The Presiding Bishop. WILL O Holy Ghost, into our minds To serve God day and night. ILL you show yourself gen-Kindle our hearts with fervent zeal, tle, and be merciful for Christ's sake to poor and needy people, and to all strangers destitute of help? Answer. I will so show myself, by God's help. Then the Presiding Bishop, standing up, shall say, ALMIGHTY God, ouh Then shall the Bishop elect put on the rest of the NOME, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire, Thou the anointing Spirit art, Keep far our foes, give peace at home; And thee, of both to be but one: Co That through the ages all along, The fountain and the living spring The fire so bright, the love so sweet, Thou in thy gifts art manifold, By them Christ's Church doth stand: Thou givest speech with grace; For, Lord, thou know'st us frail; Put back our enemies far from us, And help us to obtain Peace in our hearts with God and man, and never from the slide. Grant, Lord, to us, we pray; That thou may'st be our Comforter Dissolve, O Lord, the bands, Grant us the grace that we may know May gain the blissful sight; One God in Persons Three. Co-equalThree in One. Amen. ¶ That ended, the Presiding Bishop shall say, Lord, hear our prayer; Ans. And let our cry come unto thee. Presiding Bishop. Let us pray. LMIGHTY God and most A merciful Father, who of thine infinite goodness hast given thine only and dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ, to be our Redeemer, and the Author of everlasting life; who, after that he had made perfect our redemption by his death, and was ascended into heaven, poured down his gifts abundantly upon men, making some Apostles, some Prophets, some Evangelists, some Pastors and Doctors, to the edifying and making perfect his Church; grant, we beseech thee, to this thy servant such grace, that he may evermore be ready to spread abroad thy gospel, the glad tidings of reconciliation with thee; and use the authority given him, not to destruction, but to salvation; bring again the outcast, seek the not to hurt, but to help: so that lost. Be so merciful, that you be as a wise and faithful servant, giv- not too remiss; so minister disciing to thy family their portion in pline, that you forget not mercy; due season, he may at last be re- that when the Chief Shepherd shall ceived into everlasting joy, through appear, you may receive the neverJesus Christ our Lord, who, with fading crown of glory, through Jethee and the Holy Ghost, liveth sus Christ our Lord. Amen. and reigneth, one God, world without end. Amen. Then the Presiding Bishop shall proceed in the Communion Service; with whom the new consecrated Bishop, with others,shall also communicate. ¶ Then the Presiding Bishop, and Bishops present, ¶ And for the last Collect, immediately before the shall lay their hands upon the Head of the elect- Benediction, shall be said this Prayer: ed Bishop, kneeling before them, the Presiding M beseech thee to send down OST merciful Father, we Bishop saying, Rfor the office and work of a MOST ECEIVE the Holy Ghost, for the office and work of a upon this thy servant thy heavenBishop in the Church of God, now thy Holy Spirit, that he preaching ly blessing; and so endue him with committed unto thee by the impo-thy word, may not only be earnest sition of our hands: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and to reprove, beseech, and rebuke of the Holy Ghost. Amen. And with all patience and doctrine; but remember that thou stir up the also may be to such as believe, a grace of God, which is given thee wholesome example in word, in by this imposition of our hands: conversation, in love, in faith, in For God hath not given us the chastity, and in purity; that faithspirit of fear; but of power, and fully fulfilling his course, at the love, and soberness. latter day he may receive the crown ¶ Then the Presiding Bishop shall deliver him the of righteousness laid up by the Lord, the righteous Judge, who GIVE Bible, saying, IVE heed unto reading, ex- liveth and reigneth one God with hortation, and doctrine; think the Father and the Holy Ghost, upon the things contained in this world without end. Amen. book; be diligent in them, that THE peace of God, which passthe increase coming thereby may understanding, keep be manifest unto all men; for by your hearts and minds in the knowso doing thou shalt both save thy-ledge and love of God, and of his self and them that hear thee. Be Son Jesus Christ our Lord: And to the flock of Christ a shepherd, the blessing of God Almighty, the not a wolf; feed them, devour Father, the Son, and the Holy them not: Hold up the weak, Ghost, be amongst you, and reheal the sick, bind up the broken, main with you always. Amen. THE LITANY AND SUFFRAGES. GOD, the Father of heaven; have mercy upon us miserable sinners. O God, the Father of heaven; have mercy upon us miserable sin ners. O God the Son, Redeemer of the world; have mercy upon us miserable sinners. O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son; have mercy upon us miser O God the Son, Redeemer of able sinners. the world; have mercy upon us miserable sinners. O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the able sinners. Son; have mercy upon us miser-sweat; by thy cross and passion; able sinners. by thy precious death and burial; O holy, blessed, and glorious by thy glorious resurrection and Trinity, three Persons, and one ascension; and by the coming of God; have mercy upon us miser-the Holy Ghost, Good Lord, deliver us. O holy, blessed, and glorious In all time of our tribulation; in Trinity, three Persons, and one all time of our prosperity; in the God; have mercy upon us miser-hour of death, and in the day of able sinners. judgment, Remember not, Lord, our of- Good Lord, deliver us. fences, nor the offences of our fore- We sinners do beseech thee to fathers; neither take thou ven- hear us, O Lord God; and that it geance of our sins: Spare us, good may please thee to rule and govLord, spare thy people, whom ern thy holy Church universal thou hast redeemed with thy most in the right way; precious blood, and be not angry We beseech thee to hear us, good with us for ever; Lord. Spare us, good Lord. truth; We beseech thee to hear us, good That it may please thee to bless From all evil and mischief; and preserve all Christian rulers from sin; from the crafts