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To our well-beloved in Christ, A. B. Presbyter, Greeting. Sigillum. WE do by these Presents give and grant unto you, in whose Learning, Diligence, sound Doctrine, and Prudence, we do

fully confide, our License and Authority, to perform the Office o. Signat. a Priest in the Parish [or Church] of E. And also hereby do institute you into said Parish [or Church, possessed of full power to perform every Act of sacerdotal Function among the People of the same; you continuing in communion with us, and complying with the rubrics and canons of the Church, and with such lawful directions as you shall at any time receive from us.

And as a canonically instituted Priest into the Office of Rector [Associated Rector, or Assistant Minister, as the case may be] of

Parish or Church], you are faithfully to feed that portion of the flock of Christ which is now entrusted to you; not as a man-pleaser, but as continually bearing in mind, that you are accountable to us here, and to the Chief Bishop and Sovereign Judge of all hereafter.

And as the Lord hath ordained, that they who serve at the altar should live of the things belonging to the altar; so we authorise you to claim and enjoy all the accustomed temporalities appertaining to your cure, until some urgent reason or reasons occasion a wish in you, or in the congregation committed to your charge, to bring about a separation, and dissolution of all sacerdotal relation between you and them; of all which you will give us due notice: and in case of any difference between you and your congregation, as to a separation, and dissolution of all sacerdotal connexion between you and them, we, your Bishop, with the advice of our Presbyters, are to be the Litimate arbiter and judge.

In witness whereof we have hereunto affixed our Episcopal seal and sig this day of A. D. and in the

nature, at
our consecration.

year of

In the case of a Minister to be instituted in a State or Diocese in which there is no Bishop, the Clerical Members of the Standing Committee shall send the following Letter of Institution for the proposed Minis ter, to the Presbyter whom they may appoint as Institutor.

To our well-beloved in Christ, A. B. Presbyter, Greeting. Sigillum. WE do by these Presents authorise and empower you to exercise

the office of a Priest in the Parish [or Church] of E. And

by virtue of the power vested in us, do institute you into said Parish [or Charch], possessed of full power to perform every Act of sacerdotal Function among the people of the same; you complying with the rubrics and canons of the Church.

And as a canonically instituted Priest into the office of Rector [Associated Rector, or Assistant Minister, as the case may be] of Parish [or

Church], you are to feed that portion of the flock of Christ which is now entrusted to you; not as a man-pleaser, but as continually bearing in mind that you are accountable to the ecclesiastical authority of the Church here, and to the Chief Bishop and Sovereign Judge of all hereafter.

And as the Lord hath ordained that they who serve at the altar should live of the things belonging to the altar; so you have our authority to claim and enjoy all the accustomed temporalities appertaining to your cure, until some urgent reason or reasons occasion a wish in you, or in the congregation committed to your charge, to bring about a separation, and dissolution of all sacerdotal connexion between you and them; of all which you will give us due notice and in case of any difference between you and your congregation, as to a separation and dissolution of all sacerdotal connexion between you and them, the ecclesiastical authority of the Church in this diocese (taking the advice and aid of a Bishop) shall be the ultimate arbiter and Judge.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this

day of

in the year

The day being appointed for the new Incumbent's Institution, at the usual hour of Morning Prayer, the Institutor, attended by the new Incumbent, and one or more Presbyters appointed by the Bishop, (or, where there is no Bishop, by the Clerical Members of the Standing Committee) for that purpose, shall enter the Church Then, all the Clergy present standing without the rails of the Then the new Incumbent shall say, Altar, except the officiating Priest, who shall go into the A. B. receive these keys of the - house of God at your hands, as desk; the Wardens, (or, in case the pledges of my Institution, and of of their necessary absence, two your parochial recognition, and proMembers of the Vestry) standing mise to be a faithful Shepherd over un the right and left of the Altar, you, in the name of the Father, and without the rails; the senior War- of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. den, (or the Member of the Vestry Here the Instituting Minister shall supplying his place,) holding the begin the office. keys of the Church in his hand, in open view, the officiating Priest shall read Morning Prayer.

of the Vestry supplying his place.) present the keys of the Church to the new Incumbent, saying, TN name and behalf of Parish

[or Church], I do receive and ac knowledge you, the Rev. A. B. as Priest and Rector [or Associated Rector, or Assistant Minister] of the same, and in token thereof, give into your hands the keys of this Church.

Proper Psalms are. Psim cxxii. Psalm cxxxii. Psalm cxxxiii.

Proper Lessons. First. Ezek. Chap xxxiii. verse 1 to verse 10.

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Min. The Lord be with you.
Ans. And with thy Spirit.
Let us pray.

DIRECT 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 everlastin life, through Jesus Christ our Lord; "Morning Prayer ended, the Priest who hath taught us to pray unto thee, who acts as the Institutor, stand-O Almighty Father, in his prevailing ing within the rails of the Altar, name and words, shall say,

Second. St. John, Chap. x. verse 1 to verse 19.

