of our hands; and be thou a: have grace to hear and receive faithful Dispenser of the word what they shall deliver out of of God, and of his holy Sacra- thy most holy word, or agreea. ments: In the name of the Fa. bly to the same, as the means ther, and of the Son, and of the of our salvation; that in all our Holy Ghost. Amen.

words and deeds we may seek 1 Then the Bishop shall deliver thy glory, and the increase of I to every one of them kneeling, Christ our Lord. Amen.

thy kingdom, through Jesus the Bible into his hand, saying,

TAKE thou authority to THE peace of God, which

word of God, and to minister the holy Sa- keep your hearts and minds in craments in the Congregation the knowledge and love of God, where thou shalt be lawfully and of his Son Jesus Christ our appointed thereunto.

Lord: And the blessing of God

Almighty, the Father, the Son, # When this is done, the Bishop shall go on in the service of the Communion,

which all and the Holy Ghost, be amongst they who receive Orders shall take together, and remain in the same place where hand's you, and remain with you alwere laid upon them, until such time as ways. Amen. they have received the Communion.

| And if, on the same day, the Order of DeaThe Communion being done, cons be given to some, and the Order of after the last Collect, and im

Priesthood to others; the Deacons shall be

first presented, and then the Priests; and mediately before the Benedic- it shall suffice, that the Litany be once said tion, shall be said this Collect. for both. The Collects shall both be used;

first, that for Deacons, then that for OST merciful Father, we

Priests. The Epistle shall be Ephesians beseech thee to send upon

iv. 7 to 13, as before in this office. Imme.

diately after which, they that are to be made these thy servants thy heavenly Deacons, shall be examined, and ordained, blessing; that they may be

as is above prescribed. Then one of them

having read the Gospel, which shall be clothed with righteousness, and either out of Saint Matthew ix. 36, as be that thy word spoken by their

fore this office ; or else Saint Luke xii.

35 to 38, as before in the form for the Or. mouths may have such success, dering of Deacons, they that are to be made that it may never be spoken in

Priests, shall likewise be examined, and

ordained, as is in this office before ap. vain. Grant also, that we may

pointed.

MOST

THE FORM OF Ordaining or Consecrating a Bishop. & Then all things are duly prepared in the Church, and set in order, after Morning Prayer is ended, the Presiding Bishop, or some other Bishop appointed by the Bishops presént, shall begin the Communion Service, in which this shall be The Collect.

Bishops, the Pastors of thy

Church, that they may diligentthy Son Jesus Christ didst administer the godly discipline

, give to thy holy Apostles many thereof; and grant to the people, excellent gifts, and didst charge that they may obediently follow them to feed thy Flock; give the same; that all may receive grace, we beseech thee, to all the crown of everlasting glory,

through Jesus Christ our Lord. Greeks, repentance toward Amen.

God, and faith toward . our 1 And another Bishop shall read behold, I go bound in the Spirit

Lord Jesus Christ. And now, The Epistle, i Tim. iii. l.

unto Jerusalem, not knowing THIS is a true saying, If a the things that shall befal me

man desire the office of a there; save that the Holy Ghost Bishop, he desireth a good work. witnesseth in every city, saying, A Bishop then must be blame. That bonds and afflictions abide less, the husband of one wife, me. But none of these things vigilant, sober, of good beha- move me, neither count I my viour, given to hospitality, apt life dear unto myself, so that I to teach, not given to wine, no might finish my course with striker, not greedy of filthy lu- joy, and the ministry which I cre, but patient, not a brawler, have received of the Lord Jesus; not covetous; one that ruleth to testify the Gospel of the grace well his own house, having his of God. And now, behold, I children in subjection with all know that ye all, among whom gravity; for if a man know not I have gone preaching the kinghow to rule his own house, how dom of God, shall see my face shall he take care of the Church no more. Wherefore I take of God ? not a novice, lest be. you to record this day, that I ing lifted up with pride he fall am pure from the blood of all into the condemnation of the men: For I have not shunned devil. Moreover he must have to declare unto you all the couna good report of them which are sel of God. Take heed therewithout; lest he fall into re- fore unto yourselves, and to all proach, and the snare of the the flock, over the which the devil.

