; and that they are to be received without distinction who enter the Church. 738 Cap. LIX. — That every one ought to be diligent in morning and evening gatherings. 742 ^D Cap. LX. — An example inducing to emulation; the vanity of the Gentiles and Jews in their running to temples and synagogues. 746 Cap. LXI. — That it is not lawful to prefer secular things to divine things. 747 Cap. LXII. — That it is proper to renounce all the impieties of the Gentiles. 751 Cap. LXIII. — That among the faithful, he who is idle ought not to eat: for Peter was a fisherman, and the rest of the apostles; but Paul and Aquila were tentmakers; and Judas of James, a farmer. 754

Book Three. — On widows. 759 Cap. I. — On widows and their age. 759 Cap. II. — That care must be taken lest anyone appoint younger widows, on account of suspicion. 762 Cap. III. — What kind of widows they ought to be, and how they should be assisted by the bishop. 766 Cap. IV. — That it is proper to do good to every indigent person. 767 Cap. V. — That a widow's probity of manners ought to be a matter of concern. 767 Cap. VI. — That women ought not to fill the office of teaching; for it is indecorous: and what sort of women followed the Lord. 770 Cap. VII. — What false widows are like. 778 Cap. VIII. — That it is not proper for a widow, or a bishop, or any other faithful person, to receive anything from the unworthy. 779 Cap. IX. — That women ought not to baptize: for that is impious and alien to the doctrine of Christ. 782 Cap. X. — That a layman ought not to perform priestly work: baptism, or sacrifice, or the laying on of hands, or the blessing. 787 Cap. XI. — That besides a bishop or presbyter, it is not lawful for any other of the clergy to exercise what pertains to priests: and that it is fitting only for a bishop to ordain, and for no one else. 787 Cap. XII. — An exhortation against envy. 790 Cap. XIII. — How widows ought to pray for those who provide necessary things. 790 Cap. XIV. — That according to the Lord’s constitution, one who bestows a gift ought not to boast, nor proclaim his own name. 791 Cap. XV. — That it is not becoming to rail against one’s neighbor: for to curse is alien to Christians. 794 Cap. XVI. — On the divine initiation of holy baptism. 798 Cap. XVII. — What reason baptism has in Christ, and why individual things are said and done in it. 799 Cap. XVIII. — What one initiated into baptism ought to be. 799 Cap. XIX. — What a deacon ought to be. 802 Cap. XX. — That a bishop ought to be ordained by three or two bishops, but not by one; for that is invalid. 803

Book Four. — On orphans. 807 Cap. I. 807 Cap. II. — How a bishop ought to provide for orphans. 807 Cap. III. — Who are to be assisted, according to the Dominical constitution. 807 Cap. IV. — On avarice. 810 Cap. V. — With how much fear one ought to receive the Dominical collections. 810 Cap. VI. — Whose oblations are to be received and whose are to be rejected. 811 Cap. VII. — That the oblations of unworthy men, as long as they are such, not only do not appease God, but conversely provoke Him to indignation. 818 Cap. VIII. — That it is better to provide for widows from one’s own labor, however meager and scanty the things may be, than from the gifts of the impious, even if they be many and great; for it is better to perish from hunger than to accept a collection from the impious. 819 Cap. IX. — That the people ought to be provoked by the priest to do good to the poor, by the example of the wise Solomon. 819 Cap. X. — A constitution that if any impious person forcibly throws down money to the priests, they should spend it on wood and coals, but not on food. 822 Cap. XI. — On parents and children. 822 Cap. XII. — On servants and masters. 823 Cap. XIII. — In what matters one ought to be subject to secular princes. 826 Cap. XIV. — On virgins. 826

