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Origines ecclesiasticæ : The antiquities of the Christian church. By Joseph Bingham ...

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Bingham, Joseph, 1668-1723

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London, Reeves and Turner, 1878.

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2 v.; 27 cm.

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• 30-600
• Church polity > History > Early church, ca. 30-600
• Christian antiquities
• Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
• Clergy
• Absolution
• Church polity > History > Early church, ca. 30-600
• Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600

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History

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• Paged continuously.
• "Index of authors": v. 2, p. [1262]-1271.

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• Includes bibliography and index.

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• committed to retain

Contents

• Book I: Of the several names and orders of men in the Christian church -- 1. Of those titles and appellations which Christians owned, and distinguished themselves by -- 2. Of those names of reproach, which Jews, infidels, and heretics cast upon the Christians -- 3. Of the several orders of men in the Christian church -- 4. A more particular account of the believers and their several titles of honour, and privileges above the catechumens -- 5. Of the distinction of believers from the rulers. Where, of the distinction observed in the names and offices of laity, and clergy; and of the antiquity of these distinctions -- Book II: Of the several superior orders of the clergy in the primitive church -- 1. Of the original of bishops; and that they were a distinct order from presbyters in the primitive church -- 2. Of the several titles of honour given to bishops in the primitive church -- 3. Of the offices of bishops, as distinct from presbyters --^
• 4. Of the power of bishops over the laity, monks, subordinate magistrates, and all persons within their diocese; and of their office in disposing of the revenues of the church -- 5. Of the office of bishops, in relation to the whole catholic church -- 6. Of the independency of bishops; especially in the Cyprianic age, and in the African churches -- 7. Of the power of bishops in hearing and determining secular causes -- 8. Of the privilege of bishops to intercede for criminals -- 9. Of some particular honours and instances of respect showed t bishops by all persons in general -- 10. Of the age, and some other particular qualifications required in such as were to be ordained bishops -- 11. Of some particular laws and customs observed about the ordination of bishops -- 12. Of the rule which prohibits bishops to be ordained in small cities -- 13. Of the rule which forbids two bishops to be ordained in one city --^
• 14. Of the chorepiscopi and suffragan bishops; and how these differed from one another -- 15. Of the intercessors and interventores in the African churches -- 16. Of primates or metropolitans -- 17. Of patriarchs -- 18. Of the independent bishops -- 19. Of presbyters -- 20. Of deacons -- 21. Of archdeacons -- 22. Of deaconesses
• Book III: Of the inferior orders of the clergy in the primitive church -- 1. Of the first original of the inferior orders, and the number and use of them; and how they differed from the superior orders of bishops, presbyters, and deacons -- 2. Of subdeacons -- 3. Of acolythists -- 4. Of exorcists -- 5. Of lectors or readers -- 6. Of the ostiarii or door-keepers -- 7. Of the psalmista or singers -- 8. Of the copiata or fossarii -- 9. Of the parabolani -- 10. Of the catechists -- 11. Of the defensores or syndics of the church -- 12. Of the oeconomi, or stewards and guardians of the church -- 13. A brief account of some other inferior officers in the church -- Book IV: Of the elections and ordinations of the clergy, and the particular qualifications of such as were to be ordained -- 1. Of the several ways of designing persons to the ministry, in the apostolical and primitive ages of the church -- 2. A more particular account of the ancient manner and method of elections of the clergy -- 3. Of the examination and qualifications of persons to be ordained in the primitive church. And first, of their faith and morals -- 4. Of the qualifications of persons to be ordained, respecting their outward state and condition in the world -- 5. Of the state of digamy and celibacy in particular; and of the laws of the church about these, in reference to the ancient clergy -- 6. Of the ordinations of the primitive clergy, and the laws and customs generally observed therein -- 7. The case of forced ordinations and re-ordinations considered
