the Order of Priesthood; the receivers humbly kneeling upon their knees, and the Bishop saying,

RECEIVE the Holy Ghost for the office and work of a priest in the

Church of God, now committed unto thee by the imposition of our hands. Whose sins thou dost forgive, they are forgiven; and whose sins thou dost retain, they are retained. And be thou a faithful dispenser of the word of God, and of his holy Sacraments; in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Then the Bishop shall deliver to every one of them, kneeling, the Bible into his hand, saying,

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AKE thou authority to preach the word of God, and to minister the holy Sacraments in the congregation, where thou shalt be lawfully appointed thereunto.

When this is done, the Nicene Creed shall be sung, or said; and the Bishop shall, after that, go on in the Service of the Communion, which all they that receive Orders shall take together, and remain in the same place where hands were laid upon them, until such time. as they have received the Communion.

The Communion being done, after the last Collect, and immediately before the Benediction, shall be said these Collects.

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[OST merciful Father, we beseech thee to send upon these thy servants thy heavenly blessing, that they may be clothed with righteousness; and that thy word, spoken by their mouths, may have such success that it may never be spoken in vain. Grant, also, that we may have grace to hear and receive what they shall deliver out of thy most holy word, or agreeable to the same, as the means of our salvation; that, in all our words and deeds, we may seek thy glory, and the increase of thy kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

REVENT us, O Lord, in all our doings, with thy most gracious

works, begun, continued, and ended, in thee, we may glorify thy holy Name, and, finally, by thy mercy, obtain everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

HE peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts Christ our Lord and the blessing of God Almighty,-the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost,-be amongst you, and remain with you always. Amen.

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and

And if, on the same day, the Order of Deacons be given to some, the Order of Priesthood to others, the Deacons shall be first presented, and then the Priests; and it shall suffice that the Litany be once said for both. The Collects shall both be used: first, that for Deacons, then that for Priests. The Epistle shall be Ephes. iv. 7-13, as before in this Office. Immediately after which, they that are to be made Deacons shall take the Oath of Supremacy, be examined, and Ordained, as is above prescribed. Then one of them having read the Gospel (which shall be either out of St. Matth. ix. 36-38, as before in this Office; or else St. Luke xii. 36-38, as before in the Form for the Ordering of Deacons,) they that are to be made Priests shall, likewise, take the Oath of Supremacy, be examined, and Ordained, as in this Office before appointed.

THE

FORM OF ORDAINING OR CONSECRATING

OF AN

ARCHBISHOP OR

BISHOP;

WHICH IS ALWAYS TO BE PERFORMED UPON SOME SUNDAY OR HOLY-DAY.

When all things are duly prepared in the Church, and set in order, after Morning Prayer is ended, the Archbishop (or some other Bishop appointed) shall begin the Communion Service; in which this shall be

The Collect.

ALMIGHTY God, who, by thy Son Jesus Christ, didst give to thy

holy Apostles many excellent gifts, and didst charge them to feed thy flock; give grace, we beseech thee, to all Bishops, the Pastors of thy Church, that they may diligently preach thy word, and duly administer the godly discipline thereof and grant to the people, that they may obediently follow the same, that all may receive the crown of everlasting glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

And another Bishop shall read the Epistle.

1 Tim. iii. 1.

T desireta true saying. IA Bishop, then, must be blameless, the HIS is a true saying; If a man desire the office of a Bishop, he husband of one wife; vigilant; sober; of good behaviour; given to hospitality; apt to teach; not given to wine; no striker; not greedy of filthy lucre, but patient; not a brawler; not covetous; one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection, with all gravity; (for, if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the Church of God ;) not a novice, lest, being lifted up with pride, he fall into the condemnation of the devil. Moreover, he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach, and the snare of the devil.

Or this:

For the Epistle. Acts xx. 17.

FROM sehey were come to him, he said unto them,

ROM Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the

Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons, serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears and temptations which befel me by the

If a man desire the office of a Bishop, he desireth a good work. A Bishop, then, must be blameless, &c.]-Instead of the words "a good work," the translation ought to be, "a holy office." In this latter, we should see the connection between the first sentence and what follows: "a Bishop, then, should be blameless, &c," He must be blameless, &c. because of the holiness of the office into the exercise of which he is desirous of being received.

lying in wait of the Jews: and how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you; but have showed you, and have taught you publicly, and from house to house, testifying both to the Jews, and, also, to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befal me there; save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying, that bonds and afflictions abide me. But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the Gospel of the grace of God. And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more. Wherefore, I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God. Take heed, therefore, unto yourselves, and to all the flock over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the Church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. For I know this; that, after my departing, shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things to draw away disciples after them. Therefore, watch, and remember that by the space of three years, I ceased not to warn every one, night and day, with tears. And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified. I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel; yea, ye yourselves know that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. I have showed you all things; how that, so labouring, ye ought to support the weak; and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

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Then another Bishop shall read the Gospel.

