att, xvi. 19; xviii. 18.
The Service of the Holy Communion is then proceeded with, the
final collect being a twofold prayer for the newly-ordained and
for the people. The concluding rubric is a direction for the order
of the Service if Priests and Deacons are to be ordained on the
same occasion.
_The form of Ordaining and Consecrating of an Archbishop or Bishop_.
This form of Service differs from the other services in beginning
with the Communion Service, placing the Sermon in its usual place
in that Service, and then inserting the Litany after the Gospel and
before the Consecration. The Service is to be conducted by the
Archbishop, or some Bishop appointed by him. The presence of other
Bishops is implied throughout, according to the old rule, which
prescribed, as a matter of church order, though not of absolute
necessity, that three Bishops at least should concur in the
Consecration. The Candidate, vested in a Rochet, is presented by
two Bishops, in accordance with a custom of great antiquity. The
Queen's mandate is then read, and the oath of canonical obedience
taken. The Litany contains a special suffrage and prayer. The
questions which follow are substantially the same as in the
Ordination of Priests; except that (_a_) in the sixth the duty
of enforcing discipline is insisted upon; and (_b_)the seventh
requires a promise to be faithful in ordaining others; and (_c_)
the eighth lays stress on the duty of gentleness and charity. After
this the Bishop elect is to put on the rest of the episcopal habit.
The form of consecration itself corresponds to the Ordination of
Priests, save that in place of conferring the power of absolution,
we have St. Paul's exhortation to Timothy (2 Tim. i. 6, 7), to stir
up the gift of Consecration in "power, love, and soberness." The
charge at the delivery of the Bible takes the form of an earnest
exhortation. The Holy Communion is then proceeded with.
ORDINARY. Where used in the Prayer Book this word almost always
means the Bishop of the Diocese. The word properly signifies any
judge authorized to take cognizance of causes in his own proper
right.
ORGAN, _see_ Church Music.
ORIGINAL SIN, _see_ Sin.
ORNAMENTS OF THE CHURCH, and MINISTERS THEREOF. This Rubric is well
known as the "Ornaments Rubric." It will be considered under two
heads, (1) the Vestments of the Minister, (2) the Ornaments of the
Church.
(1.) This Rubric had no existence in 1549; but a direction in the
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