_When the day appointed by the Bishop is come; after Morning Prayer
is ended, there shall be a Sermon or Exhortation, declaring the
duty and office of such as come to be admitted Deacons; how
necessary that Order is in the Church of Christ; and also how
the people ought to esteem them in their office_.
_First_, [_a Presbyter appointed by the Bishop_] _shall present
unto the Bishop_ (_sitting in his Chair, near to the holy Table_)
_such as desire to be ordained Deacons_, (_each of them being
decently habited_,) _saying these words_,
Reverend Father in God, I present unto you these persons present,
to be admitted Deacons.
_The Bishop_.
Take heed that the persons, whom ye present unto us, be apt and
meet, for their learning and godly conversation, to exercise their
ministry duly, to the honour of God, and the edifying of his Church.
[_The Presbyter_] _shall answer_,
I have enquired of them, and also examined them; and think them so
to be.
_Then the Bishop shall say unto the people:_
Brethren, if there be any of you who knoweth any impediment or
notable crime in any of these persons presented to be ordered
Deacons, for the which he ought not to be admitted to that office;
Let him come forth in the Name of God, and shew what the crime or
impediment is.
_And if any great crime or impediment be objected, the Bishop shall
surcease from ordering that person, until such time as the party
accused shall be found clear of that crime_.
_Then the Bishop_ (_commending such as shall be found meet to be
ordered to the prayers of the Congregation_) _shall, with the
Clergy and people present, sing or say the Litany, with the Prayers,
as followeth_.
_The Litany and Suffrages_.
O God the Father of heaven: have mercy upon us miserable sinners.
_God the Father of heaven: have mercy upon us miserable sinners_.
O God the Son, Redeemer of the world: have mercy upon us miserable
sinners.
_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 miserable sinners.
_God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son: have
mercy upon us miserable sinners_.
O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three Persons and one God:
have mercy upon us miserable sinners.
_O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three Persons and one God:
have mercy upon us miserable sinners_.
Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers;
neither take thou vengeance of our sins: spare us, good Lord, spare
thy people, whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood, and
be not angry with us for ever.
_Spare us, good Lord_.
From all evil and mischief; from sin, from the crafts and assaults
of the devil; from thy wrath, and from everlasting damnation,
_Good Lord, deliver us_.
From all blindness of heart; from pride, vainglory, and hypocrisy;
from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness,
_Good Lord, deliver us_.
From fornication, and all other deadly sin; and from all the
deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil,
_Good Lord, deliver us_.
From lightning and tempest; from plague, pestilence, and famine;
from battle and murder, and from sudden death,
_Good Lord, deliver us_.
From all sedition, privy conspiracy, and rebellion; from all false
doctrine, heresy, and schism; from hardness of heart, and contempt
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_.
By thine Agony and bloody Sweat; by thy Cross and Passion; by thy
precious Death and Burial; by thy glorious Resurrection and
Ascension; and by the coming of the Holy Ghost,
_Good Lord, deliver us_.
In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our wealth; in the
hour of death, and in the day of judgement,
_Good Lord, deliver us_.
We sinners do beseech thee to hear us, O Lord God: and that it may
please thee to rule and govern thy holy Church universal in the
right way,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
That it may please thee to keep and strengthen in the true
worshipping of thee, in righteousness and holiness of life, thy
Servant _GEORGE_, our most gracious King and Governor,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
That it may please thee to rule his heart in thy faith, fear, and
love, and that he may evermore have affiance in thee, and ever seek
thy honour and glory,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
That it may please thee to be his defender and keeper, giving him
the victory over all his enemies,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
That it may please thee to bless and preserve our gracious Queen
_Mary_, _Alexandra_ the Queen Mother, _Edward_ Prince of Wales, and
all the Royal Family,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
That it may please thee to illuminate all Bishops, Priests, and
Deacons, with true knowledge and understanding of thy Word; and
that both by their preaching and living they may set it forth and
shew it accordingly,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
That it may please thee to bless these thy servants, now to be
admitted to the Order of Deacons, [_or_ Priests,] and to pour thy
grace upon them; that they may duly execute their office, to the
edifying of thy Church, and the glory of thy holy Name,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
| That it may please thee to send forth labourers into thy harvest,
|
| _We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
That it may please thee to bless and prosper thy servants who labour
for the conversion of the heathen, and of all who know not the truth,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
That it may please thee to endue the Lords of the Council, and all
the Nobility, with grace, wisdom, and understanding,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
| That it may please thee to direct and prosper the Consultations
| of the High Court of Parliament * to honour of thy Name, and the
| welfare of thy people,
|
| _We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
|
| [Margin Note:] * During the Session of Parliament.