Holy Ghost hath made you I Or this: For the Epistle.

overseers, to feed the Church

of God, which he hath pur. Acts xx. 17.

chased with his own blood. For FR ROM Miletus, Paul sent to I know this, that after my de.

Ephesus, and called the El. parting shall grievous wolves ders of the Church. And when enter in among you, not sparing they were come to him, he said the flock. Also of your own unto them, Ye know from the selves shall men arise speaking first day that I came into Asia, perverse things, to draw away after what manner I have been disciples after them. Therefore with you at all seasons, serving watch, and remember, that by the Lord with all humility of the space of three years, I ceased mind, and with many tears and not to warn every one, night temptations, which befel me by and day, with tears. And the lying in wait of the Jews: now, brethren, I commend you And how I kept back nothing to God, and to the word of his that was profitable unto you, grace, which is able to build but have showed you, and have you up, and to give you an intaught you publicly, and from heritance among all them which house to house, testifying both are sanctified. I have coveted to the Jews, and also to the no man's silver, or gold, or ap

parel : yea, ye yourselves know, be unto you:. As my Father that these hands have ministered hath sent me, even so send I unto my necessities, and to you. And when he had said them that were with me. I have this, he breathed on them, and showed you all things, how that saith unto them, Receive ye so labouring ye ought to sup- the Holy Ghost : Whosesoever port the weak; and to remem. sins ye remit, they are remitted ber the words of the Lord Jesus, unto them; and whosesoever how he said, It is more blessed sins ye retain, they are retained. to give than to receive.

1 Or this: Șt, Matt. xxviii. 18. 1 Then another Bishop shall read

JES
ESUS came and spake unto

them, saying, All power is The Gospel. St. John xxi. 15. given unto me in heaven and in ESUS saith to Simon Peter, earth. Go ye, therefore and

Simon son of Jonas, lovest teach all nations, baptizing them thou me more than these? He in the name of the Father, and saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou of the Son, and of the Holy knowest that I love thee. He Ghost; teaching them to obsaith unto him, Feed my lambs. serve all things whatsoever I He saith to him again the second have commanded you: and lo, time, Simon son of Jonas, lovest I am with you alway, even unto thou me? He saith unto him, the end of the world. Yea, Lord; thou knowest that

1 After the Gospel and the Sermon are end. I love thee. He saith unto him, ed, the elected Bishop, vested with his Feed my sheep. He saith unto Rochet, shall be presented by two Bishops him the third time, Simon son

of this Church unto the Presiding Bishop,

or to the Bishop appointed, sitting in his of Jonas, lovest thou me? Pe- Chair near the holy Table; the Bishops

who present him saying, ter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest K God, we present unto you

EVEREND Father in thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou, knowest all this godly and well-learned man things : thou knowest that I to be ordained and consecrated love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Bishop. Feed my sheep

Then shall the Presiding Bishop demand 1 Or this: St. John xx, 19.

Testimonials of the Person presented for
Consecration, and shall cause them to be

read.
HE same day at evening,

being the first day of the I He shall then require of him week, when the doors were

the following Promise of Conshut where the disciples were

formity to the Doctrine, Dis. assembled for fear of the Jews, ..

cipline, and Worship of the came Jesus and stood in the

Protestant Episcopal Church,

name of God Peace be unto you. And when he had so said, he showed unto Protestant Episcopal Church in them his hands and his side. N. do promise conformity and Then were the disciples glad, obedience to the doctrine, diswhen they saw the Lord. Then cipline, and worship of the Prosaith Jesus to them again, Peace testant Episcopal Church in the

midst, and saith unto them, IN the chosen Bishop of the

.

