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THE CONSECRATION OF BISHOPS.
PREVENT us, O Lord, in all THE peace of God, which passeth
doings, with 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 obtain everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
all your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus 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.
TAnd if on the same day the Order of Deacons be given to some, and 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 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, 35-38, as before in the Form for the Ordering of Deacons,) they that are to be made Priests shall likewise be examined, and Ordained, as is 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.
TWhen 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 be gin the Communion Service; in which
this shall be
The Collect.
ALMIGHTY God, who by thy gravity;( For if a man know not how
Son Jesus Christ 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
to rule his own 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.
Christ our Lord. Amen.
And another Bishop shall read the Epistle.
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
1 Tim. iii. 1.
THIS THIS is a true saying, If a man desire the Office of a Bishop, he desireth a good work. A Bishop then must be blameless, the husband of
For the Epistle. Acts xx. 17. FROM Miletus Paul sent to Ephe
sus, and called the elders of the Church. And when they were come to him, he said unto them, 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 lying in wait