Canon 1. If a Presbyter gets married, he is displaced from orders;i but if he commit fornication or adultery, he must be ousted altogether, and be led to repentance.

Canon 2. If a woman gets married to two brothers, let her be thrust out until her death; but, nevertheless, at the time of death if she decides to dissolve the marriage in case she recovers her health, for the sake of philanthropy she shall be allowed the benefit of repentance. But if the woman dies while so wedded, or the husband does, repentance will be difficult for the one who is left as survivor.

Canon 3. As concerning those persons who become involved in a plurality of marriages, the length of sentence to which they are liable is clear as fixed, but their recantation and faith will avail to shorten the time.

Canon 4. If any man has felt a desirei for a woman and has conceived an intention to lie with her but this desire was not actualized, it appears that he was rescued by grace.

Canon 5. If any catechumen who stands in the rank of catechumens, when he enters the Lord’s house, commits a sin,i in case he is one of those who have to kneel, or bend their knees, let him join the listeners if he is no longer committing sins; but if even when placed among the listeners he continues committing sins, let him be thrust out.

Canon 6. As concerning a woman who is gravid, we decree that she ought to be illuminated whenever she so wishes. For in this case there is no intercommunion of the woman with the child, owing to the fact that every person possesses a will of his own which is shown in connection with his confession of faith.

Canon 7. No Presbyter is permitted to dine at the wedding of persons marrying a second time. For, if the plight of a digamist is one demanding repentance, what will be that of a presbyter who is lending his consent to the wedding by attending it!

Canon 8. When the wife of a layman commits adultery, if she has been convicted openly of this offense, that layman cannot enter the service. If, on the other hand, she commits adultery after his ordination, he must divorce her. But if he continues to live with her, he cannot retain possession of the office which has been placed in his hands.

Canon 9. If any Presbyter who has committed a bodily sin beforehand has been promoted, and confesses that he sinned before his ordination, let him not offer the oblation, but let him remain in other respects for the rest of his course. For most persons would forgive the other sins, and let the ordination go. But if he fails to confess but is openly proved guilty, let him have no authority to exercise that function on any account.

Canon 10. Likewise if a Deacon falls into the same sin, let him keep the rank of servant.

Canon 11. Let no man be ordained a Presbyter before he is thirty years old, even though the man be worthy in every other respect, but let him be obliged to wait. For the Lord Jesus Christ was baptized and commenced teaching in His thirtieth year.

Canon 12. If a diseased person be illuminated, he cannot be promoted to a presbyter; for his faith and belief was not a result of his own will, but a result of necessity: unless perhaps on account of his diligence and faith thereafter and on account of a want of men.

Canon 13. Village Presbyters cannot offer in the Lord’s house of a city if a bishop or a city presbyter is present, nor moreover can he give bread in prayer, nor a cup. But if they are absent, and he is called alone to prayer, he may give.

Canon 14. Auxiliary Bishops, though belonging to the type of the seventy, are honored with the right to offer, in view of their diligence in regard to the poor.

Canon 15. There ought to be seven Deacons, even though the city be a quite large one. Ye may convince yourselves by referring to the book of the Acts.