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 vately," erecting altar against altar, contrary to established discipline-he be deprived of his office.” ''Ibid. Can. viii. T. ii. p. 1161.

THEOPHILUS OF ALEXANDRIA, G. C. — “ Let the Priests, after certain portions have been consumed in the use of the mysteries, divide the remainder of what was offered in the way of Sacrifice;m) but of them the catechumen may not eat nor drink, but clerks only, and the believing brethren with them.” In Commonit. Can. vii. Apud. Bevereg. T.ii. p. 172. Edit. O.xunü, 1672.

St. John CHRYSOSTOM, G.C.--On the words of the prophet Malachy; And in every place incense shall be offered to God and a clean offering; he says, addressing the Jews : “ When did this happen? When was incense thus offered ? When this clean Sacrifice? You can produce no other time than the present, the period since the coming of Christ.m) And if of this time the Prophet had not spoken; had he prophesied not of our Sacrifice, but of that of the Jews, his prophecy would have been contrary to the law: for Moses forbids sacrifices to be offered in any other place than that, which God had chosen; to this he confines them. But Malachy declares, that, in every place incense shall be offered, and a clean Sacrifice. In truth, however, there is no discordance between them. They speak of different sacrifices. In the first place, the Prophet foretels that, not in one city, as among the Jews, but from the rising of the sun to the going down of the same, offerings shall be made. Then,