This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1848 Excerpt: ...for the Catechumens.--Prayer for the Energumens. Comparison with Chrvsostom.--Prayer for the Penitents--The irpooQuiijatc and the Imidr/oic Tuv irtmuv.--Complete liturgy of tho Lord's Supper.--Regulations concerning tho ordination of Presbyters, Exorcists, and other servants of the church.--Distribution of what remains of tho oblations.--Mention of Christmas and Epiphany.--Appointment of the hours for prayer.--Morning and evening devotions.--Prayer for those who have fallen asleep. CHAPTER VII. On The Plan And Object Op The Apostolical Constitutions, 460 The leading ideas in preparing the Constitutions were the idea of the elevation of the Bishops, and especially the idea of the catholic church.--A short historical survey of the development and progress of the idea of the catholic church, to the time of the Constitutions.--An inspection, showing that, throughout these Constitutions, are found the idea of the catholic church, and the idea of the Levitical priesthood. INTRODUCTION. It may be regarded as an acknowledged truth, that ecclesiastical history,--the great image of the spiritual development of mankind, which exhibits the contest of the Gospel, not only with the external world, but also with the internal opposition in men,--can be carried to perfection only when its immense materials have been sufficiently prepared by preliminary labors on particular subjects. As, in the progress of literary enterprise, monographs have portrayed to us the men who were preeminent in the life of the church; as they have conducted us into the depths of the inner life of those men; described the means by which their characters were formed; and brought before us, in a lively manner, their great influence, full of interest for all; ecclesiastical history has unquestionably ...
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