The Priest shall answer:

The Epistle. 1 Tim. iii. 8.

I Have inquired concerning IKEWISE must the Deacons

them, and also examined them,

and think them so to be.

People:

be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not

Then the Bishop shall say unto the greedy of filthy lucre; holding the mystery of the faith in a pure BRETHREN, if there be any conscience. And let these also of you, who knoweth any im-first be proved; then let them pediment, or notable crime in any use the Office of a Deacon, being of these persons presented to be found blameless. Even so must ordered Deacons, for the which their wives be grave, not slander he ought not to be admitted to ers, sober, faithful in all things. that office, let him come forth in Let the Deacons be the husbands the name of God, and show what of one wife, ruling their Children the crime or impediment is. and their own Houses well. For And if any great Crime or Impediment they that have used the Office of be objected, the Bishop shall cease a Deacon well, purchase to themfrom Ordering that Person, until such selves a good degree, and great time as the Party accused shall be boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

found clear of that Crime.

Then the Bishop (commending such as shall be found meet to be Ordered, to the Prayers of the Congregation) shall, with the Clergy and People present, say the Litany.

Then shall be said the Service for the Communion, with the Collect, Epistle, and Gospel, as followeth.

The Collect.

Or else this, out of the sixth Chapte of the Acts of the Apostles.

Acts, vi. 2. THEN the Twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of

ALMIGHTY God, who by thy God, and serve tables. WhereDivine Providence hast ap-fore, brethren, look ye out among pointed divers Orders of Minis-you seven men of honest report, ters in thy Church, and didst in-full of the Holy Ghost and wis spire thine Apostles to choose dom, whom we may appoint over into the Order of Deacons the this business. But we will give first Martyr Saint Stephen, with ourselves continually to prayer, others; mercifully behold these and to the ministry of the Word. thy servants now called to the like And the saying pleased the whole Office and Administration; so re-multitude. And they chose Steplenish them with the truth of phen, a man full of faith and of thy Doctrine, and adorn them the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and with innocency of life. that both Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Tiby word and good example they mon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas may faithfully serve thee in this a proselyte of Antioch: whom Office, to the glory of thy name, they set before the Apostles; and and the edification of thy Church, when they had prayed, they laid through the merits of our Saviour their hands on them. And the Jesus Christ, who liveth and word of God increased, and the reigneth with thee and the Holy number of the disciples multiplied Ghost, now and for ever. Amen, in Jerusalem greatly, and a great

company of the Priests were obe-to baptize Infants; and to preach, dient to the faith. if he be admitted thereto by the Bishop. And furthermore, it is Then shall the Bishop examine every one of those who are to be Ordered, his Office, where provision is so in the presence of the People, after made, to search for the sick, poor, this manner following: and impotent people of the PaDo you trust that you are in- rish, to intimate their estates, wardly moved by the Holy names, and places where they Ghost to take upon you this Office dwell, unto the Curate, that by and Ministration, to serve God his exhortation they may be refor the promoting of his glory, lieved with the alms of the Paand the edifying of his people?rishioners, or others: Will you Answer. I trust so.

The Bishop.
Do you think that you are truly

called, according to the will of our Lord Jesus Christ, and aecording to the Canons of this Church, to the Ministry of the same ?

Answer. I think so.

The Bishop.

Do you unfeignedly believe all the Canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testanient? Answer. I do believe them.

The Bishop.

do this gladly and willingly? Answer. I will so do by the help of God..

The Bishop.

WILL you apply all your dili

gence 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.

The Bishop.

WILL you diligently read the WILL you reverently obey

same unto the people sembled in the Church where you shall be appointed to serve? Answer. I will.

The Bishop.

your Bishop, and other chief as-Ministers, who, according to the Canons of the Church, may have the charge and government over you; following with a glad mind and will their godly admonitions?

IT appertaineth to the office of

Answer. I will endeavour so to

do, the Lord being my helper.

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Then the Bishop, laying his Hands severally upon the Head of every one of them humbly kneeling before him, shall say,

a Deacon, in the Church where he shall be appointed to serve, to assist the Priest in Divine Service, and especially when he ministereth the Holy Communion, and to TAKE thou Authority to exehelp him in the distribution there- cute the Office of a Deacon of; and to read holy Scriptures in the Church of God committed and Homilies in the Church; and unto thee; In the name of the to instruct the Youth in the Cate- Father, and of the Son, and of chim; in the absence of the Priest the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Then shall the Bishop deliver to every Church; make them, we beseech one of them the New Testament, say-thee, O Lord, to be modest, huming, ble, and constant in their Minis

Bishop shall read,

TAKE thou Authority to read tration, to have a ready will to the Gospel in the Church of observe all spiritual Discipline; God, and to preach the same, if that they having always the testithou be thereto licensed by the Bishop himself. mony of a good conscience, and Then one of them appointed by the in thy Son Christ, may so well continuing ever stable and strong behave themselves in this inferior The Gospel. St. Luke, xii. 35. Office, that they may be found LET your loins be girded about, worthy to be called unto the and your lights burning, and higher Ministries in thy Church, ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their Lord, when he will Saviour Jesus Christ; to whom through the same thy Son our return from the wedding; that be glory and honour, world with when he cometh and knocketh,| out end. Amen. they may open unto him imme

diately. Blessed are those ser- THE peace of God, which passvants whom the Lord when hel eth all understanding, keep cometh shall find watching: Veri- your hearts and minds in the ly I say unto you, That he shall knowledge and love of God, and gird himself, and make them to of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord: sit down to meat, and will come And the blessing of God Almighforth and serve them. And if he ty, the Father, the Son, and the shall come in the second watch, Holy Ghost, be amongst you, or come in the third watch, and and remain with you always find them so, blessed are those Amen. servants.