Book Five. — On martyrs. 827 Cap. I. — That it is right for the faithful to provide necessary things for those who are afflicted by the infidels for Christ’s sake, according to the Lord’s constitution. 827 Cap. II. — That company with false brethren is to be avoided, while they persevere in malice. 831 Cap. III. — That for Christ’s sake it is necessary to reach out a helping hand to the oppressed, even though danger be present. 851 Cap. IV. — That it is a horrible and destructive thing to deny Christ. 854 Cap. V. — That it is proper to imitate Christ in suffering, and emulate His tolerance. 834 Cap. VI. — That it is proper for a faithful person to be neither rash on account of security, nor timorous on account of sloth: but to flee [danger] on account of caution; and when he has fallen into danger, to strive for the promised crown. 855 Cap. VII. — Various demonstrations on the resurrection; concerning the sibyl; and what the Stoics say about the phoenix bird. 838 Cap. VIII. — On James the brother of the Lord, and Stephen the first martyr. 854 Cap. IX. — On false martyrs. 854 Cap. X. — A moral admonition; that one ought to flee vain speech, foul language, scoffing, drunkenness, lewdness, and debauchery. 854 Cap. XI. — An admonition, teaching that the abominable crime of idolatry is to be fled. 851 Cap. XII. — That it is not lawful to sing pagan or meretricious songs; nor to swear by an idol: for this is impious and repugnant to the knowledge of God. 855 Cap. XIII. — An enumeration of the Lord’s festivals, which are to be observed; and when each of them ought to be celebrated. 858 Cap. XIV. — On the passion of the Lord and what was done on the individual days of those which pertain to the passion; and concerning Judas; and that when the Lord delivered the sacraments to the disciples, Judas was not present. 870 Cap. XV. — On the Great Week; and why it is commanded to fast on the fourth and sixth days. 879

Cap. XVI. — Enumeration of the prophetic predictions which preach Christ; having seen the event of which, the Jews, because of their malice, did not believe that He was the Christ of God, and condemned the Lord of glory to the cross. 883 Cap. XVII. — How the Passover ought to be celebrated. 887 Cap. XVIII. — Constitution concerning the Great Week of the Passover. 890 Cap. XIX. — On the privilege of the Great Sabbath; and on the day of the resurrection. 891 Cap. XX. — Prophetic prediction concerning Jesus Christ. 895

BOOK SIX. — On schisms. 910 Cap. I. — Those who dared to make schisms did not escape punishment. 910 Cap. II. — That it is not permitted to rise up against the kingdom, nor against the priesthood. 911 Cap. III. — On the virtue of Moses, and the infidelity of the Jewish nation, and the miracles which God performed through him. 914 Cap. IV. — That he creates a schism who departs from the pious, not he who separates himself from the impious. 914 Cap. V. — For what cause he who is falsely called Israel was rejected, a demonstration from prophetic predictions. 915 Cap. VI. — That even among the Jews there existed a doctrine of various heresies hateful to God. 918 Cap. VII. — Whence heresies proceeded, and who was the leader and author of their impiety. 919 Cap. VIII. — Who succeeded to the impiety of Simon and what heresies they introduced. 923 Cap. IX. — How Simon, having set out to fly with certain prestidigitations, was cast down from on high by the prayers of Peter, and broke the extremities of his feet and hands. 930 Cap. X. — How heresies differ both among themselves and from the truth. 931 Cap. XI. — Narration of the apostolic preaching. 935 Cap. XII. — Against those who, while they assent to the Christian religion, yet wish to observe Jewish rites. 939 Cap. XIII. — How one ought to be separated from heretics. 943 Cap. XIV. — Who preached the catholic doctrine, and what their precepts are. 946 Cap. XV. — That one ought not to rebaptize; nor receive baptism conferred by the impious, for it is not a baptism, but a defilement. 947 Cap. XVI. — Concerning books falsely inscribed. 950 Cap. XVII. — Conjugal precepts concerning clerics. 955 Cap. XVIII. — Exhortation, inviting to flee the communion of impious heretics. 958 Cap. XIX. — Against those who disapprove of the Law. 962 Cap. XX. — What the natural law is, and what the adventitious, and for what cause it was introduced. 963 Cap. XXI. — That we who believe in Christ are under grace, but not under the servitude of the law introduced. 967 Cap. XXII. — That the law concerning sacrifices was adventitious, which Christ removed upon His arrival. 967 Cap. XXIII. — How Christ was the fulfiller of the law; and what things He abolished, or changed, or transferred from it. 971 Cap. XXIV. — That it pleased the Lord, even through the Romans, for the law of justice to be demonstrated. 974 Cap. XXV. — That God subjected the Jews to tribute, having been reduced to captivity on account of their impiety toward Christ. 974 Cap. XXVI. — That one ought to flee heretics, as destroyers of souls. 975 Cap. XXVII. — Concerning Jewish and ethnic observances. 979 Cap. XXVIII. — On the nefarious love of boys, adultery, and fornication. 983 Cap. XXIX. — How women ought to be subject to their husbands, and men to love their wives. 986 Cap. XXX. — That it is a custom for Jews and Gentiles to observe identical natural purifications, and to abhor the remains of the dead; but it is alien to Christians. 987

