Chapter 46

2 _Corinthians xiii_.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. _Amen_.

AT THE BURIAL OF THEIR DEAD AT SEA

_The Office in the Common-Prayer-Book may be used: only instead of these words_ [We therefore commit his body to the ground, earth to earth, &c.] _say_,

We therefore commit his body to the deep, to be turned into corruption, looking for the resurrection of the body, (when the sea shall give up her dead,) and the life of the world to come, through our Lord Jesus Christ; who at his coming shall change our vile body, that it may be like his glorious body, according to the mighty working, whereby he is able to subdue all things to himself.

THE FORM AND MANNER

OF

MAKING ORDAINING AND CONSECRATING

OF

BISHOPS PRIESTS AND DEACONS

ACCORDING TO THE ORDER OF

THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND

THE PREFACE.

It is evident unto all men diligently reading holy Scripture and ancient Authors, that from the Apostles time there have been these Orders of Ministers in Christ's Church; Bishops, Priests, and Deacons. Which offices were evermore had in such reverend estimation, that no man might presume to execute any of them, except he were first called, tried, examined, and known to have such qualities as are requisite for the same; and also by public Prayer, with Imposition of Hands, were approved and admitted thereunto by lawful authority. And therefore, to the intent that these Orders may be continued, and reverently used and esteemed, in the Church of England; No man shall be accounted or taken to be a lawful Bishop, Priest, or Deacon in the Church of England, or suffered to execute any of the said functions, except he be called, tried, examined, and admitted thereunto, according to the Form hereafter following, or hath had formerly Episcopal Consecration or Ordination.

And none shall be admitted a Deacon, except he be twenty-three years of age, unless he have a Faculty. And every man which is to be admitted a Priest shall be full four-and-twenty years old. And every man which is to be ordained or consecrated Bishop shall be fully thirty years of age.

And the Bishop, knowing either by himself, or by sufficient testimony, any person to be a man of virtuous conversation, and without crime; and after examination and trial finding him learned in the Latin tongue, and sufficiently instructed in holy Scripture, may at the times appointed in the Canon, or else, on urgent occasion, upon some other Sunday or Holy-day, in the face of the Church, admit him a Deacon, in such manner and form as hereafter followeth.

FROM THE CANONS OF THE

SCOTTISH CHURCH

CANON II.

OF THE ORDERING OF BISHOPS, PRIESTS, AND DEACONS.

1. The Ordering of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons shall be according to the "Form and manner of making, ordaining, and consecrating of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons" set forth together with the Book of Common Prayer of the Church of England, with the following alterations:

The reading of the King's mandate, the oath of the King's supremacy, and the oath of obedience to the Archbishop shall be omitted. In the interrogations the words "this Church" shall be substituted for "this Realm" or "this Church of England" or "this Church and Realm." At the ordination of Priests and Deacons, a Priest appointed by the Bishop shall do what is directed in the Form to be done by the Archdeacon. At the consecration of Bishops the Primus when present shall do what is directed in the Form to be done by the Archbishop, but in the absence of the Primus the senior Bishop present shall act in his place unless it be otherwise unanimously agreed by the Bishops present.

2. All ordinations of Priests and Deacons shall be held at the Ember Seasons, unless, for reasons which may seem to him sufficient, the Bishop shall appoint another time.

NOTE.

The portions of the following three forms which are modified in Scotland are marked with square brackets.

THE

FORM AND MANNER

OF

MAKING OF DEACONS

_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_.

THE COLLECT.

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; replenish them so with the truth of thy doctrine, and adorn them with innocency of life, that, both by word and good example, they may faithfully serve thee in this office, to the glory of thy Name, and the edification of thy Church; through the merits of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, now and for ever. _Amen_.

THE EPISTLE. 1 Tim. iii. 8.

Likewise must the deacons be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

_Or else this, out of the sixth of the Acts of the Apostles_.

Acts vi. 2.

Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables. Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch: whom they set before the Apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them. And the word of God increased and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

_And before the Gospel, the Bishop, sitting in his Chair, shall examine every one of them that are to be ordered, in the presence of the people after this manner following_.

Do you trust that you are inwardly moved by the Holy Ghost to take upon you this office and ministration, to serve God, for the promoting of his glory, and the edifying of his people?

_Answer_. I trust so.

_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 [Church], to the Ministry of the Church?

_Answer_. I think so.

_The Bishop_.

Do you unfeignedly believe all the Canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testament?

_Answer_. I do believe them.

_The Bishop_.

Will you diligently read the same unto the people assembled in the Church where you shall be appointed to serve?

_Answer_. I will.

_The Bishop_.

It appertaineth to the office of a Deacon, in the Church where he shall be appointed to serve, to assist the Priest in Divine Service, and specially when he ministereth the holy Communion, and to help him in the distribution thereof, and to read holy Scriptures and Homilies in the Church; and to instruct the youth in the Catechism; in the absence of the Priest to baptize infants; and to preach, if he be admitted thereto by the Bishop. And furthermore, it is his office, where provision is so made, to search for the sick, poor, and impotent people of the Parish, to intimate their estates, names, and places where they dwell, unto the Curate, that by his exhortation they may be relieved with the alms of the Parishioners, or others. Will you do this gladly and willingly?

_Answer_. I will so do, by the help of God.

_The Bishop_.

Will you apply all your diligence to frame and fashion your own lives, and the lives of your families, according to the doctrine of Christ; and to make both yourselves and them, as much as in you lieth, wholesome examples of the flock of Christ?

_Answer_. I will so do, the Lord being my helper.

_The Bishop_.

Will you reverently obey your Ordinary, and other chief Ministers of the Church, and them to whom the charge and government over you is committed, following with a glad mind and will their godly admonitions?

_Answer_. I will endeavour myself, the Lord being my helper.

_Then the Bishop laying his hands severally upon the head of every one of them, humbly kneeling before him, shall say_,

Take thou authority to execute the office of a Deacon in the Church of God committed unto thee; In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

_Then shall the Bishop deliver to every one of them the New Testament, saying_,

Take thou authority to read the Gospel in the Church of God, and to preach the same, if thou be thereto licensed by the Bishop himself.

_Then one of them, appointed by the Bishop, shall read_

THE GOSPEL. St Luke xii. 35.

Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; and ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching. Verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.

_Then shall the Bishop proceed in the Communion: and all that are ordered shall tarry, and receive the holy Communion the same day with the Bishop_.

_The Communion ended, after the last Collect, and immediately before the Benediction, shall be said these Collects following_.

Almighty God, giver of all good things, who of thy great goodness hast vouchsafed to accept and take these thy servants unto the office of Deacons in thy Church: Make them, we beseech thee, O Lord, to be modest, humble, and constant in their ministration; to have a ready will to observe all spiritual discipline; that they having always the testimony of a good conscience, and continuing ever stable and strong in thy Son Christ, may so well behave themselves in this inferior office, that they may be found worthy to be called unto the higher ministries in thy Church; through the same thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ, to whom be glory and honour world without end. _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 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 things 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; or else, on urgent occasion, upon some other Sunday or Holy-day, in the face of the Church, in such manner and form as hereafter followeth_.

THE

FORM AND MANNER

OF

ORDERING OF PRIESTS

_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 Priests; how necessary that Order is in the Church of Christ; and also how the people ought to esteem them in their office_.