St. John xxi. 15.

ESUS saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. He saith to him again, the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved, because he said unto him the third time, lovest thou me ? and he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

Or else this. St. John xx. 19.

HE same day, at evening, being the first day of the week, when the

were assembled, fear of

Jews, came Jesus, and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. And when he had so said, he showed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord. Then saith Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost. Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained.

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Or this. St. Matth. xxviii. 18.

ESUS came, and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me, in heaven and in earth: go ye, therefore, and teach all nations ; baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo! I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.

After the Gospel, and the Nicene Creed, and the Sermon, are ended, the elected Bishop (vested with his Rochet) shall be presented by two Bishops unto the Archbishop of that province (or to some other Bishop appointed by lawful commission;) the Archbishop sitting in his chair near the holy table, and the Bishops that present him saying,

MOST in Gordained and consecrated Bishop.

OST Reverend Father in God, we present unto you this godly

Then shall the Archbishop demand the Queen's Mandate for the Consecration, and cause it to be read. And the Oath, touching the acknowledgment of the Queen's Supremacy, shall be ministered to the persons elected, as it is set down before in the form for the Ordering of Deacons. And then shall, also, be ministered unto them the Oath of due obedience to the Archbishop, as followeth.

The Oath of due Obedience to the Archbishop.

N the Name of God, Amen. I N., chosen Bishop of the Church

and promise

dience to the Archbishop, and to the Metropolitan Church of N., and to their successors: so help me God, through Jesus Christ.

This Oath shall not be made at the Consecration of an Archbishop. Then the Archbishop shall move the Congregation present to pray, saying thus to them:

BRETHREN, it is written

oud RETHREN, it is written in the Gospel of Saint Luke, that our Saviour Christ continued the whole night in prayer, before he did choose and send forth his twelve Apostles. It is written, also, in the Acts of the Apostles, that the disciples who were at Antioch, did fast and pray, before they laid hands on Paul and Barnabas, and sent them forth. Let us, therefore, following the example of our Saviour Christ and his Apostles, first fall to prayer, before we admit and send forth this person presented unto us, to the work whereunto we trust the Holy Ghost hath called him.

And then shall be said the Litany, as before in the Form for the Ordering of Deacons; save only, that after this place That it may please thee to illuminate all Bishops, &c. the proper Suffrage there following shall be omitted, and this inserted instead of it;

THAT

HAT it may please thee to bless this our brother elected, and to send thy grace upon him, that he may duly execute the Office whereunto he is called, to the edifying of thy Church, and to the honour, praise, and glory, of thy Name;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

Then shall be said this Prayer following.

ALMIGHTY God, Giver of all good things, who, by thy holy Spirit, hast appointed divers orders of Ministers in thy Church; mercifully

behold this thy servant now called to the work and ministry of a Bishop; and replenish him so with the truth of thy doctrine, and adorn him with innocency of life, that, both by word and deed, he may faithfully serve thee in this office, to the glory of thy Name, and the edifying and well-governing of thy Church; through the merits of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, world without end. Amen.

Then the Archbishop, sitting in his chair, shall say to him that is to be Consecrated.

ROTHER, forasmuch as the holy Scripture and the ancient Canons command, that we should not be hasty in laying on hands, and admitting any person to government in the Church of Christ, which he hath purchased with no less price than the effusion of his own blood; before I admit you to this administration, I will examine you in certain articles, to the end that the Congregation present may have a trial, and bear witness, how you be minded to behave yourself in the Church of God.

RE you persuaded that you be truly called to this ministration, this realm ?

I am so persuaded.

The Archbishop.

RE you persuaded that the holy Scriptures contain sufficiently all Jesus Christ? And are you determined out of the same holy Scriptures to instruct the people committed to your charge; and to teach or maintain nothing as required of necessity to eternal salvation, but that which you shall be persuaded may be concluded and proved by the

same?

I am so persuaded and determined, by God's grace..

The Archbishop.

WILL faithfuld, by prayer, for the true understanding

TILL you, then, faithfully exercise yourself in the same holy Scrip

of the same; so as you may be able by them to teach and exhort with wholesome doctrine, and to withstand and convince the gainsayers? I will so do, by the help of God.

The Archbishop.

ARE you ready, with all faithful diligence, to banish and drive away

all erroneous and strange doctrine, contrary to God's Word; and, both privately and openly, to call upon, and encourage, others to the same ?

I am ready, the Lord being my helper.

The Archbishop.

TILL you deny all ungodliness and worldly lusts, and live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; that you may show yourself, in all things, an example of good works unto others, that the adversary may be ashamed, having nothing to say against you? I will so do, the Lord being my helper.