Our Father, who art in Heaven, DEARLY beloved in the Lord, we Hallowed be thy Name: Thy Kinghave assembled for the purpose dom come; Thy Will be done on of instituting the Rev. A. B. into this Earth, as it is in Heaven; Give us Parish, [or Church,] as Priest and this day our daily bread; And forRector [or Associated Rector, or give us our trespasses, as we forAssistant Minister] of the same; and give those who trespass against us; we are possessed of your vote that he And lead us not into temptation; has been so elected; as also of the But deliver us from evil : For thins prescribed Letter of Institution. But is the Kingdom, and the Power, and if any of you can show just cause the Glory, for ever and ever. Amen. why he may not be instituted, we pro- T Then shall the Priest who acts ceed no further, because we would as the Institutor receive the Innot that an unworthy person should cumbent within the rails of the minister among you. Altar, and present him the Bible, Book of Common Prayer, and Books of Canons of the General and State Convention, saying as follows:

If any objection be offered, the Priest who acts as the Institutor shall judge whether it afford just cause to suspend the service. No objection being offered, or the

Priest who acts as the Institutori choosing to go on with the service, he shall next read the Letter of Institution; and then shall the senior Warden, (or the Member

RECEIVE these books; and let

them be the rule of thy conduct in dispensing the divine word, in leading the devotions of the people, and in exercising the discipline of the Church; and be thou in all things a

pattern to the flock committed to thy

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Let us pray.

Then shall be said or sung the MOST gracious God, the giver of

following Anthem.

Laudate Nomen.

2 Ye that stand in the house of the Lord; in the courts of the house of our God. Verse 2.

all good and perfect gifts, who of thy wise providence hast appointed divers orders in thy Church; give thy

Praise the Lord, laud ye the grace, we beseech thee, to thy sername of the Lord: praise it, Ovant, to whom the charge of this conye servants of the Lord. Psalm gregation is now committed; and so CXXXV. verse 1. replenish him with the truth of thy doctrine, and endue him with innocency of life, that he may faithfully serve before thee, to the glory of thy great name, and the benefit of thy holy Church, through Jesus Christ, our only Mediator and Redeemer. Amen.

3 O praise the Lord, for the Lord is gracious: O sing praises unto his name, for it is lovely. Verse 3.

4 The Lord is gracious and mer

Gess. Psalm cxlv. verse 8.

5 The Lord is loving unto every man; and his mercy is over all his works. Verse 9.

6 All thy works praise thee, O Lord; and thy Saints give thanks unto thee. Verse 10.

iful, long suffering and of great good-O Holy Jesus, who hast purchased to thyself an universal Church, and hast promised to be with the Mi nisters of Apostolic Succession to the erd of the world; be graciously pleased to bless the ministry and service of him, who is now appointed to offer the sacrifices of prayer and praise to thee in this house, which is called by thy name. May the words of his mouth, and the meditation of his heart, be always acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, our strength and our Redeemer. Amen.

7 The Lord doth build up Jerusalem; and gather together the outcasts of Israel. Psalm cxlvii. verse 2. 8 He healeth those that are broken in heart; and giveth medicine to heal their sickness. Verse 3.

9 The Lord's delight is in them that fear him, and put their trust in his mercy. Verse 11.

10 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion. Verse 12. 11 For he hath made fast the bars of thy gates; and hath blessed thy children within thee. Verse 13.

12 He maketh peace in thy borders; and filleth thee with the flour of wheat. Verse 14.

13 He is our God, even the God of whom cometh salvation; God is the Lord by whom we escape death. Psalm lxviii. verse 20.

O God, Holy Ghost, Sanctifier of

the Faithful, visit, we pray thee, this congregation with thy love and fa vour; enlighten their minds more and more with the light of the everlasting Gospel; graft in their hearts a love of the truth; increase in them true religion; nourish them with all goodnesa; and of thy great mercy keep them in the same, O blessed Spirit, whom with the Father and the Son together we worship and glorify as one God, world without end. Amen. Benediction.

THE God of peace, who brought 14 O God, wonderful art thou in again from the dead our Lord thy holy places, even the God of Jesus Christ, the great Shepherd of Israel; he will give strength and the sheep, through the blood of the power unto his people. Blessed be everlasting Covenant, make you perGod. Verse 35. fect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

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. Min. The law was given by Mo

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Then shat instituted Minister kneel altar to present his supplication for himself-in this form:

Lord my God! I am not worthy that thou shonidest some under

The day being appointed for the new Incumbent's Institution, at the usual hour of Morning Prayer, the Institutor, attended by the new Incumbent, and one or more Presbyters appointed by the Bishop, (or, where there is no Bishop, by the Clerical Members of the Standing Committee) for that purpose, shall enter the Church Then, all the Clergy present standing without the rails of the Then the new Incumbent shall say, Altar, except the officiating I, 4. B. receive these keys of the Priest, who shall go into the house of God at your hands, as desk; the Wardens, (or, in case the pledges of my Institution, and of of their necessary absence, two your parochial recognition, and proMembers of the Vestry) standing mise to be a faithful Shepherd over un the right and left of the Altar, you, in the name of the Father, and without the rails; the senior War- of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. den, (or the Member of the Vestry Here the Instituting Minister shall supplying his place,) holding the begin the office. keys of the Church in his hand, The Lord be with you. in open view, the officiating Priest And with thy Spirit. shall read Morning Prayer. Let us pray.

of the Vestry supplying his place.) present the keys of the Church to the new Incumbent, saying, TN name and behalf of Parish

[or Church], I do receive and acknowledge you, the Rev. A. B. as Priest and Rector [or Associated Rector, or Assistant Minister] of the same, and in token thereof, give into your hands the keys of this Church.

