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A24128	The true history of the Jacobites of Egypt, Lybia, Nubia, &c. their origine, religion, ceremonies, laws, and customs, whereby you may see how they differ from the Jacobites of Great Britain / translated by a person of quality from the Latin of Josephus Abudernus ...; Historia Jacobitarum seu Coptorum in Aegypto, Lybia, Nubia, Aethiopia tota, & parte Cypri insulae habitantium. English	Abudacnus, Josephus.; Sadleir, Edwin, Sir, d. 1719.	1692 (1692)	Wing A157; ESTC R7172	21,679	45

where it may pass away But the Water of Baptism is convey'd through some hole into a subterraneous place Baptism is solemnly celebrated twice in the Year first on the Sunday of the Pentecost and then on the Sunday of the Passion when as we have said it is administred to Infants But as we remarked in the first Chapter Circumcision is diligently observed and that on the eighth day after the Birth and this not only in the principal Cities where there is a great concourse of people but also in Villages and in the Country with the greatest rigour CHAP. XI Of the Sacrament of Confirmation IN the preceding Chapter we remembred you of this Sacrament when we said the Priest administred it to the Infant The Consecration of the Oyl is by the Priest as also Confirmation and he does not stay till the Bishop celebrates So that herein is a difference betwixt the Jacobites and the Papists in this matter that with the latter the Consecration of the Oyl is only by the Bishop but not with the former Confirmation also amongst Jacobites is given to Infants together with Baptism but amongst the Papists they are given separately and Confirmation is given only by the Bishop CHAP. XII Of Auricular Confession THE Ecclesiasticks as we have observed do very seldom use this Sacrament a little oftner the Laics and then it is severely and rigidly exercised Many Historians inform us that in Aethiopia where this Religion flourishes the Confessors take a great deal of Money of such as confess notwithstanding they are forced besides to undergo a strict and rigid penance but in Aegypt they do not give Money unless it be according to the ability of him that doth penance and if he giveth nothing then he is obliged to abstain for some time from the Temple The penance which the Confessors are accustomed to enjoyn their penitents is sometimes so heavy and for so long a space that it often exceeds six Months and sometimes a Year during which time they are not admitted to receive the Sacrament of the Eucharist And this for the most part is the nature of their penance two or three times a week they abstain from Victuals living upon Bread and Water and bow every Night to the Ground fifty or a hundred times kissing it towards the East They think there is but one sort of sin and not different Species of them as the Papists use to say CHAP. XIII Of the Sacrament of the Eucharist THE Ministers who celebrate Mass together with the Priest receive as we have said the Sacrament of the Eucharist without that of Confession every Sunday and Holy-day using only the Eve before a Holy day to prepare themselves by abstaining that Night from eating and drinking And after the Laics have performed the penance that their Confessors have enjoyned them they come weeping and bare-headed with great devotion to the Door of the Sanctuary There they stand and holding some Linnen in their hands the Priest gives them a bit of the Host and the Deacon presents them with some Wine from the Cup in a Gold or Silver Spoon Likewise if any small Children are to be washed with the sacred Water of Baptism which Ceremony is also to be done at other times besides those before-mentioned they are brought by the Pater Lustricus or by such like person to the door of the Sanctuary then the Priest puts a small piece of the Host into the Child's mouth and having dipped his finger in the Cup rubbeth therewith the Childs mouth Likewise if any Infant be made Deacon or Sub-deacon which often happens when a Bishop celebrates Mass he is by him introduced into the Sanctuary CHAP. XIV Of the Sacrament of Ordination MEntion was made of this Sacrament when we treated of Baptism where we said excepting that of the Priesthood there is no respect had to Age in conferring of any Order all other the greater as well as the less being conferred without taking the Age of any one into consideration And this is the way of administring this Sacrament If any Child is to be made a Deacon who by reason of his yet-tender Age cannot perform the Duties of his Order then one of his near Relations either Father or Mother promises to observe them for him till he grows of Age to keep them himself and these are the Rules of the Order To fast twice videlicet every Wednesday and Friday in the Week to abstain from Milk and Victuals made with Blood to mortifie his Body in Lent by fasting until the Evening to go to Church on Holy days and hear Mass c. But none performs the Divine Office until he has attained to Priest s Orders which he takes at the Age of five and twenty and then he is obliged to observe the aforesaid Rules But he that is received into Orders be they greater or less first giveth his Name to the Bishop's Secretary and a single piece of Money to the Patriarch of about Three-pence English and then at the time of Consecration the Bishop standing before the Door of the Sanctuary cutteth off his Hair then putting his Hand upon his Head blesseth him in form of a Cross and therewith congratulateth him on his admittance into the number of the Ecclesiasticks this being done he enters into the Sanctuary and sits upon his Pontifical Chair and the Ministers or those that assist at the Ceremony having on a long Surplice and a Girdle bring him a Girdle then the Bishop confers upon him the other Orders as far as the Diaconate and uses those Ceremonies which are used by the Greeks and Romans If you enquire of me concerning the Priests the manner is different as to them for they are elected when they are absent and are taken in the Church against their wills in time of Orders and after several words and supplications as if they were overcome by them they are forced to consent after which being cloathed with the Sacerdotal Ornaments they are conducted to the Bishop into the Sanctuary and there by him ordained as has been shewed and is the Custom amongst other Nations There is besides those Orders already mentioned another which they call Alcommus those of that Order are either Canons or Confessors which are established by the Bishop as we have said in the Priests Orders and after many Admonitions ordained in the Temple and indued with a power to absolve Sinners after Auricular Confession He advises them likewise to take care of the Church and to do carefully their Duties and live so chastly that they may be Examples to others of Chastity and from this Office they rise to the Pontificate as we said in the Chapter of the Election of the Patriarch CHAP. XV. Of the Sacrament of Marriage THeir Marriages as we have said in the Chapter of the Sacraments are celebrated with great solemnity and magnificence and this is the manner of them in Aegypt The Bridegroom and Bride first ask leave of the Turkish Judge for those