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I will endeavour my self so to do, the Lord being my helper.

The Bishop.

Will you be diligent to frame and fashion your
own selves and your families, according to the
doctrine of Christ, and to make both your selves
and them, as much as in you lieth, wholesom
examples and patterns to the flock of Christ?

Answere.

I will apply myself thereto, the Lord being my
helper.

The

The Bishop.

Will you maintain and set forwards, as much as
lieth in you, quietness, peace and love among all
Christian people, and especially among them
that are, or shall be committed to your charge?
Answere

I will so do, the Lord being my helper.

Bishop.

Will you reverently obey your Ordinary, and
other chief Ministers, unto whom is committed
the charge and government over you; following
with a glad mind and will their godly admoni-

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tions, and submitting your selves to their godly
judgements?

do,

Answere.

I will do so the Lord being my helper.

A

Then shall the Bishop standing up, say,
Almighty God, who hath given you this will to
do all these things, grant also unto you strength
and power to perform the same; that he may
accomplish his work which he hath begun in
you, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

After this the Congregation shall be desired,
secretly in their prayers to make their humble
supplications to God for all these things: For
the which prayers there shall be silence kept
for a space.

After which there shall be sung or said by the
Bishop (the persons to be Ordained Priests,
all kneeling) Veni, Creator Spiritus;
the Bishop begining, and the Priests and and
others that are present, answering by verses,
as followeth.

Come, holy Ghost, our souls inspire,

And lighten with celestial fire.

Thou the anointing Spirit art,

Who dost thy sevenfold gifts impart.

Thy blessed unction from above,
Is comfort, life, and fire of Love.
Enable with perpetual light

The dulness of our blinded sight.
Anoint and cheer our soiled face
With the abundance of thy grace.
Keep far our foes, give peace at home:
Where thou art guide, no ill can come■
Teach us to know the father, Son,
And thee, of both, to be but one.
all along,

That through the ages,

This may be our endless song;
Praise to thy eternal merit,
Father, Son, and holy Spirit.
Or 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:

The heavenly gift of God most high,

No tongue can it express.

The fountain and the living spring

of joy celestiall:

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The fire so bright, the love so sweet,
the unction spiritual.

Thou in thy gifts art manifold,

by them Christs Church doth stand:
In faithful hearts thou writ'st thy law,
the finger of Gods hand.

According to thy promise, Lord,
thou givest speech with grace,

That

That through thy help Gods praises may resound in every place.

O holy Ghost. into our minds

send down thy heavenly light;

Kindle our hearts with fervent zeal,
to serve God day and night.
Our weakness strengthen and confirm
(for 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

Peace in our hearts with God and man

(the best, the truest gain;)

And grant that thou being, O Lord,

our leader and our guide,

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1. 10. thro'.

1. 20. enemy.

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1. 10. thro'.

We may escape the snares of sin,
and never from thee slide.

Such measures of thy powerful grace,
grant, Lord, to us, we pray,
That thou maist 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 lands.
Grant us the grace that we may know
the father of all might,

That we of his beloved Son

may gain the blisful 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 father, laud and praise,

and to his blessed Son,

And to the holy Spirit of grace,

Co-equal three in one■

And pray we that our only Lord
would please his spirit to send
On all that shall profess his ame,
from hence to the worlds end.

Amen.

That done, the Bishop shall pray in this wise,

and say,

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