Heads of the Canons of Abulide or Hippolytus,

Which are used by the Æthiopian Christians. ^[2036]

1. Of the holy faith of Jesus Christ. ^[2037]

2. Of bishops. ^[2038]

3. Of prayers spoken on the ordination of bishops, and of the order of the Missa. ^[2039]

4. Of the ordination of presbyters.

5. Of the ordination of deacons.

6. Of those who suffer persecution for the faith. ^[2040]

7. Of the election of reader and sub-deacon. ^[2041]

8. Of the gift of healing. ^[2042]

9. Of the presbyter who abides in a place inconvenient for his office. ^[2043]

10. Of those who are converted to the Christian religion.

11. Of him who makes idols. ^[2044]

12. Various pursuits ^[2045] are enumerated, the followers of which are not to be admitted to the Christian religion until repentance is exhibited. ^[2046]

13. Of the place which the highest kings or princes shall occupy in the temple. ^[2047]

14. That it is not meet for Christians to bear arms. ^[2048]

15. Of works which are unlawful to Christians. ^[2049]

16. Of the Christian who marries a slave-woman. ^[2050]

17. Of the free woman. ^[2051]

18. Of the midwife; and that the women ought to be separate from the men in prayer. ^[2052]

19. Of the catechumen who suffers martyrdom before baptism. ^[2053]

20. Of the fast of the fourth and sixth holiday; and of Lent. ^[2054]

21. That presbyters should assemble daily with the people in church. ^[2055]

22. Of the week of the Jews' passover; and of him who knows not passover (Easter). ^[2056]

23. That every one be held to learn doctrine. ^[2057]

24. Of the care of the bishop over the sick. ^[2058]

25. Of him on whom the care of the sick is enjoined; and of the time at which prayers are to be made. ^[2059]

26. Of the time at which exhortations are to be heard. ^[2060]

27. Of him who frequents the temple every day. ^[2061]

28. That the faithful ought to eat nothing before the holy communion. ^[2062]

29. That care is to be well taken that nothing fall from the chalice to the ground. ^[2063]

30. Of catechumens. ^[2064]

31. That a deacon may dispense the Eucharist to the people with permission of a bishop or presbyter. ^[2065]

32. That widows and virgins ought to pray constantly. ^[2066]

33. That commemoration should be made of the faithful dead every day, with the exception of the Lord's day. ^[2067]

34. Of the sober behaviour of the secular ^[2068] in church. ^[2069]

35. That deacons may pronounce the benediction and thanksgiving at the love-feasts when a bishop is not present. ^[2070]

36. Of the first-fruits of the earth, and of vows. ^[2071]

37. When a bishop celebrates the holy communion (Synaxis), ^[2072] the presbyters who stand by him should be clothed in white. ^[2073]

38. That no one ought to sleep on the night of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. ^[2074]