• Book V: Of the privileges, immunities, and revenues of the clergy in the primitive church -- 1. Some instances of respect which the clergy paid mutually to one another -- 2. Instances of respect showed to the clergy by the civil government. Where particularly of their exemption from the cognizance of the secular courts in ecclesiastical causes -- 3. Of the immunities of the clergy in references to taxes, and civil offices, and other burdensome employments in the Roman empire -- 4. Of the revenues of the ancient clergy -- 5. Of tithes and first-fruits in particular -- Book VI: An account of several laws and rules, relating to the employment, life and conversation of the primitive clergy -- 1. Of the excellency of these rules in general, and the exemplariness of the clergy in conforming to them -- 2. Of the laws relating to the life and conversation of the primitive clergy -- 3. Of laws more particularly relating to the exercise of the duties and offices of their function --^
• 4. An account of some other laws and rules, which were a sort of out-guards and fences to the former -- 5. Some reflections on the foregoing discourse, concluding with an address to the clergy of the present church -- Book VII: Of the ascetics in the primitive church -- 1. Of the difference between the first ascetics and monks; and the first original of the monastic life -- 2. Of the several sorts of monks, and their different ways of living in the church -- 3. An account of such ancient laws and rules, as relate to the monastic life, and chiefly that of the Coenobites -- 4. The case and state of virgins and widows in the ancient church -- Book VIII: An account of the ancient churches, their original, names, parts, utensils, consecrations, immunities, etc. -- 1. Of the several names and first origin of churches among Christians --^
• 2. Of the difference between churches in the first ages and those that followed; and of heathen temples and Jewish synagogues turned into Christian churches -- 3. Of the different forms and parts of the ancient churches; and first of the exterior narthex, or outward ante-temple -- 4. Of the interior narthex, and the parts and uses of it -- 5. Of the naos, or nave and body of the church, and its parts and uses -- 6. Of the bema, or third part of the temple, called the altar part, or sanctuary, and the parts and uses of it -- 7. Of the baptisteries, and other outer buildings, called the exedrae of the church -- 8. Of the donaria and anathemata, and other ornaments of the ancient churches -- 9. Of the consecration of churches -- 10. Of the respect and reverence which the primitive Christians paid to their churches -- 11. Of the first original of asylums, or places of sanctuary and refuge, with the laws relating to them, in Christian churches
• Book IX: A geographical description of the districts of the ancient church, or an account of its division into provinces, dioceses, and parishes; and of the first original of these -- 1. Of the state and division of the Roman empire, and of the church's conformity to that in modeling her own external polity and government -- 2. A more particular account of the number, nature, and extend of dioceses, or episcopal churches, in Africa, Egypt, Arabia, Palestine, Syria, Phoenicia, and other eastern provinces -- 3. A continuation of this account of dioceses in the provinces of Asia Minor -- 4. A continuation of the former account in the European provinces of Thracia, Macedonia, Greece, Illyricum, etc. -- 5. A particular account of the seventeen provinces of the Roman and Italic dioceses, and of the episcopal diocese contained in them --^
• 7. The Notitia, or geographical description of the bishoprics of the ancient church, as first made by the order of Leo Sapiens in the ninth century, compared with some others -- 8. Of the division of the dioceses into parishes, and the first original of them -- The conclusion -- Book X: Of the institution of the catechumens, and the first use of the creeds in the church -- 1. Of the several names of the catechumens, and the solemnity that was used in admitting them to that state in the church. Also of catechizing, and the time of their continuance in that exercise -- 2. Of the several classes or degrees of catechumens, and the gradual exercises and discipline of every order -- 3. Of the original, nature and names of the ancient creeds of the church -- 4. A collection of several ancient forms of the creed out of the primitive records of the church -- Book XI: Of the rites and customs observed in the administration of baptism in the primitive church --^
