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Proper Psalms are,

Psalm exxii. Psalm cxxxii. Psalm cxxxiii.

Proper Lessons. First. Ezek. Chap. xxxiii.

verse 1 to verse 10. Second. St. John, Chap. x. verse 1 to verse 19.

¶ Morning Prayer ended, the Priest who acts as the Institutor, standing within the rails of the Altar, shall say,

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EARLY beloved in the Lord, we have assembled for the purpose of instituting the Rev. A. B. into this Parish, [or Church] as Priest and Rector [or Associated Rector, or Assistant Minister] of the same; and 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 proceed no further, because we would not that an unworthy person should minister among

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name and behalf of Parish for Church], I do receive and acknowledge you, the Rev. A. B. as Priest and Rector [or Associated Rector, or Assistant Minister] of the same,

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Then the new Incumbent shall

say,

A. B. receive these keys of the house of God at your hands, as the pledges of my Institution, and of your parochial recognition, and promise to be a faithful Shepherd over you, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

Here the instituting Minister
shall begin the Office.
Min. The Lord be with you.
Ans. And with thy Spirit.

Let us pray.

IRECT 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; who hath taught us to pray unto thee, O Almighty Father, in his prevailing name and words,

Our Father, who art in hea ven, 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 forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; 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.

Then shall the Priest who acts as the In

stitutor 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:

ECEIVE these books; and

and in token thereof, give into Rict them be the rule of thy

your hands the keys of this Church.

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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.

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.

verse 20.

14 O God, wonderful art thou in thy holy places, even the God of Israel; he will give strength and power_unto_his people. Blessed be God. Ver. 35.

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

Moses.

Peop. But grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

Min. & Peop. Who is God over all, blessed for evermore. Amen.

Let us pray.

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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 servant, to whom the charge of grace, we beseech thee, to thy 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 fit of thy holy Church, through of thy great name, and the beneJesus Christ our only Mediator and Redeemer. Amen.

Holy Jesus, who hast purchased to thyself an universal Church, and hast promis

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ed od to be with the Ministers of Lord my God! I am not Apostolic Succession to the end worthy that thou shouldof the world; be graciously est come under my roof; yet pleased to bless the ministry thou hast honoured thy servant and service of him, who is now with appointing him to stand in appointed to offer the sacrifices thy House, and to serve at thy of prayer and praise to thee in Holy Altar. To thee and to this house, which is called by thy service I devote myself, thy name. May the words of soul, body, and spirit-with all his mouth, and the meditation their powers and faculties. Fill of his heart be always accepta- my memory with the words of ble in thy sight, O Lord, our thy law; enlighten my understrength and our Redeemer. standing with the illumination Amen. of the Holy Ghost; and may all the wishes and desires of my Will centre in what thou hast commanded. And, to make me instrumental in promoting the salvation of the people now committed to my charge, grant that I may faithfully administer thy holy Sacraments, and by my life and doctrine set forth thy true and lively word. Be ever with me, in the performance of all the duties of my ministry; in prayer, to quicken my devotion; in praises, to heighten my love and gratitude; and in preaching, to give a readiness of thought and expression suitable to the clearness and excellency of thy Holy Word. Grant this for the sake of Jesus Christ thy Son our Saviour.

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 goodness; 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
HE God of peace, who
brought again from the
dead our Lord Jesus Christ, the
great Shepherd of the sheep,
through the blood of the ever-
lasting Covenant, make you
perfect 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.

Then shall the instituted Mi-
nister kneel at the Altar to
present his supplication for
himself in this form:

¶The instituted Minister, stand-
ing up, shall say,

The Lord be with you.
Ans. And with thy spirit.

Let us pray.

Almighty God, who hast

built thy Church upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the Chief corner Stone; grant that, by the operation of the Holy Ghost, all Christians

may be so joined together in unity of spirit, and in the bond of peace, that they may be an Holy Temple acceptable unto thee. And especially, to this Congregation present, give the abundance of thy grace; that with one heart, they may desire the prosperity of thy holy Apostolic Church, and with one mouth, may profess the faith once delivered to the Saints. Defend them from the sins of heresy and schism; "let not the foot of pride come nigh to hurt them, nor the hand of the ungodly to cast them down." And grant that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy Governance, that thy Church may joyfully serve

thee in all godly quietness; that so they may walk in the ways of truth and peace, and at last be numbered with thy Saints in glory everlasting, through thy merits, O blessed Jesus, thou gracious Bishop and Shepherd of our souls, who art, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen.

Then shall follow the Sermon: and after that the instituted Minister shall proceed to the Communion Service, and to administer the holy Eucharist to his Congrega tion: And after the Benediction, which he shall always pronounce the Wardens, Vestry, and others shall salute and welcome him, bidding him God speed.

When the Bishop of the Diocese is present at the Institution of a Minister, he shall make to him the address prescribed in this Office in the form of a letter; and may perform such other duties herein assigned the instituting Minister as he may choose.

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