. But Thou, O LORD, have mercy upon us. R. Thanks be to GOD. . The LORD be with you. Ry. And with thy spirit. V. Let us pray.

LORD, have mercy, &c.
Our FATHER, &c.

liver us,

y. O LORD, to us belongeth confusion of face. Ry. For we have sinned against Thee. . We have sinned, we have done amiss. R. And have dealt wickedly. V. Arise, O GOD, maintain Thine own cause. Ry. Remember how the foolish man blasphemeth Thee daily. . DeO LORD, from the evil man. R7. And preserve us from the wicked man. Y. Break Thou the power of the ungodly and malicious. Ry. Take away his ungodliness and Thou shalt find none. . Turn us again, O LORD GOD of hosts. Ry. Show the light of Thy countenance, and we shall be whole. V. O LORD, hear our prayer. R. And let our cry come unto Thee.

573. O LORD GOD, Who by Thy Prophet hast said, Be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD; Who slewest Nadab and Abihu when they offered strange fire unto Thee; and sentest the sword upon the house of Eli, taking the priesthood from it for the guilt of Hophni and Phinehas; mercifully look upon Thy Church, and impute not unto her the sins of her rebellious children, but raise up in her faithful priests, who shall do according to that which is in Thine heart and in Thy mind; build them a sure house, and cause them to walk before Thine

Anointed forever. Through the same our LORD JESUS CHRIST. Who.

O Almighty GOD, Who into the place of the traitor Judas didst choose Thy faithful servant Matthias to be of the number of the twelve Apostles; grant that Thy Church, being alway preserved from false Apostles, may be ordered and guided by faithful and true pastors; through JESUS CHRIST Our LORD. Amen.

[Then shall the deponend (if present), dressed in his ecclesiastical garb, be caused to kneel before the Bishop seated in front of the Altar, who shall say,

N., because thou hast violated GOD's law, and profaned His holy things, hast put no difference be tween the holy and profane, neither showed it between the unclean and the clean, so that GOD is profaned among us; know that thou shalt bear thine iniquity and not come near unto Him, to do the office of a priest unto Him, nor come near to any of His holy things in His holy place, but shalt bear thy shame, and the abominations thou hast committed.

If the deponend be a Bishop, then shall the pastoral staff be put into his hands and taken from him again, the officiant saying,

Because thou hast been a hireling, and not a shepherd; because the diseased hast thou not strengthened, neither hast thou healed that which was sick, neither hast thou bound up that which was broken, neither hast thou brought again that which was driven away, neither hast thou sought that which was lost, but hast ruled with force and with cruelty; therefore the LORD refuses His flock at thine hand, and causes thee to cease from feeding the flock, and we, in token thereof, take from thee the pastoral staff, and the office of a Bishop in His Church. In the Name, &c.

If a Priest, a stole shall be put on his neck, and a chalice in his hands, which being taken from him, the Bishop shall say,

Because thou hast despised the easy yoke and light burden of CHRIST, hast refused to drink of His Cup, and hast counted the Blood of the covenant, wherewith thou wast sanctified, an unholy thing, we take from thee the office of the priesthood, and the right to

the Name, &c.

If a Deacon, the Book of the Gospels is put into his hands, and withdrawn, with the words: Because thou hast not obeyed the Gospel of CHRIST, whereof the dispensation was committed unto thee, we take from thee the office of Deacon, and the authority to read that Gospel in the Church. In the Name, &c.

Then shall the surplice be taken

away, with these words:

Because, after escaping the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the LORD and SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST, thou hast been again entangled therein and overcome, defiling thy garments, we take from thee the white robe, the token of the righteousness of Saints, and therewith all right of ministration in the Church, that others may be warned, and thyself moved to repentance, that thou mayest be washed again from thy sins in the Blood of the Lamb. In the Name,

&c.

Here note that the deponend shall be degraded successively from each Office in the ministry to which he has attained, beginning with the highest.]

[But if the deponend be absent, the Bishop shall proceed as under: Because N. hath violated GOD's law, and profaned His holy things, hath put no difference between the holy and profane, neither showed it between the unclean and the clean, so that GOD is profaned among us; he shall bear his iniquity, and not come near unto GOD, to do the office of a priest unto Him, nor come near to any of His holy things in His holy place, but shall bear his shame, and the abominations he hath committed.

Whereas our LORD JESUS CHRIST hath left to the ministers of His

loosing, and hath declared of His own mouth that whoso will not hear the Church shall be unto us as a heathen man and a publican, and by His Apostle hath taught us to withdraw from every brother that walketh disorderly, and to put away from us wicked persons; we, by His authority committed to us, hereby deprive N. of all privileges and powers in the ministry of the Church, and depose him from his office of In the Name, &c.]

Then, addressing the people, he shall add:

Forasmuch as N. is now deposed and thrust out from being a minister unto the LORD, we call on you, brethren, to bear witness unto the fact, and to keep yourselves and others from receiving any ministrations of the Church at his hands, lest ye be partakers of his evil deeds, but to have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.

