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 things appertaining to the Ecclesiastical 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.

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.

TA 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: Father in God, I present unto you these persons present, to be admitted to the order of Priesthood.

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God willing, to receive this day unto the Holy Office of Priesthood: For after due examination, we find not to the contrary, but that they are lawfully called to their Function and Ministry, and that they are porsons meet for the same. But yet if there be any of you, who knoweth any impediment or notable crime in any of them, for the which he ought not to be received into this holy MiTAKE heed that present the r nistry, let him come forth in e of God, and show unto us, be apt and meet for what he crime or impediment their learning and godly con- is. versation, to exercise their mi-T nistry duly to the honour of God, and the edifying of the Church.

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And if any great Crime or Impediment be objected, the Bishop shall cease from Ordering that Person, until such time as the Party accused shall be found clear of that Crime.

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charge ye are called: That is to say, to be Messengers, Watchmen, and Stewards of the Lord; to teach, and to premonish, to feed and provide for the Lord's family; to seek for Christ's sheep that are dispersed abroad, and for his children who are in the midst of this naughty world, that they may be saved through Christ for ever.

Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers; but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door; by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. The thief cometh not but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have Have always therefore printit more abundantly. I am the ed in your remembrance, how good Shepherd: the good Shep-great a treasure is committed herd giveth his life for the sheep. to your charge. For they are But he that is an hireling, and the sheep of Christ, which he not the Shepherd, whose own bought with his death, and for the sheep are not, seeth the whom he shed his blood. The wolf coming, and leaveth the Church and Congregation sheep, and fleeth; and the wolf whom you must serve, is his catcheth them, and scattereth Spouse, and his Body. And if the sheep. The hireling fleeth it shall happen that the same because he is an hireling, and Church, or any member therecareth not for the sheep. I am of, do take any hurt or hinderthe good Shepherd, and know ance by reason of your neglimy sheep, and am known of gence, ye know the greatness mine. As the Father knoweth of the fault, and also the hor me, even so know I the Father: rible punishment that will en and I lay down my life for the sue. Wherefore consider with sheep. And other sheep I have, yourselves the end of the miwhich are not of this fold; nistry towards the children of them also I must bring, and God, towards the Spouse and they shall hear my voice: and body of Christ and see that ye there shall be one fold, and one never cease your labour, your Shepherd. care and diligence, until ye have done all that lieth in you, according to your bounden du ty, to bring all such as are or

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amination, as in the exhortation charge, unto that agreement in which was now made to you, the faith and knowledge of and in the holy lessons taken God, and to that ripeness and out of the Gospel, and the wri- perfectness of age in Christ, tings of the Apostles, of what that there be no place left dignity, and of how great im- among you, either for error in portance this office is, where-religion, or for viciousness in unto ye are called. And now life. again we exhort you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye have in remembrance, into how high a dignity, and to how weighty an office and

Forasmuch then as your Of fice is both of so great excellency, and of so great difficulty, ye see with how great care and study ye ought to apply your

selves, as well to show your-Ideavour yourselves from time selves dutiful and thankful unto to time to sanctify the lives of that Lord who hath placed you you and yours, and to fashion in so high a dignity; as also to them after the rule and docbeware that neither you your- trine of Christ, that ye may be selves offend, nor be occasion wholesome and godly examthat others offend. Howbeit ples and patterns for the peoye cannot have a mind and ple to follow.

will thereto of yourselves; for And now, that this present that will and ability is given of Congregation of Christ may alGod alone: therefore ye ought, so understand your minds and and have need to pray earnest-wills in these things, and that ly for his Holy Spirit. And this your promise may the more seeing that ye cannot by any move you to do your duties; ye other means compass the doing shall answer plainly to these of so weighty a work, pertain- things, which we, in the name ing to the salvation of man, but of God, and of his Church, with doctrine and exhortation shall demand of you, touching taken out of the holy Scrip- the same tures, and with a life agreeable you think in your heart, 0 to the same; consider how stu- that you are truly called, dious ye ought to be in reading according to the will of our and learning the Scriptures, and Lord Jesus Christ, and accordin framing the manners both of ing to the Canons of this yourselves, and of them that Church, to the Order and Mispecially pertain unto you, ac-nistry of Priesthood? cording to the rule of the same Scriptures; and for this selfsame cause, how, ye ought to

Christ, for the heavenly assist- so to minister the Doctrine and ance of the Holy Ghost; that Sacraments, and the discipline by daily reading and weighing of Christ, as the Lord hath the Scriptures, ye may wax commanded, and as this Church riper and stronger in your Mi hath received the same, acnistry; and that ye may so en-cording to the commandment

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own selves, and your families, according to the Doctrine of Christ; and to make both your selves and them, as much as in you lieth, wholesome examples and patterns to the flock of Christ?

Answer. I will apply myself thereto, the Lord being my helper.