and as- and magistrates; giving them grace saults of the devil; from thy wrath, to execute justice, and to maintain and from everlasting damnation, Good Lord, deliver us. From all blindness of heart; from pride, vain-glory, and hypocrisy; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness, Good Lord, deliver us. Lord. That it may please thee to illuminate all Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, with true knowledge and understanding of thy word; and From all inordinate and sinful that both by their preaching and affections; and from all the de- living they may set it forth, and ceits of the world, the flesh, and show it accordingly; the devil, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. Good Lord, deliver us. From lightning and tempest; That it may please thee to bless from plague, pestilence, and these thy servants, now to be adfamine; from battle, and mur-mitted to the order of Deacons [or der, and from sudden death, Priests], and to pour thy grace upGood Lord, deliver us. on them; that they may duly exFrom all sedition, privy con-ecute their office, to the edifying of spiracy, and rebellion; from all thy Church, and the glory of thy false doctrine, heresy and schism; holy name; Lord. from hardness of heart, and con- We beseech thee to hear us, good tempt of thy word and commandment, Good Lord, deliver us. By the mystery of thy holy incarnation; by thy holy nativity and circumcision; by thy baptism, fasting, and temptation, Good Lord, deliver us. That it may please thee to bless and keep all thy people; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to give to all nations unity,peace,and concord; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to give give our enemies, persecutors, us an heart to love and fear thee, and slanderers, and to turn their and diligently to live after thy com- hearts; mandments; We beseech thee to hear us, good We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. Lord. That it may please thee to give That it may please thee to give and preserve to our use the kindly to all thy people increase of grace, fruits of the earth, so that in due to hear meekly thy word, and to time we may enjoy them; receive it with pure affection, and We beseech thee to hear us, good to bring forth the fruits of the Lord. Lord. Spirit; That it may please thee to give We beseech thee to hear us, good us true repentance; to forgive us all our sins, negligences, and igThat it may please thee to bring norances; and to endue us with the into the way of truth, all such as grace of thy Holy Spirit, to amend have erred and are deceived; our lives according to thy holy We beseech thee to hear us, good We beseech thee to hear us, good word; Lord. That it may please thee to Lord. strengthen such as do stand, and to comfort and help the weakhearted, and to raise up those who fall, and finally to beat down satan under our feet; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to succour, help, and comfort, all who are in danger, necessity, and tribulation; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to preserve all who travel by land or by water, all women in the perils of child-birth, all sick persons, and young children, and to show thy pity upon all prisoners and captives; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please thee to de fend and provide for the fatherless Son of God, we beseech thee to hear us. Son of God, we beseech thee to hear us. O Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, Grant us thy peace. O Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, Have mercy upon us. The Bishop may, at his discretion, omit all that follows, to the Prayer, We humbly beseech thee, O Father, &c. O Christ, hear us. Lord, have mercy upon us. OUR Father, who art in Hea Ο children, and widows, and all who ven, Hallowed be thy Name: are desolate and oppressed; Thy Kingdom come; Thy Will We beseech thee to hear us, good be done on Earth, as it is in HeaLord. ven; Give us this day our daily That it may please thee to have bread; And forgive us our tresmercy upon all men; passes, as we forgive those who We beseech thee to hear us, good trespass against us; And lead us Lord. not into temptation; But deliver That it may please thee to for-us from evil. Amen. a contrite heart, nor the desire of people. such as are sorrowful; mercifully Favourably with mercy hear assist our prayers which we make our prayers. before thee in all our troubles and O Son of David, have mercy adversities, whensoever they op-upon us. press us; and graciously hear us, Both now and ever, vouchsafe that those evils which the craft and to hear us, O Christ. subtilty of the devil or man work- Graciously hear us, O Christ; eth against us, may, by thy good graciously hear us, O Lord providence, be brought to nought; Christ. that we thy servants, being hurt by! no persecutions, may evermore giveled upon us; thanksunto thee in thyholy Church, through Jesus Christ our Lord. O Lord, let thy mercy be show As we do put our trust in thee. O Lord, arise, help us, and de-WE humbly beseech thee, O liver us, for thy name's sake. Father, mercifully to look GOD, we have heard with upon our infirmities; and, for the our ears, and our fathers have glory of thy name, turn from us all declared unto us, the noble works those evils that we most justly that thou didst in their days, and have deserved; and grant that, in in the old time before them. all our troubles, we may put our O Lord, arise, help us, and de- whole trust and confidence in thy liver us, for thine honour. mercy, and evermore serve thee Glory be to the Father, and to in holiness and pureness of livthe Son, and to the Holy Ghost; ing, to thy honour and glory, As it was in the beginning, is through our only Mediator and now, and ever shall be, world with- Advocate, Jesus Christ our Lord. out end. Amen. Amen. Here endeth the Litany. Ο THE ORDER FOR THE Administration of the Lord's Supper. OR, HOLY COMMUNION. UR Father, who art in Hea-passes, as we forgive those who ven, Hallowed be thy Name; trespass against us; And lead us Thy Kingdom come; Thy Will not into temptation; But deliver be done on Earth, as it is in Hea- us from evil: For thine is the ven; Give us this day our daily Kingdom, and the Power, and the bread; And forgive us our tres- Glory, for ever and ever. Amen.. T |