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To our well-beloved in Christ, A. B. Presbyter, Greeting.

Sigillum. W Diligence, sound Doctrine, and Prudence, we do fully confide, our

E do by these Presents give and grant unto you, in whose Learning,

License and Authority, to perform the Office of a Priest in the Parish [er Signat. Church of E. And also hereby do institute you into said Parish [er Church, possessed of full power to perform every Act of sacerdotal Function among the People of the sanie; you continuing in communion with us, and complying with the rubrics and canons of the Church, and with such lawful di rections 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 be tween you and your congregation, as to a separation, and dissolution of all sacerdo. tal connection between you and them, we, your Bishop, with the advice of our Presbyters, are to be the ultimate arbiter and judge.

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In witness whereof we have hereunto affixed our Episcopal seal and signature, at this day of and in the year of our consecration.

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

Sigillum.

To our well-beloved in Christ, A. B. Presbyter, Greeting.

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 Church,] 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 ec clesiastical 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 connection 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 connection 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 asual 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 Altar, except the officiating Priest, who shall go into the desk; the Wardens, (or, in case of their necesary absence, two Members of the Ves

try) standing on the right and left of the Altar, without the rails; the Senior Warden, (or the Member of the l'estry supplying his place) holding the keys of the Church in his hand, in open view, the officiating Priest shall read Morn ing Prayer.

Proper Psalms are, Psalm cxxii. Psalm cxxxii. Psalm cxxxiii. Proper Lessons. First Ezek. Chap. 111. 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,

EARLY beloved in the Lord, we

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have assembled for the purpose of instituting the Rev. 4. B. into this Parish, [or Church] as Priest and Rector [or Associated Rector, or Assistant Mi

nister] of the same; and we are pos

sessed 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 you

If any objection be offered, the Priest who acts as the Institutor shall judge whether it afford just cause to suspent 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 Institu tion, and then shall the senior Warden, (or the Member of the l'estry supplying his place) present the keys of the Church to the new Incumbent, saying, N name and behalf of Parish

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Let us pray

Dine, with most in all favour. IRECT us, O Lord, in all our do

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 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 forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation; Bui 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 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 Generat 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 pattern to the flock com. mitted to thy care.

Then shall be said or sung the follow ing Anthem.

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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 merciful, long suttering and of great goodness. Psalm cxlv. verse

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 Is rael. 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 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 Psalın lxviii 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. Verse 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 Masca

922 Peop. But grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

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

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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, endue him with innocency of iife, that he may faith. fully 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

HOLY Jesus, who hast purchased to thyself an universal Church, and hast promised to be with the minis ers of Apostolic Succession to the end 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.

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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 God of peace, who brought

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Christ, the great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting Cov enant, 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 Minister kneel at the Altar to present his supplication for himself in this form:

LORD my God! I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof yet thou hast honoured thy servant with appointing him to stand in thy House, and to serve at thy Holy Altar. To thee and to thy service I devote my. self, soul. body, and spirit. with all their powers and faculties. Fill my memory with the words of thy law; enlighten my understanding with the illumination 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 promo. ting the salvation of the people now.com. mitted to my charge, grant that I may faithfully administer thy holy Sacra ments, 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 cleaness and excellency of thy Holy Word. Grant this for the sake of Jesus Christ thy Son our Saviour.

The instituted Minister, standing 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 nity 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 af. ter that the instituted Minister shall proceed to the Communion Service, and to administer the holy Eucharist to his Congregation and after the Benediction, (which he shall always pronounce) the Hardens, l'estry, and others shall salute and welcome him, bidding his God speed.

H'hen 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.

WHOLE BOOK

OF

PSALMS,

IN METRE;

WITH

HYMNS,

SUITED TO

THE FEASTS AND FASTS OF THE CHURCH,

And other occasions of

PUBLIC WORSHIP.

SECOND STEREOTYPE EDITION.

NEW-YORK:

PUBLISHED BY WHITE, GALLAHER, & WHITE.

1828.

BY the Bishops, the Clergy, and the Laity of the Protestant Epis conal Church in the United States of America, in Convention, this 13th day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine

This translation of the Whole Book of Psalms into Metre, with Hymns, is set forth, and allowed to be sung in all Congregations of the said Church, before and after Morning and Evening Prayer, and also before and after Sermons, at the discretion of the Minister.

And it shall be the duty of every Minister of any Church, either by standing directions, or from time to time, to appoint the Por tions of salms which are to be sung.

And further, it shall be the duty of every Minister, with such as sistance as he can obtain from persons skilled in music, to give ord concerning the Tunes to be sung, at any time, in his Church: And, especially, it shall be his duty, to suppress all light and unseemly music, and all inde ency and irreverence in the performance; by which vain and ungodly persons profane the service of the Sand tuary.

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