Proper Psalms are.
Prim exxi. Psalm exxxil. Psalm

cxxxiii.
Proper Lessons.
First. Ezek. Chap xxxiii. verse 1
to verse 10.

A.

Min.

Ans.

DIRECT us, O Lord, in all our doings, with thy most gracious favour, and further us with thy con tinual 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; Morning Prayer ended, the Priest who hath taught us to pray unto thee, who acts as the Institutor, stand-O Almighty Father, in his prevailing ing within the rails of the Altar, name and words, shall say,

Second. St. John, Chap. x. verse 1 to verse 19.

Our Father, who art in Heaven, DEARLY beloved in the Lord, we Hallowed be thy Name: Thy King have assembled for the purpose dom come; Thy Will be done on of instituting the Rev. A. B. into this Earth, as it is in Heaven; Give us Parish, [or Church,] as Priest and this day our daily bread; And for Rector for Associated Rector, or give us our trespasses, as we forAssistant Minister] of the same; and give those who trespass against us; we are possessed of your vote that he has been so elected; as also of the prescribed Letter of Institution. But if any of you can show just cause why he may not be instituted, we pro ceed no further, because we would not that an unworthy person should minister among you.

If any objection be offered, the Priest who acts as the Institutor shall judge whether it afford just cause to suspend the service. No objection being offered, or the Priest who acts as the Institutor choosing to go on with the service, he shall next read the Letter of Institution; and then shall the Enior Warden, (or the Member

And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil : For thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 1 Then shall the Priest who acts

as the Institutor receive the Incumbent within the rails of the Altar, and present him the Bible, Book of Common Prayer, and Books of Canons of the General and State Convention, saying as follows:

RECEIVE these books; and let

them be the rule of thy conduct in dispensing the divine word, in leading the devotions of the people, and in exercising the discipline of the Church; and be thou in all things a

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2 Ye that stand in the house of the Lord; in the courts of the house of our God. Verse 2.

3 O praise the Lord, for the Lord is gracious: O sing praises unto his name, for it is lovely. Verse 3.

4 The Lord is gracious and mer

Gess. Psalm cxlv. verse 8.

5 The Lord is loving unto every man; and his mercy is over all his works. Verse 9.

6 All thy works praise thee, O Lord; and thy Saints give thanks unto thee. Verse 10.

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Let us pray.

[OST gracious God, the giver of all good and perfect gifts, who of thy wise providence hast appointed divers orders in thy Church give thy grace, we beseech thee, to thy servant, to whom the charge of this congregation is now committed; and so replenish him with the truth of thy doctrine, and endue him with innocency of life, that he may faithfully serve before thee, to the glory of thy great name, and the benefit of thy holy Church, through Jesus Christ, our only Mediator and Redeemer. Amen.

siful, long suffering and of great good-O Holy Jesus, who hast purchased to thyself an universal Church, and hast promised to be with the Ministers of Apostolic Succession to the erd of the world; be graciously pleased to bless the ministry and service of him, who is now appointed to offer the sacrifices of prayer and praise to thee in this house, which is called by thy name. May the words of his mouth, and the meditation of his heart, be always acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, our strength and our Redeemer. Amen.

7 The Lord doth build up Jerusalem; and gather together the outcasts of Israel. Psalm cxlvii. verse 2. 8 He healeth those that are broken in heart; and giveth medicine to heal their sickness. Verse 3.

9 The Lord's delight is in them that fear him, and put their trust in his mercy. Verse 11.

10 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion. Verse 12. 11 For he hath made fast the bars of thy gates; and hath blessed thy children within thee. Verse 13.

12 He maketh peace in thy borders; and filleth thee with the flour of wheat. Verse 14.

13 He is our God, even the God of whom cometh salvation; God is the Lord by whom we escape death. Psalm lxviii. verse 20.

God, Holy Ghost, Sanctifier of

the Faithful, visit, we pray thee, this congregation with thy love and favour; enlighten their minds more and more with the light of the everlasting Gospel; graft in their hearts a love of the truth; increase in them true religion; nourish them with all goodnesa; and of thy great mercy keep them in the same, O blessed Spirit, whom with the Father and the Son together we worship and glorify as one God, world without end. Amen. Benediction.

THE God of peace, who brought 14 O God, wonderful art thou in again from the dead our Lord thy holy places, even the God of Jesus Christ, the great Shepherd of Israel; he will give strength and the sheep, through the blood of the power unto his people. Blessed be iod. Verse 35.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;

everlasting Covenant, make you per-
fect in every good work to do his will,
working in you that which is well
pleasing in his sight, through Jesus
Christ; to whom be glory for ever
and ever. Amen.
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kneel at t ltar to present his
supplicatio for himself-in this
form:

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