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In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the R f.<br />

Holy Ghost, One God. a<br />

<strong>The</strong> Canons of the holy, excellent Athanasius, the apo<br />

stolic, Patriarch of Alexandria. May his blessing be with us.<br />

Amen. And their number is 107 Canons. In the peace of<br />

the Lord. Amen, b<br />

<strong>The</strong>se are the laws of the presbyters. Let those that minister<br />

aright be held worthy of double honour and especially those<br />

that labour in the word and teaching ; because that they are<br />

not appointed of the bishops for (payment of) anything at<br />

all; wherefore they must needs be honoured with all godly<br />

honour, d For when Moses served the altar worthily, God did<br />

grant unto his countenance a splendour greater than all. 2 And<br />

this did God make for a sign unto them that serve the altar<br />

aright in holiness, even as he. For he was the faithful presby<br />

ter, 3 who laboured in the word and in doctrine and established<br />

the law for that obstinate people and bore their burden -<br />

and their weeping and their irreverent murmuring wherewith<br />

a <strong>The</strong> whole formula &amp;gt;<br />

Mp.<br />

b <strong>The</strong> title in M. <strong>The</strong>se be the Canons of the church that our father, the<br />

holy Athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria, set in order. God grant us the<br />

blessing of his prayers.<br />

d M. must be in all<br />

Amen.<br />

godly honour. In what follows Moses is described as<br />

a presbyter.<br />

g Mv. in margin, their hypocrisy .<br />

1<br />

i Tim. V. 17.<br />

3 Cf. Ex. XXIV. i (05).<br />

2 EX. XXXIII. 9, XXXIV. 29 ff.

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