people committed to your charge, and to teach or maintain nothing, as necessary to eternal salvation, but that which you shall be persuaded, may be concluded and proved by the same? Answer. I am so pers-aded and determined, by God's grace.

The Presiding Bishop. WILL you then faithfully exercise yourself in the holy Scriptures, and call upon God by prayer for the true understanding of the same; so that you may be able by them to teach and exhort with wholesome doctrine, and to withstand and convince the gainsayers?

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

The Presiding Bishop.

RE you ready, with all faithful diligence, to banish and drive away from the Church all erroneous and strange doctrine contrary to God's word; and both privately and openly to call upon and encourage

others to the same?

Answer. I am ready, the Lord being my helper.

Then the Presiding Bishop, standing up, shall say, ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who hath given you a good will to do all these things, grant also unto you strength and power to perform the same; that he accomplishing in you the good work which he hath begun, you may be found. perfect and irreprehensible at the latter day, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen."

Then shall the Bishop elect put on the rest of the Episcopal Ha bit; and, kneeling down, Vent, Creator Spiritus, shall be sung or said over him, the presiding Bishop beginning, and the Bishops, with others that are present, answering by Verses, as followeth: COME Holy Ghost, our souls inspire,

Thou the anointing Spirit art, [part: And lighten with celestial fire: Who dost thy seven-fold gifts im Thy blessed Unction from above, The Presiding Bishop. Is comfort, life, and fire of love. WILL you deny all ungodliness Enable with perpetual light and worldly lusts, and live so- The dulness of our blinded sight berly, righteously, and godly in this Anoint and cheer our soiled face present world; that you may show With the abundance of thy grace: yourself in all things an example of Keep far our foes, give peace at home; good works unto others, that the ad- Where thou art Guide, no ill can versary may be ashamed, having no-Teach us to know the Father, Son, thing to say against you? Answer, I will so do, the Lord ing my helper.

come.

be-And Thee, of both to be but One:
That through the ages all along,
This may be our endless song;
Praise to thy eternal merit,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

The Presiding Bishop. WILL you maintain and set forward, as much as shall lie in you, quietness, love, and peace among all men; and diligently exercise such discipline, as by the authority of God's word, and by the order of this Church, is committed to you?

Ans. I will so do, by the help of God. The Presiding Bishop. WILL you be faithful in ordaining, sending, or laying hands upon

others?

Answer. I will so be, by the help of God.

The Presiding Bishop. WILL you show yourself gentle, and be merciful for Christ's sake to poor and needy people, and to all trangers destitute of help? Answer. I will so show myself, y God's help.

TiOr this:

COME Holy Ghost, eternal God,
Proceeding from above,
Both from the Father and the Son,
The God of peace and love;
Visit our minds, into our hearts

Thy heavenly grace inspire;

That truth and godliness we may
Pursue with full desire.
Thou art the very Comforter

In grief and all distress; [High;
The heavenly gift of God most
No tongue can it express;
The fountain and the living spring
Of Joy celestial;

The fire so bright, the love so sweet,
The Unction spiritual.
Thou in thy gifts art manifold, [stand
By them Christ's Church dub

In faithful hearts thou writ'et thy
The finger of God's hand. [law,
According to thy promise, Lord,
Thou givest speech with grace;
That through thy help, God's prais-
Resound in every place. [es may
O Holy Ghost, into our minds

had made perfect our redemption by his death, and was ascended into hea ven, poured down his gifts abundantly upon men, making some Apostles, some Prophets, some Evangelists, some Pastors and Doctors, to the edi fying and making perfect his Church; grant, we beseech thee, to this thy ser vant such grace, that he may evermore be ready to spread abroad thy

tion with thee; and use the authority. given him not to destruction, but to salvation; not to hurt but to help: so that as a wise and faithful servant, giving to thy family their portion in due season, he may at last be received into everlasting joy, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who, with thee and the Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth, one God, world without end. Amen.

Send down thy heavenly light; Kindle our hearts with fervent zeal, To serve God day and night:[firm, Our weakness strengthen and con-gospel, the glad tidings of reconciliaFor, Lord, thou know'st us frail: That neither devil, world, nor flesh, Against us may prevail. Put back our enemies far from us, And help us to obtain [man, Peace in our hearts with God and The best, the truest gain; And grant that thou being, O Lord, Our leader and our guide, We may escape the snares of sin, And never from thee slide. Such measures of thy powerful grace Grant, Lord, to us, we prayi That thou may'st be our Comforter At the last dreadful day. Of strife and of dissension

Dissolve, O Lord, the bands,
And knit the knots of peace and love
Throughout all Christian bands.
Grant us the grace that we may know
The Father of all might,
That we of his beloved Son,

May gain the blissful sight:
And that we may with perfect faith

Ever acknowledge thee,

The Spirit of Father, and of Son,
One God in Persons Three.
To God the Fathe: laud and praise,

And to his blessed Son,
And to the Holy Spirit of Grace,

Co-epual Three in One.
And pray we, that our only Lord
Would please his Spirit to send
In all that shall profess his name,
From hence to the world's end.

Then the Presiding Bishop and Bishops present, shall lay their Hands upon the Head of the elected Bishop kneeling before them, the Presiding Bishop saying, RECEIVE the Holy Ghost, for the

office and work of a Bishop in the Church of God now committed unto thee by the imposition of our hands. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. And remember that thou stir up the grace of God, which is given thee by this imposition of our hands: For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and love, and so berness.

