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Curate, that by his exhortation whom the Lord when he cometh they may be relieved with the alms shall find watching: Verily I say of the Parishioners, or others: Will unto you, That he shall gird himyou do this gladly and willingly? self, and make them to sit down to Answer. I will so do by the meat, and will come forth and help of God.

The Bishop. VILL you apply all your diligence to frame and fashion your own lives, and the lives of your families, according to the Doctrine of Christ; and to make both yourselves and them, as much as in you lieth, wholesome examples of the flock of Christ? Answer. I will so do, the Lord being my helper.

WILL you apply all

WILL

serve them. And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.

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Then shall the Bishop proceed in the Communion; and all who are Ordered, shall tarry, and receive the Holy Communion the same day with the Bishop. The Communion ended, after the last Collect, and immediately before the Benediction, shall be said

this Collect following:

LMIGHTY God, giver of all

good things, who of thy great goodness hast vouchsafed to accept and take these thy Servants unThe Bishop. to the Office of Deacons in thy VILL you reverently obey Church; make them, we beseech your Bishop, and other chief thee, O Lord, to be modest, humMinisters, who, according to the ble, and constant in their MinisCanons of the Church, may have tration, to have a ready will to obthe charge and government over serve all spiritual Discipline; that you; following with a glad mind they having always the testimony and will their godly admonitions? of a good conscience, and continuAnswer. I will endeavour so to ing ever stable and strong in thy do, the Lord being my helper. Son Christ, may so well behave ¶ Then the Bishop, laying his hands severally up- themselves in this inferior Office, on the Head of every one of them humbly kneeling before him, shall say, that they may be found worthy to AKE thou Authority to exe-be called unto the higher Ministries cute the Office of a Deacon in thy Church, through the same in the Church of God committed thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ; unto thee; In the name of the to whom be glory and honour, Father, and of the Son, and of the world without end. Amen. Holy Ghost. Amen.

them the New Testament, saying,

HE peace of God, which passThen shall the Bishop deliver to every one of eth all understanding, keep TA AKE thou Authority to read your hearts and minds in the knowthe Gospel in the Church of ledge and love of God, and of his God, and to preach the same, if Son Jesus Christ our Lord: And thou be thereto licensed by the Bishop himself.

¶ Then one of them appointed by the Bishop shall

read

The Gospel. St. Luke xii. 35.

Land your lights burning, and ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their Lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. Blessed are those servants

ET your loins be girded about,

the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you always. Amen.

And here it must be declared unto the Deacon, that he must continue in that Office of a Deacon the space of a whole Year (except for reasonable Causes it shall otherwise seem good unto the

Bishop) to the intent he may be perfect, and well

expert in the thing appertaining to the Eccle siastical Administration; in executing whereof, if he be found faithful and diligent, he may be admitted by his Diocesan to the Order of Priesthood, at the times appointed in the Canon, or else, on urgent occasion, upon some other day.

in the face of the Church, in such manner and

form as hereafter followeth.

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THE

The Form and Manner of Ordering Priests.

¶ When the day appointed by the Bishop is come, after Morning Prayer is ended, there shall be a Sermon, or Exhortation, declaring the Duty and Office of such as come to be admitted Priests; how necessary that Order is in the Church of Christ, and also how the People ought to esteem them in their Office.

¶ A Priest shall present unto the Bishop, sitting in his Chair near to the holy Table, all those who are to receive the order of Priesthood that day, each of them being decently habited, and shall say:

sons present, to be admitted to the

order of Priesthood.

¶ The Bishop.

The Collect. LMIGHTY God, giver of all good things, who by thy EVEREND Father in God, Holy Spirit hast appointed divers RI present unto you these per- Orders of Ministers in the Church; mercifully behold these thy servants now called to the Office of Priesthood; and so replenish them heed that the persons whom ye present unto us, be with the truth of thy doctrine, and apt and meet for their learning and adorn them with innocency of life, godly conversation, to exercise their that both by word and good exMinistry duly to the honour of God, ample they may faithfully serve and the edifying of the Church. thee in this Office, to the glory of thy name, and the edification of thy Church, through the merits of our

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The Priest shall answer:

HAVE inquired concerning

and think them so to be.

