Ancient Christianity Exemplified: In the Private, Domestic, Social, and Civil Life of the Primitive Christians : and in the Original Institutions, Offices, Ordinances, and Rites of the Church

Lyman Coleman

Lippincott, Grambo, 1852 - Christian civilization - 645 pages

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Of the benevolence of the primitive Christians 72	14

Y OF THE PSALMODY OF THE CHURCH PAGE	14

Of the mode and form of baptism 13 Of the rites connected with baptism 14 Of sponsors 15 Of the names given at baptism CHAPTER XX	14

Of the names or appellations of this sacrament 2 Of the scriptural account of the Lords supper 3 Of the testimony of pagan writers 4 Of the testimony...	14

INTRODUCTION	17

CHAPTER I	33

Christian authors	41

CHAPTER II	51

CHAPTER XV	305

Of the unity and trinity of the Godhead implied in the devotions of the primitive church	311

Of divine worship paid to Christ	314

Of the filial and confiding spirit of the prayers of the church	315

Of the simplicity and brevity of the devotions of the primitive church	316

Of audible and silent prayer	317

Of the Lords prayer	318

Of the responsesamen hallelujah hosanna etc	320

Their reverence for the word of God	57

CHAPTER III	63

Of the unity peace and love of the primitive Christians toward each	71

Of their intercourse with society	81

Of their loyalty to government	82

Of their military service	83

Of their honesty and integrity as good citizens	84

Of unlawful occupations	85

Of the refusal of military duties	87

Of undesigned encomiums from enemies	89

CHAPTER VI	91

Of the origin of the Christian church	94

Of one church only in each city	95

Of Deacons	96

Changes in the constitution of the Christian church after the age of the Apostles	97

Doctrinal peculiarities of the Christian church	99

CHAPTER VII	101

Of the names of reproach and derision conferred on Christians by their enemies	105