BOOK SEVEN. — On the manner of life, the action of thanksgiving, and Christian initiation. 995 Cap. I. — That there are two ways: one of life, which is natural; the other of death, which is adventitious; and that the former is indeed from God, but the latter from depravity, according to the snares of the adversary. 995 Cap. II. — Moral admonitions of the Lord's constitutions, agreeing with the ancient exhortation of the divine laws. Interdiction of wrath, homicide, abominable lust, adultery, and every forbidden action. 998 Cap. III. — Interdiction of magical arts, the killing of children, perjury, and false testimony. 999 Cap. IV. — Interdiction of evil-speaking, lasting anger, deceitful character, idle speech, lying, fraud, and dissimulation. 1002 Cap. V. — Interdiction of malice, the accepting of persons, wrath, hatred toward men, and envy. 1002 Cap. VI. — On the augural art, incantation, etc. 1003 Cap. VII. — Interdiction of murmuring, stubbornness, pride, and savagery. 1003 Cap. VIII. — On long-suffering, innocence, meekness, and patience. 1006 Cap. IX. — That teachers of the doctrine of Christ ought to be held in higher regard than parents: for they indeed provide well-being; but these provide only existence. 1006 Cap. X. — That one ought not to separate oneself from the holy ones, but to pacify those who strive, and to judge justly, and not to accept persons. 1006 Cap. XI. — On the double-minded man, or one of little faith. 1006 Cap. XII. — On beneficence. 1007 Cap. XIII. — How they ought to exhibit themselves to the masters of the Lord, and how servants ought to be subject. 1007 Cap. XIV. — On hypocrisy, and the observance of laws, and confessions. 1007 Cap. XV. — On duty toward parents. 1007 Cap. XVI. — On subjection toward the king and magistrates. 1010 Cap. XVII. — On the clean conscience of those who pray. 1010 Cap. XVIII. — That the way which was taken from the snares of the adversary is full of impiety and iniquity. 1010 Cap. XIX. — That one ought not to turn aside from piety to the right or to the left, the legislator warns. 1010 Cap. XX. — That one ought not to disapprove of any food suited for use, but to take it with thanksgiving and in an orderly manner. 1011 Cap. XXI. — That one ought to abstain from eating things sacrificed to idols. 1011 Cap. XXII. — Lord's constitution, how one ought to baptize, and into whose death. 1011 Cap. XXIII. — On which days of the week one ought to fast, and on which one ought not to fast; and for the sake of what thing. 1014 Cap. XXIV. — What kind of people those ought to be who pray the prayer delivered by the Lord. 1015 Cap. XXV. — Sacramental thanksgiving. 1015 Cap. XXVI. — Thanksgiving upon divine communion. 1018 Cap. XXVII. — That one ought not to admit indifferently to communion. 1019 Cap. XXVIII. — Thanksgiving for the mystical and sacramental ointment. 1019 Cap. XXIX. — Constitution on offerings. 1019 Cap. XXX. — How those gathered together ought to celebrate the Lord's Day dedicated to the resurrection of our Savior. 1022 Cap. XXXI. — What kind of people those ought to be who are ordained. 1022 Cap. XXXII. — Denunciation of future things. 1022 Cap. XXXIII. — Prayer preaching various providence. 1023 Cap. XXXIV. — Prayer preaching various creation. 1026 Cap. XXXV. — Prayer with thanksgiving preaching God's solicitude toward creatures. 1027 Cap. XXXVI. — Prayer commemorating the incarnation of Christ, and various providence toward the saints. 1031 Cap. XXXVII. — Prayer containing the memory of providence, and an enumeration of various benefits which have been bestowed by God's providence upon the saints through Christ. 1034 Cap. XXXVIII. — Prayer for the help brought to the just. 1035 Cap. XXXIX. — How catechumens ought to be instructed. 1038 Cap. XL. — Constitution, how catechumens ought to be blessed by the priests at initiation, and what it is fitting for them to be taught. 1042 Cap. XLI. — Renunciation of the adversary, and ascription to Christ of God. 1042 Cap. XLII. — Thanksgiving concerning the anointing with mystical oil. 1043 Cap. XLIII. — Thanksgiving concerning the mystical water. 1043 Cap. XLIV. — Thanksgiving concerning the mystical ointment. 1046 Cap. XLV. — Prayer of those newly initiated. 1047 Cap. XLVI. — Whom the holy apostles sent and ordained. 1047 Cap. XLVII. — Morning prayer. 1055