GOOD

and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, world without end. Amen.

UNTO

¶ Then the Bishop shall say unto the People: OOD People, these are they whom we purpose, God willing, to receive this day unto the The Epistle. Ephes. iv. 7. Holy Office of Priesthood: For afNTO every one of us is given ter due examination, we find not grace according to the meato the contrary, but that they are sure of the gift of Christ. Wherelawfully called to their Function fore he saith, When he ascended and Ministry, and that they are up on high, he led captivity cappersons meet for the same. But tive, and gave gifts unto men. yet if there be any of you, who (Now that he ascended, what is knoweth any impediment or nota- it but that he also descended first ble crime in any of them, for the into the lower parts of the earth? which he ought not to be received He that descended, is the same into this holy Ministry, let him also that ascended up far above come forth in the name of God, all heavens, that he might fill all and show what the crime or im- things.) And he gave some Apospediment is. tles, and some Prophets, and some jected, the Bishop shall cease from Ordering that Evangelists, and some Pastors and Person, until such time as the Party accused Teachers, for the Perfecting of the ¶ Then the Bishop (commending such as shall be Saints, for the work of the Minisfound meet to be Ordered, to the Prayers of the try, for the edifying of the Body Congregation) shall, with the Clergy and Peo- of Christ; till we all come, in the ple present, say the Litany, with the Prayers as is before appointed in the Form of Ordering unity of the faith and of the Deacons; save only, that in the proper suffrage knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ.

And if any great Crime or Impediment be ob

shall be found clear of that Crime.

there added, the word Deacons shall be omitted,
and the word Priests inserted instead of it.
Then shall be said the Service for the Commu-
nion, with the Collect, Epistle, and Gospel, as
followeth.

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W WHEN Jesus saw the multi-are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth; and tudes, he was moved with the wolf catcheth them, and scatcompassion on them, because they tereth the sheep. The hireling fainted, and were scattered abroad as sheep having no shepherd. Then fleeth because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. I saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the am the good Shepherd, and know labourers are few: Pray ye there-my sheep, and am known of mine. fore the Lord of the harvest, that As the Father knoweth me, even he will send forth labourers into so know I the Father: and I lay

if it shall happen that the same cause, how ye ought to forsake Church, or any member thereof, and set aside, as much as ye may, do take any hurt or hinderance by all worldly cares and studies. reason of your negligence, ye know We have good hope that ye have the greatness of the fault, and also well weighed these things with the horrible punishment that will yourselves long before this time; ensue. Wherefore consider with and that ye have clearly determinyourselves the end of the ministry ed, by God's grace, to give yourtowards the children of God, selves wholly to this Office, wheretowards the Spouse and Body of unto it hath pleased God to call Christ; and see that ye never cease you: so that, as much as lieth in your labour, your care and dili-you, ye will apply yourselves wholgence, until ye have done all that ly to this one thing, and draw all lieth in you, according to your your cares and studies this way; bounden duty, to bring all such as and that ye will continually pray are or shall be committed to your to God the Father, by the mediacharge, unto that agreement in the tion of our only Saviour Jesus faith and knowledge of God, and Christ, for the heavenly assistance to that ripeness and perfectness of of the Holy Ghost; that by daily age in Christ, that there be no place reading and weighing the Scripleft among you, either for error in tures, ye may wax riper and stronreligion, or for viciousness in life.ger in your Ministry; and that ye

