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wherewith our Lord Jesus Christ, the deliverer of all men, has endowed us by His own blood. It seemed good, therefore, to the holy and general synod, that the proper rights of each province, which have before time from the beginning, by ancient custom, belonged to it, be preserved to it pure and inviolate.

ἐδωρήσατο τῷ ἰδίῳ αἵματι ὁ κύριος ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς, ὁ πάντων ἀνθρώπων ἐλευθερωτής. "Εδοξε τοίνυν τῇ ἁγίᾳ καὶ οἰκουμενικῇ συνόδῳ, σώζεσθαι ἑκάστῃ ἐπαρχίᾳ καθαρὰ καὶ ἀβίαστα τὰ αὐτῇ προσόντα δίκαια ἐξ ἀρχῆς ἄνωθεν, κατὰ τὸ πάλαι κρατῆσαν ἔθος, κ. τ. λ. Conc. iii. 802.

IV. COUNCIL OF CHALCEDON,

A.D. 451.

ACTION 5.-DECREE CONCERNING THE FAITH.

(Against the Creed of Pope Pius.)

This is a repetition of the decree of the first Council of Ephesus, given above, page 33.

ACTION 15.

CANON I.-We have thought it right that those canons should be observed which have been set forth by the holy Fathers, in every synod, up to this time.

Κανών α'.

Τοὺς παρὰ τῶν ἁγίων πατέρων καθ' ἑκάστην σύνοδον ἄχρι τοῦ νῦν ἐκτεθέντας κανόνας κρατεῖν ἐδικαιώσαμεν.—Conc. iv. 755.

Ancyra.

The canons of this council contain nothing relating to the object of this work.

Neocæsarea.

CANON I. (Against the Marriage of Clergy after they are in orders.)

If a presbyter marry, let him be degraded. But if he commit fornication or adultery, let him be thrust out altogether, and brought to repentance.

Κανών α'.

Πρεσβύτερος ἐὰν γήμῃ τῆς τάξεως αὐτὸν μετατίθεσθαι· ἐὰν δὲ πορνεύσῃ ἢ μοιχεύσῃ, ἐξωθεῖσθαι αὐτὸν τέλεον, καὶ ἄγεσθαι αὐτὸν εἰς μετάνοιαν.—Conc. i. 1479.

Gangra.

CANON IV.-(Against the Decrees of the Second Council of Lateran.)

If any one shall contend against a married presbyter, that it is not fitting to communicate in the oblation when he celebrates the holy offices, let him be accursed.

Κανὼν δ'.

Εἴ τις διακρίνοιτο παρὰ πρεσβυτέρου γεγαμηκότος, ὡς μὴ χρῆκαι λειτουργήσαντος αὐτοῦ προσφορᾶς μεταλαμβάνειν, ανάθεμα ἔστω.—Conc. ii. 419.

Antioch.

CANON XII.-(Against Appeals to Rome.)

If any presbyter or deacon, being deposed by his own bishop, or a bishop being deposed by the synod, shall dare to trouble the emperor's ears, it is right that he be referred to a greater synod of bishops, and set forth before more bishops that which he thinks appertains to justice, and await their examination and judgment. But if, despising these, he trouble the emperor, let him be judged unworthy of pardon, nor let him have room for defence nor hope for future restitution.

Κανὼν ιβ'.

Εἴ τις ὑπὸ τοῦ ἰδίου ἐπισκόπου καθαιρεθεὶς πρεσβύτερος, ἢ διάκονος, ἢ καὶ Ἐπίσκοπος ὑπὸ συνόδου, ἐνοχλῆσαι τολμήσειε τὰς βασιλέως ἀκοὰς, δέον ἐπὶ μείζονα ἐπισκόπων σύνοδον τρέπεσθαι, καὶ ἃ νομίζει δίκαια ἔχειν, προσαναφέρειν πλείοσιν ἐπισκόποις, καὶ τὴν αὐτῶν ἐξέτασίν τε καὶ ἐπίκρισιν ἐκδέχεσθαι· εἰ δὲ τούτων ὀλιγωρήσας, ἐνοχλήσειεν τῷ βασιλεῖ, καὶ τοῦτον μηδεμιᾶς συγγνώμης ἀξιοῦσθαι, μηδὲ χώραν ἀπολογίας ἔχειν, μηδὲ ἐλπίδα αποκαταστάσεως προστ ἑοκᾷν.—Conc. ii. 568.

CANON XXII.-(Against the Intrusion of the Roman Bishops into the British dioceses.)

Let not a bishop go into another city or district not pertaining to him, to ordain any one, or to appoint any presbyters or deacons to places subject to another bishop, unless with the consent of the proper bishop of the district. If any one dare to do otherwise, let the ordination be invalid, and himself be punished by the synod.

Κανὼν κβ'.

Ἐπίσκοπον μὴ ἐπιβαίνειν ἀλλοτρίᾳ πόλει τῇ μὴ ὑποκειμένῃ αὐτῷ, μηδὲ χώρᾳ τῇ αὐτῷ μὴ διαφερούσῃ ἐπὶ χειροτονίᾳ τινὸς, μηδὲ καθιστᾷν πρεσβυτέρους ἢ διακόνους, εἰς τόπους ἑτέρῳ ἐπισκόπῳ ὑποκειμένους, εἰ μὴ ἄρα μετὰ γνώμης τοῦ οἰκείου τῆς χώρας ἐπισ κόπου. εἰ δὲ τολμήσειέν τις τοιοῦτο ἄκυρον εἶναι τὴν χειροθεσίαν, καὶ αὐτὸν ἐπιτιμίας ὑπὸ τῆς συνόδου τυγχάνειν.—Conc. ii. 572.

Laodicea.

CANON XXXV.-(Against the Invocation of Angels.)

It does not behove Christians to leave the Church of God, and go and invoke angels, and make assemblies: which things are forbidden. If, therefore, any one be detected idling in their secret idolatry, let him be accursed, because he has forsaken our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and gone to idolatry.

Κανὼν λέ'.

Ότι οὐ δεῖ Χριστιανοὺς ἐγκαταλείπειν τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ἀπιέναι, καὶ ἀγγέλους ὀνομάζειν, καὶ συνάξεις ποιεῖν· ἅπερ ἀπηγόρευται. Εἴ τις οὖν εὑρεθῇ ταύτῃ τῇ κεκρυμμένῃ εἰδωλολατρείᾳ σχολάζων, ἔστω ἀνάθεμα, ὅτι ἐγκατέλιπε τὸν κύριον ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν, τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ εἰδωλολατρεία προσῆλθεν.Conc. i. 1504.

CANON XLIX. (Against Transubstantiation.)

That it is not right to offer bread in Lent, except only on the Sabbath, and Lord's Day.

Κανὼν μθ'.

Οτι οὐ δεῖ τῇ τεσσαρακοστῇ ἄρτον προσφέρειν, εἰ μὴ ἐν σαββάτῳ καὶ κυριακῇ μόνον.- Conc. i. 1505.

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