Se;ction X.
Now, as regards the consecrating invocations, it
is not permitted to explain them in writing, nor may
we bring their mysterious meaning, or the powers
from God working in them, from secrecy to pub-
licity; but, as our sacred tradition holds, by learning
these, through quiet instructions, and being perfected
to a more Godlike condition and elevation, through
Divine love and religious exercises, thou wilt be
borne by the consecrating enlightenment to their
highest science.
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SECTION XI.
Now the fact that even children, not yet able
to understand the things Divine, become recipients
of the holy Birth in God, and of the most holy
symbols of the supremely Divine Communion, seems,
as you say, to the profane, a fit subject for reason-
able laughter, if the Hierarchs teach things Divine
to those not able to hear, and vainly transmit the
sacred traditions to those who do not understand.
And this is still more laughable — that others, on
their behalf, repeat the abjurations and the sacred
compacts. But thy Hierarchical judgment must not
be too hard upon those who are led astray, but,
persuasively, and for the purpose of leading them
to the light, reply affectionately to the objections
alleged by them, bringing forward this fact, in
accordance with sacred rule, that not all things
Divine are comprehended in our knowledge, but
many of the things, unknown by us, have causes
beseeming God, unknown to us indeed, but well
known to the Ranks above us. Many things also
escape even the most exalted Beings, and are known
distinctly by the All-Wise and Wise-making God-
head alone. P'urther, also, concerning this, we aflirm
the same things which our Godlike initiators con-
veyed to us, after initiations from the early ° tra-
dition. For they say, what is also a fact, that
^ dpxa''«s. See Acts xv. 7, 21, 16; and Archbishop Trench. Yet even Dupin ignorantly alleged that word as proof Post- Apostolic. Nov. Bib. p. lOO ; C. ii. 41.
on the Ecclesiastical Hieraixhy, i6i
infants, being brought up according to a Divine
institution, will attain a religious disposition, exempt
from every error, and inexperienced in an unholy-
life. When our Divine leaders came to this con-
clusion, it was determined to admit infants upon
the following conditions, viz. : that the natural
parents of the child presented, should transfer
the child to some one of the initiated, — a good
teacher of children in Divine things, — and that
the child should lead the rest of his life under
him, as under a godfather and sponsor, for his
religious safe-keeping. The Hierarch then requires
him, when he has promised to bring up the child
according to the religious life, to pronounce the
renunciations and the religious professions, not, as
they would jokingly say, by instructing one instead
of another in Divine things ; for he does not say
this, " that on behalf of this child I make, myself,
the renunciations and the sacred professions," but,
that the child is set apart and enlisted ; i.e. I
promise to persuade the child, when he has come
to a religious mind, through my godly instructions,
to bid adieu wholly to things contrary, and to
profess and perform the Divine professions. There
is here, then, nothing absurd, in my judgment,
provided the child is brought up as beseems a god-
like training, in having a guide and religious surety,
who implants in him a disposition for Divine things,
and keeps him inexperienced in things contrary.
The Hierarch imparts to the child the sacred symbols, in order that he may be nourished by
1 62 Dionysius the Areopagite^ o^r.
them, and may not have any other life but that
which always contemplates Divine things ; and in
religious progress become partaker of them and
have a religious disposition in these matters, and be
devoutly brought up by his Godhke surety. So
great, my son, and so beautiful, are the uniform
visions of our Hierarchy, which have been presented
to my view; and from others, perhaps, more con-
templative minds, these things have been viewed,
not only more clearly, but also more divinely. And
to thee, as I fancy, more brilliant and more divine
beauties will shine forth, by using the foregoing
stepping-stones to a higher ray. Impart then, my
friend, thyself also, to me, more perfect enlighten-
ment, and shew to mine eyes the more comely and
uniform beauties that thou mayst have been able to
see, for I am confident that, by w^hat has been said,
I shall strike the sparks ^ of the Divine Fire stored
up in thee.
Clanks be t0 ®citi.
JOHN PARKER.
All Saints' Day^ 1898.
^ Bacon, Advancement in Learning, p. 2.
APPENDIX.
Athens. a.d.
Hierotheus » . 52
Dionysius the Areopagite 58 Narcissus . . 67
Publius . 118—124
Quadratus, who presented Apology to Hadrian 126
LIST OF BISHOPS.
Paris.
Dionysius the Areopa-
gite . . 70-
Mallo
Martianus
Victor
Maurianus
Martinus
A,D.
