Mark's Gospel) he gave command to his disciples, saying, Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature: ......Doubt ye not, therefore, but earnestly believe that he will favourably receive these present persons, truly repenting, and coming unto him by faith; that he will grant them remission of their sins, and bestow upon them the Holy Ghost; .

Exhortation to the new baptized persons. And as for you who have now by Baptism put on Christ, it is your part and duty also, being made the children of God, and of the light, by faith in Jesus Christ to walk answerably to your Christian calling, and as becometh the children of light;.....

CATECHISM. Question. Dost thou not think that thou art bound to believe, and to do, as they have promised for thee?

Answer. Yes verily; and by God's help so I will. And I heartily thank our heavenly father, that he bath called me to this state of salvation through Jesus Christ our Saviour.

Collect.

THE ORDAINING OF DEACONS. Almighty God, who by thy Divine Providence hast appointed divers Orders of Ministers in thy Church, and didst inspire thine Apostles to choose into the Order of Deacons, the first Martyr Saint Stephen, with others; mercifully behold these thy servants now called to the like Office and Administration;

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The Bishop. Do you think that you are truly called according to the will of our Lord Jesus

Christ, and the due order of this realm, to the Ministry of the Church?

THE ORDERING OF PRIESTS. Collect. Mercifully behold these thy servants, now called to the Office of Priesthood;.

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Do you think in your heart, that you be truly called......to the Office and Ministry of Priesthood?

Who, after he had made perfect our redemption by his death, and was ascended into heaven, sent abroad into the world his Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Doctors, and Pastors; by whose labour and ministry he gathered together a great flock in all the parts of the world, to set forth the eternal praise of thy holy Name: For these so great benefits of thy eternal goodness, and for that thou hast vouchsafed to call these thy servants here present, to the same Office and Ministry appointed for the salvation of mankind, we render unto thee most hearty thanks,.....

THE CONSECRATION OF BISHOPS. Prayer. Mercifully behold this thy servant, now called to the work and ministry of a Bishop;......

From the Thirty-nine Articles.

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ARTICLE XVII.

Of Predestination and Election.

Wherefore, they which be endued with so excellent a benefit of God, be called according to God's purpose by his Spirit working in due season: they through Grace obey the calling :

ARTICLE XXIII.

Of Ministering in the Congregation. It is not lawful for any man to take upon him the office of publick preaching, or ministering the Sacraments in the congregation, before he be lawfully called, and sent to execute the same. And those we ought to judge lawfully called and sent, which be chosen and called to this work by men who have publick authority given unto them, to call and send Ministers into the Lord's vineyard.

From the Homilies.

BOOK I.

HOMILY 1. A fruitful Exhortation to the Reading of Holy Scripture, (passim.)

HOMILY 3. Of the Salvation of all Mankind,

(passim.)

BOOK II.

HOMILY 16. For Whit-Sunday.

CRANMER'S CATECHISM.

That you may understand these words rightly and justly, take good diligent heed, that you may learn, what the kingdom is, which you do ask. "The kingdom of God (as St. Paul saith, Rom. xiv.) is justice, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost." And although these words, peradventure, seem unto you hard and dark, yet you shall understand them, if you take good heed. You know that emperors and kings in this world have their realms and kingdoms, and those people that be within their lands and dominions, and duly obey their laws and commandments, those be their true and faithful subjects of their realms. And every king giveth commandments unto his subjects, and governeth them in such wise, that they do not, every man what he list himself, but what it pleaseth his prince to command him.

Even so, Almighty God hath here in earth in his church an heavenly kingdom; and this kingdom (which Christ in his Gospel so often calleth the kingdom of heaven) beginneth among his faithful people in this world. And all, that truly believe and keep his commandments, pertain unto this kingdom. And when God by his Gospel

beginneth to call us unto this kingdom, then the kingdom of God cometh unto us and beginneth in us. For God beginneth, and indeed is the King and Lord of them that be godly. He governeth and ruleth them, so that they work not after the lusts and desires of their own flesh, but as the Lord God (who is their King) teacheth and commandeth them by his word.

And kings and great men in this world rule and govern by force, by sore threatenings and grievous pains, and constrain their subjects to obedience (and so they ought to do, for it is the ordinance of God); but God doth not order his affairs so in this foresaid kingdom of heaven, but ruleth his subjects, like a gentle Father, by the word of his Gospel, and by the Holy Ghost, and that after this sort.....

Now, good children, to the intent you may the better understand this prayer, you shall first learn this lesson, that we, wretched sinners, do not first prevent God, and go before him in the work of our justification, but it is God that layeth the first foundation of our salvation. He beginneth with us, and first calleth us by the Gospel. First, he sendeth unto us godly and faithful ministers, by whom we be baptized, and before we do any good work he offereth unto us his grace; he sendeth unto us preachers and messengers of peace, which declare unto us, the glad tidings of the Gospel, and the promises of the favour of God towards all them, that truly repent them of their evil living, and do move them to