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The Namokanon
The Namokanon are the “precise rules” for the Church and how all people should live their lives. This is made from the Church, by the Church and for the Church as led by God the Holy Spirit in the Ecumenical Councils. Russia received the first set of Namokanon in the pure Old Slavonic from the Serbian Orthodox Church, about 1000 thousand years ago. This edition is what Old-Rite uses as the Seven Ecumenical Councils. Below is as close a facsimile to the real thing as I have ever seen, without any of the Latin innovations or subtractions seen in modern versions of these councils.
The files for these documents are in DjVu format and can be downloaded in zip files from the link below. The complete Contents includes all the following sections.
Forwards
Apostolic Rules
The First Ecumenical Council
Many Councils, including Antioch
The Second, Third and Forth Ecumenical Councils
Councils including Constantinople
The Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Ecumenical Councils
Council in the Church of Holy Wisdom
The Holy Rules
Chapters 36-42
Chapters 43-47
Chapters 48-49
Chapters 50-57
Chapters 58-72
This web page is where you can download the DjVu files.