pray;

_That thou may'st 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 blissful 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 Name, from hence to the world's
end. Amen_.

_That done, the Bishop shall pray in this wise, and say_,

Let us pray.

Almighty God and heavenly Father, who of thine infinite love and
goodness towards us hast given to us thy only and most dearly
beloved Son Jesus Christ, to be our Redeemer and the Author of
everlasting life; who, after he had made perfect our redemption
by his death, and was ascended into heaven, sent abroad into the
world his Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Doctors, and Pastors,
by whose labour and ministry he gathered together a great flock
in all the parts of the world, to set forth the eternal praise of
thy holy Name: For these so great benefits of thy eternal goodness,
and for that thou hast vouchsafed to call these thy servants here
present to the same office and ministry, appointed for the salvation
of mankind, we render unto thee most hearty thanks, we praise and
worship thee; and we humbly beseech thee, by the same thy blessed
Son, to grant unto all, which either here or elsewhere call upon
thy holy Name, that we may continue to shew ourselves thankful unto
thee for these and all other thy benefits; and that we may daily
increase and go forwards in the knowledge and faith of thee and
thy Son, by the Holy Spirit. So that as well by these thy Ministers,
as by them over whom they shall be appointed thy Ministers, thy
holy Name may be for ever glorified, and thy blessed kingdom
enlarged; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who
liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the same Holy Spirit,
world without end. _Amen_.

_When this prayer is done, the Bishop with the Priests present
shall lay their hands severally upon the head of every one that
receiveth the Order of Priesthood; the receivers humbly kneeling
upon their