Anfw. I will apply my felf thereto, the Lord being my helper.

Bih. Wilt thou maintain and fet forwards, as much as lieth in thee, quietnefs, peace, and love among all Chriftian people, and efpecially among them that are or fhall be committed to thy charge?

Anfw. I will fo do, the Lord being my helper.

Bifh. It appertaineth to the office of a Prieft, in dependance upon and in fubordination to his Bishop, to baptize, anoint, and preach, to blefs and offer, to reconcile penitents if he be thereto licensed by the Bishop himself, to advise the Bishop, and to govern the People committed to his charge according to the directions he fhall receive from the Bishop, affifted by the counsel of his College of Prefbyters. Wilt thou do all this faithfully and diligently?

Anfw. I will fo do by the help of God.

Bish. Wilt thou reverently obey thy Bishop, following with a glad mind and will his godly admonitions, and fubmitting thy felf to his godly judge

ment?

Anfw. I will fo do, the Lord being my helper.

Then the Bishop Standing up, shall say to the Priest Elect,

ALmighty God, who hath given thee this will to

do all these things, grant alfo unto thee strength and power to perform the fame, that he may accomplish his work which he hath begun in thee, through Jefus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then the Deacon being turned to the People fall fay,

Let us pray.

Then the Bishop being turned towards the Altar, fhall fay,

O Lord, hear our prayer:

Anfw. And let our cry come unto thee.

Then fhall the Bishop fay the following prayer. ALmighty God and heavenly Father, who of thine

infinite love and goodness towards us, haft given to us thy only and moft dearly beloved Son Jefus Chrift to be our redeemer and the author of everlasting life; who after he had made perfect our redemption by his death, refurrection, and afcenfion into heaven, fent abroad into the world his Apoftles, Prophets, Evangelifts, Doctors, and Paftors, by whofe labour and miniftry he gathered together a great flock in all the parts of the world, to fet forth the eternal praise of thy holy name: For these so great benefits of thy eternal goodness, and for that thou haft vouchfafed to call this thy fervant here present to the fame office and miniftry appointed for the falvation of mankind, we render unto thee most hearty thanks, we praise and worship thee; and we humbly befeech thee by the fame thy bleffed Son, to grant unto all, who either here or elsewhere call upon thy holy name, that we may continue to shew our felves thankful unto thee for these and all other thy benefits, and that we may daily increase and go forwards in the knowledge and faith of Thee and of thy Son by the Holy Spirit. So that as well by

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this thy Minifter, as by them over whom he shall be appointed thy Minifter, thy holy name may be for ever glorified, and thy bleffed kingdom enlarged, through the same thy Son Jefus Chrift our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the fame Holy Spirit, world without end. Amen.

Then the Elected Prieft fhall kneel down (though it be Sunday) before the Bishop, who fhall fign him with the fign of the cross upon his forehead, and then laying his hands upon his head, he shall fay,

WITH the fuffrage and confent of the Clergy and People, the Divine grace, which always healeth what is infirm, and fupplieth what is wanting, promoteth the beloved Deacon N. to the order of Prieft. Let us pray for him, that the grace of the most Holy Spirit may defcend upon him.

Anfw. Lord, have mercy: We befeech thee to hear us, good Lord.

Then the Bishop, keeping his hands laid upon his head, Shall fay the following prayer.

Almighty Lord God, who haft created all things by Chrift, and by him difpenfeft thy fatherly care and providence over them; for he who had power to make different creatures, hath alfo power to provide for and govern them according to their different natures: O God, who therefore takest care of all Beings in various manners, of immortal by prefervation, of mortal by fucceffion, of the foul by the provifion of laws, of the body by the fupply of it's wants: Look down upon thy holy church, and encrease the fame; multiply those that prefide

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therein, and grant them ftrength that they may labour both in word and work for the edification of thy people. Look down alfo upon this thy fervant, who is chofen into the Prefbytery by the fuffrage and judgment of all the Clergy: And fill him with the fpirit of grace and counfel, that he may affift and govern thy people with a pure heart; in like manner as thou hadft refpect to thy chofen people, commanding Mofes to make choice of Elders, whom thou didst replenish with thy Spirit. And now, Lord, do thou, preserving in us the fpirit of thy grace free from deficiency and imperfection, grant that this perfon being endued with healing powers and filled with inftructive discourse, may teach thy people in meekness, may fincerely serve thee with a pure mind and a willing foul, and may unblameably perform the facred miniftrations for the people, through thy Chrift; with whom to Thee and the Holy Ghoft, be glory, honour, and adoration, world without end. Amen.

Then shall the Bishop take his hands off his head, and fball fay the following prayer, the new-ordained Prieft ftill kneeling.

MOST merciful Father, we beseech thee to fend upon this thy fervant thy heavenly bleffing, that he may be clothed with righteousness, and that thy word fpoken by his mouth, may have fuch fuccefs, that it may never be spoken in vain. Grant alfo, that thy people may have grace to hear and receive what he fhall deliver out of thy moft holy word or agreeable to the fame, and that all of us in our words and deeds may feek thy glory, and the increafe of thy kingdom, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen.

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Then the new-ordained Prieft fhall rife; and the Bishop with the Presbyters prefent fhall all falute him with the Holy Kifs of Peace in the name of the Lord, and then they fhall conduct him to his ftall or to the proper ftation belonging to his office, the Bifhop taking him by the hand and placing him therein. After which he shall ftand up; and the Bishop turning towards the People, fhall pronounce this Benediction, the People reverently bowing their beads.

THE peace of God, which paffeth all underftanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jefus Christ our Lord. And the bleffing of God Almighty the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghoft, be amongst you, and remain with you always. Amen.

Then the new-ordained Priest fhall make a difcourfe to the People, and afterwards the Bishop shall proceed in the Communion-Service.

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