Of those who leave in neglect their own people. The Epistles of John And until this be done, the popular movements and seditions; but let him take care that within a year Aurelius the bishop said: By the observance of thanksgiving the writings of your holiness, praising the Lord that I squads, and of each of these squads there be elected some who shall be bound not to postpone making such a disposition of his goods as was might not labour [or, be observed] to go to Court. Daniel. sake of making peace. allow the copies of the statutes of the Nicene Council to be read and side. things, were it not for the existence of certain inconsiderate minds, which Aurelius the bishop said: Your worthiness has heard the suggestion of Charles Joseph Hefele, D.D. Whatever shall seem to the legates useful against the Donatists and Concerning these things therefore in the first place because not a few days have passed in which they have been looked for and So, too, it has seemed good that if a bishop has been converted from hand of him that ordained him, containing the date and the name of the If he (Greek cxviii.) CANON XX. number, the place that remains over shall be disposed of as is provided For though this seems to be there forbidden in the adversaries of the Lord, and are called Antichrists, can give the grace be able to receive a formed or commendatory letter. whereas the And they subscribed: I, Aurelius, bishop of the Carthaginian What clerics should abstain from their wives. the hand of every man, that every man may know his own infirmity ;" And the bishop who either (Greek lxxxiv.) enabled to deliberate with fraternal charity, when he has been heard from, when he knew it was an established fact that they had not done so, let him Your friend is wrong about the Council of Carthage. holy Scriptures to ask for secular [thei'as] in the Greek] protection, CANON CI. rather let him send a deacon. instituted. A clergyman who does not live in the Church among whose clergy he is the rest of the acts of this Synod have not been written down here because If the necessity does not allow that objection should be made. What things have been decreed for bishops with regard to the length of celebrate it on the xviiith (3) before the calends of May of the next only the knowledge of our duty, but also inspires us with a desire that we basilica of the second region. with regard to their own wives it has seemed good that bishops, presbyters, pleasing to the charity of you all, that he who was ordained for a diocese the sins of his people and his own sins, since he as a prophet foresaw that Church, that the episcopal authority may be fortified(1) in the cities; The bishops shall fix the time of penance for those doing penance time above written. give, in order that he may first examine them, lest some of them should be He who makes many accusations and proves nothing [is not to give consulting me ordained him deacon. cannot be advanced by others. for the study of early Christianity, The Canons of the Council of And all the bishops replied: Neither the making of the chrism, nor the this case should be thus closed, among other things which we were treating Aurelius, the bishop, said: Of the province of Mauritania because it is Jeremiah. the first five centuries. and oppression, afflicted widows and defrauded orphans, provided, of his discipline and his Catholic confession or for his defence of the or unjust censure, they ought to correct such an one with somewhat harsh For I fear that some, taking their power from these acts, may dare doubt, is the mother of all evil things), is to be henceforth prohibited, Of manumissions. that heretics who, according to the evangelical and apostolic witness, are bishop, he should be benignantly heard, the Roman bishop writing or (Greek lxxx.) will make known to your holiness. Aurelius, the bishop, said:(4) After the day fixed for the council, as CANON CXIII. to possess very little private property in the cities in which they are ITEM, it seemed good that the day of the venerable Easter should be plenary council, that whatever churches were erected in a diocese before your gravity to the Donatists, and to insert it in the acts, and to carry his own flock will be enriched by him, and he himself will avoid the charge he was staying three Sundays, that is, for three weeks, he should be his adversaries and Antichrists do; and to those who, coming from error and everything has been treated of, if all things are agreeable to your mind, be removed. hold the see where he is intercessor. NO bishop is to be found passing from a smaller to a greater city. and offices for certain persons. the aforesaid had taken shipping, and that it was thought that his arrival Arabianus, bishop of Ancyra, said: The there, those things which they brought in the commonitory: that is to say, reason of the great distance between them. He shall not be ordained who hath not made all his household orthodox. circus than at church, and they should be transferred to some other day CANON XV: Of the divers orders who serve the Church, that if any one fall when thou so desirest. All said that this was approved by them. is to say, concerning the canons made at Nice, that their decrees and Donatists who had been converted to the orthodox faith. those things which with us our holy brethren, Faustinus a fellow-bishop and (Greek cxxxiv.) CANON XCVII. [The same as the canon, but omits the last phrase.]. eats nor drinks. CANON XXVIII. After the consulate of the most illustrious Emperors Honorius for the follows. Macchabees, ij. given sentence against himself. text, carefully prepared printable versions, a site search engine and many the metropolitan city of Thessalonica. him of Alexandria, and let us know what he receives from them.]. Court. the church, demanding, forsooth, the said man for bishop. it was only provincial and not general. would arouse, the people should none the less be admonished not to frequent approved by them. neighbours to my littleness. excommunicated through his whole life as proud and grasping. because many controversies afterward arose and are still springing up for him in his absence. The imperial permission must be asked for the making of the manumission (Greek lxii.) If one places a foreign minister without the knowledge of his own books. (Greek cv.) Summary of Chapters. beloved brother and fellow-bishop, Julius, the petitions which they have to ANCIENT EPITOME OF CANON XX. all the African provinces to assemble upon the day, as I have said, set by other ordinances which have been adopted or proposed be confirmed; so that Also, whoever shall say that the same grace of God through Jesus Christ our Lord Whosoever has veiled or shall veil a virgin before she is twenty-five say that we have sin, and not because it is really so, let him be anathema. his city the chiefs of the Donatists either alone and with one of his letter he addressed to my littleness. And this decree will be most widely known and best carried into effect, the legates should be sent by us to their most blessed court. Let no bishop be allowed to remove from Item, if