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A Source Book for Ancient Church History - Mirrors

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688 A <strong>Source</strong> <strong>Book</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Ancient</strong> <strong>Church</strong> <strong>History</strong>[629]4. If a layman kills another man with thoughts of hatred, if hedoes not wish to relinquish his arms, let him do penance 7 years,without flesh and wine 3 years.5. If any one kills a monk or a clergyman, let him relinquishhis arms and serve God 272 or do 7 years' penance. He is in thejudgment of the bishop. But he who kills a bishop or a presbyter,the judgment concerning him is in the king.6. He who by the command of his lord kills a man, let himkeep away from the church 40 days; and he who kills a man in apublic war, let him do penance 40 days.7. If out of wrath, 3 years; if by chance, 1 year; if by drink orany contrivance, 4 years or more; if by strife, let him do penance10 years. 273Cap. V. Concerning those who are deceived by a heresy.Cap. VI. Concerning perjury.Cap. VII. Concerning many and various wrong acts and thosenecessary things which are not harmful.Cap. VIII. Concerning various failings of the servants of God.Cap. IX. Concerning those who are degraded or cannot beordained.Cap. X. Concerning those who are baptized twice, how theyshall do penance.Cap. XI. Concerning those who violate the Lord's Day andthe appointed fasts of the <strong>Church</strong>.Cap. XII. Concerning the communion of the eucharist or thesacrifice.Cap. XIII. Concerning reconciliation.Cap. XIV. Especially concerning the penance of those whomarry.Cap. XV. Concerning the worship of idols.272 I.e., in a monastery.273 Another reading, 4.

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