The Priest shall answer:
Have inquired concerning
hem, and also examined them,
I think them so to be.

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The Epistle. 1 Tim. iii. 8. IKEWISE must the Deacons be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not en the Bishop shall say unto the greedy of filthy lucre; holding People: the mystery of the faith in a pure RETHREN, if there be any conscience. And let these also of you, who knoweth any im- first be proved; then let them iment, or notable crime in any use the Office of a Deacon, being hese persons presented to be found blameless. Even so must ered Deacons, for the which their wives be grave, not slanderought not to be admitted to ers, sober, faithful in all things. office, let him come forth in Let the Deacons be the husbands name of God, and show what of one wife, ruling their Children crime or impediment is. and their own Houses well. For lif any great Crime or Impediment they that have used the Office of objected, the Bishop shall cease a Deacon well, purchase to themm Ordering that Person, until such selves a good degree, and great e as the Party accused shall be boldness in the faith which is in

nd clear of that Crime.

on the Bishop (commending such as Christ Jesus.

l be found meet to be Ordered, to T Or else this, out of the sixth Chapter Prayers of the Congregation) shall, of the Acts of the Apostles. ph the Clergy and People present, Acts, vi. 2.

the Litany.

shall be said the Service for the nmunion, with the Collect, Epistle, Gospel, as followeth.

The Collect.

multitude of the disciples un

the Twelve called the

to them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of MIGHTY God, who by thy God, and serve tables. WhereDivine Providence hast ap-fore, brethren, look ye out among ed divers Orders of Minis-you seven men of honest report, thy Church, and didst in-full of the Holy Ghost and wisthine Apostles to choose dom, whom we may appoint over the Order of Deacons the this business. But we will give Martyr Saint Stephen, with ourselves continually to prayer, s; mercifully behold these and to the ministry of the Word. ervants now called to the like And the saying pleased the whole e and Administration; so re-multitude. And they chose Stesh them with the truth of phen, a man full of faith and of Doctrine, and adorn them the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and innocency of life, that both Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Tiord and good example they mon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas faithfully serve thee in this a proselyte of Antioch: whom e, to the glory of thy name, they set before the Apostles; and the edification of thy Church, when they had prayed, they laid gh the merits of our Saviour their hands on them. And the s Christ, who liveth and word of God increased, and the eth with thee and the Holy number of the disciples multiplied st, now and for ever. Amen. in Jerusalem greatly, and a great

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

when one of them appointed by the Bishop shall read,

JAKE thou Authority to read the Gospel in the Church of tration, to have a ready will to observe all spiritual Discipline; and to preach the same, if that they having always the testibu be thereto licensed by the hop himself. mony of a good conscience, and in thy Son Christ, may so well by continuing ever stable and strong behave themselves in this inferior the Gospel. 1. St. Luke, xii. 35. Office, that they may be found ET your loins be girded about. worthy to be called unto the and your lights burning, and higher Ministries in thy Church, yourselves like unto men that God it for their Lord, when he will Saviour Jesus Christ; to whom through the same thy Son our rn from the wedding; that be glory and honour, world withen he cometh and knocketh, out end. Amen.

y may open unto him imme

ely. Blessed are those ser-THE peace of God, which passets whom the Lord when he eth all understanding, keep eth shall find watching: Veri-your hearts and minds in the say unto you, That he shall knowledge and love of God, and bimself, and make them to of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord; own to meat, and will come And the blessing of God Almighh and serve them. And if he ty, the Father, the Son, and the come in the second watch, Holy Ghost, be amongst you, help o ome in the third watch, and and remain with you always. them so, blessed are those Amen.

The

ants.

en shall the Bishop proceed in the Bmmunion; and all who are Order

shall tarry, and receive the Holy mmunion the same day with the

shop.

e Communion ended, after the last llect, and immediately before the nediction, shall be said this Collect Mowing:

MIGHTY God, giver of all good things, who of thy great dness hast vouchsafed to acand take these thy Servants the office of Deacons in thy

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 thing 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, other day, in the face of the Church, or else, on urgent occasion, upon sonie in such manner and form as hereafter followeth.

S

When the day appointed by the Bishop is come, after Morning Prayer is ende there shall be a Sermon, or Exbortation, declaring the Duty and Office of as come to be admitted Priests; how necessary that Order is in the Chu 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:

R
I present unto you these per-
soas present, to be admitted to
the order of priesthood.

EVEREND Father in God,

And if any great Crime or Impe
ment be objected, the Bishop d
cease from Ordering that Person
til such time as the Party acca
shall be found clear of that Crime
Then the Bishop (commending
as shall be found meet to be Order
to the Prayers of the Congregatio
present, say the Litany, with the Pr
shall, with the Clergy and Pe
ers as is before appointed in the Fo
of Ordering Deacons; save only,
in the proper suffrage there adde
the word Deacons shall be omitte
and the word Priests inserted inste
of it.

Then shall be said the Service for the
Communion, with the Collect, Epis

and Gospel, as followeth.

The Collect.

of all

ALMIGHTY God, giver good things, who by thy bol Spirit hast appointed diver O ders of Ministers in the Church

mercifully behold these thy vants now called to the Office Priesthood; and so replenish the

7 Then the Bishop shall say unto the with the truth of thy Doctri and adorn them with innocen

People:

GOOD People, these are they of life, that both by wordando

whom we purpose, God wil-example they may faithfully se ling, to receive this day unto the thee in this Office, to the glory Holy Office of Priesthood: For thy name, and the edification after due examination, we find thy Church, through the me not to the contrary, but that they of our Saviour Jesus Christ, are lawfully called to their Fune-liveth and reigneth with thee tion and Ministry, and that they the Holy Ghost, world with are persons meet for the same lend. Amen. But yet if there be any of you, The Epistle. Ephes. iv. who knoweth any impediment or NTO every one of us is gi notable crime in any of them, for grace according to the the which he ought not to be re-sure of the gift of Christ. Whe ceived into this holy Ministry, let fore he saith, When he ascend bim come forth in the name of up on high, he led captivity God and show what the crime tive, and gave gifts unto o Lopedîment'te. Now that he ascended, s