THE ORDERING OF PRIESTS.

meat, and will come forth and 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.

Then shall the Bishop proceed in the Communion, and all that 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 these Col­lects following.

PRE DREVENT us, O Lord, in all our doings with thy most gracious favour, and further us with thy continual help; that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy Name, and finally by thy mercy

ALMIGHTY God, giver of all good obtain everlasting life; through Jesus

things, who of thy

our

hast vouchsafed to accept and take these

thy servants unto the Office of Deacons

in thy Church; Make them, we beseech THE peace of God, which passeth all

understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord: Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be And the Blessing of God Almighty, the ways. Amen. amongst you, and remain with you al­

thee, O Lord, to be modest, humble, and constant in their Ministration, to have a ready will to observe all spiritual Dis­cipline; that they having always the tes­timony of a good conscience, and con­tinuing ever stable and strong in thy 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 things appertaining to the Ecclesiastical Administration 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 Sunday, or Holy- day, in the face of the Church, in such manner and form as hereafter followeth.

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Son Christ, may so well behave them­selves in this inferior Office, that they may be found worthy to be called unto the higher Ministries in thy Church; through the same thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ, to whom be glory and honour world without end. Amen.

THE FORM AND MANNER

OF

ORDERING OF 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.

First, the Archdeacon, or, in his ab-| honour of God, and the edifying of his sence, one appointed in his stead, shall Church. present unto the Bishop( sitting in his chair near to the holy Table) all

The Archdeacon shall answer,

them that shall receive the Order of I HAVE enquired of them, and also Priesthood that of them them, and think them so being decently habited) and say,

to be.

Then the Bishop shall say unto the people;

YOOD people, these are they whom

RE

EVEREND Father in God, I present unto you these persons present, to be admitted to the Order of Priesthood.

The Bishop.

TAKE heed that the persons, whom ye

present unto us, be apt and meet, for their learning and godly conversation, to exercise their Ministry duly, to the

this day unto the holy Office of Priest­hood: For after due examination we find not to the contrary, but that they be lawfully called to their Function and Ministry, and that they be persons meet