Then shall the Bishop proceed in the
Communion; and all who are Order-
ed, 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:

A LMIGHTY God, giver of all

good things, who of thy great goodness hast vouchsafed to accept and take these thy Servants unto the office of Deacons in thy

T And bere 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 Ecclesias tical 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.

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, oach of them being decently habited, and shall say:

RE

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. Then the Bishop (commending such as shall be found meet to be Ordered, to the Prayers of the Congregation) shall, with the Clergy and People

EVEREND Father in God,| I present unto you these per- present, say the Litany, with the Praysons present, to be admitted to the order of priesthood.

7 The Bishop.

TAKE heed that the persons

whom ye present unto us, be T apt and meet for their learning and godly conversation, to exercise their ministry duly to the honour of God, and the edifying

of the Church.

The Priest shall answer:

ers as is before appointed in the Forin of Ordering Deacons; save only, that in the proper suffrage there added, the word Deacons shall be omitted, and the word Priests inserted instead of it.

Then shall be said the Service for the Communion, with the Collect, Epistle, and Gospel, as followeth.

The Collect.

ALMIGHTY God, giver of all good things, who by thy holy Spirit hast appointed divers Or ders of Ministers in the Church; Have inquired concerning mercifully behold these thy ser them, and also examined them, vants now called to the Office of and think them so to be. Priesthood; and so replenish them Then the Bishop shall say unto the with the truth of thy Doctrine, and adorn them with innocency

I

People:

GOOD People, these are they of life, that both by word and good whom we purpose, God wil-example they may faithfully serve ling, to receive this day unto the thee in this Office, to the glory of Holy Office of Priesthood: For thy name, and the edification of after due examination, we find thy Church, through the merits not to the contrary, but that they of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who are lawfully called to their Func-liveth and reigneth with thee and tion and Ministry, and that they the Holy Ghost, world without are persons meet for the same. end. Amen. But yet if there be any of you, The Epistle. Ephes. iv. 7. who knoweth any impediment or NTO every one of us is given notable crime in any of them, for grace according to the meathe which he ought not to be re-sure of the gift of Christ. Whereceived into this holy Ministry, let fore he saith, When he ascended him come forth in the name of up on high, he led captivity capGod, and show what the crime tive, and gave gifts unto men. or impediment is. (Now that he ascended, what is

it but that he also descended first his voice. And a stranger will into the lower parts of the earth they not follow, but will flee from He that descended, is the same him; for they know not the voice also that ascended up far above of strangers. This parable spake all heavens, that he might fill all Jesus unto them, but they underthings.) And he gave some Apos- stood not what things they were tles, and some Prophets, and which he spake unto them. Then some Evangelists, and some Pas-said Jesus unto them again, Ve- tors and Teachers, for the per-rily, verily, I say unto you, I am fecting of the Saints, for the work the door of the sheep. All that of the Ministry, for the edifying ever came before me are thieves of the Body of Christ; till we all and robbers; but the sheep did come, in the unity of the faith and not hear them. I am the door; of the knowledge of the Son of by me if any man enter in, be God, unto a perfect man, unto shall be saved, and shall go in the measure of the stature of the and out, and find pasture. The fulness of Christ. thief cometh not but for to steal, After this shall be read for the Gos-and to kill, and to destroy: I am pel, part of the ninth Chapter of Saint come that they might have life, Matthew, as followeth. and that they might have it more St. Matt. ix. 36.

WHEN Jesus saw the multi-abundantly: I am the good Shepherd: the good Shepherd giveth tudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they that is an hireling, and not the his life for the sheep. But he

fainted, and were scattered abroad as sheep having no shepherd. Shepherd, whose own the sheep Then saith he unto his disciples, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth; are not, seeth the wolf coming, The harvest truly is plenteous, and the wolf catcheth them, and but the labourers are few: Pray scattereth the sheep. The hireye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth la-ing fleeth because he is an hire ling, and careth not for the sheep. bourers into his harvest. ¶ Or else this that followeth, out of the I am the good Shepherd, and know tenth Chapter of Saint John. my sheep, and am known of mine. As the Father knoweth

St. John, x. 1.

VERILY, verily, I say unto you, me, even so know I the Father:

He that entereth not by the and I lay down my life for the door into the sheep-fold, but sheep. And other sheep I have, climbeth up some other way, the which are not of this fold; them same is a thief and a robber. also I must bring, and they shall But he that entereth in by the hear my voice: and there shall door, is the shepherd of the sheep. be one fold, and one Shepherd. To him the porter openeth, and Then the Bishop shall say unto them the sheep hear his voice; and he as followeth. calleth his own sheep by name, have heard, brethren, as and leadeth them out. And when well in your private examinahe putteth forth his own sheep, tion, as in the exhortation which he goeth before them, and the was now made to you, and in the sheep follow him; for they know holy lessons taken out of the Gos