Toledo,
1. Eugenius , 69 — 121
2. Melantius
3. Pelagius
4. Patrumnius
5. Eusebius
6. Quintus
7. Vincentius Eugenius Marcellus was
consecrated at Aries
by Dionysius the
Areopagite . 68 — 69
The list at Toledo is as com- plete as the list at Milan.
ArlES. St. Trophimus . . c. 46
Dionysius the Areopa-
gite .
St. Regulus
St. Felix
Gratius
Ambrosius
Anastinus
Ingenuus
Augustinus
Hieronymus
Savitius
Martianus^
St. Marin
From Saxi
Pontificium
Arelitensium.
1. Anotolone, G.
2. Cajo, R. ^ .
3. Castrinziano, M.
4. Calivero, G.
Milan. . 51—64 5. St. Mona, M. . 64—85 6. St. Materno, M. 97 — 137 7- St. Mirocle, M. 138—190
136 Bishops to 1898. St. Ambrose, nth Bishop, 374 — 397.
* A.D. 254 Cyprian wrote to Pope Stephen urging him to depose Marcion, 15th or iSth Bishop from St. Trophimus. See "Monuments inedits" de M. Faillon, t. II. p. 375, and Darras, p. 14.
•^ Gaius Oppius was the Centurion of the Crucifixion, and father of Agothoppius, mentioned by Ignatius.
164 Appendix,
Metropolitans of London, from King Lucius to Pagan expulsion, 586, from list of Jocelyn, 12th
CENTURY, TO BE FOUND IN STOW, UsSHER, GoDWIN,
AND Fasti of Le Neve.
1. Theonus, in lime of King Lucius {186 — 193 A.D.). He
built the cliurch of St. Peter, Cornhill.
2. Elvanus, messenger from Lucius to Eleutherus, Bishop
of Rome, by wliom he was consecrated.
3. Cadwr, or Cadoc. Name occurs at Caerleon.
4. Obinus. See Ussher, Antiq., p. 67. No date.
5. Conan. No date.
6. Palladius. " Bishop of Britain."
7. Stephanus. No date.
8. Iltutus, Abbot of the School of Llandaff.
9. Theodvvin, or Dedwin. No date.
10. Theodred. No date.
11. Hilarius.
12. Restitutus, who attended Council of x\rles, a.d, 314.
13. Guitelinus. Mentioned by Geoffrey of Monmoulh, Hist.
VL cc. 2 — 6.
14. Vodinus. Put to death, 453.
15. Theonus 2nd. Translated from Gloucester, 542; fled to
Wales, 586. To these may be added
16. Fastidius, Bishop of Britain, a.d. 431.
Metropolitans of York, from Godwin, Bishop OF Llandaff, 1601.
1. Sampson, appointed by King Lucius.
2. Tauiinus, Bishop of Evreux, " Ebroicensis."
3. Eborius, at Aries, A.D. 314.
4. Sampson, or Saxo, expelled by Saxons, and transferred
his pall to Dol in Brittany ; consecrated, 490. Geoffrey, Hist. VHL 12, IX. 8.
5. Piran, appointed by King Arthur, A.D. 522, in place of
Sampson, A.D. 522. Ibid. IX. 8.
6. Thadiacus fled to Wales, a.d. 586. Geoff. Hist. XI. 10.
List of Bishops. 165
There was also Faganus, a messenger to Eleutherus from
King Lucius. Perhaps it was he who founded the See of
Congresbury, not far from what is now Wells, which lasted
till 721.
Isle of Man.
Amphibalus was Bishop of Man before a.d. 447, in which year St. Patrick consecrated Germanus to Man.
Whithern. St. Ninian, Bishop of Whithern (subsequently in the Province of York), was consecrated by Pope Siricius, A.D. 394; retired to Ireland, 420 ; died, 432.
Province of Caerleon,
1. Dyfan ),,. . . r ^^
' -Missionaries of hleutherus.
2. Ffagan )
3. Elldyrn.
4. Edyfield. Adelfius at Aries in 314. He is claimed also
by Colchester and Lincoln.
5. Cadwr.
6. Cynan.
7. Ilan.
8. Llewyr.
9. Cyhelyn.
10. Guitelin.
11. Tremorinus, died about 490, and VA'as succeeded by Du-
britius of Llandaff, after which the Primacy seems to
have wavered between Llandaff and Menevia. Geoff.
