Didascalia Apostolorum

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10 DIDASCALIA. garment, that by thy veil the greatness of thy beauty may be covered ; do not adorn the face of thine eyes, but look down and walk veiled ; be Ap. con. i. watchful, not to wash in the baths with men. When there are baths for women in the city or in the district, a believing woman will not wash in the baths with men ; for if thou veilest thy face from strange men by a covering of chastity, how then goest thou with strange men to the baths ? But if there are no baths for women, and thou art compelled to wash in the baths for men and women, this at the least is necessary, that thou wash with chastity and modesty and bashfulness and moderation ; not at every time nor every day ; nor at noon, but let the time for thee to wash be known to thee, at ten o'clock ; for it is required of thee, O believing woman, that by every means thou shalt flee from the multitude of vain Ap. Con. i. sights of the pride of eye which is in the bath. But thy quarrel with every one, especially that with thy husband, cut short and prevent like a believing woman, lest thy husband, if he be a heathen, should be offended because of thee, and blaspheme God, and thou shouldest receive a woe Rom. ii. 24 from Him, for woe to those through whom the name of God is blasphemed amongst the Gentiles. Again, if thy husband be a believer, he is con- strained as one who knows the Scriptures, and he will say to thee the word Prov. xxv. from Wisdom, that " it is better to dwell on a turret of the roof rather than 24 to dwell with a garrulous and quarrelsome woman in the middle of the house." For it is required of women that by a covering of modesty and humility they show the fear of God, for the conversion and growth f. 8 a of the faith of those who are without, of the men and of the women. If we have a little admonished and instructed you, our sisters and daughters, our members, ye like wise women, seek and choose for yourselves those things which are excellent and honoured and without rebuke in the dwelling of the world ; learn and know such things by which ye can get to the kingdom of our Lord and have rest, having already been pleasing to Him by good works. Ap. con. 1A bout the ordination of Bishops. Let a Bishop be ordained having already been chosen by all the people, according to the will of the Holy Ghost, being blameless, chaste, quiet, humble, not anxious, watchful, not loving money, without accusation, not quarrelsome, clement, who does not talk excessively, a lover of good things (R.2+ a lover of work, a lover of widows, a lover of orphans), a lover of the poor, expert in the mysteries, 1 The remainder of Chap. III. is absent from Codex Sangerman. 2 Rahmani, Test. D.N.J.C.