THE TEACHING OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES part3

THE TEACHING  OF THE  TWELVE  APOSTLES

CHAPTER VI

EE that no cian lead thee astray from this Way of the Lam. iii. z y,

Teaching ; siricc he teacheth thec apart from God. Matt. xi. z9, 3o.

2 For if thou const bear all the yoke of the Lord th ou shalt be perfect , but  if thou canst not, do that which thou

canst. 3 Now concerning food, bear  what  thou  canst

but refrain utter ly from meat offered to idols, for it is a

service of dead gods.

Act8 xv. zo.

* COF. y. 2$.

CHAPTER VII

ND concerning baptism, baptize a*ter this manner : Having first  recited  all these precepts  baptize into the name of the Father and of the  Son  and  of  the  Holy Ghost in living water , z but if thou hast notlviny water, baptize into other water , and if thou canst not in cold

water then baptize in war   3 but if thou last neither,

pour out water upon the head thricc, into the ne.mc of the

Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.    4 And M att, xxvi i i. r q.

before the baptism let the baptizer and the  baptized  fast, and any others that are able , but thou shalt or4er the baptized to fast one or two days befot ehand.

CHAPTER VIII

N D your  fastings, let  them  not  be  with  tldC Matt. vi. i6.

hypocrites ; for  they  fast  on  the  second  and  fifth

days of the week ; but do ye fast on the fourth day and on the preparation. 2 Neither pray ye as the hypocrites, but as the Lord commanded in His Gospel, even so pray ye :

O OR   FAT’HER   WHICH   ART   IN   HEA YEN,

H ALLOWED   BE  WHY     NAlft E I      H Y  KIh  GDOM   CO M E WHY  WLL BE DONEy

As   IN HEAYEN SO ALSO UPON EARTH ;

I\Iatt. v. 9- i j.

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GIVE US THIS   DAY   OUR   DAI LY   BREADS

A ND FORGIVE US OUR DEBT

AS  WE ALSO FORGIY E OUR  DEBTORS ; A N D BRING US NOT TN "I“O TEMPTATION

B 1     DELIYER US FROM   EVIL i

FOR  EH INE IS THE  POWER AN D THE GLORY FOR EYE R.

Thrice a day thus pray ye.

CHAPTER IX

ND concerning the Service of Thanksgiving give ye thanks after this manner : 2 First concerning the

Cup : We thank Thee, our Father, for the holy Vine of David Thy Servant,* which Thou didst make known to us t lirough Jesus  Thy Servant † ,  to  Thee  be  the  glory for ever. 3 And concerning the  bread  that is  broken : We thank Thee, our Father, for the life and knowledge w)iich Thou didst make known to us through Jesus Thy Servant } ,  to  Thee   be  the  glory  for  ever.

4 Even as t his bread that is broken was scattered upon the mountains :ind being gathered together was made one, so let Thy Church be gathcred together from the ends of the earth into Thy kingdom, for  Thine is the  glory and the power throuqgh Jesus Christ for  ever. § And let none cat or drink of your Thanksgiving  but those that have been baptized into the Name of the Lord ; for indeed the Lord hath said concerning this, give not that which is holy unto the dogs.

CHAPTER X

ND after that ye have been filled, give ye thanks

after this manner : 2 We thank 9’hee Holy Father for Thy If oly Name which 9“hou has made to dwell in our hearts, ;ind for the knowledge and for faith and im- mortality which Thou didst make k nown to us through Jesus   9“hy   Servant || ; to Thee    be   the   glory   for   evry. 3 Thou Almighty Ruler didst create all  things for The

THE TEACHING  OF THE  TWELVE  APOSTLES

Name s sake ; Thou didst give both food and drink unto men for enjoyment, that they may give thanks unto Thee. 

Dut to us Thou didst freely grant spiritual food and d rink and life eternal through Thy Servant.* 4 We give thanks to Thee before all things that Thou art mighty.

5 Thine is the glory for ever. Remember O Lord Thy Church to deliver it from all evil, and perfect it in Thy Love ; and gather it from the four winds, even

Thy Church which hath been sanctified, into Thy King- dom which Thou hast prepared for it ; for Thine is the power and the glory for ever.

6 Let Thy grace come and let this world pass away ;

Hosanna to the God of Dav id.  Wliosoever is holy, let

him come, and whosocver is not, let him repent. Phil. iv. v.

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