Forasmuch then as your Office may so endeavour yourselves from is both of so great excellency, and time to time to sanctify the lives of so great difficulty, ye see with of you and yours, and to fashion how great care and study ye ought them after the rule and doctrine of to apply yourselves, as well to show Christ, that ye may be wholesome yourselves dutiful and thankful un- and godly examples and patterns to that Lord who hath placed you for the people to follow. in so high a dignity; as also to be- And now, that this present Conware that neither you yourselves gregation of Christ may also unoffend, nor be occasion that others derstand your minds and wills in offend. Howbeit ye cannot have these things, and that this your a mind and will thereto of your-promise may the more move you selves; for that will and ability is to do shall answer duties; ye your given of God alone: therefore ye plainly to these things, which we, ought, and have need to pray ear-in the name of God, and of his nestly for his Holy Spirit. And Church, shall demand of you seeing that ye cannot by any other touching the same. means compass the doing of so weighty a work, pertaining to the Do you think in your heart,

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that you are truly called, acsalvation of man, but with doctrine cording to the will of our Lord Jeand exhortation taken out of the sus Christ, and according to the holy Scriptures, and with a life Canons of this Church, to the Oragreeable to the same; consider der and Ministry of Priesthood? how studious ye ought to be in Answer. I think it. reading and learning the ScripThe Bishop. tures, and in framing the manners RE you persuaded that the both of yourselves, and of them A holy Scriptures contain all that specially pertain unto you, ac- Doctrine required as necessary for cording to the rule of the same eternal salvation through faith in Scriptures; and for this self-same Jesus Christ? and are you deter

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mined, out of the said Scriptures as in you lieth, wholesome examto instruct the people committed ples and patterns to the flock of to your charge, and to teach Christ? nothing, as necessary to eternal Answer. I will apply myself salvation, but that which you shall thereto, the Lord being my helper. be persuaded may be concluded

and

The Bishop.

you maintain and set.

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Answer. am so persuaded, have so determined, by God's grace. in you, quietness, peace, and love The Bishop. among all Christian people, and WILL You then give your especially among them that are or

faithful diligence, always so shall be committed to your charge? to minister the Doctrine and Sa- Answer. I will so do, the Lord craments, and the discipline of being my helper. Christ, as the Lord hath com

The Bishop.
TILL you reverently obey

manded, and as this Church hath your Bishop, and other chief

WILL

received the same, according to the commandments of God; so Ministers, who, according to the that you may teach the people com- Canons of the Church, may have mitted to your cure and charge, the charge and government over with all diligence to keep and ob-you; following with a glad mind serve the same? and will their godly admonitions,

Answer. I will so do, by the and submitting yourselves to their help of the Lord. godly judgments?

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The Bishop.

Answer. I will so do, the Lord

Then shall the Bishop, standing up, say,

VILL you be ready with all being my helper. faithful diligence to banish and drive away from the Church ALMIGHTY God, who hath all erroneous and strange doc- given you this will to do all trines contrary to God's word; these things, grant also unto you and to use both public and private strength and power to perform the monitions and exhortations, as well same; that he may accomplish his to the sick as the whole within work which he hath begun in you, your cures, as need shall require, through Jesus Christ our Lord. and occasion shall be given? Answer. I will, the Lord being my helper.

The Bishop.

WILL you be diligent in pray

ers, and in reading the holy Scriptures, and in such studies as help to the knowledge of the same, laying aside the study of the world

and the flesh?

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you be diligent to frame and fashion your own selves, and your families, according to the Doctrine of Christ; and to make both yourselves and them, as much

Amen.

cretly in their prayers, to make their humble supplications to God for all these things: for the which prayers there shall be silence kept for a space. After which, shall be sung or said by the Bishop. the persons to be ordained Priests all kneeling, Veni, Creator Spiritus; the Bishop beginning.

After this, the Congregation shall be desired, se

and the Priest and others that are present an-
swering by verses, as followeth.

Cand lighten with celestial fire:
Thou the anointing Spirit art,

NOME, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire,

Who dost thy seven-fold gifts impart
Is comfort, life, and fire of love:
Thy blessed Unction from above,
Enable with perpetual light
The dulness of our blinded sight:
Anoint and cheer our soiled face

With the abundance of thy grace:
Keep far our foes, give peace at home;
Teach us to know the Father, Son,
And thee, of both to be but one:
This may be our endless song;

Where thou art Guide, no ill can come.

That through the ages all along,

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