Of the distinction between the clergy and the laity	107

Of the baptized	109

Of Ascetics Cenobites Monks Fraternities	113

Of Penitents	117

Of Energumens or Demoniacs	124

CHAPTER VIII	126

Of Bishops	130

Of the inferior Bishops	139

Of the superior Bishops	142

Of the Papal system	145

Of Presbyters or Elders	148

Of Ruling Elders	162

Of Deacons	163

Of Deaconesses	171

Of Archdeacons	174

Of Subdeacons	177

CHAPTER IX	179

Of Precentors or Singers	182

Of Acolyths Acolythists or Acolytes	184

Of Ostarii or Doorkeepers	185

Of the subordinate servants of the church and of the clergy	186

Of officers of the church not belonging to the clergy	187

Of occasional officers of the church	190

CHAPTER X	195

Of restrictions of the elections	199

Of certain unusual forms of election	201

Of church patronage	202

CHAPTER XI	205

Of disqualifications and qualifications for ordination	206

Of the administration of the rite	211

CHAPTER XII	215

Of the immunities prerogatives and privileges of the priesthood	217

Of clerical letters	220

Of clerical costumes	221

Of the revenue of the clergy	225

Of the independence and the degeneracy of the Bishop	229

CHAPTER XIII	232

Of the form site and position	236

Of the arrangement and constituent parts	237

Of the bema or sanctuary	238

Of the altar	239

Of the nave	246

Of the narthex or antetemple	250

Of the outer buildings or exedr�	251

Of church towers bells and organs	254

Of the doors of the church	258

Of the pavement and walls of the church	259

Of the windows of the church	260

Of images	262

Of the veneration for sacred places and the privileges attached to them	265

Of the church as the place of refuge	267

CHAPTER XIV	270

Of the secret discipline of the ancient church	276

Of liturgies	284

Of ancient creeds	291

Of catechetical instructions	304

Of the attitude and gesture in singing and in prayer	324

Of original authorities	327

Of the material and subject of Christian psalmody	329

Of the power of sacred music	331

Of ancient hymns	333

CHAPTER XVII	338

Of the order in which the Scriptures were read	340

Of the mode of designating the divisions and lessons 842	342

Of the Psalter	346

CHAPTER XVIII	348

Of those by whom the homilies were delivered	350

Of the frequency of sermons	352

Of the length of time allotted for the delivery of the sermon	353

Of the attitude of the speaker mode of delivery deportment of the audience	354

Of the construction of the sermon	356

Of the subjects of discourse by the fathers	358

CHAPTER XIX	362

Of the proselyte baptism of the Jews	365

Of unscriptural formalities and doctrines relating to baptism	367

Of the names by which the ordinance is designated	373

Of infant baptism	374

Of limitations and exceptions	387

Of ministers of baptism	390

Of the times of baptism	392

Of the place of baptism	393

Of the mode and form of baptism	395

Of the rites connected with baptism	399

Of sponsors	403

Of the names given at baptism	406

CHAPTER XX	408

Of ministers of confirmation and the attending rites	410

CHAPTER XXI	412

Of the scriptural account of the Lords supper	418

Of the testimony of pagan writers	420

Of the times of celebration	424

Of the place of celebration	426

Of the ministers of the Lords supper	427

Of the communicants	430

Of the elements	435

Of the consecration of the elements	438

Of the distribution of the elements	439

Of the accompanying rites	441

Of the agape or feasts of charity	443

Of sacramental utensils	448

CHAPTER XXII	451

Of penance	460

Of the subjects of penance or the offences for which it was imposed	461

Of the different classes of penitents	462

Of the duties of penitents and the discipline imposed upon them or the different kinds or degrees of penance	464

Of the readmission of penitents into the church	465

Of private penance	468

Of absolution	471

Of the discipline of the clergy and the punishment of delinquents	472

CHAPTER XXIII	475

Of the extent of their jurisdiction	479

Of the president of the councils	481

Of the councils under the emperors	488

CHAPTER XXV	504

CHAPTER XXVI	526

Of the sacred seasons of the ancient church	536

Of the corrupt origin and influence of the festivals	542

CHAPTER XXVII	555

Forms of worship festivals etc	561

Number of the Nestorians	567

The Lords supper	575

Observance by other States	596

INDEX OF AUTHORITIES	599

CHAPTER X	603

Of the element of baptism 395	609

Of the origin of councils 2 Of the extent of their	613

INDEX OF COUNCILS	616

GENERAL INDEX	633

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acolyths Acts administer Alexandria altar ancient church Antioch antiquity apostles Apostolical Constitutions apostolical succession appointed Arch�ologie Augustin authority baptism became bishops and presbyters brethren called candidates canons catechumens Catholic CHAPTER charity Chris Christ Christian Arch�ology Christian church Chrysostom Clement of Alexandria clergy communion consecration Constitutions Council Council of Carthage Cyprian deacons discipline distinction divine doctrine duties early ecclesi� ecclesiastical elders election emperor energumens episcopal epistle faith fathers fifth century fourth century Greek holy honour Iren�us Jewish Jews Justin Martyr laity live Lord Lord's supper Magdeburg Centuriators Martyr ministers Neander ordination origin pagan patriarchs persecution piety prayer prerogatives presbyters priesthood priests primitive Christians primitive church reader received relations religion religious worship respecting rites Roman Rome sacrament sacred says Scriptures spirit styled subdeacons Tertullian things third century tians tion usage Western church word καὶ τοῦ τῶν

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Title	Ancient Christianity Exemplified: In the Private, Domestic, Social, and Civil Life of the Primitive Christians : and in the Original Institutions, Offices, Ordinances, and Rites of the Church ATLA monograph preservation program [American Theological Library Association (ATLA) Historical Monographs Collection
Author	Lyman Coleman
Edition	reprint
Publisher	Lippincott, Grambo, 1852
Original from	Harvard University
Digitized	16 Nov 2006
ISBN	0790509784, 9780790509785
Length	645 pages

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