Then the Presiding Bishop shall deliver him the Bible, saying, GIVE heed unto reading, exhor

tation, and doctrine; think upon the things contained in this book; be diligent in them, that the increase coming thereby may be manifest unto all men; for by so doing thou shalt both save thyself and them that That ended, the Presiding Bishop hear thee. Be to the flock of Christ

shall say,

Amen.

a shepherd, not a wolf; feed them, Lord hear our prayer: devour them not: Hold up the weak, Answer. And let our cry come heal the sick, bind up the broken, unto thee. bring again the outcast, seek the Presiding Bishop. Let us pray. lost. Be so merciful, that you be ALMIGHTY God and most merci- not too remiss; so minister disciful Father, who of thine infinite pine, that you forget not mercy; goodness hast given thine only and that when the Chief Shepherd shall dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ, to appear, you may receive the neverbe our Redeemer, and the Author of fading crown of glory, through Jesus everlasting life; who, after that he Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then the Presiding Bishop shall example in word, in conversation, in proceed in the Communion Ser-love, in faith, in chastity, and in pu vice; with whom the new conse-rity; that faithfully fulfilling his crated Bishop, with others, shall course, at the latter day he may realso communicate. ceive the crown of righteousness laid And for the last Collect, imme- who liveth and reigneth one God up by the Lord, the righteous Judge, diately before the Benediction, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, shall be said this Prayer: world without end. Amen. OST merciful Father, we be-THE peace of God, which passeth seech thee to send down upon all understanding, keep your this thy servant thy heavenly bles- hearts and minds in the knowledge sing; and so endue him with thy and love of God, and of his Son Holy Spirit, that he preaching thy Jesus Christ our Lord: And the word, may not only be earnest to re-blessing of God Almighty, the Faprove, beseech, and rebuke with all ther, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, patience and doctrine; but also may be amongst you, and remain with be to such as believe, a wholesome you always. Amen.

Mos

THE LITANY AND SUFFRAGES. God, the Father of heaven; have From all blindness of heart; from mercy upon us miserable sinners. pride, vain-glory, and hypocrisy O God, the Father of heaven; from envy, hatred, and malice, and have mercy upon us miserable sin-all uncharitableness;

ners.

O God the Son, Redeemer of the world; have mercy upon us miseraole sinners.

O 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.

O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son; have mercy upon us miserable sin

Good Lord, deliver us.

From all inordinate and sinful af fections, and from all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil,

Good Lord, deliver us.

From lightning and teinpest; from plague, pestilence, and famine; from battle, and murder, and from sudden death;

Good Lord, deliver us.

From all sedition, privy conspi racy, and rebellion; from all false doctrine, heresy and schism; from hardness of heart, and contempt of O holy, blessed, and glorious Tri-thy word and commandment; uity, three Persons, and one God; have mercy upon us miserable sin

ners.

ners.

O holy, blessed, and glorious Trimity, three Persons, and one God; have mercy upon us miserable sin

ners.

Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers neither take thou vengeance of our eins: Spare us, good Lord, spare thy people, whom thou hast redeemed! with thy most precious blood, and be uot 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.

Good Lord, deliver us.

By the inystery of thy holy incar nation; by thy holy nativity and cir cumcision; 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 prosperity; in the hour of death, and in the day of judgment;

Good Lord, deliver us.

We sinners do beseech thee to hear us, O Lord God; and that it may please thee to rule and goveru hv

holy Church universal in the right finally to beat down Satan under our way; feet;

That it may please thee to strengthen such as do stand, and to T comfort and help the weak-hearted, and to raise up those who fall, and

We humbly beseech thee, O Fa-10 God, we have heard with our

ther, &c.

O Christ, hear us.
O 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 Bishop, and the
People with him, say the Lord's
Prayer.

OUR
UR Father, who art in Heaven,
Hallowed be thy Name; Thy
Kingdom come; Thy will be done on
Earth, as it is in Heaven; Give us
this day our daily bread; And for-
give us our trespasses, as we forgive
those who trespass against us; And
end us not into temptation; But de-
liver us from evil. Amen.

Bishop. O Lord, deal not with us according to our sins;

Answer. Neither reward us ac

cording to our iniquities.

Bishop. Let us pray.

ears, and our fathers have de clared 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;

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

From our enemies defend us, C

Christ.

Graciously look upon our aflic

tions.

With pity behold the sorrows of our hearts.

Mercifully forgive the sins of thy people.

Favourably with mercy hear our prayers.

us.

O Son of David, have mercy upon

Both now and ever, vouchafe to hear us, O Christ.

Graciously hear us, O Christ;

O God, merciful Father, who des graciously hear us, O Lord Christ.

pisest not the sighing of a contrite heart, nor the desire of such as are sorrowful; mercifully assist our prayers which we make before thee

O Lord, let thy mercy be showed upon us;

As we do put our trust in thee. Bishop. Let us pray. n all our troubles and adversities, WE humbly beseech thee, O Fawhensoever they oppress us; and ther, mercifully to look upon graciously hear us, that those evils our infirmities; and, for the glory which the craft and subtilty of the of thy name, turn from us all those devil or man worketh against us, evils that we most justly have demay, by thy good providence, be served; and grant that, in all our brought to nought; 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 liver ut. for thy name's sake.

troubles, we may put our whole trust and confidence in thy mercy, and evermore serve thee in holines and pureness of living, to thy ho nour and glory, through our only de-Mediator and Advocate, Jesus Christ Jour Lord. Amen.

Here endeth the Litary.