And we do now erase and blot out his name from the register of the clergy of this Church (Here shall the Bishop draw a pen through the name of the deposed clerk on the roll presented to him by an official,) in token that if he repent not and amend, GOD will blot out his name out of the Book of Life. Amen.

But as GOD, Who hath taken this unfruitful branch away from His Vine, is able to purge it, that it may bring forth much fruit, and to graff it in again; let us pray to Him that He will of His great mercy, vouchsafe conversion and amendment to our sinful brother, and restore him whole to the Church.

Then, all kneeling, shall be said the prayers following:

LORD, have mercy, &c.
Our FATHER, &c.

V. I said, LORD, be merciful unto me. Ry. Heal my soul, for I have sinned against Thee. y. Turn

Thee again, O LORD, at the last. Ry. And be gracious unto Thy servants. . Let Thy merciful kindness, O LORD, be upon us. Ry. As we do put our trust in Thee. V. We have sinned with our fathers. Rz. We have done amiss, and dealt wickedly. . O LORD, deal not with us after our sins. Ry. Neither reward us according to our iniquities. V. Remember not our old sins. Ry. But have mercy upon us, and that soon.

Ps. 51. Have mercy, &c.
130. Out of the deep, &c.

Then shall the Bishop rise, and continue the office standing at the Altar.

y. O LORD, hear our prayer. Ry. And let our cry come unto Thee. . Let us pray.

574. O most merciful GOD, Who hast sent Thine Only-begotten SON into the world, to save sinners, to seek the lost sheep, and to purify for Himself an acceptable people, zealous in good works; Who desirest not the death of a sinner, but rather that he should be converted and live; grant Thy grace unto

Thy servant N. that his mind may be enlightened, and that he may come to a knowledge of his sin. Take from him all obstinacy and hardness of heart, give him a new heart and a new spirit, take from him his heart of stone, and give him an heart of flesh, and renew Thy Spirit within him, that denying all ungodliness and worldly lusts, he may live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world, waiting for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of the great GOD our SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. Who with Thee. [93-97.]

[At the close of the prayers, if the deposed clerk be present, he shall be conducted out of the church by two officials, the Bishop saying: Go out of the sanctuary, for thou hast trespassed.]

Then shall be said,

Ps. 125. They that put their trust &c.

V. Stablish the thing, O LORD, that Thou hast wrought in us. R. For Thy temple's sake at Jerusalem. V. Let us depart in peace. R7. In the Name of CHRIST. Âmen.

The Chapter. S. Luke xxii. 54—63.

Then took they JESUS, and led Him, and brought Him into the High Priest's house. And Peter followed afar off. And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of

Ps. 30. I will magnify, &c. 51. Have mercy, &c.

61. Hear my crying, &c.

ther, Peter sat down among them. But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This

In the Name, &c.

Our FATHER, &c.

Then shall the Officiant go to the Epistle corner, and standing there bless the Habit (if a special one be worn,) which shall lie on a sidetable for that purpose.

. Our help, &c. Ry. Who hath

pre

577. O God, Who turnest us from the vanity of the world, and kindlest us with desire for the prize of our high calling, and Who parest mansions in heaven for them who renounce the world; enlarge the heart of this Thy servant with heavenly gifts, that he may be united with us in the bond of brotherly charity, that he may be of the same mind, steadfast, sober, guileless, and peaceable, may keep the rule of his Order, and by Thy help arrive at that perfection which he hath desired through Thine inspiration. Through.

Ry. Amen.

Let us pray.

578. O LORD JESU CHRIST, our Captain, our Salvation, and our Strength, we humbly beseech Thee that as Thou hast separated Thy servant from the vanity of this world through the fervour of holy abhorrence of sin, so Thou wouldst also set him apart from worldly conversation, and bestow on him grace to persevere in Thee, that strengthened by the safeguard of Thy protection, he may fulfil through Thine assistance that which he desires through Thy gift, and that carrying out his devout resolution, he may happily attain to those things which Thou hast vouchsafed to promise unto them that persevere in Thee. Who livest.

Rz. Amen.

&c.

R. From this time forth, &c. . O LORD, hear, &c. R. And let, &c. V. The LORD, &c. R. And with, &c. . Let us pray.

579. O LORD JESU CHRIST, Who didst deign to put on the clothing of our mortality, we humbly beseech Thy boundless lovingkindness that Thou wouldst so vouchsafe to bl+ess and hal+low this Habit, the token of purity and of lowliness, that this Thy servant, who through pious devotion desires to put on the garb of holy religion, may be clothed with Thee within. Who livest.

The Girdle shall be blessed on this wise.

V. Our help, &c. (as before.)

580. O GOD, Who to redeem the bondservant didst will that Thy SON should be bound by the hands of ungodly men, bl+ess, we beseech Thee, this girdle, and grant that Thy servant who is to be girt therewith may ever be mindful of the bonds of the same our LORD JESUS CHRIST, may alway persevere in the condition which he taketh upon him, and may unceasingly remember that he is ever bound to carry out Thy commandments. Through the Same.

Then shall the Novice be led out to be clothed, the Officiant saying, The LORD put off from thee the old man and his deeds.

Rz. Amen.