• 1. Of the several names an d appellations of baptism in the primitive church -- 2. Of the matter of baptism: with an account of such heretics as rejected or corrupted baptism by water -- 3. Of the ancient form of baptism: and if such heretics as altered or corrupted it -- 4. Of the subjects of baptism, or an account of what persons were anciently allowed to be baptized. Where particularly of infant baptism -- 5. Of the baptism of adult persons -- 6. Of the time and place of baptism -- 7. Of the renunciations and professions made by all persons immediately before their baptism -- 8. Of the use of sponsors or suretics in baptism -- 9. Of the unction and the sign of the cross in baptism -- 10. Of the consecration of the water in baptism -- 11. Of the different ways of baptizing, by immersion, trine immersion, and aspersion in the case of clinic baptism -- Book XII: Of confirmation, and other ceremonies following baptism, before men were made partakers of the Eucharist --^
• 1. Of the time when, and the person to whom, confirmation was administered -- 2. Of the minister of confirmation -- 3. Of the manner of administering confirmation and the ceremonies used in the celebration of it -- 4. Of the remaining ceremonies of baptism following confirmation -- 5. Of the laws against rebaptization both in church and state
• Book XIII: General observations relating to divine worship in the ancient church -- 1. Some necessary remarks upon the ancient names of divine service, which modern corruptions have rendered ambiguous -- 2. That the devotions of the ancient church were paid to every person of the blessed Trinity -- 3. That in the ancient church religious worship was given to no creature, saint or angel, cross, image, or relic, but to God alone -- 4. That anciently divine service was always performed in the vulgar tongue, understood by the people -- 5. Of the original and use of liturgies, in stated and set forms of prayer, in the primitive church -- 4. An extract of the several parts of the ancient liturgy out of the genuine writings of St. Chrysostom, following the order of his works -- 7. Of the use of the Lord's prayer in the liturgy of the ancient church -- 8. Of the use of habits, and gesture, and other rites and ceremonies in the ancient church --^
• 9. Of the times of their religious assemblies, and the several parts of divine service performed in them -- 10. The order of their daily morning service -- 11. The order of their daily evening service -- Book XIV: Of that part of divine service which the ancients comprised under the general name of Missa Cathechumenorum, the service of the Catechumens, or ante-communion service on the Lord's Day -- 1. Of the psalmody of the ancient church -- 2. A particular account of some of the most noted hymns used in the service of the ancient church -- 3. Of the manner of reading the scriptures in the public service of the church -- 4. Of preaching, and the usages relating to it in the ancient church -- 5. Of the prayers for the catechumens, energumens, competentes, or candidates of baptism, and the penitents -- Book XV: Of the Missa Fidelium, or communion service -- 1. Of the prayers preceding the oblation --^
• 2. Of the oblations of the people, and other things introductory to the consecration of the eucharist -- 3. Of the oblation or consecration prayers, and the several parts of them -- 4. Of communicants, or persons who were allowed to receive this sacrament, and the manner of receiving it -- 5. A resolution of several questions relating further to the manner of communicating in the ancient church -- 6. Of their post-communion service -- 7. How the remains of the eucharist were disposed of; and of their common entertainment, called agape, or feast of charity -- 8. Of the preparation which the ancients required as necessary in communicants, to qualify them for a worthy reception -- 9. Of frequent communion, and the times of celebrating it in the ancient church
• Book XVI: Of the unity and discipline of the ancient church -- 1. Of the union and communion observed among catholics in the ancient church -- 2. Of the discipline of the church, and the various kinds of it; together with the various methods observed in the administration of it -- 3. Of the objects of ecclesiastical censures, or the persons on whom they might be inflicted; with a general account of the crimes for which they might be inflicted -- 4. A particular account of those called great crimes. Of transgressions of the first and second commandments. Of the principal of these, viz. idolatry. Of the several species of idolatry, and degrees of punishment allotted to them according to the proportion and quality of the offences -- 5. Of the practice of curious and forbidden arts, divinations, magic, and enchantment; and of the laws of the church made for the punishment of them -- 6. Of apostasy to Judaism, and paganism; of heresy and schism; and of sacrilege and simony --^
