_On all that shall profess his Name, from hence to the world's
end. Amen_.
_That done, the Bishop shall pray in this wise, and say_,
Let us pray.
Almighty God and heavenly Father, who of thine infinite love and
goodness towards us hast given to us thy only and most dearly
beloved Son Jesus Christ, to be our Redeemer and the Author of
everlasting life; 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, we praise and
worship thee; and we humbly beseech thee, by the same thy blessed
Son, to grant unto all, which either here or elsewhere call upon
thy holy Name, that we may continue to shew ourselves 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
thy Son, by the Holy Spirit. So that as well by these thy Ministers,
as by them over whom they shall be appointed thy Ministers, thy
holy Name may be for ever glorified, and thy blessed kingdom
enlarged; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who
liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the same Holy Spirit,
world without end. _Amen_.
_When this prayer is done, the Bishop with the Priests present
shall lay their hands severally upon the head of every one that
receiveth the Order of Priesthood; the receivers humbly kneeling
upon their knees, and the Bishop saying_,
Receive the Holy Ghost for the office and work of a Priest in the
Church of God, now committed unto thee by the imposition of our
hands. Whose sins thou dost forgive, they are forgiven; and whose
sins thou dost retain, they are retained. And be thou a faithful
dispenser of the Word of God, and of his holy Sacraments; In the
Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
_Then the Bishop shall deliver to every one of them kneeling the
Bible into his hand, saying_,
Take thou authority to preach the Word of God, and to minister
the holy Sacraments in the Congregation, where thou shalt be
lawfully appointed thereunto.
_When this is done, the Nicene Creed shall be sung or said; and
the Bishop shall after that go on in the Service of the Communion,
which all they that receive Orders shall take together, and remain
in the same place where hands were laid upon them, until such time
as they have received the Communion_.
_The Communion being done, after the last Collect, and immediately
before the Benediction, shall be said these Collects_.
Most merciful Father, we beseech thee to send upon these thy
servants thy heavenly blessing, that they may be clothed with
righteousness, and that thy Word spoken by their mouths may have
such success, that it may never be spoken in vain. Grant also that
we may have grace to hear and receive what they shall deliver out
of thy most holy Word, or agreeable to the same, as the means of
our salvation; that in all our words and deeds we may seek thy
glory, and the increase of thy kingdom; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. _Amen_.
Prevent us, O Lord, in all our doings with thy most gracious
favour, and further us with thy continual help; that in all our
works, begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy
holy Name, and finally by thy mercy obtain everlasting life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_.
The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts
and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus
Christ our Lord: And the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the
Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you and remain with you always.
_Amen_.
_And if on the same day the Order of Deacons be given to some, and
the Order of Priesthood to others; the Deacons shall be first
presented, and then the Priests: and it shall suffice that the
Litany be once said for both. The Collects shall both be used;
first that for Deacons, then that for Priests. The Epistle shall
be Ephes. iv_. 7-13, _as before in this Office. Immediately after
which, they that are to be made Deacons shall be examined and
ordained, as is above prescribed. Then one of them having read the
Gospel_ (_which shall be either out of St Matth. ix_. 36-38, _as
before in this Office; or else St Luke xii_. 35-38, _as before in
the Form for the Ordering of Deacons,_) _they that are to be made
Priests shall likewise be examined and ordained, as is in this
Office before appointed_.