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Cap. XLVIII. — Evening prayer. 1058 Cap. XLIX. — Prayer at table. 1058 Cap. XXXVII. — Thanksgiving at the lighting of the lamps. 1139 Cap. XXXVIII. — Morning thanksgiving. 1142 Book VIII. — On spiritual gifts, ordinations, and ecclesiastical canons. 1062 Cap. XXXIX. — Morning imposition of hands. 1142 Cap. XL. — Invocation for first fruits. 1142 Cap. I. — Why and on account of whom signs and miracles are performed. 1062 Cap. II. — On unworthy bishops and priests. 1066 Cap. III. — That the establishing of things performed in the Churches is the highest and most important matter. 1070 Cap. IV. — On ordinations. 1070 Cap. V. — Invocation at the ordination of bishops. 1074 Cap. VI. — The divine liturgy, in which is the prayer for the catechumens. 1075 Cap. VII. — Prayer for the energumens. 1079 Cap. VIII. — Prayer for those who are about to be baptized. 1082 Cap. IX. — Imposition of hands and prayer for the penitents. 1083 Cap. X. — Prayer for the faithful. 1086 Cap. XI. — Invocation for the faithful. 1087 Cap. XII. — Constitution of James, brother of John the son of Zebedee. 1091 Cap. XIII. — Prayer for the faithful, after the divine oblation. 1107 Cap. XIV. — Prayer after communion. 1110 Cap. XV. — Invocation after communion. 1111 Cap. XVI. — On the ordination of priests, the constitution of John, beloved of the Lord. 1114 Cap. XVII. — Constitution of Philip. 1115 Cap. XVIII. — Invocation for the ordination of a deacon. 1115 Cap. XIX. — On the deaconess, the constitution of Bartholomew. 1115 Cap. XX. — Invocation at the ordination of a deaconess. 1115 Cap. XXI. — On subdeacons, the constitution of Thomas. 1118 Cap. XXII. — On lectors, the constitution of Matthew. 1118 Cap. XXIII. — Constitution of James of Alphaeus on confessors. 1119 Cap. XXIV. — Of the same, on virgins. 1122 Cap. XXV. — Constitution of Lebbaeus, surnamed Thaddaeus, on widows. 1122 Cap. XXVI. — The same, on the exorcist. 1122 Cap. XXVII. — Simon the Canaanite, on the bishop, by how many he ought to be ordained. 1122 Cap. XXVIII. — Canons of the same on bishops, priests, deacons, and the remaining clergy. 1123 Cap. XXIX. — On the blessing of water and oil, the constitution of Matthew. 1126 Cap. XXX. — Of the same, on first fruits and tithes. 1126 Cap. XXXI. — Of the same, on those things which remain. 1127 Cap. XXXII. — Various canons of Paul the Apostle, on those who come to baptism, whom it is proper to admit, and whom to reject. 1127 Cap. XXXIII. — On what days servants ought to rest. 1134 Cap. XXXIV. — At what hours, and why, one ought to pray at them. 1135 Cap. XXXV. — Constitution of James, brother of the Lord, on the evening office. 1138 Cap. XXXVI. — Prayer at the lighting of the lamps. 1138 Cap. XLI. — Prayer for the dead. 1143 Cap. XLII. — How and when the faithful should celebrate the memories of the deceased, and that from their estates alms are to be given to the poor. 1146 Cap. XLIII. — That memories or commands do not help the impious departing from life. 1147 Cap. XLIV. — On the drunken. 1147 Cap. XLV. — On receiving those who suffer persecution for Christ. 1150 Cap. XLVI. — That each one, in the rank of the clergy in which he is constituted, ought to remain and observe order, and not seize for himself those things not committed to him. 1150 Apostolic Canons (mentioned only, as being edited elsewhere). 1155

RECOGNITIONS OF ST. CLEMENT

FINIS OF THE FIRST VOLUME.