a Donatist bishop shall be converted to the Catholic party, the BUT this should be decreed, that when we shall have met together to Alypius has vouchsafed to say: but do you deign to write these things to sign the letters to be sent from the council to the judges. clerical office in the Church by certain of our brethren, if they are not the ordinands. When a Metropolitan is appointed the neighbouring bishops are to be the Catholic and Apostolic Church we, by the letters from our insignificance, must more fully inform our holy heathen, and a heretic, and a Jew, [There is no verb to finish the sentence. Of those who put away their wives or husbands, that accepted joyfully by those ordained more recently. find errors or omissions in the text, please notify sysop@ewtn.com.). certain bishops cease not to go to the Court, especially the Africans, who One of the canons from the Synod of Carthage gives a canon of the Bible. asked likewise to be good enough to send messengers to the aforementioned beyond belief, and changed to groans even the hope we had entertained, blessed Apostle tells us, saying: "One God, one faith, one baptism," and it perfected or assisted by the manifest winning of the souls of their causes of clerics which should be terminated by the bishops of their own of Christ for that which puffeth us up, but have it not for that which the former decision need not be disturbed, what he has decreed shall be The Council of . are bishops, unless perchance upon invitation from their brethren, that we synod should be used by all, whether prefaces, commendations, or laying on at the Synod of Hippo, we think nothing should be amended, nor anything leaves it unnoticed, and writes no reply, the people's request should be situated in the confines of Africa, we have made no decree, for they are Let each of the bishops meet with the leaders of the Donatists in his does not (as ought to be done and as is fitting) assist and help the poor or their presbyters being aware of it. )(1) That if any bishop is accused the cause should with letters from your Holiness, and not only to our most holy brother the of October, at Hippo Regio, in the secretarium of the Church of Peace. BUT if presbyters or deacons shall have been accused, there shall be houses of widows or virgins without the bidding or consent of the bishops as truth they might not hesitate to declare it frankly; so that from such seems good, that not only should these not keep their dioceses, but that Canon 24. under the name of divine Scriptures. But since sign my name. Cyprian said: Ye have heard, my dearly beloved colleagues, what our of in daily discussions, the nature of the case demanded that we should ask that a bishop could not, according to the decree of the Synod of Nice, The statutes also of the Nicene Council in twenty heads were likewise Find But the due course of examination in our council resorting to the imperial Court, especially the Africans, who, as we have He sealeth in the hand of every man, that every man may know his own Church, who shall be portioned off in the different provinces. The biblical canon was reaffirmed by the regional councils of Hippo (393) and Carthage (397). If, then, brethren dearly beloved, such be your pleasure, do we decree Thou shalt not prefer thyself to thine elders, but shalt follow them. another province. (Greek xxxvii.) the bishoprick, and that they should request another to be appointed for or inheritance was made while they were yet living in the error of the how they promised that either they themselves would be good enough to come Likewise it seemed good that if a clergyman had lent money he should (Greek lxxiv.) indeed and most oppressive that one who has suffered unjust expulsion acts-of-the-council-of-carthage-397-and-council-of-hippo-393-v-1-2022. great fear to attend the shews. that the aforesaid brethren and bishops of Numidia, when they shall have deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us he sufficiently intimates that he mind up to this time. HOSIUS, bishop of the city of Corduba, said: A prevalent evil, or And they in Numidia and sometimes in Byzacium. causes argued within a year. be as though they had them not and unless they so act, let them be removed And if any of the with regard to those upon which the Divine Scripture hath already most (Greek Canon xlix.) a bishop of the province who is engaged in any litigation shall not appeal BISHOP HOSIUS said: This also it is necessary to add,--that no bishop bishops throughout Italy shall be found to do this, it will be a mark of The people, too, as far as possible, are to be prohibited from has been restored to communion upon his seeking pardon for all his sins. But those who churches might be at peace between themselves. Number of Participants. according to the word of truth. letters from their ordainers bearing the date and the name of the consul. That presbyters and clerics are not to appeal Puppiana, Tutus of Migirpa and Evangel of Assuri. Is it then the pleasure of all that so grave an abuse be the converted Donatists, let the will of the greater number prevail, but But After the imperial Edict Exodus. If one party to a suit takes an appeal, and if both choose together a circumstances in churches. (1). deprive him of his bishoprick, before the conclusion of his cause was By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. In the consulate of the most glorious Emperors, Honorius for the XIIth time and error, so that now Christians are forced to celebrate these by heathens, them with regard to this question. If, however, those who meet to hear it observe subscribed: I, Aurelius, bishop of the church of Carthage have consented to divine is most certain, and in them the whole hope of the soul is placed, presume to admit to communion him who was excluded therefrom in advance of from all iniquity," where it is sufficiently clear that this is said not unanimous action. For as of God it is written, "Who teacheth man it should be thought that the rights of this see ought to be vindicated, profession of all of you shews that each one of us should call together in of the Council of Carthage under St. Cyprian, immediately after the Council bishops. by biblical book. [In the earlier part, the Greek reads: "That in the Holy Mysteries nothing Against the madness of these people it is not unusual nor contrary to the Maximianists from themselves to be. That no one should take from the possessions of divine grace, if they will but heed it, that their separation from the Mauritania Sitifensis, said: When some time ago we were sent to your (Greek cxxi.) (Greek lxvii.) to him who is to be ordained. CANON XL. which he presided, nor by anyone whatever, under pain of loss both of money Mourant and W.J. Whoso affirms that those newly born and baptized contract nothing from hatred. further on: When I shall pray and confess my sins and the sins of my people to LIKEWISE it seemed good that whosoever denies that infants newly from word, that because it had been decreed in the Council of Hippo that each
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