That it may please thee to bless and keep the [Judges and]
Magistrates, giving them grace to execute justice, and to maintain
truth,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
| That it may please thee to bless and keep the King's forces by
| sea and land, and to shield them in all dangers and adversities,
|
| _We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
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 us an heart to love and dread thee,
and diligently to live after thy commandments,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
That it may please thee to give to all thy people increase of
grace, to hear meekly thy Word, and to receive it with pure
affection, and to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
That it may please thee to bring into the way of truth all such as
have erred, and are deceived,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
That it may please thee to strengthen such as do stand; and to
comfort and help the weak-hearted; and to raise up them that 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 that
are in danger, necessity, and tribulation,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
That it may please thee to preserve all that travel by land or by
water, all women labouring of child, all sick persons, and young
children; and to shew thy pity upon all prisoners and captives,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
That it may please thee to defend, and provide for, the fatherless
children, and widows, and all that are desolate and oppressed,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
That it may please thee to have mercy upon all men,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
That it may please thee to forgive our enemies, persecutors, and
slanderers, and to turn their hearts,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
That it may please thee to give and preserve to our use the kindly
fruits of the earth, so as in due time we may enjoy them,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
That it may please thee to give us true repentance; to forgive us
all our sins, negligences, and ignorances; and to endue us with the
grace of thy Holy Spirit, to amend our lives according to thy holy
Word,
_We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord_.
Son of God: we beseech thee to hear us.
_Son of God: we beseech thee to hear us_.
O Lamb of God: that takest away the sins of the world;
_Grant us thy peace_.
O Lamb of God: that takest away the sins of the world;
_Have mercy upon us_.
O Christ, hear us.
_Christ, hear us_.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
_Lord, have mercy upon us_.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
_Christ, have mercy upon us_.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
_Lord, have mercy upon us_.
_Then shall the Priest, and the people with him, say the Lord's
Prayer_.
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy kingdom
come, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this
day our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive
them that trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation, But
deliver us from evil. Amen.
_Priest_. O Lord, deal not with us after our sins.
_Answer_. Neither reward us after our iniquities.
Let us pray.
O God, merciful Father, that despisest not the sighing of a contrite
heart, nor the desire of such as be sorrowful: Mercifully assist
our prayers that we make before thee in all our troubles and
adversities, whensoever they oppress us; and graciously hear us,
that those evils, which the craft and subtilty of the devil or man
worketh against us, be brought to nought, and by the providence of
thy goodness they may be dispersed; that we thy servants, being
hurt by no persecutions, may evermore give thanks unto thee in thy
holy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
_O Lord, arise, help us, and deliver us for thy Name's sake_.
O God, we have heard with our ears, and our fathers have declared
unto us, the noble works that thou didst in their days, and in the
old time before them.
_O Lord, arise, help us, and deliver us for thine honour_.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost;
_Answer_. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be:
world without end. Amen.
From our enemies defend us, O Christ.
_Graciously look upon our afflictions_.
Pitifully behold the sorrows of our hearts.
_Mercifully forgive the sins of thy people_.
Favourably with mercy hear our prayers.
_O Son of David, have mercy upon us_.
Both now and ever vouchsafe to hear us, O Christ.
_Graciously hear us, Christ; graciously hear us, O Lord Christ_.
_Priest_. O Lord, let thy mercy be shewed upon us;
_Answer_. As we do put our trust in thee.
Let us pray.
We humbly beseech thee, O Father, merci fully to look upon our
infirmities; and for the glory of thy Name turn from us all those
evils that we most righteously have deserved; and grant that in
all our troubles we may put our whole trust and confidence in thy
mercy, and evermore serve thee in holiness and pureness of living,
to thy honour and glory; through our only Mediator and Advocate,
Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.
_Then shall be sung or said the Service for the Communion, with
the Collect, Epistle, and Gospel, as followeth_.