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Christians assembled for worship on the first day of the week, 210

Our Lord recognized the permanent obligation of the

Fourth Commandment, 211

Worship of the Church resembled, not that of the Temple, but

that of the Synagogue, 214

No Liturgies in the apostolic Church, 215

No instrumental music, 216

Scriptures read publicly, 217

Worship in the vulgar tongue, ib.

Ministers had no official dress, 218

Baptism administered to infants, 219

Mode of Baptism, 220

The Lord's Supper frequently administered, 221

The elements not believed to be transubstantiated, 222

Profane excluded from the Eucharist, ib.

Cases of discipline decided by Church rulers, 223

Case of the Corinthian fornicator, ib.

Share of the people in Church discipline, 226

Significance of excommunication in the apostolic Church, 228

Perversion of excommunication by the Church of Rome, 229