• 7. Of sins against the third commandment, blasphemy, profane swearing, perjury, and breach of vows -- 8. Of sins against the fourth commandment, or violations of the law enjoining the religious observation of the Lord's day -- 9. Of great transgressions against the fifth commandment, viz. disobedience to parents and masters; treason and rebellion against princes; and contempt of the laws of the church -- 10. Of great transgressions against the sixth commandment; of murder and manslaughter, parricide, self-murder, dismembering the body, exposing of infants, causing of abortion, etc. -- 11. Of great transgressions against the seventh commandment: fornication, adultery, incest, polygamy, etc. -- 12. Of great transgressions of the eighth commandment, theft, oppression, fraud, etc. -- 13. Of great transgressions against the ninth commandment, false accusation, libeling, informing, calumny and slander, railing and reviling --^
• 14. Of great transgressions against the tenth commandment, envy, covetousness, etc.
• Book XVII: Of the exercise of discipline upon the clergy in the ancient church -- 1. Of the difference of ecclesiastical censures inflicted on the clergymen and laymen -- 2. Of reducing the clergy to the state and communion of laymen, as a punishment for great offences -- 3. Of the punishment called peregrina communio, or reducing clergymen to the communion of strangers -- 4. Of some other special and peculiar ways of inflicting punishment on the clergy -- 5. A particular account of the crimes for which clergymen were liable to be punished with any of the fore-mentioned kinds of censure -- Book XVIII: Of the several orders of penitents, and the method of performing public penance in the church, by going through the several stages of repentance -- 1. A particular account of the several orders of penitents in the church -- 2. Of the ceremonies used in admitting penitents to do pubic penance, and the manner of performing public penance in the church --^
• 3. A particular account of the exomologesis, or penitential confession of the ancient church; showing it to be a different thing from the private or auricular confession introduced by the church of Rome -- 4. Of the great rigour, strictness, and severity of the discipline and penance of the ancient church -- Book XIX: Of absolution, or the manner of readmitting penitents into the communion of the church again -- 1. Of the nature of absolution, and the several sorts of it; more particularly of such as relate to the penitential discipline of the church -- 2. Of the circumstances, rites, and customs anciently observed in the public absolution of sinners -- Book XX: Of the festivals observed in the primitive church -- 1. Of the distinction to be made between civil and ecclesiastical festivals -- 2. Of the original and observation of the Lord's day among Christians -- 3. Of the observation of the sabbath, or Saturday, as a weekly festival --^
• 4. Of the festival of Christ's Nativity and Epiphany -- 5. Of Easter, or the Paschal festival -- 6. Of Pentecost, or Whitsuntide -- 7. Of the festivals of the apostles and martyrs -- 8. Of some other festivals of a later date and lesser observation -- Book XXI: Of the fasts in use in the ancient church -- 1. Of the quadragesimal or Lent fast -- 2. Of the fasts of the four seasons; of monthly fasts, and the original of Ember weeks and Rogation days -- 3. Of the weekly fasts of Wednesdays and Fridays, or the stationary days of the ancient church -- Book XXII: Of the marriage rites observed in the ancient church -- 1. A short account of the heretics who condemned or vilified marriage anciently, under pretence of greater purity and perfection; and of such also as gave license to community of wives and fornication --^
• 2. Of the just impediments of marriage in particular cases, showing, what persons might or might not be lawfully joined together; and of the times and seasons when the celebration of marriage was forbidden -- 3. Of the manner of making espousals preceding marriage in the ancient church -- 4. Of the manner of celebrating marriage in the ancient church -- 5. Of divorces; how far they were allowed or disallowed by the ancient Christians -- Book XXIII: Of funeral rites, or the custom and manner of burying the dead, observed in the ancient church -- 1. Of cemeteries, or burying-places; with an inquiry, how and when the custom of burying in churches first came in -- 2. Some further observations concerning the place, and manner, and time of burial -- 3. How they prepared the body for the funeral, and with what religious ceremonies and solemnities they interred it --^
• 4.. An account of the laws made to secure the bodies and graves of the dead from the violence of robbers and sacrilegious invaders, and buyers and sellers or relics, and their worshippers.

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• 4373916
• SCSB-12584825

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