United States of America: So Church; mercifully behold this help me God, through Jesus thy servant now called to the Christ.

work and ministry of a Bishop; Then the Presiding Bishop truth of thy doctrine, and adorn

and so replenish him with the shall move the Congregation him with innocency of life, that present to pray, saying thus both by word and deed he may to them :

faithfully serve thee in this of RETHREN, it is written in fice, to the glory of thy name,

the Gospel of St. Luke, and the edifying and well-goThat our Saviour Christ con- verning of thy Church, through tinued the whole night in prayer, the merits of our Saviour Jesus before he chose and sent forth Christ, who liveth and reigneth his twelve Apostles. It is writ- with thee and the Holy Ghost, ten also, That the holy Apostles world without end. Amen. prayed, before they ordained Matthias to be of the number 1 Then the Presiding Bishop, of the twelve. Let us, there

į sitting in his Chair, shall say

to him that is to be consecrated, fore, following the example of Our Saviour Christ, and his B the holy Scripture and the

ROTHER Apostles, offer up our prayers to Almighty God, before we ancient canons command that admit and send forth this per- we should not be hasty in layson presented unto us, to the ing on hands, and admitting any work whereunto we trust the person to government in the Holy Ghost hath called him. Church of Christ, which he And then shall be said the li hath purchased with no less

Litany, save only, that after price than the effusion of his this place, That it may please own blood; before we admit thee to illuminate all Bishops, you to this administration, we &c. the proper Suffrage shall will examine you in certain arbe,

ticles, to the end that the con

gregation present may have a "HAT it may please thee to trial, and bear witness, how you

bless this our brother elect- are minded to behave yourself ed, and to send thy grace upon in the Church of God. him, that he may duly execute the office whereunto he is cal

. A PEU week persuaded, that led, to the edifying of thy ministration, according to the Church, and to the honour, will of our Lord Jesus Christ, praise, and glory of thy name; Answer. We beseech thee to

and the order of this Church? hear us, good Lord.

Answer. I am so persuaded. 9 Then shall be said this Prayer

The Presiding Bishop.

RE following:

A

you persuaded, that the

holy Scriptures contain all LMIGHTY God, giver of doctrine required as necessary Holy Spirit hast appointed di. faith in Jesus Christ? And are vers orders of Ministers in thy you determined, out of the same

THA

holy Scriptures, to instruct the peace among all men; and dili. people committed to your gently exercise şuch discipline, charge, and to teach or main. as by the authority of God's tain nothing, as necessary to word, and by the order of this eternal salvation, but that which Church, is committed to you? you shall be persuaded, may be Answer. I will so do, by the concluded and proved by the help of God. same? Answer. I am so persuaded,

The Presiding Bishop. and determined by God's grace. WILL..you be faithful in or. The Presiding Bishop.

daining,

? WILL you then faithfully ing

hands upon others

Answer. I will so be, by the exercise yourself in the

help of God. holy Scriptures, and call upon God by prayer for the true un- The Presiding Bishop. derstanding of the same; so

WILI

TILL you show yourself that you may be able by them

gentle, and be merciful to teach and exhort with whole- for Christ's sake to poor and some doctrine, and to withstand needy people, and to all stranand convince the gainsayers? gers destitute of help?

Answer. I will so do, by the Answer. I will so show myhelp of God,

self, by God's help, The Presiding Bishop. RE you ready, with all 4 Then the Presiding Bishop,

standing up, shall say,

to banish and drive away from the

Church Avenly Father, who hath

LMIGHTY , our all erroneous and strange doctrine contrary to God's word; given you a good will to do all and both privately and openly these things, grant also unto to call upon and encourage you strength and power to per. others to the same?

form the same;

that he accomAnswer. I am ready, the plishing in you the good work Lord being my helper.

which he hath begun, you may The Presiding Bishop.

be found perfect and irrepre.

hensible at the latter day, W line sound enyorally needs through Jesus Christ our Lord.

lusts,

Amen. and live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world; ? Then shall the Bishop elect put on the rest

of the Episcopal Habit; and, kneeling that you may show yourself in

down, Veni, Creator Spiritus, shall be sung all things an example of good or said over him, the Presiding, Bishop works unto others, that the ad

beginning, and the Bishops, with others

that are present, answering by Verses, as versary may be ashamed, hav. followeth : ing nothing to say against you? C And lighten with celestial fire: ".

Answer. I will so do, the Lord Thou the anointing Spirit art, being my helper.

Who dost thy sevenfold gifts impart:
The Presiding Bishop.

Thy blessed Unction from above,

Is comfort, life, and fire of love.
TILL you maintain and set Enable with perpetual light

Anoint and cheer our soiled face lje in you, quietness, love, and with the abundance of thy grace:

OME,

W