Hist. VIII. 10.
Dubritius consecrated in 449 (Benedict of Gloster) ; in 490 (Geoffrey), Bishop of Llandaff, and became Metropolitan on the death of Tremorinus, as stated above, but his seat remained at Llandaff.
i66 Appendix.
St. David, 1st Bishop of Menevia, was consecrated at Jerusalem, with two companions'^, A.D, 519, and succeeded as Metropolitan on the death of Dubritius, but his seat re- mained at St. David's.
After him came Teilo, consecrated at the same time as St. David, at Jerusalem, A.D. 519, to Llandaff. He succeeded to the Metropolitan's office on St. David's death, retaining Llandaff, and consecrating Ismael to St. David's as a Suffragan Bishop.
Simon the Cananite, afterwards Bishop of Jerusalem, having preached the Gospel in Britain ("Apostolic Constitutions," Lagarde, p. 284) ; as also Aristobulus, ordained by St. Paul Bishop for Britain (Migne, ser. Grseca, tome III.) ; there must have been many Bishops in Britain before King Lucius was able to supersede the Druid by the Christian organisation. Within ten years after the arrival of Joseph of Arimathea, the first-fruit of Britain was sent to Rome, for instruction and con- secration. He founded a Church in Beatenberg, Switzerland.
For Bishops in France, see Gallia Christiana.
For Bishops in Britain, see Archbishop Parker, Alford, " St. Paul in Britain," Wakeman.
For lists given, my thanks are due to the Archbishops of
Athens and York, Canon Bernard, and the Rev. Bainbridge
Smith, author of" English Orders, whence obtained."
'^ These two were Teilo, consecrated to Llandaff, and Patern, consecrated to Llanbadarn.
JOHN PARKER.
Appendix. 167
Apostolic Traditions
GENERALLY IN ABEYANCE.
1. Washing of feet. St. John xiii. 4 — 14.
2. Anointing of sick with prayer for healing. St.
James v. 14, 15.
3. Anointing with Oil and Muron in Baptism.
4. Anointing with Muron for Consecration.
5. Trine immersion in Baptism.
6. Incense offered to God's Holy Name. Malachi
ii. II.
INDEX.
D. = Vol. I. ; H. = Vol. II.
Agnosia, D. i, 21-9, 130-3,
141, 144 Angels, St. Paul's teaching,
H. 23 Anomia (Lawlessness), D.
156-8 Apostles and Successors, D.
Archetypes, D. 36-7; H. ii,
Baptism, H. 75, 86, 89, 158 Burial, H. 145 — 159
Consecration, H. 90, 106 Contemplation, H. 51, 70,
80, 91, III, 124, 132, 141,
Dedication of Monk, 139—41 Deification, D. 26^ — 96, 104,
117; n. 3, 77, 80,88, 97 Diptychs; H. 90 — 102
Evil. D. 52 — 72.
God-Parents ; H. 160
Hierarch, D. 160 ; H. 44,
69, 72, 79, 89, no, 131,
136, 148, 157
Holy Communion, H. 87 — 109, 90, 97, 106, 108
Incense, H. 89, 92, no, 113
Jesus, D. 16, 21, 22, 23, 117,
124, 142, 143, 149, 156, 162,
165 ; H. 20, 27, 67, 70, 92,
^ -bl^
Monad, D. 5, no, 123, 124;
H. 31
Muron, H. no — 122
Mystic, D. 21, 31, 167
Nature, of God, D. 91, 124,
134 ; of life, D. 84, 79 ;
causes of life, D. 7 ; corrup-
tion of life, D. 64, 65
Oracles, Mystic, H. 7 ; In-
telligible, H. 44 ; given by
God, H. 131 ; Canon of
truth, D. 15 ; Source of
Theology, D. 12 ; Essence
of Hierarchy, H. 72, 96,
Ordination, Bishop, Priest, and Deacon, H. 131-7
Paradeigma, D. 81 ; H. 41,
Prayer, D. 27, 28 ; H. 153— 158 ; for ungodly, 154
Providence, D. 9, 11, 27,
32, 34, 44, 48, lo, 73, 104,
115, n7, 120, 158; H.
Symbolic Theology, D. 167
Symbols, D. 172; H. 2, 3,
4, 5, 9, n, 26, 105
Tradition, D. 6, 16, 21, 170 Triad, D. 17, 27, 37, 79, 125
Unction, H. 78, 80, 158
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